ログインOn the day the channel Edith Parker and I run as a couple surpasses 30 million followers, I finally step in front of the camera for the first time as a fan event reward. I woke up at 5:00 am to get styled and try on more than ten suits. But right before filming starts, Edith stops me. She says, "Holden, let Caden appear on camera instead. He looks better on screen. The fans will like him more." Caden Sparks is my best friend. I stand there stunned for a long time, but I eventually nod. From that day on, Edith and Caden pretend to be a couple on camera for three years. I remain behind the camera. I write their scripts, set up the lighting, and edit their videos. I watch the comments flood in again and again. Someone writes, "They really look like they love each other. I'm obsessed!" I also watch Edith grow more comfortable holding Caden's hand. Then, on the three-year anniversary livestream, the host asks them, "What was the moment that made your hearts race the most?" Edith and Caden smile at the same time. "The day we appear on camera together for the first time." At that moment, the entire comment section explodes. And I sit alone in a dark corner, suddenly barely able to breathe. So, for three years, they pretend to be a couple. But I am the only one who still believes that is all it is. After the livestream ends, I remove all my access from the channel dashboard. Then I open the overseas filming invitation sitting in my inbox for half a month. I calmly reply, "I accept." From now on, I won't play a part in their romance anymore.
もっと見るI looked at Edith.There was a time when I had spent years waiting to hear those words.But now, the wind carried them away as soon as they were spoken.I kept my composure and said calmly, "Edith, everything you're saying now is what I used to long to hear."A glimmer of hope lit up her eyes.I continued, "But it's too late. They don't mean anything to me any longer."Edith gripped the ring tightly in her hand. "Holden…"My eyes fell on it. "Put the ring away. I don't want it anymore. "And you don't need to make up for the proposal on the snowy mountain. I've already come here and seen it many times on my own."I lifted my camera. In the viewfinder were the snow-covered mountains glowing in the distance."Now, I'm the main character of my own story," I said.With that, I walked past her toward the production team.Edith remained where she was. It seemed she finally understood. Some people left not because they were waiting for someone to chase after them.They left bec
It was the emptiness left behind after years of being compared, replaced, and forced to say it didn't matter.I folded up my tripod and spoke calmly. "Caden, I don't hate you anymore."Caden looked up suddenly, a faint spark of hope appearing in his eyes.But the next second, I said, "But I don't want to keep you as a friend either."The color drained completely from his face. "Holden…"I picked up my camera bag and walked past him.Caden stayed where he was and didn't follow.When I reached the end of the shore, I looked back.He was still standing there, his light-colored coat blowing wildly in the wind.I lifted my camera and pointed it at the last bit of sunlight in the distance.Then, I pressed the shutter.…I created my channel that night.My first video was of a black sand beach, crashing waves, and the sound of wind.Standing in front of the camera, I said, "The wind is strong today, but I no longer have to stay behind the scenes anymore."When I posted that vid
When Caden found me, I was filming a sunset by the sea.The wind was strong that day. Waves crashed against the black rocks one after another. The lights on the fishing boats in the distance had just turned on.A faint orange glow was covering the horizon.I crouched beside my tripod, adjusting the final settings.My fingers were stiff from the wind, but I was at peace.A familiar voice suddenly came from behind me."Holden."I stopped what I was doing for a moment.When I turned around, I saw Caden standing a short distance away.He wore a light-colored coat. His hair was messy from the sea breeze, and his face was very pale.He looked nothing like the handsome, radiant Caden everyone saw on camera.Instead, he seemed a little worse for wear.With red-rimmed eyes, he looked at the camera in my hands, then back at me."You really don't plan on coming back?" he asked.I didn't answer. I just looked down and checked the footage on the screen.Caden took two steps forward.
Back home, the 'Eden' channel quickly started running into problems.Edith continued shooting with Caden as usual, but without my scripts, they couldn't say a single natural line in front of the camera.Caden tried to look up and smile the way he used to, but Edith was always too slow to react.After the final edits were released, the comments section had a different kind of reaction for the first time."Why does it all feel so strange?""The attention to detail from before is gone.""The lines are so awkward. It feels forced.""Did they change their production team?"The brand partners started pushing them too. "Edith, when will the next script be ready?"Edith sat in the studio, looking through the hard drive I left behind. The folders were all neatly organized by year."First version of 'Eden'.""First snow scene shoot.""Edith's birthday special.""Proposal script draft."She clicked on the last folder. Inside it was a very old document.The title read, "The Snowy Mo






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