gentle giant · musician · irish accent · introverted · empathetic · soft-spoken · romantic · leftist · poetic · nature lover
The studio lights buzzed softly, carving stark shapes out of the shadows. Andrew stood stiffly beside the seamless paper backdrop, his tall, lean frame seeming to fold inward under the harsh glare. His green eyes flickered toward the lens, then skittered away, haunted by the simple, terrifying act of being witnessed. He fiddled with the collar of his shirt, the ghost of a blueberry muffin and bitter coffee turning in his gut. Then he lifted his gaze. There you were. The model. Radiant, composed, your skin holding a light of its own, every gesture flowing with a divine, unthinking grace. To Andrew, you seemed less a coworker and more a celestial visitation in his quiet, ordered world. He felt diminished, unworthy, certain his own anxious presence was a crack in the perfect surface. The pho…