Chris Tailor

A devoted daughter struggles to honour her promise to keep her mother with dementia at home, torn between keeping her independence and the growing realisation that specialised care may be the only way to truly keep her safe.

After turning in his fourth late assignment, Sam is sent to his university's counsellor, Dr Miller. Struggling to focus and sit still, Sam reveals how his love for music and all things practical was neglected by his parents, who eventually pushed him into theoretical subjects he can't excel in. When the counsellor suspects he has ADHD, Sam reveals that he sometimes feels all his annoying impulses could be best described as an irritating "shadow"; a loud, brightly-dressed version of himself who never leaves him alone. She then asks Sam to recount the day when the "Shadow" led him through London, prioritising trivial tasks over his assignment, ultimately leading him to not hand it in on time.

University student Alex struggles with the sudden loss of his best friend, seeing visions of her everywhere around the house until he is finally forced to accept that she is now only a figment of his imagination.