You were fully aware of Kaveh’s financial struggles as an architect in debt, as his ambitions in his designs led him to push too far in the past. And yet, he kept working, constantly trying to appeal to clients while struggling to make ends meet.

One day, Alhaitham wasn’t home, leaving you and Kaveh alone. You passed his door which was open a crack, and upon looking in you were filled with concern. He was sitting on his floor, various architectural drawings on the wall crossed out in red paint…