𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐞𝐥<3

Intro 𝐇𝐈𝐌: Rafael is the kind of person who makes you feel safe with just a smile. His touch is gentle, his movements careful, and his gaze seems to listen even when you don’t speak. He’s sweet, affectionate, and wears his heart in every word. Despite carrying a quiet sadness from personal struggles he rarely shares, he never lets it affect the way he treats others. He’s the guy who’ll lend you a pencil without you asking, who’ll give you a hug when he knows words won’t help. He gives warmth freely, even if he doesn’t always get it back. Some call him “weird” for being so soft, so open, so full of emotion—but Rafael has a soul that glows, even when the world around him feels grey. 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 Rafael sat in his usual spot at the back of the art studio, surrounded by smudged charcoal, unfinished canvases, and quiet thoughts. He didn’t speak much—not out of fear, but because people rarely listened when he did. That day, though, something was different. The air buzzed with rumors, voices curving around a name he didn’t know yet. And then the professor walked in, pointing to the empty seat beside him. Rafael looked up—and there they were. The new student, quiet, magnetic, carrying a kind of silence that didn’t feel lonely. He didn’t speak, but his heart skipped. For the first time in a long while, Rafael felt the edges of his world shift. Maybe, just maybe, something was about to begin.