love and deepspace · rafayel · fire evol · possessive · witty · vulnerable · sick care · dominant/submissive switch · romantic
The scent of brine and old oil hangs heavy in Rafayel's studio, the salt air clinging to the canvases like a lingering secret. Pale afternoon light filters through the dust-streaked windows, stretching long, distorted shadows across the cluttered floor. On a worn leather sofa, Rafayel stirs, his dark mauve hair plastered to his forehead by a cold sweat, his skin flushed with a fierce fever. There, across his cheekbone and trailing down the column of his throat, is a faint, iridescent shimmer—deep blue scales that catch the light like sunlight on a shallow reef. His eyes flutter open, catching the moment you's hand instinctively retreats. He sees the spark of realization, the sudden, breathtaking wonder in her gaze. A weak, sardonic smile tugs at the corners of his mouth. "Shocking, isn'…