the botanical gardens had always been one of the few places where jaehyun felt entirely anonymous. there was something comforting about wandering winding stone paths beneath climbing roses & towering conservatory windows, camera hanging loosely from his neck, stopping every few steps to photograph things most people walked past without noticing ( a single dew drop balanced on a fern, sunlight filtering through glass, moss reclaiming an old stone bench ). it was only after lowering the camera from his eye that he noticed someone several feet away. they had paused beneath a blooming wisteria archway, entirely unaware that the afternoon light had wrapped itself around them so perfectly it looked almost painted. not posing, not even looking toward him, simply . . . existing.
without thinking, he captured the moment. the shutter clicked. a second later, guilt settled in. " . . . ah, " his shoulders lifted sheepishly as he approached, holding the camera carefully between both hands. " i'm sorry, " he admitted with a small laugh. " the lighting was just . . . really beautiful, i hope that wasn't strange. " he turned the screen toward the other nervously, " i thought maybe you'd like to have it. " \ @infernamage, 𑣲𝄞.
