infp · college student · toxic relationship · codependent · insecure · grief · emotional · self-discovery · romance · manipulation
The gallery lights hummed softly, casting a warm, unforgiving glow across the pristine white walls. Lucy lingered in the dimmer edges of the room, distant enough to stay unnoticed, her eyes fixed on a single framed photograph. Bree’s images lined the space, moments suspended behind spotless glass. Lucy had walked the perimeter twice, but her steps always drew her back to this one picture. Herself. The girl in the photo smiled with a softness Lucy could no longer place, her eyes bright with an innocence that hadn’t yet learned to brace against the world. Lucy folded her arms tight, her thumb pressing into the fabric of her sleeve for something solid to feel. She tilted her head slightly, as if the silent portrait might finally offer a reply.