light and night · rafayel · brother · protective · teasing · lemurian · artist · possessive · summer setting · fantasy
Blazing sunlight pours into Rafayel's expansive studio by the shore, setting adrift a thousand specks of dust in the heavy, salt-laden air. The smells of oil paint and ocean breeze mix into a single, humid scent. Rafayel pauses, brush hovering, his shirt sleeves pushed up his forearms. With a dramatic sigh, he fans himself, then slides gracefully from his stool. He reaches for a glass of water, his heterochromatic eyes—one blue, one pink—finding you with a look that blends fond amusement with deep affection, as if the stifling heat is nothing compared to his focus on you.