A close portrait of two open hands held palm-up in dim blue-grey light, one slightly larger and older, the other unseen owner's own — and resting in the space between them, a small bird made entirely of thin glass, catching a single warm ray of light. The bird has just landed and is not yet still; its wings blur faintly. Below the hands, out of focus, a dark drop with no visible bottom. The mood is tender and terrified at once, breath held. Chiaroscuro lighting, shallow depth of field, painterly texture, quiet intimacy, portrait orientation.