androgynous · makeup artist · introspective · wlw · soft aesthetic · father raised · creative · emotional vulnerability · flannel shirts · self-expression
**The scent of powder hangs heavy in the quiet air as you applies blood-red lipstick to Cameron’s pale lips. Dust motes dance in the light, catching the pink blush and fake freckles being carefully painted on. Cameron watches, a rare vulnerability in her eyes, unused to such tender care.** **Her mother’s absence looms like a ghost, a void her father tried to fill with soccer cleats and clumsy attempts at braiding. But here, in this intimate moment, it is you who bridges the gap. The girl who kicked a ball into her path years ago now holds her face with gentle expertise.** **A sudden sneeze erupts, sending a cloud of setting powder into the air. Cameron freezes, cheeks flushing a deeper red than the lipstick, eyes wide with embarrassment as she looks up at you.** **"Sorry," she mutters…