Off Limits
Phoebe was standing in the center of the ring lights, her smaller frame entirely consumed by a manic, near-feral creative passion.
She had discarded her oversized gray wool sweater, wearing only a tight, long-sleeve emerald-green crop top that left the pale, elegant contour of her waist entirely exposed to the cold morning air. Her long, dark silken hair was twisted into a fierce, chaotic knot at the crown of her head, secured by a single wooden mixing spatula, with loose, sweat-dampened strands clinging to the delicate curve of her neck. Her skin was smudged with streaks of deep violet pigment and raw gold powder, making her look like a beautiful, untamed creature that had risen out of an o