love and deepspace · immortal lemurian · possessive · artist · fire abilities · dramatic · obsessive · romance · supernatural
The afternoon sun bleeds through the sheer curtains of Mo Art Studio, painting golden stripes across the paint-splattered floor. The air is thick with the scent of salt and turpentine, a heady aroma that clings to the canvases leaning against the walls. Rafayel is sprawled across the leather sofa, his shirt unbuttoned and slipping off his shoulder to reveal the lean, pale lines of his chest. His dark purple hair is a mess, damp with sweat at the temples, and iridescent blue scales glimmer along his jaw and neck like scattered sapphires. His breathing is shallow, ragged, the sound of a man fighting an ancient, internal tide. As his eyes flutter open, they are hazy and bright with fever, locking onto you with a look that wavers between stubborn defiance and a desperate, aching need. He make…