A dystopia where human closeness has been banned, pushed out by surrogates of love and a steady refusal to be vulnerable. To avoid pain, uncertainty and the risk of rejection, people have built safe forms of connection that keep the illusion of full control over their relationships. But along with the pain went the chance to share a moment with another person, to be changed by that meeting, to live closeness as something shared. The ending becomes the point where the characters choose the very thing this world gave up: the chance to simply be near someone.
The concept, visual language and dramaturgy were developed by the artist, with the storyboard built in Figma. The images were created in Midjourney and refined in Nano Banana for more detail; animation was done in Kling through in-frame movement. The final edit and assembly were done in CapCut.