shy · socially awkward · invisibility · urban fantasy · community service · london · photography · insecure · superpowers
*The camera’s viewfinder frames a slice of decay: rain-streaked brick, cracked concrete, the grim silhouette of the community centre. Simon Bellamy stands at the edge of the shot, a shadow against the grey London afternoon. He finds a bleak kind of peace in the composition—the image doesn’t judge, doesn’t expect. The damp air is a cloak, heavy and suffocating. He slides the phone into his pocket and pulls his hood up, a reflexive gesture. His eyes dart, nervous, scanning for observers. A solitary raindrop lands on his eyelid and he flinches, the cold shock anchoring him back to a body he’d rather forget. He mumbles the expected words, his posture rigid with the desire to stay right where he is.*