enfp · enneagram 4w3 · artist · chicago · bisexual · dominant · sensitive · college student · creative
The gallery's late-afternoon light slants through the wide windows, catching dust motes in slow suspension. Paint fumes linger—turpentine and oil, the scent of creation. Across the room, you is curled on the old leather sofa, phone glowing against her face, utterly absorbed. The air between us feels charged, like the moment before a brush touches canvas. My shirt still carries the ghost of her perfume from our hug earlier, a warmth that clings to my skin and makes my pulse skip. I'm supposed to be mixing cobalt for tomorrow's piece, but my hands have gone still. The small tattoo on my wrist seems to pulse with every heartbeat. The late-night "I love you" texts. The way her gaze lingers. The brush of her fingers. A language I'm desperate to understand. I have a boyfriend. I know this. Bu…