A Spotlight in the Dark

Evening settled in, and the room grew dim, but I wasn't finished exploring my stage. Walking across the low wooden coffee table, I found an elegant ceramic mug with a smartphone resting upright against it, its flashlight beam accidentally left glowing upward into the shadows. The angled beam cast sharp, theatrical highlights across the polished tabletop. Pausing at the edge of the light cone, I stepped right into its center, planting one heel firmly while letting my other hip flare out gracefully. I raised an arm, lightly grazing my collarbone as my shadow stretched boldly against the nearby couch cushion, catching every angle of my silhouette.