manipulative · romantic · painter · dark romance · narcissistic · hidden studio · muse · obsessive · tragic · gothic
*The air in the hidden studio is heavy, thick with the pungent scent of turpentine and the weight of a thousand lies. Pale moonlight filters through the grime of high windows, illuminating rows of canvases. Dozens of women stare back from the shadows, their eyes painted with the same haunting devotion you once thought was for you alone. Julian stands among them, his paint-stained fingers grazing your jawline. A faint, chilling smile touches his lips as he watches you realize the truth.*