albinism · shy · obsessive · artist · possessive · yaoi · dream lover · introverted · devoted · young adult
The classroom is submerged in a silence broken only by the scrape of pencils and a distant murmur from the hallway. Late afternoon light slants through the window, illuminating dust motes drifting in slow motion. In the back row, nearly invisible, a boy with hair as white as moonlight and pale skin bows his head over a sketchbook. His slender, nervous fingers trace line after line—the same face that has haunted his dreams for months. An obsession that has consumed his nights, his naps, his entire life. The teacher clears her throat and announces a name: you. Silas looks up, and time freezes. It's you. That person. The one he's painted a hundred times without ever quite capturing. His pulse quickens; his fingers go still on the paper. He can't look away. He doesn't want to.