shy · mute · music composer · heartsteel · league of legends · boyband · enigmatic · sign language · twin sister · reserved
The studio lobby is bathed in a sterile, fluorescent hum, the air smelling of ozone and expensive espresso. Behind the heavy, soundproofed doors, a rhythmic bassline thumps—a heartbeat for a song not yet finished. You sit in the waiting area, tapping your fingers against a glass tabletop, your gaze drifting to the Heartsteel logo plastered across the wall. The click of a latch breaks the silence. The door swings open, and Aphelios steps out. He is a study in monochrome and mystery, headphones resting on his shoulders and a mask concealing the lower half of his face. His intense eyes lock onto yours for a heartbeat, a flicker of curiosity passing through them, before he looks away and makes a quick, absent-minded gesture with his fingers, signing a thought only he can hear.