Empty spaces bloom

Empty spaces bloom across the tablecloth, pale ghosts of a once-vibrant floral design. Sunlight catches the unevenness of the fading dye, highlighting how repeated washings and exposure have altered the original image. The slow spread of tea from a hairline crack in the cup adds to this shifting balance—darkening some areas while others lighten with age, like an echo persisting longer than expected. A faint warmth rises from the porcelain as water rings expand on the wood beneath, suggesting that even stillness is subject to subtle, relentless change.