𝙳𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙵𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜
𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐏.𝐎.𝐕.
They proceeded to the shoot quickly after the lunch break. Ashe is standing in front of a background set that depicts that of the entrance to an intimidating dark forest. He is wearing a white long sleeved dress shirt with brown coloured vest and black trousers. He is wearing a black knee high leather boots. His hair slightly dishevelled. He is standing there all confident and authoritative. Leandrea waltzes into the set wearing a burgundy and black long sleeve vintage dress with a corset, looking like a gothic princess lost in the woods. She is wearing an intimidatingly dark goth makeup that contrasts the simple and natural look she had in the past four sets. Her brown wavy hair is curled more firmly and is let down.
The rest of the staff turned their heads to look at her. Her assigned stylists trailing after her. "𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗫𝘆𝗿𝘆𝘅, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗳𝗶𝘁. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱..." the stylist said nervously to the slightly frowning photographer.
"𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁." the photographer, Xyryx, muttered something that surprised everyone in the studio. "𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁. 𝗜𝘁'𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀, 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀." the photographer stated, putting air quotes when he said freedom. "𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻, 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀." the photographer said. "𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗲." Leandrea uttered absentmindedly. "𝗬𝗲𝘀! 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝘁." Xyryx enthusiastically agreed. "𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁." he said that made everyone at ease and both Ashe and Leandrea started striking different poses that they thought would suit the new concept.
Everyone is surprised by the still enthusiastic photographer. It is so uncharacteristically for Xyryx to still be enthusiastic after the stylists messed up the wardrobe for his concepts. And even though a photoshoot like this usually takes the whole day, he gets cranky after the break of dusk. That is why seeing the photographer alive and far from being his cranky self is such a miracle to the whole crew and Leandrea knew this although Ashe is oblivious for he only got to work with the said photographer now.
It did not take too long after the impromptu concept to finish. Leandrea is now back in her waiting room preparing for the last of the concepts for the day's photoshoot. She was made to wear a chain embellished halter neck slim fit black cropped tank top paired with denim slim fit shorts over a diamond fishnet tights finished with a pair of black combat boots. Her makeup is almost the same as the previous one but with a more subtle colour of bronze that completely contrasts the thick bold winged eyeliner she is wearing. Her lipstick was also changed from matte black to a matte lavender grey one. Her hair is back to its loose waves but was still let down.
After checking herself in the mirror she went out to where the last shoot would be. She only saw the photographer and other staff but Ashe is yet to come out of his waiting room. She is already anticipating their talk after this shoot. She is both nervous and determined to know everything Ashe will tell her.
A few minutes went by and Ashe arrived wearing only slim fit leather pants and combat boots, dishevelled hair and a mesh tank top held in his right hand. He looks good to say the least and even Leandrea cannot ignore that fact. His body is muscled but not disgustingly so. Washboard abs that look well earned. He ran to where Leandrea is standing by the backdrop and stood by her looking down and nervously rubbing at his nape.
He leaned down to reach her ears. "𝗗𝗼 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆?" he whispered. Shivers ran down the latter's spine which made her stumble back. She looked at him curious and clearly intrigued. "𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆?" she asked. Ashe turned his body fully towards her facing his back to the rest of the crew. "𝗬𝗲𝘀. 𝗙𝘂𝗰𝗸. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗜'𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻. 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆? 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲." he said, frustrated, shy, and nervous all at once. Leandrea looked behind him and observed the crew's reactions before turning her attention back to the nervous male in front of her.
"𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜'𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝘁. 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁, 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗕𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁." she said gently. Ashe took a deep breath before straightening his back. He looked around still conscious and definitely unconsciously rubbing his nape again. "𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆." she added with a gentle smile. She reached for his other hand and tugged him in front of the backdrop.
Xyryx clapped his hands. Seems like he finished checking the previous shoots. "𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗲, 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁." Xyryx instructed. The fan by the right side was turned on and the tank top that was spread on Ashe's body dances along the wind that the fan produces. Leandrea noticed the slight shiver Ashe felt because of the cold air and gave him an encouraging smile. "𝗜'𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁𝘀. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲." Xyryx announced after a few changes.
Leif, who was mostly standing by the corner since the start of the shoot, is nodding. He noticed the chemistry between the two. He knew the two of them would reach far if they were together than they were alone. It was not just the way the two of them look good together in the photos, it was because of the aura of them together that made him think that way. They both look dangerous yet they are both really gentle. He mentally took a note of pairing the two again in the future projects.