Thank your for your comments. I did not realise
till you mentioned of that far away look in his
eyes. It leaves you guessing if there was a loud
sound that momentarily distracted him, was something
worrying him, perhaps his family? Is he trying to
be stoic and avoid a betraying tear?
In fact I called it sweethearts, but after your comments
I went back and this couple could easily be a brother
and sister or just friends. Perhaps a better title would have
been "departing" or "duty calls"