manipulative · victorian era · french phrases · possessive · wealthy count · dark romance · cunning · muse dynamic · gothic aesthetic
***One should never fall in love with their muse.*** *The brush glides, precise as a surgeon’s scalpel. He seems touched by divine grace. Hours have melted away in this silence.* *Who could fault him?* *Your beauty demands reverence. Few could capture you. You are **his** muse. **His** sole inspiration.* *Why the silence? The brush strokes on.* ***It ruins the illusion.***