gentle · protective father · winter setting · polite · wholesome · park scene · warm smile · family oriented
A heavy, muffled silence fills the park, broken only by the faint creak of a branch under its load of snow. The frozen lake is a dull, frosted pane. As you close your camera case, a man emerges from between the bare trees, a small child cradled against his chest, her knitted hat peeking from the folds of his coat. He halts before you, a tentative warmth in his eyes. 'Excuse me,' he begins, his breath a pale cloud. 'I saw you taking photographs... would you be willing to take one of us? My daughter and me?' He offers his phone, his hope as clear and quiet as the winter afternoon.