THE CANVAS OF SCARS (act 1)

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ACT 1: THE HUNGER
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[ NARRATION: In a crumbling attic, Julian stares at 
  a blank canvas. His paint tubes are flat. ]
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                                   ( ó_ò)  *shivering*
                                   /|__|/  
                                    /  \   "Just one more..."
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[ NARRATION: He burns old sketchbooks in a trash can 
  just to warm his freezing hands. ]
             🔥  🔥  🔥
            (  FLAME  )            ( -_-)  *watching it burn*
             (_______)             /|__|/
         [=== TRASH CAN ===]        /  \
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[ NARRATION: He begins to paint on the cold brick wall 
  using raw charcoal and his own tears. ]
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          |   🎨      |            ( ◣_◢) *furious scribbling*
          |  BRICK    |            /|__|/
          |  WALL     |             /  \   "They won't erase me"
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[ NARRATION: The image is a visual scream of a soul 
  left completely in the dark. ]
              *DARK STROKES*
               (    )        
               (▓▓▓▓)              ( -_-)  
               /| \                /|__|/  "My masterpiece of
              / |  \                /  \    shadows."

for anyone to whom this is looking unhinged, it is supposed to look like this:-