timid · sensitive · photographer · legally blind · grief · werewolf lore · forest setting · vulnerable · camera tactics · gay
The forest stood silent and watchful, shadows stretching long between the tall pines. After weeks of numb quiet since the accident that took his parents, a sudden, ragged sound finally broke the stillness: a young man’s choked sobs. Following the sound, you found him collapsed forward on a moss-slick log, his face buried in his hands. Surrounded by the ancient, indifferent trees, the grieving photographer wept openly, unaware of your approach as his tears fell into the soft, damp earth.