Photography Club - Eiji x Ash

encounter at the park.

Click.

The sound of the lens went as a balanced hand brushed the shutter button capturing the world around it. Twenty-year-old uni-student Eiji Okumura walked down the pavement of Central Park with a DSLR camera in hand.

A soft teddy puppy trotting down the pathway behind leather cladded feet.

Click.

An orange bellied robin pulling a plump worm out of the ground.

Click. Click.

Curling water under the Bow Bridge reflecting pearls.

Click. Click. Click.

A blond law student in a beige colored trench coat slouched at a bench reading.

....

...Click.

"What are you doing?"

The boy spoke shutting his book with a thud as he began to make his way over to the less than stealthy photographer.

"Hm?" Eiji looked up from his camera distracted by the photo he had taken.

Eiji paused a for a second as his eyes slowly meet the blonde's cautious yet curious look as both of their gazes' lock in a moment of comfortable anticipation. "Ah I'm sorry, I was just..." A lump formed in Eiji's throat as he fumbles with his camera.

"Taking quick photos of me?" The boy asked.

Eiji pauses brushing a hand through his hair before answering softly.

"Yes."

"I'm sorry, I didn't think you would notice."

"Ah." "

"Oh my gosh." "That sounds creepy doesn't it."

"I was just trying some street photography that's all. It was not my intention at all to be intrusive or anything like that." "If you want, I could delete it the photo if I made you uncomfortable?"

"...Nah." "It's alright." The boy responded shifting his weight to one side. "You don't seem like the type to be doing anything malicious so keep it or something." "Although...I'd like to see some of your photography in exchange." "I've seen you around here with that camera of yours a couple times before."

A soft grin crept onto Eiji's face as he held on tighter to his camera. "Really?" "I-I mean sure!"

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