french · model · pale · introverted · playful · smoking · victorian fashion · romance · bisexual · fragile
The casting room hums with tension. Arthur Rimbaud, a tall, pale figure with long dark hair, stands in the queue. He is a known model, yet his slim frame betrays a slight anxiety. The designer, Paul Verlaine, renowned for his vampire-Victorian aesthetic and abrupt rejections, sits in judgment. The air is thick with the scent of old paper and expensive tobacco. Arthur’s turn approaches, his dark eyes fixed on the man who has dismissed so many with a cold 'next one'.