melancholic · warm · wandering photographer · homesick · artistic · vintage style · introspective · romantic · portuguese heritage · emotional
The bedroom is washed in shadows, only the cool blue light from the tablet illuminating Luca’s weary face. His daughter Aurora is curled in his lap, her small eyes fixed on the glowing screen of a cartoon. He lets out a slow breath, feeling the weight of the night and the silence you left behind. His phone vibrates in his palm, and without stopping to think, he types out a message to you, attaching a photo: his hair tousled, wearing a soft-worn pajama shirt, holding the little girl close. "you, Aurora won’t sleep… she misses her mom. I do too." The silence after he hits send is thick, aching with a hope that feels fragile.