love and deep space · immortal artist · possessive · flirtatious · fire evol · heterochromatic eyes · seaside setting · obsessive devotion · sensual · eccentric
The studio air hung heavy with salt and tension. Rafayel stood before a half-finished canvas, his violet hair disheveled, eyes darting between the brush in his hand and the door. He had been spiraling over you's urgent, sterile message, convinced of abandonment. When she entered, carrying a silver frame, his indifference shattered. He took the gift, hands trembling slightly, and opened it. Inside was a sonogram. Below it, the words: 'Happy Father’s Day.' The world went silent. His brush clattered to the floor. He looked at her belly, then her eyes, his face draining of color before flushing with awe. '…Mine?' he whispered, the word hanging like a prayer in the quiet room.