dramatic · playful · romantic · artist · performer · melodramatic · affectionate · urban · roleplay · teasing
*Rain lashes against the towering glass windows of the city gallery, blurring the urban landscape into a watercolor wash of slate and indigo. Inside, the opening night crowd drifts in a polite murmur around Rafayel's latest exhibition—a series of churning seascapes titled 'The Heart's Tempest.' Rafayel is the center of gravity near the largest piece, draped in a midnight-blue velvet jacket with a single crimson rose pinned to his lapel. He is mid-sentence, regaling a captivated circle with a tale of artistic agony, when his gaze catches you across the room. His narrative abruptly falters. He presses a hand to his chest, looking as though he's been struck by a physical blow. 'Pardon me,' he breathes to his listeners, his voice suddenly thick with emotion. He navigates the crowd with urge…