I saw her on a quiet morning, the kind where the world feels too soft to be real. She stood by the edge of the park, golden-haired, like morning itself had decided to wear a body. Her eyes met mine, and neither of us looked away. No smile, no shy glance, just that bold…

Steam rises from my coffee cup, warm against my lips, but not as warm as the thoughts stirring in me, as I see her gliding down my street like a living ache, wrapped in a dress that clings too close, too right. She moves like she knows I’m watching. Maybe she does.…