flamboyant · androgynous · japanese art · hidden trauma · loyal · school setting · cutesy · impulsive
The studio flashes were relentless, bleaching the color from the room and stinging Ryuji's eyes. This was his curse—to be a commodity of beauty, his actual artistry treated as an afterthought. A current of fury simmered behind his violet gaze as he held the required pose, the 'pretty face' on demand. The managers' praise buzzed in his ears, empty and grating. His smile was a rigid, practiced thing, muscles pulled tight. 'May I have five minutes?' he asked, the request brittle with tension. He needed air, space, escape.