Lost in the Clouds: A gentle story to help children understand death and grief (Difficult Conversations)

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Cirrus went to the same middle school as Chan-il and ended up befriending him. He seems to get along with his peers well, but has trouble forming close relationships with them. He is also implied to have hurt a classmate when he was in elementary school, with people know have known him longer than Chan-il deeming him 'dangerous'. Therefore, some of his peers at school avoid him. Billy misses his mummy very much. She lives in the clouds. Some days the sun is shining and Mummy's clouds are nowhere to be seen. Those are Billy's favourite days. He and Daddy would play in the garden all day long, and Billy knows that Mummy is letting the sun shine for them. But not all days are like that. Sometimes Mummy's clouds are dark, and Billy feels sad and alone. but when trouble strikes and a akumatized villain appears both boys are famous superheroes bugboy and cat noir.With cat noir being obsessed with his partner and ladyboy only set on chan il. Three days later, during the weekend, Skylar is at home, figuring out a way to tell Chan-il that he had canceled their plans. As he’s texting him, Chan-il messages him that he’s on his way to the meeting spot. Realizing it’s too late now, Skylar heads out. As he leaves the house, he tells his mother that he’s going to study but she doesn’t respond to him. As Skylar is waiting for Chan-il, he makes plans to go study at the library before returning home, as he wants to avoid running into his mother as best he can. [29] With Chan-il raising what he said, Cirrus tells him to not take it wrong but he happened to see some files in Skylar’s folder and they kind of had something to do with him. Stating that he could have misunderstood something, Cirrus claims he tried feeling Skylar out, and the way he reacted makes him think he was right. Cirrus is clear that Skylar has been taking secret pictures of Chan-il.

During his hang-out with Chan-il in Episode 26, Skylar muses over his life once more. He thinks about his past with Minwoo, where their history with each other is shown. This takes place throughout 12 Episodes and is titled “ Yeon Skylar'' with corresponding numbers. As Skylar is leaving the Elite co-studying space, he silently vents his frustration about how difficult it is to get a seat. Since he has time to spare, Skylar decides to go study at the library. At the library, Skylar muses over a particular question, finding the method used to solve it difficult to understand. He lays his head down and begins to nod off, however, he catches himself and decides to go get some air. While out, he buys some food. he hears someone call him. He turns around to see his two classmates, Jiwon and Yoochan. He starts to become a little nervous as they begin a conversation with him. [45] Later, everyone is getting ready to go to the auditorium to watch the talent show. As Cirrus is counting, he notices Skylar is missing and goes to tell the teacher. The teacher explains that Skylar stated he wasn’t feeling well, so he let him stay in the room to rest. Cirrus, wanting to see Skylar, asked if he could go to the restroom. [24] Meanwhile, with Skylar, after texting his worried friends, he calls Ha-yeon and asks how the situation is at home. [25] Ha-yeon explains their mother has become frantic because she thought he was having a relapse. Skylar tries to explain that is not the case, and Ha-yeon tells him she’s scared the two will start arguing again. Skylar reassures her that won’t happen and that he’ll try to explain things to her when he gets home. Then, he hangs up the phone. After he finishes talking to her, he thinks about how and when his life began to fall apart. As he does so, he scratches his finger. He thinks about it for a while, and the only conclusion he comes to is the middle school incident. He thinks about his hatred for Minwoo, and accidentally peels a piece of his skin off in the process. As he’s staring at the blood, he realizes that even though he still hates him, he still loves Minwoo. After he wipes the blood away, he falls asleep. [25]

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While he was passed out, Skylar, in a drunken haze, let his feelings get the better of him, and kissed Minwoo. [52] Unbeknownst to him, Minwoo was awake when it happened. [52] After getting into an argument, Skylar left Minwoo's house. While he was running home, he reflected on the situation, realizing the possibility that he could be gay, but not wanting to accept that, he tried to blame it on the alcohol. Although, he knew he wasn't fooling himself. [52] Meanwhile, with Chan-il, he tells his friends about Skylar, which causes Cirrus to laugh hysterically, while Ji-Gyeom curses Skylar. Cirrus tells Chan-il that he understands where Skylar is coming from because he had already told Chan-il to leave him alone before. He asks Chan-il if he’s trying to befriend Skylar out of pity because Skylar is alone all the time. Cirrus continues that if that’s the case, then Chan-il shouldn’t do that, as it could be annoying from Skylar’s perspective, especially since he had already told Chan-il to leave him alone. Chan-il then feels guilty about his actions. [22]

The next day, after school, Skylar tried to apologize to Minwoo about the sexual assault, blaming it on the alcohol. Minwoo replied that he didn't dislike the kiss, which startled Skylar. Minwoo then asked Skylar if he would like to try it again, [53] this time conscious and sober. Skylar, excited at the fact that he could be reciprocating his feelings, decided to do it. [53] The following day, during the ten minutes of free time in gym class, Skylar goes to the bathroom. Upon seeing this, Cirrus decides to mess with him more, and he brings his friends to the front of the bathroom door. [6] As Skylar is about to get out of the bathroom, he hears Cirrus talking and decides to eavesdrop on their conversation. He can’t hear much, but is able to make out the words "Chan-il" and "secret". Upon hearing this, Skylar believes Cirrus to be talking about the events of yesterday and begins to panic. [6] Eventually, Cirrus ends up explaining that he had won a bet that Chan-il and he had made: If Cirrus won at least one out of the ten games they would play, Chan-il would give him one wish. After a bit, the trio leaves the area. Soon after the rumors started, Minwoo had the bullying move on to assault. He would command a group of people that hated Skylar to beat him up, JoonHo was included in this group. Due to this, Skylar developed a strong hatred for Minwoo. [56] The bullying continued till fall, and at some point, Minwoo had the group only beat Skylar in spots that wouldn't show normally, such as the stomach or the legs, so that way his mother wouldn't find out. [56] At some point, in the middle of washing his clothes, his mother found bloodstains, and she became suspicious. She tried to interrogate Skylar, but he refused to give her any information. Eventually, she talked with one of Skylar’s classmates who revealed to her that Skylar was being bullied and that it was all started by Minwoo, and that Skylar is supposedly gay. [56] i141402544 |b1110012028763 |dmrlji |g- |m |h1 |x0 |t1 |i0 |j300 |k220124 |n05-10-2023 21:04 |o- |a155.937 Tin Cirrus goes to get Candy, and thanks Da-in again for taking care of her. As he’s walking home, he notices a leaf resting on Candy's head. He laughs a bit as he finds it cute, and he makes a note of how nice the day is. He thinks about how excited Skylar must be to have the flash drive. [40]During the school trip, as the group is getting situated in their rooms, Skylar gives Cirrus a death stare upon realizing that he is now in the same group as him. Cirrus just responds with a happy smile. [21] Ji-Gyeom, seeing this interaction, immediately asks Cirrus why he's in the room with Skylar and tells him to ask the teacher to change his room. However, Cirrus tells him that the groups are already set and that he can still hang out with the group during the trip. As they're talking, Skylar tries to go inside the room, and Cirrus tries to help him carry his bags. However, Skylar doesn't let him and tells him to leave it alone. [21] aBereavement |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013296 |vPictorial works |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001272 |vJuvenile literature. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674 Skylar is awoken from his thoughts due to Cirrus tapping him with a can of lemonade. He tells Skylar to take the lemonade, as he doesn't understand how Skylar can eat a sandwich without anything to drink. Cirrus gets up and tells Skylar that he's going to head inside. He adds that Skylar shouldn't stay outside too long. Before he leaves, Skylar hesitantly thanks Cirrus. [44] i143089389 |b31813006408594 |dbechi |g- |m |h7 |x5 |t2 |i2 |j300 |k220610 |n11-28-2023 22:42 |o- |aE TINN-DIS

While at school, Skylar is holding the last meeting in the photography club before finals. He explains that the festival is taking place right after finals and that they do not have much time to prepare. He asks Dongsik if he brought the photos for the festival, as the first years wanted to start getting ready for the exhibition today. Dongsik explains that he forgot to bring them, however, he did print them. Skylar stares at him for a moment, before requesting that he bring the photos tomorrow. Dongsik sighs in relief, and quietly tells Chan-il that he thought he was going to be in trouble. Chan-il tells him to not forget to bring them tomorrow. Chan-il looks at Skylar and notices he seems to be in a good mood.

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But, some days are heavier and he and Daddy don't jive. And the specific details from a child's view tell us this: "His eyes would always be looking far away..."; "his eyes would look red and sore." While in his classroom, Skylar is approached by two freshman students that are in his photography club. They inform him that Dongsik still hasn’t given them the photos they need. He apologizes to them and tells them that he’ll get the photos from him, then bring them to them himself. After teasing him a bit, the two girls leave Skylar. [43] Skylar heads over to Dongsik’s class and lectures him about the photos. He reminds him not to forget to bring them tomorrow. However, as he’s lecturing him, Dongsik seems to be preoccupied with his arm, and he gives a halfhearted reply. Skylar hesitates before he leaves, wondering if Dongsik truly heard him. [43] In honor of them forming the deal, Cirrus deletes some of the photos of the flash drive and Skylar watches as he does so. Cirrus begins to make a speech about trust and how it is necessary for a deal. As he is doing so, Candy distracts him, and Skylar takes the opportunity to take the flash drive and run. [4] Once Cirrus turns around, he sees Skylar has run out the door, and bolts after him. The transfer of personal information to overseas third parties is made through a network at the time of consent. The beautifully illustrated children’s book follows Billy and his father as they navigate the loss of his mother. It includes:

The next day, Cirrus goes to hang out with his group of friends: Chan-il, Jiwon, Yoochan, Ji-Gyeom, and Seung-yeon. He worries that they'll be concerned about his face, as he had put a patch over his bruise. [20] He begins to think how he underestimated Skylar, as he hadn't thought he could be so violent, therefore he believed him to be easy to control [20]. As he thinks about what he wanted from Skylar, the conductor announces his stop, [20] and Cirrus goes to meet up with his friends. As he walks to the meet-up spot, he is deep in thought, till Chan-il calls him out of it. He looks up at his friends, and they greet him. He remembers what Skylar had said about there being something wrong with his personality. In his head, he tells Skylar that there is nothing wrong with him and that he is the weird one instead. [20] While the school bell rings, Skylar attempts to explain his frustration with the midterm results. He explains that Cirrus had triggered him, which caused him to have trouble focusing on the test. He had sacrificed so much because it was the only hope he had for going to college. [19] Cirrus teases him some more, asking Skylar if he had enjoyed the kiss so much that he couldn’t study. If that was the case, then he was flattered. However, he would forgive the sudden strike due to the fact that he had kissed Skylar without consent. Cirrus moves on to showing Skylar his bleeding mouth, prefacing that Skylar had punched him hard just then. [19] aFathers and sons |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85047455 |vJuvenile literature. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674 Years later, in high school, when he saw him again, he almost didn’t recognize Cirrus. He looked and acted completely different. Jeong-hoon explains the way Cirrus acts feels fake and unnatural to him somehow. [42] Jeong-hoon tells them that they can’t tell anyone else. Skylar explains he won’t and he isn’t close with Cirrus anyway. They’ve only talked a few times since Cirrus sits in front of him. With that, the trio return to class. Unbeknownst to the group, someone was listening in on their conversation. [42] This moving and sensitively-written picture book gently explores grief and teaches children how to deal with their emotions surrounding the death of a loved one. With beautiful and colourful illustrations to accompany the touching narrative, this children's book is perfect for adults to share with their little ones and to help them understand what they are going through.Late at night, at his tutoring spot, Cirrus thinks about how Skylar thanked him. He smirks and silently states, "Yeah, that's more like it". [46] At lunch, as his friends are talking about various things, Cirrus asks Jiwon where Chan-il is. Jiwon explains that he's eating lunch with Skylar till it's time for the festival. Then, he proceeds to tell Cirrus about how the four of them have been studying together at the library. Cirrus then leaves to go looking for them. [46] Cirrus dashes frantically throughout the school looking for Skylar, almost similar to how he was looking for Candy. [46] He eventually stops, not able to find them in any room he looked in. As he's walking down the hall, he spots them outside. Cirrus immediately flings open the window and watches Skylar as he smiles and beams as he walks with Chan-il. Cirrus scratches the wall in complete irritation, similar to what he did in Skylar’s bathroom. [46] [35] Seemingly seething, Cirrus darkly asks why "it has to be Chan-il". [46] The day his mother found out he smoked was one of their worst arguments, and it caused Skylar to run out of the house to Minwoo's house. Minwoo comforted him and the two moved on to talking about their future plans together, and how they'll go to the same high school and such. [50] The two began to tease each other, and Minwoo got a little too close, accidentally kissing Skylar on the cheek. [50] Due to this, Skylar began to realize he might have feelings for Minwoo. However, he never acted upon them. As time moved on, Skylar’s feelings for Minwoo only increased, and his attitude only got worse.