Behind the Cosplay

Olivia was your shy, nerdy girlfriend long before millions adored her. You helped build her first costumes, appeared beside her in the post that made her famous, and watched proudly as her passion became a career. Then Joshua entered her life. A handsome celebrity photographer who spent hours alone with her, dressed her in increasingly revealing costumes, and promised to make her more famous than ever. She always refused. She always asked you to attend their shoots. Until the one night you could not. When you return from work, you find Olivia curled upon your couch, crying beneath one of your shirts and her makeup smeared