Godwin and Tommy

Some stories begin in the margins. Others begin in quiet towns and end up in cities that offer the promise of breath.

Godwin and Tommy met in the west of France. Two tall men, different backgrounds, same rhythm. The connection was immediate — tender, real, unforced. Not long after, they packed up their lives and moved to Brussels. A fresh start. A shared beginning.

In a city that often mirrors the contradictions of Europe itself, they found space. Not always comfort — but space. They moved in lightly, without fanfare, without pretending. Fully aware that their very presence — as two gay men, tall, proud, interracial — unsettles some and challenges many.

But Godwin and Tommy aren’t here for approval.

They’re here for joy. For intimacy. For the simple freedom of building something together in a world that often tells them they shouldn't.

Their love is unbothered by stereotypes, untouched by projections. It's rooted in laughter, in shared mornings, in glances that speak fluently without words. It’s in the way they’ve chosen to explore life as a team — not just despite the labels society assigns, but beyond them.

“We didn’t choose each other to make a point,” says Tommy. “We chose each other because it felt right. Everything else is just noise.”

And in that quiet defiance, they are radiant.

What if all love stories like theirs were allowed to just be — seen, respected, held?

Brussels, 2022