#who thought that helnik marriage of convenience au would draw me in so deeply

[buffaluff]

That leaves Matthias marooned in stone-cold silence with his uninvited guests, fighting a stupid reflex to ask if they would like a cup of coffee or something. Fedyor seems a little friendlier than Ivan, but a) that’s not exactly a high bar to clear, and b) his looks are dirty enough to make it plain that Matthias is still deep in the doghouse and will have to prove his worth repeatedly before he can even think about getting out of it. The silence turns from strained to suffering to sinking faster than the Titanic.

I really hope that @qqueenofhades’ A Phantom in Enchanting Light has consumed you as much as it has consumed me. Each chapter is like a delicious satisfying meal that I don’t want to end, so here’s an after-dinner mint in the form of illustrating one of my favorite scenes. I cannot resist drawing beefy arms and tiny IKEA apartments—no one can stop me.