Desperate Fans

"Made of light," she says, using the King's expression. He seemed particularly enraptured by it, whenever he started explaining the chemicals required to develop a photograph. "These pictures represent the positive space, the places where light shines brightest. I also had a copy which showed the negative -- it emphasized the darker corners." This is a lot of explaining, and she feels self-conscious, as if at any moment this boy will start to look bored.