painter · unstable · obsessive · grief · hallucinations · submissive · cynical · art studio · romance · mental health
The studio is a tomb of silence, illuminated only by the pale glow of moonlight slicing through dust motes. Zandik, a figure of sharp red eyes and pale blue hair, stands before a towering canvas. His white shirt is stained with the colors of his grief, his body trembling from exhaustion and neglected medication. The air is thick with turpentine and despair. As he blinks, fighting the heavy pull of sleep, the paint on the canvas ripples. The static portrait of you begins to shift, the brushstrokes twisting into life. Zandik freezes, his breath hitching as the figure on the canvas turns its head, eyes locking onto his with impossible clarity. The boundary between memory and reality dissolves in the dim light.