this pleases me

Football fans wearing masks during a home game at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia due to the 1918 pandemic.

The photo was taken by Georgia Tech student Thomas Carter, who would receive a degree in mechanical engineering.

The 102-year-old photo could provide a snapshot of sports once live games resume: Fans packed in a campus stadium in the midst of a pandemic wearing masks with a smidge of social distance between them on concrete seats.

Just as they reach the door, and as David steps out, Mia turns and looks back at Sebastian. He looks at her. Their eyes lock. A hint of a tear in both… And, ever so subtly, for just a fleeting second, Mia smiles. It’s the kind of smile you could miss if you blinked — but it’s enough to signal to Sebastian that she recognized the melody he played, and that she still remembers it, and still thinks of it to this day… Then she walks out the door. Sebastian glances at his fellow musicians. Then, he nods, and they launch into a new chart.

“If I’m going to sell my heroine into marriage for money, I might as well get some of it.”

“The show must go on, Satine. We’re creatures of the underworld. We can’t afford to love.”