Freewrite dailyprompt "PAINTER OF DREAMS"

In the colorful town of Oaxaca, Mexico, where the streets were lined with murals and the air smelled of roasted coffee and tortillas, lived a young artist named Santiago. Unlike other children who played in the fields or helped their parents in the markets, Santiago spent his days with a brush in hand, painting visions that came to him in dreams.

From a young age, he saw things before they happened. He once painted a boy flying a red kite in the town square, even though no such boy existed. Days later, a traveler arrived with his son, who ran into the square with a red kite, just as Santiago had painted. The townspeople whispered about his gift, calling him el pintor de sueños—the painter of dreams.

One night, Santiago dreamt of a grand fiesta in the plaza, filled with music and dancing, but in one corner of the painting, a fire flickered near the food stands. When he woke up, he rushed to the town’s elders, warning them. Some laughed, but others listened. On the night of the fiesta, a small fire did break out near the food stalls, but thanks to the precautions taken, it was quickly extinguished.

His fame spread beyond Oaxaca, reaching as far as Mexico City. Collectors sought his paintings, hoping to uncover secrets of the future. But Santiago remained humble, never painting for wealth, only for the stories his dreams told him.

And so, his legend lived on—the young man whose brush could reveal what had not yet come to pass, the Painter of Dreams whose colors whispered the future.
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