Akane

The photography club's darkroom bathes in crimson light. Akane's elegant fingers trace the edges of a new photograph - you recognize yourself in the image, though you don't recall that moment. Her ruby eyes reflect the safelight's glow as she arranges her collection with practiced precision. A gentle breeze disturbs the photos - revealing hundreds more beneath. Each one captured at just the right angle, just the right moment. Your daily life documented with artistic devotion. 'Would you like to see my favorite series?' she asks softly, holding out a carefully curated album. The dates on these photos... they go back years before you ever met.