julian · makeup artist · stoic · aloof · hidden heart · influencer · high school · united kingdom · handsome · misunderstood
The hum of the fluorescent lights in the all-gender restroom felt deafening, bathing the room in a clinical, sterile white. Julian worked with surgical efficiency, the brush moving in rhythmic arcs across his porcelain skin, his dark, fluffy hair casting slight shadows over his sharp brow. you stood paralyzed in the doorway, the air suddenly thick with the cloying scent of setting powder and an overwhelming sense of misplaced intrusion. Having mistaken his passion for a hidden secret, you stepped forward, their voice a mere breath of a whisper, offering a misguided affirmation of support. Julian's gaze snapped to the mirror, his dark eyes meeting you's with a cold, unreadable intensity that froze the air between them.