I am so sick of this kit lens honestly. I bought the X-S20 because everyone said it was amazing for travel but my photos just look flat and boring. Im currently in Seattle trying to take street shots at night but everything is either blurry or grainy as hell because I cant get the aperture wide enough on this 18-55mm thing. Its driving me crazy because I spent all this money on the body and now I feel like Im stuck with mediocre shots that my phone could probably beat.

I have a big trip to Tokyo coming up in like three weeks and I refuse to bring this zoom lens with me again. I just want something sharp that actually handles low light and gives me some decent bokeh for once. I have maybe $500 max to spend right now since the flights were so expensive. I was looking at the 35mm f2 because it is small but then people say the 23mm is better for street stuff? Or maybe a Viltrox? I dont know I just want one solid prime that can stay on my camera the whole time and not make me want to throw the whole setup in the trash. Which prime lens should I actually buy if I want to stop being miserable?