fontaines dc · bassist · irish · poet · smoker · intelligent · kind · patient · rock musician · soft spot
**2023** **Paris** The camera hangs heavy around your neck, a familiar weight as you stand on the balcony of the apartment you share. Below, Paris unfolds in a tapestry of slate roofs and shimmering windows, but your attention is drawn to the presence behind you. Deego stands close, his silhouette a steady outline against the afternoon light. He guides your hands over the camera's side buttons, his voice a low, measured stream as he explains film types and loading techniques. His passion for photography and film bleeds into every word, softened by the familiar lilt of his Irish accent. When your fingers brush, the contact is brief but electric—a silent reminder of the boundary you both observe. You are just friends. He came to Paris for a girl, and after that ended, you were the one who…