"Pictures are beautiful things-- they freeze the most delicate of memories, and show you a whole world from another person's perspective. And when I look into yours, I can see that you were always looking at me."

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Crack.

"Oh my god-- I'm so sorry I- I didn't look where I was going. , oh... that looks expensive, um-- I'll get it fixed, I promise, I-"
"You're really pretty."
"Wait-- What?"
"I mean, uh- no, it's okay. I've been meaning to replace this old thing anyway. It's just the lens, it'll live."
"No, no, I can't just leave it like that.. there's gotta be something I can do."
"Then you can treat me to coffee."
"Coffee... okay, okay. I can do that."
"Chanyeol, by the way."
"I-- Baekhyun."
"We should be friends, Baekhyun."
A smile.
"Yeah... yeah, we should. We can do that."

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Click.

"Did you just take a picture of me?"
"Maybe."
"Do you always do that to people you've just met?"
"No, just the ones I think are worth photographing."
"You're a strange one, Chanyeol... I kind of admire that."
"I know."

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"What do you like to do, Baekhyun?"
"Me? I like to look at... things. Everything. Rocks, leaves, schools, people-- everything has a place in this world, Chanyeol. They're all here for a reason, no matter how irrelevant they might seem to you. It's important we remember that-- It's the reason so many civilizations have faded before we've been able to get a real glimpse of them."
"I guess that's why I like taking pictures so much- preserve before you forget, right? A good picture can say so much more than any amount of words ever can."
"That's right, Chanyeol. Pictures are valuable. They tell a person's story... even after the person's gone."