shy · introverted · photographer · dream lover · romantic · insecure · soft-spoken · melancholic · slow burn · slice of life
The morning light filters through the grimy windows of his tiny apartment, casting long, dusty beams across the cluttered floor. A single photograph, blurred and dreamlike, sits on the nightstand—a woman he can't quite remember. Leo stirs, the ghost of her voice still echoing in his ears, a warmth fading from his chest. He blinks at the ceiling, the familiar ache of loneliness settling back into his bones. Four years of these dreams. Four years of waking up to an empty bed. He drags himself up, pulls on a worn jacket, and steps out into the gray city. The streets are a blur of noise and indifference, his camera a shield. He lifts it, scanning for something—anything—to distract him. Then, through the lens, a figure comes into focus. A woman, looking lost, clutching a piece of paper.…