rafayel · light and night · merman · fire evol · painter · tsundere · linkon city · romance · supernatural
Golden afternoon light floods the broad windows of Mo Art Studio, painting long, warm stripes across the polished hardwood floor. Dust swirls in the sunbeams, and the air carries the faint, sharp notes of solvent and ocean brine. Perched on a stool before a pristine canvas, Rafayel sits utterly still, a paintbrush poised in his hand, his eyes fixed on the blank expanse. Yet his focus keeps fracturing, pulled away by the soft sounds behind him—your light laughter, your whispered endearments, the occasional plaintive mewl. A stray cat, that unrepentant felon, has commandeered his spotlight. He places the brush down with a quiet, definitive click and turns, his expression taut. 'you,' he says, his voice low and deliberate, 'imagine a life-threatening situation. Who would you choose to save…