It took me longer than I think is average for me to become comfortable enough with who I am to be able to contemplate engaging in an intimate relationship. Not that I didn’t long for this as a teenager; the rage of hormones and the swelling desires that swamped me like an ocean current were powerful and merciless. I struggled a lot with the unrequited need for emotional and physical intimacy in my teens and so whenever I see teenage love I feel a curious mix of happiness and longing; happiness for their emotional intimacy and longing for the awkward teenage boy I wish I could help.

Leica MP, Zeiss 50mm Sonnar f/1.5, Kodak Porta 400