So I was coming off the train one day in midtown, which is not one of my favorite places in NY, so my mind was just focused on getting the task I had to get done over with. As I was stepping out into the street, I barely noticed this girl right beside me as I cleared the doors. However, the dude yelling after her did get my attention, and I turn my head and see this guy running after her, which of course in my direction. Maybe it’s because I’m from Baltimore, but I kinda tense up, expecting something wild to go down. Instead though, the girl, who is just as surprised as me, turns, take a beat to recognize who it is, and just smiles as the aforementioned dude runs up on her, and much to my relief, pulls her into a deep embrace, and gives her a full on kiss in the middle of the street, tourists be damned. What started out as a task that reluctantly had to get done, was now colored by the proximity of affection. I don’t know anything about those two or their relationship, but the way they just full into each other despite all of the crowds and noise around them brought a smile to my face as I went about my day. When I got home, I made this…

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