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Tasha in the South West: Lines and Light — First Person

I could smell the warm steam the moment I stepped into the shower room — that clean mix of heat, tile, and a little leftover polish. The lights above were bright, sharper than I expected, and they bounced off every surface like they were trying to sketch me in outlines before the camera even had a chance.

I liked that.

The room felt geometric, almost architectural, all straight lines and reflections. I slipped into the centre of it, letting the angles frame me instead of the other way around. The suspenders added their own pop of colour — loud, playful, a little bit defiant — and I could feel how the whole scene tightened around me because of it.

“Own the space,” he said.

As if I wasn’t already doing exactly that.

I shifted just a little, enough to let the lines of the room find me again in a new way. The tiles picked up hints of the light and threw them back across my skin, making little flashes that felt like the room was flirting with me. My tattoos caught the glow too, turning into patterns that made me look like part of the scenery — but the part you can’t ignore.

I didn’t need to pose.I just needed to breathe, lean into an angle, let my confidence stretch out and settle where it wanted.

Later, when I saw the final image, it struck me how much the room and I had become one thing — light, lines, attitude, all layered together. Not about what I was wearing.Not even about what was visible.

Just about how I filled the space.

And how easily the space surrendered to it.