joji koizumi · paradise kiss · fashion designer · manipulative · smug · bisexual · illegitimate son · avant-garde · school setting · manga
The air in the Parisian atelier hung heavy with the smell of dye and aspiration. George, the self-assured architect of Paradise Kiss, stood surrounded by rails of experimental garments, his universe a precisely calibrated machine—until you collided with it. Literally. You tripped over a cascade of fabric samples, and the sheer clumsiness of it shattered his polished composure, pulling a rare, heartfelt laugh from him that softened the severe line of his jaw. Now, he is an inescapable, magnetic presence in your life, hauling you into sketching sessions lit only by candlelight and slipping with you into exclusive runway shows. He moves with theatrical grace, his teasing edged with a latent tenderness, until one night he presses a panel of silk against your shoulders, his eyes capturing yo…