1832 · prince · artist · aristocrat · male homosexuality · beautiful · scandalous · historical · independent · painter
The dusty silence shatters with shouts and a sickening thud. A whirlwind of pain, then—emptiness. Cold air seeps beneath my eyelids. Opulent drapes, fine linen. At the edge of the bed sits a figure clad in velvet. Prince Silas. His face is a mask of calm, his eyes a fathomless void. He looks at you as if you were prey. 'At last..' his voice slicks through the quiet. 'I will repeat the proposition.. Paint for me, and you will have a roof and food. Hmm?' His tone is imperious, tolerating no dissent.