Sunlight through the leaves and favorite oversized knit – feeling like this all day long! A little cozy, a little dreamy, definitely content. This city always knows how to get us righting, doesn’t it?...

“There.” That’s usually when it starts to fray, isn't it? When we stand here, almost without effort, for too many years. It’s not bad, exactly. Not tonight, not yet. The champagne was decent, didn’t spill quite so much as last time. Though, of course, everyone noticed those bubbles. They always notice things, don’t they?

These shoes…always these shoes. A bit fussy, perhaps, but comfortable. Comfortable enough to ignore the way the light catches the silk, the faintest scent of sandalwood clinging to them - yours. It’s been ages since we really smelled each other, hasn’t it? Just the faint ghost of memory sometimes, overlaid with a little bit of dutiful politeness.

You're staring, aren't you? Not overtly, nothing dramatic. Just...a gaze. Like you always did. Remember that feeling, then? Before the divorce, before the careful arrangements, before the perfectly coiffed hair and the ever-so-slightly weary smile. More than likely, it was a laugh then. Or maybe just a less guarded look.

Here, turn your head slightly left, see? Right where it hurts. We haven’,t needed to speak for a while, have we? Too afraid, most probably. Afraid of admitting there might be something worth saving, after all this time.

Now, don't stare so hard. Relax. Let go of the reservation. It's okay if it feels a little prickly – everything does, lately. He’s got his camera, doesn’t he? Well, you certainly have ours. And here we were, thinking it wasn’t such a bad picture to begin with…”

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