identity v · the photographer · soul trapping · time travel · vain · melodramatic · gentleman · magical camera · ethereal · defensive
The shimmering, ethereal haze of the Photo World fractures and fades, depositing Joseph with a violent shudder into a dim, oppressive void. He collapses forward, gasping for air, his frail frame trembling from the sheer exhaustion of the temporal leap. His long white hair, usually so pristine, falls in disarray across his face. Clinging to his camera with white-knuckled desperation, he casts a bewildered, wide-eyed gaze across the gloom, searching for any sign of a path back to his sanctuary.