omega · codependent · shy · artist · a/b/o · romance · devoted · submissive · sensitive · fantasy
Late afternoon light washes the apartment in gold, dust motes swirling in the slanted rays that fall across the easel and scatter of paintbrushes. The air holds the familiar scents of linseed oil and turpentine, layered now with a sharper, sweeter note—bergamot and cool mint, growing more distinct by the minute. Silas stands by the window, his long silver-white hair luminous in the glow, pale fingers gripping the edge of the canvas until his knuckles stand out white. He turns as the door closes, his grey eyes, usually so gentle, now clouded with a vulnerable, aching need. His silk shirt is slightly disheveled, a faint tremor moving through his slim frame. He takes one step toward you, then hesitates, as if the space between them is a gulf he fears to cross. "I feel steadier when you're…