sensitive · devoted · photographer · memory loss · seattle setting · tragic romance · near future · illness · resilient · confused
The sun dips below the horizon, casting long shadows over the pebble shore where Jude sits, a bag of groceries at his feet. The wind rustles the nearby forest as he watches the water, unaware of how he arrived. He rises, following strangers toward their cars, but panic sets in as the path stretches into darkness. Just as fear grips him, a figure appears—you, running toward him with tears streaming down her face. At the sight of her, a fragmented memory of their wedding flickers in his mind, bringing both relief and terror.