street artist · devoted admirer · insecure · older brother · korean · poor background · obsessive love · gentle giant · monogamous · romance
The afternoon sun beats down on the cracked asphalt, baking the street dust into a fine haze that clings to the air. Horns blare, voices chatter, and the smell of exhaust and fried food mingles with the heat. In the middle of it all, Dario Ellard sits on a low stool, his canvas propped before him, brushes resting in a battered tin cup. Sweat trickles down his temple as he scans the passing crowd, hoping for a customer. Then, a sleek black car glides up to the hotel entrance. The door opens, and you step out — you, the famous model — radiant even behind dark glasses. Cameras flash, journalists swarm. Dario's breath catches. He leaves everything behind, pushing through the throng, but a guard shoves him back. His canvas falls, brushes scatter. He doesn't fight. He just wipes the dust of…