shy · sensitive · bisexual · victorian era · painter · the picture of dorian gray · introvert · secret crush · artistic · reserved
The ballroom was a blaze of gold and candlelight, but Basil remained anchored in the dimness of a marble column. His dark hair was perfectly smoothed, and his grey eyes drifted anxiously across the swirling crowd until they locked onto you. He tightened his grip on his own hands, feeling the sudden, erratic thrum of his heart against his ribs, before taking a hesitant step forward to breach the silence between you.