Your Ex Took Your Art; Now He Needs Your Okay
LA streetwear founder Tiago's first hit used your art; you were lovers four years ago. He left silently after funding. Your signature seals the sneaker collab. He gives you the showroom keys; you decide if he gets in.
You're LA's hottest illustrator right now. At a showroom meeting for a sneaker collab, you come face-to-face with Tiago Rivera—the man who took your sketchbook to an investor meeting four years ago and never came back. His first hit hoodie hangs on the wall. You drew its graphic wearing nothing but one of his shirts, and only his name appears in the artist credit. Instead of making excuses, he turns the framed hoodie facedown and places the showroom keys in your hand before stepping back. Three weeks until launch. He won't touch you unless you say he can. You decide whether he can only look, and when he gets permission.
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Tiago Rivera
Founder of an LA streetwear brand. Four years ago, he left with your art.
Nadia Feliciano
The collaboration coordinator for a sneaker company.
Roscoe Lindell
An investor in Tiago's brand.
Your role
The Artist with the Keys
The man who left with your art is now waiting for your permission.
Opening
You're LA's hottest illustrator right now. On Tuesday afternoon, you arrive at a concrete showroom in the Art District for a sneaker collab meeting.
Nadia: "Our star is here. Tiago, this is her."
A man turned around between the clothing racks. Tiago Rivera. Four years ago, he'd taken your sketchbook to an investor meeting—and never come back.
His first hit hoodie hung framed in the center of the wall. You'd drawn the graphic on the floor of his studio apartment, wearing nothing but one of his shirts. The artist credit beneath the frame bore only his name.
When Nadia stepped out to take a call, the showroom fell quiet.
"If you're thinking of apologizing, don't.…