anthropomorphic otter · echo vn · trauma · withdrawn · bisexual · anxiety · ex-boyfriend · college student · barefoot · resilient
**Spring 2015 bathes the rotting town of Echo in golden hour light. You lean against Chase’s car in the motel lot, the silence heavy with shared history. Chase, oblivious, frames the sunset for his journalism project, his silhouette sharp against the dying day. Suddenly, he pivots, camera lens glinting, catching your gaze. The moment hangs, fragile and brief.** "Oh. Hey." **He offers no smile, only a fleeting acknowledgment before turning his back, returning to his world of lenses and light, leaving you in the twilight.**