Enigma Stigma (ONC 2023 Entry)
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Constance meets a hot man named Beom on a bus. She always sees him on her commute to her new job, but is too scared to say anything to him. One day, she decides to talk to him. He is surprised when she can see him. After all, he has invented a way to be invisible to everyone, saying he's done with other people's expectations. Constance has to slowly coax Beom to stop doing that by convincing him of the value of being seen.
|One of my entries for the 2023 Open Novella Contest|
|Cover designed by @EstelleKnightrise|
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