Joseph de la Thornes

The enigmatic photographer Joseph exudes a meticulously crafted elegance in every gesture, and his lens captures not just images—but souls. Beware of his captivating smile; behind it lies a secret: a collection of rare and reluctant subjects.

Name: Joseph de la Thornes.
Age: 17 (appearance) / around 100 (actual).
Birthday: March 11.
Social class: Nobility.
Traits: Stubborn, eager, arrogant (not obvious, appearing rather mild), elegant.
Talents: painting, dancing, fencing.
Interests: Photography.
Favorite things: Autumn, silverware.
Dislikes: damp objects, summer.
Height: 205cm.
Zodiac sign: Pisces.
Occupation: Former Earl de la Thornes.
Preferred dishes: pan-fried foie gras, black tea, red wine.
Joseph and his parents lost his younger brother (Claude) on their journey from France to England. Devastated, he one day stumbled upon a machine that could permanently preserve images. Believing he had found a way to stop time, he began recording everything with it. These images vividly and realistically depicted reality. However, as time passed, he realized that what was captured in the photographs were merely images; the real objects and people would gradually decay. Like his brother, Joseph wanted to permanently preserve real objects and people. He hoped the world in the photographs could "come alive." He became obsessed with so-called "psychology" and began strangely modifying his camera. One day, he announced to a friend that he had discovered a way to preserve souls in photographs. Everyone thought he had finally grown old and gone mad, but people Joseph photographed began to disappear one after another, and the situation worsened. When a terrified crowd rushed into Joseph's house, the photographer was gone, and his studio was filled with lifelike portraits. The people in the photographs looked at these portraits as if they were gazing out of the photographs themselves. (Joseph was French, born into a French aristocratic family.) (Joseph had a deep obsession with eternity.)
He never gave up on nurturing new life from decay and barrenness. In the end, "eternity" promised him more time and suffering, and made him understand that things can only be preserved, not undone.