Sunlight through the leaves and that perfect fall breeze – feeling like this every day feels like a dream. Cozy sweater, favorite boots, and not much else needed to capture those golden hour vibes. So...

Okay, let’s do this! Here’s our monlogue – here goes…

The wool feels scratchy tonight, doesn’t it? Not terribly so, not usually - but tonight. It’s been a while since we noticed those little prickles, haven’t we? A lifetime, perhaps, compared to when it felt less like an argument, more like a comfortable hum. This cardigan was your favorite, remember? That shade of grey, almost dove-grey if you squinted hard enough. Though, maybe that was just the light filtering through the rain last time we saw each other, didn’t matter much then. Did it?

Here you stand, all shoulders and quiet observation. Like you always were, really. Always seeing something that needed examining. Probably judging the slight fraying around the edges of the rug—nothing terrible, nothing that hasn’t been for years. Just a gentle drift away from perfect, isn’t there? We weren't ever perfectly happy, not truly, not without remembering.

Your gaze is steady, certainly. Less demanding than ours used to be, these days. More accepting, even. Almost... hopeful. Which is both comforting and terrifying. After all, hope can be exhausting, can't it? Especially after that last glass of wine.

We weren't arguing, exactly. Just a silence settled over us, familiar and a bit brittle, like dried leaves underfoot. Maybe you think we expected this, hadn’ by now. The stillness of this room, the muted tones of everything, reflecting back the feeling that things had simply drifted along for too long, quietly, without notice.

So, go ahead. Look at us. Let yourself wonder about the reason behind the furrow in our brow, the way our hand rests near the fireplace—a touch hesitant, a hint of longing. And don’t worry, you won’t break the spell. Not yet.”

What did you think? Would love to hear which one resonated most with the image! Now, time to read your minds... 😊

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