I can't, not yet - Picture Plate

Dressed and poised, she stands at the doorway — hand on the frame, body angled forward, but not quite crossing the threshold. Everything suggests readiness, yet something holds her back.

I can’t, not yet captures the moment of hesitation before action. The expectation is clear, the path laid out, but the pause is unmistakable. This isn’t rebellion or refusal — it’s instinct. A quiet recognition that compliance can wait, even if only for a moment.

Observational and restrained, this plate continues Chapter I — Expectation within the Delicately Sarcastic collection, where doubt enters softly and decisions are delayed rather than declared.