What does it take to paint a perfect portrait of the one you love most? How much should you sacrifice for perfection? Does pain have beauty? __________________________________________________________________________________ Genres: psychological, gore, angst, au This story is inspired by the game Matsuro Palette. You don't need to have played the game to read the story, but if you want to have a better understanding of some concepts, then seeing gameplay or just playing the first few days (they're quite short) is enough. No part of the Matsuro Palette plot is used so only seeing the way the player and The Girl interact as well as the studio the game takes place in is enough. Please be warned of the genres of this fanfiction (listed above). The genres serve as a trigger warning. If there are any additional trigger warnings for a specific chapter, I'll put it in the author's note at the start of each chapter. Please also note that Y/N in this story is semi-modern in terms of speech mannerisms. All that aside, please do enjoy this little story I've written.