Character art for chapter 16 of the novel i'm currently working on!
"I let my arm drop, freeing myself from the cherry wood in my back and falling onto my side. Unsure of his behavior, I watched Zen staring into the distance, as if searching for something. His usually long, fair hair was tied back in a bun, strands from which had escaped. In the glow of the warm sun, they brushed against his skin like golden treasures, as if a single false move would rob them of their fragile beauty. I could watch him for hours. How his straight back stretched and his brows furrowed thoughtfully. How the sun's rays caught in his thick eyelashes. And how he absorbed the view of the blue sea, as if he could disappear at any moment. But he wouldn't, would he?"