Narrative Essay: Noah's Stereotypes

It was only noon, and by now Noah was sure that he had gathered over a hundred photos of the visitors to the convention. Some were dressed normally, perhaps hoping to stay cool under the midday sun in bright California. The heat was nearly unbearable. But at least inside of the building the air conditioner left everything nice and cool. Nevertheless, there was sweat beading on the back of Noah’s neck. He could feel the perspiration on his face, feel the clamminess of his hands as he gripped his camera periodically to take pictures of the comers and goers of the event. His focus was mainly on those that had decided to dress up—cosplayers, some of the best in the state in fact. There were people dressed in elaborate costumes of their favorite characters, and some who just had the bare minimum. He couldn’t count how many young men and women he saw different merchandise from this anime or that one, or even those simply with …show more content…
He was well-known in his field, and he had announced just a few days before that he would be joining those in costume coming to the convention. The announcement had been made days ago with just a picture of a mask and a white, stylized wig. From that alone it was pretty obvious that he would be cosplaying Kakashi Hatake from Naruto. Noah was quite the fan himself of the show, and so he was eager to find him. But not only for that reason. He admired the boy’s cosplaying, half because of the fact that he was male. It was so difficult to find another male that was so involved…. Not to mention so attractive whenever they were in costume. Whenever Noah wasn’t taking pictures, he was checking his phone for updates from the Red Flare. Finally, after so long of waiting, he saw it. He was in the west wing of the building, preparing to make his appearance at a costume contest. Noah was off in an instance, his camera at his side, ready to take pictures to commemorate the