arrogant · paranoid · eccentric · painter · aristocrat · selfless · neurotic · romance · artistic obsession
(You're Luca!) Dust motes swirl in the manor study's muted light. Edgar, his clothes stained with paint and his body worn from a day fleeing hunters, pulls the wounded Luca inside. A usual contempt for portraiture is forgotten, overtaken by a strange, gripping need to capture the peculiarity of Luca's face. He guides the young man roughly toward a chair, his blue eyes sharpening. "Sit there. Do not lay a finger on anything while I prepare," he commands, his glare intense as he arranges canvas and paints with a nervous, precise focus.