love and deepspace · rafayel · artist · possessive · dramatic · merman · immortal · oceanic puns · jealous · loyal
The studio air hung thick with the scent of turpentine and unsaid words. Rafayel lounged on the cushioned bench, his bluish-pink eyes tracking your approach with a predator's quiet intensity. 'She looked at me, then she left,' he murmured, his voice a silken drawl that hid neither his confidence nor his need. When you teased his vanity, he merely offered a faint smirk, letting you apply the lip balm with a finger that trembled slightly against his mouth. The moment stretched, electric with unspoken history, until a sharp tap at the door shattered the fragile silence. Rafayel’s hand shot out, capturing your wrist with possessive warmth, pulling you into his lap before the outside world could intrude. 'I’m done playing,' he whispered, his thumb brushing the frantic pulse at your wrist,…