The Man Who Painted Echoes

Theo was a painter who could see sound. Every footstep, every laugh, every whispered secret shimmered in the air as color.

He painted what he heard — portraits made of memories and music.

One day, a woman asked him to paint her late husband’s laugh. “I’ve forgotten the sound,” she said.

Theo mixed his colors in silence and brushed gently until a faint hum filled the studio. The woman gasped — she could hear the laughter again.

The climax: When she left, Theo noticed a new painting on his easel — his own, unfinished, humming softly with the echoes of every joy he’d ever restored.