Prompt: Researcher standing among preserved specimens, their reflection in laboratory glass showing a crowned figure with flowers growing from their eyes, while their actual form begins to crack like ancient pottery. Creative Process: I wanted to capture the moment when someone realizes their role in something ancient and unyielding. the crown wasn’t meant to be worn as an honor, but as a reminder of their slow transformation into a keeper of forgotten things. the flowers in front of them are both the witnesses and the prisoners, preserved in their final bloom..