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By@rmnitb 

Prompt:  hanahaki disease

In the myth, narcissus rejected the nymph echo, dooming himself to a fate of falling in love with his own reflection. in my interpretation, naru is both narcissus and echo. he cherishes his brother, his reflection, first and foremost but once he is faced with the matter of love—love for oneself or love for another—this creates a dilemma. he believes he must let go of gene before giving in to love.

Left at a standstill, naru has no choice but to question himself constantly, echoing his own thoughts to make sense out of everything. the accumulation of doubt and heartache leaves him with an incurable illness—the hanahaki disease.