For your eyes only - l.s

"But you... you said..."

"That I love you? Well, I know... but I don't. And you don't love me either. We don't know what love is yet. We're too young."

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"Louis," Harry said. "Lou."

The boy before him stopped in his tracks. A tiny glimmer of hope made it into Harry's eyes.

But the boy didn't turn around. After a second or two, he started walking away - and never stopped.
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Many people wear a mask. They hide behind it all their lives, always laugh and are happy. But behind the mask is a face whose eyes are filled with tears and sorrow. Most of the time we wear this mask for other people to see a certain version of us, one that we can control. But the most confused we ever get is when we try to convince our own heads of something our hearts know is a lie.

Or more precisely, this is the story in which Louis is afraid to find out who he really is but is forced to face his fears when he crosses paths again with the love of his youth from many years ago.

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Drawing on the cover:
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