A : French woman in her late twenties with soft natural features, minimal makeup, dark hair loose and slightly undone, wearing a plain oversized knit sweater with sleeves pushed up, standing near the front door with a vulnerable unguarded posture
B : French man in his late twenties to early thirties with slight stubble and slightly messy hair, wearing a plain dark t-shirt with a jacket half on one shoulder as if caught mid-exit, restrained and tired
LOCATION: a dim interior Parisian apartment entryway near the front door at night, herringbone wood flooring, an ornate wooden door with a glass panel, ornamental European molding on the walls, warm lamplight glowing from deeper in the apartment behind them, cool blue night light bleeding in through the door's glass panel, faint rain streaking the glass, a coat rack and pair of shoes by the door, quiet and still
STYLE: shot on ARRI Alexa Mini LF with Cooke S7/i anamorphic primes, Kodak Vision3 250D grade, desaturated cool shadows with warm amber lamplight accents, deep shadow falloff, fine 35mm film grain, handheld with minimal natural drift, intimate and still
Shot 1 (0:00-0:05): Close-up on A's face, camera slowly settling and stabilizing, a faint tightening around her eyes just before she moves, her nostrils flaring slightly as she draws a long trembling breath, her throat visibly moving as she swallows hard, her eyes flick briefly downward then force themselves back up to meet his gaze, a barely visible flutter at the corner of her mouth as she holds herself together
Shot 2 (0:05-0:09): Still close on A, her eyebrows knit slightly together with the effort of forcing the words out, delivery controlled and deliberate masking a tremor underneath, she says "If you walk out that door..." with a small catch in her voice right before the pause, she does not blink during the one-second pause, staring intently, then delivers "...don't come back" with a single deliberate blink landing on the last word
Shot 3 (0:09-0:15): Cut to a close-up on B's face, a subtle micro-flinch as her words land like a physical hit, his eyes flick briefly down and to the side as he processes, then return to her, his throat bobs in a hard swallow, his lower lip presses in slightly, his exhale carries a faint tremor, his eyes go glassy and he blinks hard once trying to stop the tears from forming, silence before he answers
Shot 4 (0:15-0:17): Still close on B, a tiny stifled huff of breath escapes before he speaks, almost like a pained near-laugh, his voice cracking slightly on the word, he says quietly "I know", eyes still locked on her, unflinching despite the emotion visibly building
Shot 5 (0:17-0:23): Cut back to A's face, a micro tremor in her lower lip right before one tear finally falls, her eyes searching rapidly and subtly across