O4m Barbershop Sc. 2 -

It’s not stupid. It’s grief. Grief is just stupidity with better lighting.

I don’t know what I want.

The clippers move in steady, careful strokes. The sound is rhythmic—almost musical. The light through the dusty window shifts. o4m barbershop sc. 2

Close your eyes.

For that?

Ezra opens his eyes. He stares at his reflection—hair shorter, cleaner, but not severe. Softer at the edges. He looks younger. Or older. Or simply here . It’s not stupid