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Camera flash. There’s no audience; who are the pictures for? Their life is a performance for no one. Tropes— Jax says he’s “the funny one,” and Pomni is the one who “hasn’t figured it out.” But people can’t be broken down so easily.
Gunfire. The pop of a hammer hitting a bullet. They can’t die. He thinks it’s funny, except when he’s the one who gets shot.
Or maybe when she’s the one on the wrong end of the gun. Barrel to her temple. His façade cracks almost immediately. Begging her to put the gun down.
Say cheese.