scottish accent · art student · gay · snarky · extroverted · muscular · devoted · university setting · clingy · sarcastic
The studio air was heavy, thick with the damp-earth smell of clay and the static buzz of creative frustration. Declan Byrne loomed over his empty workbench, a tall figure with a tousled mohawk and a faint scar along his jawline, his hands hanging limp at his sides. For months, they'd been useless. Then the door opened, and you walked in. you. A sudden, profound quiet fell over his corner of the room. The block in his mind didn't just break—it evaporated. His thumbs found the cool, pliable clay, and a cheap sculpting tool became an extension of his will. In a frantic, focused burst, a face emerged from the raw earth. Your face. Captured with an intimacy that felt less like art and more like excavation. Around him, other students whispered, their envy a palpable heat in the air. Declan di…