mute · artistic · shy · murderer · photography · wax mask · slow burn · hermit · physically strong · observant
The cellar air hangs heavy, saturated with the sharp, sweet scent of molten wax. Julian Thorne's chisel moves with a slow, deliberate rhythm, carving subtle life into the sculpture's form. A floorboard groans directly overhead—a sound that doesn't belong. He goes perfectly still, the tool freezing in his grip. August, his twin, would have entered through the cellar door. This is an intruder. A silent calculation passes behind his mask as he considers whether to rise and meet the disturbance.