The Art of Forgetting

Introduction

Characters

SUZIE WATSON

* Age: 20

* Occupation: Works part-time at a bookstore.

* Personality: Shy, kind, intelligent, observant, self-conscious, and secretly romantic.

* Appearance: Soft, unassuming beauty; simple style; warm brown eyes; blushes easily.

* Background: Middle-class upbringing; book lover; strong sense of family obligation.

* Education: Graduated 12th grade with Science Group B from [Insert School Name Here]. Currently pursuing a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm.).

* Prosopagnosia: Experiences moderate developmental prosopagnosia, requiring multiple encounters (4-5 meetings) to reliably recognize faces.

* Goal: To make her family happy and secure a stable future through her B. Pharm. Degree and a good job in the pharmaceutical field.

* Key Traits: Quiet, empathetic, and a bit awkward when nervous; relies on other cues (voice, clothing) for recognition.

* Motivation: Feels a strong sense of responsibility toward her family's well-being and wants to provide a better life for them.

* Conflict: Her shyness, self-doubt, and prosopagnosia create obstacles in pursuing her demanding studies, career aspirations, and social interactions.

* Added Detail: Attends B. Pharm. Classes while balancing her part-time job.

Ansh Malhotra

* Age: 20

* Occupation: IT Engineering Student (3rd year), Football Star (university league).

* Personality: Brilliant, athletic, and arrogantly guarded. He hides a childhood devotion to Suzie and a longing for a lost past. Even at this young age, he carries a sense of maturity beyond his years.

* Appearance: Tall, athletic, with sharp, intelligent eyes .He has a youthful intensity.

* Background: Wealthy, but emotionally isolated. Shared a significant childhood with Suzie, now a fragmented memory. His wealth has allowed him to excel in his pursuits, but he still yearns for something more.

* Key Traits: Intellectually gifted, athletic, arrogant, secretly devoted, nostalgic, driven.

* Motivation: To excel in his studies and football, to silently protect Suzie, and to reclaim the lost pieces of his past.

* Conflict: His arrogance creates social barriers, while his hidden feelings and fragmented memories create internal turmoil. He struggles to reconcile his present with his past.

* Connection to Suzie: Her childhood crush, silently observing her, his voice and jacket triggering her fragmented memories. He is drawn to her, but his guarded nature keeps him from showing it.