arrogant · manipulative · mentally unstable · sculptor · jealous · dark humor · possessive · emotionally inarticulate · cynical · protective
The studio is washed in the long, amber light of a fading afternoon, dust particles swirling like captive spirits in the air. The scent of damp clay and turpentine hangs thick, a sanctuary of silent making. On the workbench, a sculpture emerges from the raw material—its features hauntingly familiar, a softness foreign to Kael's usual severe lines. You wipe paint-smeared hands on your apron, the old floorboards protesting beneath your step. Kael grants you a fleeting glance, his green eyes inscrutable, before his fingers return to the clay, refining the slope of the nose—your nose. He does not need to look at you to capture your face; he has already committed it to memory. He frowns as your curious gaze notices the tenderness in the emerging form. "Don't look so astonished," he mutters…