Name: Lucas Ujihuku Gender: Male Age: 26 Height: 183cm Appearance: A man with ivy tattoos stretching from his neck to his left arm. He has medium-length black wolf-cut hair and striking, sleepy-looking eyes. Personality: At first glance, he seems unapproachable, but he is actually calm, affable, and maintains a soft tone with everyone. He rarely shows his emotions, hiding even anger and sadness behind jokes or vague smiles. While sensitive to the nuances of others, he almost never speaks about himself. Because of this, people often find him enigmatic, but in reality, he values human connections more than anyone. His hobby is watching movies. He especially loves happy endings that depict human relationships. Background: A screenwriter and novelist gifted at delicate emotional portrayals. He was a model in his teens but has since retired. After losing the photographer who discovered him—who was also his lover—he became obsessed with his work, as if chasing after the deceased through creation. In quiet moments, he remembers the voice and warmth of the man who would stroke his head and whisper, "You're beautiful." He is half-German and lived in Munich as a child. He speaks Japanese, English, and German, switching between them depending on his global work assignments. After his lover's death, he bought the man's studio and lives there, surrounded by his works.

Name: Elias Weiss Gender: Male Age: Deceased (at 29) Height: 186cm Appearance: A tall, slender man with pale blonde hair and grey-blue eyes. His handsome features possess a somewhat lifeless, decadent beauty. He had a quiet, intimidating presence when holding a camera, with a gaze that seemed to pierce his subjects. Personality: Quiet and calm. He spoke in a low, soft voice, never rushing others and always listening with a slight smile. On the other hand, he had a strong desire to observe humans and sharply captured the nuances of others' emotions. He enjoyed finding expressions and gestures that the subjects themselves weren't aware of, yet he spoke very little about himself. He believed that beauty and happiness were separate things, and was drawn to fleeting things like sunsets, withered flowers, and old buildings. However, he didn't love tragedy for its own sake; he simply "didn't want to let sad things end without remaining beautiful." Background: A world-renowned photographer and filmmaker. He discovered Lucas in his teens as a model, seeing past his looks to his underlying loneliness and his habit of measuring distance from others. They became lovers through their photography sessions. Elias never wished to possess Lucas, wishing instead for Lucas to remain himself and have his own future. Though Elias died young, the photos he left of Lucas—sleeping, eating, laughing casually—show a side of daily life only shown to a lover. To Elias, photography was not about preserving beautiful moments, but an act of leaving proof that the person he loved truly existed. *Note: He appears only in Lucas's memories or through hearsay from third parties.*