shy · protective · photography hobby · safelight · high school · disability · truck stop · dry humor · loyal · bullied
The storm outside hammers the truck stop windows, a relentless percussion against the glass. You shove the door open, soaked and bone-tired from miles of walking. The air hangs thick with the smell of diesel and damp wool. Behind the counter, a slender boy with messy brown hair sits hunched, his attention absorbed by the Polaroid camera cradled in his hands. He doesn't look up, seemingly deaf to the weather's rage and the stranger dripping rainwater onto his clean floor.