under cover of darkness

     " NOT AT ALL. help yourself and let me know if you find anything you like. " atticus handed the camera over to her, secretly praying that he had deleted all the risque photos of his model the previous night. " you're a NATURAL in front of the camera, you know ?? "

     " NICE TO SEE you again, cami, " atticus chuckled as he leaned forward to kiss his old friend on the cheek. " RISQUE photos ?? " he cocked an eyebrow. had she any idea of the photos he had taken with various of his flings as he traveled the world ?? " nevertheless, hire me and i'll take your photo however and whenever you want it. "

     AN EMBARRASSED FLUSH made its way to the south african's cheeks. " yes, tzipporah. " he let the camera dangle from his chest. " shall i email you the photos ?? they look good enough for a new facebook profile picture, " he joked.

     SHAKING HIS HEAD, atticus threw a reassuring grin her way. " it's just just a picture, doll. don't worry about it, " he said, " i'm atticus, by the way. you new here ? i haven’t seen you around before. "

DawsonJr: A private gallery show? You’d get a private viewing once I have time to actually open up one. DawsonJr: Anyway, enough about me. How was your day? 

     SUNLIGHT PEEKED THROUGH hooded eyelids, bronze hair rumpled into a mess, the south african sat up slowly and tried to recall the events of the previous night. “ at what part did we fall asleep in ?? ” atticus mumbled, his voice still exhibiting his DROWSINESS as his tired gaze drifted to the laptop screen frozen with a still of brooklyn nine-nine on screen. 

     HE DREW PICTURES in his head from the foggy glass windows of hot buns, the pads of his fingers warmed as they curled around a steaming mug of tea. his attention snapped to the pretty blonde seated before him, offering an awkward smile. when he had romanced daisy, and abruptly left her, he wouldn’t have expected to run into her outside south africa. they had both been travelers, but his heart led him elsewhere. and unfortunately, it was a place without daisy. “ so, how was your flight in ?? ” atticus shifted uncomfortable in his seat. 

DawsonJr: No worries, Elven. Been pretty busy myself. DawsonJr: Just the usual -- post-processing photos here and there. May have gotten into trouble with my boss since she wants the photos ASAP. DawsonJr: When I said I wanted to be a professional photographer, I didn’t expect this hahaha

SOCIAL MEDIA. ( 1 / ∞ )

     " YOU LOOK GREAT. " it was no lie. despite being clad in merely sweatpants with her blonde hair in a tousle, atticus found the girl EXTREMELY attractive. " let me know when you're ready for your close up, " he teased.

     " TZIPPORAH !! I DIDN'T realize it was you. " crap. the assistant manager of the hotel already thought of him as a PEST, and he just managed to make it worse. " i'll delete the photo -- i promise. "

     AN APOLOGETIC SMILE graced the twenty-five year old's lips. " no problem. i'll delete it. " atticus turned the display to show her. his fingers toyed with the buttons until he had done as he had promised. " SORRY 'bout that. "

     THE BLONDE WAS someone he had seen frequently throughout his two month stay at arcadia -- she commanded every room that she entered, drawing all eyes to her immaculate figure and killer looks. as she posed for him, atticus brought the camera back to his eyes and snapped away. " you're a great MUSE, " he informed her once he had finished. two years prior to his arrival, he had spent time travelling around the world, which included taking photos of different women in modern jack dawson style. " atticus getty, local photographer of the island, " the south african introduced himself.

     " CAN EMPLOYEES AVAIL of your services? " atticus questioned. in the midst of all the stress of preprocessing the photos from the different events around arcadia, from nights at luxe to bachelorette parties, the STRESS may have been taking a toll on the twenty-five year old. " you're doing a good job at tempting me out of my job, " he mused with a flirtatious grin.

     THE TWENTY-FIVE year old softened at the flush on the girl's cheeks. " i'm only kidding. " he smiled in reassurance. " NANCY, right ?? i'm atticus. " although he had only been on the island for two months, he had familiarized himself with those who had been on the island for longer. 

     " IT'S AN INTERESTING concept. " atticus returned the girl's smirk with one of his own. " if you need an ARTIST, i do graphic design, along with photography. i could be your man. name's atticus getty, " the south african introduced himself as he extended his hand for her to shake.

     UMBER ORBS PEEKED from behind the canon dslr, a boyish grin playing on the lips of the one who wielded the lens. “ sorry, ” atticus apologized sheepishly as the other caught him snapping photos. “ management wants more CANDID photos for the social media page. ”