Being human requires a lot of effort. There is a list of what it takes to be human, and it's unbefitting if you will not obey these.
First, you must be involved in politics all the time, otherwise people will call you ignorant and careless towards your society.
Second, you must always maintain a figure that pleases everyone, or else your image will be tainted your whole life.
Third, be smart enough so you will be able to project an image that is striking to the audience's eyes.
And although the list goes on, the last one that is important is this: to never show your feelings to others, or they will always take your vulnerability for granted.
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All events and characters in the story are fruited from the imaginations of author-therefore, it being fictitious. Any resemblance to real-life is pure coincidental, and not made intentionally.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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