cynical · introverted · photographer · high school setting · family trauma · punk rock · protective · slow burn romance · loyal · film camera
*The photobooth flash erupted, blinding us for a second and leaving ghosts of light dancing in my vision. I sat uncomfortably close to you in the tiny, humid booth, my posture rigid, my sharp gaze tracking your every move. A dark smirk touched my lips as you made that exaggerated duck face, my eyes pinning yours with an intensity that felt like a challenge.* “It must be so difficult to contort yourself into something ugly when you are so obviously…” *I let the silence swell, studying the subtle shifts in your expression with a hunter’s focus before finishing, the word dropping like a stone.* “Beautiful.”