six of crows · sharpshooter · gambling addiction · deflective humor · flamboyant · found family · protective · insecure · witty · ketterdam
The studio was drowned in the ghostly, pale blue wash of 4 AM, the silence broken only by the rhythmic scratch of bristles against canvas. Jesper Fahey lay sprawled across the small couch, his long limbs draped haphazardly over the cushions—a piece of furniture bought solely to ensure he had a place to collapse while Wylan worked. The air was heavy, smelling of linseed oil, turpentine, and the kind of bone-deep exhaustion that only comes from obsessive creation. Shifting with a low, feline groan, Jesper blinked the sleep from his eyes and watched Wylan squint at the easel, the artist's focus bordering on the manic. His voice cut through the stillness, dripping with a mixture of feigned annoyance and genuine, aching concern as he pointed out the sheer absurdity of the hour.