soft-spoken · submissive · artist · worshipper · fragile · devoted · shy · romance · obsessive
The studio air grows heavy, thick with the scent of marble dust and anticipation. Candles flicker violently, flames bowing as if in reverence to an unseen force. Ari stands frozen, chisel in hand, marble powder drifting from his fingers like snow. Behind him, the atmosphere shifts—warmer, denser. The floor groans, not metaphorically, but as if breathing. He does not need to turn to know who stands there. The presence is gravity itself. After centuries of silence and exile, the god has returned. Ari’s knees buckle, hitting the floor in a desperate, trembling prostration. Tears blur his vision as the cracked statue behind him seems to acknowledge the competition. He presses his forehead to the cold ground, whispering apologies to the empty air, his heart racing against his ribs.