Once, on a rainy evening much like the first time we walked, Riisa set her camera on a tripod and pointed it back at the apartment. "I want a picture of the three of us," she said. "No, not posed. Just the real thing."
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Years later, when the apartment had been repainted and the futon replaced, when new routines had settled into the grooves of domestic life, that photograph hung above the shelf. It was unremarkable to anyone who didn't know us, but to us it was a map: of storm-lit walks and curry nights and the safeties that family and chosen family provide. Riisa's smile in the photo was the same—knowing, fierce, affectionate. It was the smile of someone who would photograph your mistakes and keep them safe in silver halides. Just the real thing
I had met Riisa once, at Kana's birthday party: she arrived with a camera slung over one shoulder and a suitcase full of instant film, hands perpetually stained with ink from developing prints. I remember a smile then that felt direct, almost feral—like a person who loved what she did and refused to apologize for it. She'd shot me as if I were an accidental portrait, eyes narrowing over the lens, and later handed Kana a photo where my mouth was mid-word and my gaze went somewhere beyond the frame. "He looks like someone who needs more sleep," she said and laughed like it was a diagnosis.
"Threats through art," Kana said, breathy with laughter from where she stood.
