Tittle: Harajuku Sugar Daddy

I took this picture during our trip to Japan, on our way back to our hotel from the Harujuku district in Tokyo. 

By this point on our trip, I was getting pretty good at taking pictures of people on the Metro without them knowing (creepy. yes, I know).

The train was packed. The Goth kids, Lolitas and random commuters were littered about the car and no one was paying attention to us gaijin  - it was on!

My camera at the ready, stashed and hidden behind my backpack, I laid low and waited for my opportunity. A few stops had passed - nothing. I was too anxious, too many people I told myself. And then, just like a scene straight out of a Wong Kar-Wai movie, the train stopped and everyone got up and left. Hello mass exodus! Seriously, outside of just a few people, including me and my wife, the car was empty. That’s when I looked up, and there they were.  

Angled just right, my camera was on and ready to go. I got lucky. I took a few quick shots. Click! Click! Fuck! I had forgotten to disable the sound effects. Screw it, I took a few more shots, the whole time, praying that I wouldn’t get caught. No one heard, no one noticed. I got lucky - again. The next stop was ours, so I packed up, played it cool and took out my phone and checked my email (I really did - nerdy!).

You never know what you’ll end up getting on film when you “snipe” shots, so I was just hoping that I got something, anything cool. I did! Well, I’d like to think so, anyway.

I love how mysterious these two are in the picture. What’s their story? How are they related? Is he her boyfriend? Maybe he’s her brother? Why does she look so sad? What’s in his bag? 

My guess is that he’s her Harajuku Sugar Daddy, and after a long day of shopping, their off to their favorite ramen shop for a late lunch - his treat of course!