The next customer on his list reads Seamus Finnigan and the commission reads self-portrait.
How conceited, Dean scoffs in his mind, as he does when he sees similar requests.
Well, hopefully at least he'll be cute…
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...he's not. He's in fact unfairly hot.
And Dean's going to be painting a portrait of him.
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"What position do you want to be in?" Dean manages to ask.
Seamus has clearly given this some forethought. "I want to be painted like this." He sits on a stool, props his chin on his fist and his elbow on his knee, and adopts a faraway expression.
Dean's breath hitches. His sinewy arms are put on display and makes him look downright incredible.
How is he going to survive?
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Dean sketches his figure first, making sure to add some definition to his arms and legs, and then begins doing the lineart, tracing over the rough pencil lines.
This part only takes a couple days, a couple days in which he enjoys the company of his client.
(And takes this as an opportunity to learn about him.)
He's Dean's age, likes Greek food in spite of being Irish. His favorite color is green, he has a dog named Tuffy, and his parents are divorced.
All while talking to him, Dean lets the portrait grow, going from a rough sketch to a full oil painting. This takes about a week (really, it takes five days, but Dean wants to talk to Seamus longer so he mimes painting - Seamus doesn't know the difference).
Finally he can't stall any longer. He puts the last finishing touches, sends it off to be framed, and says goodbye to Seamus.
"It'll be delivered to your home," he tells Seamus.
He doesn't have the guts to say anything more, so he lets Seamus go.
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Garage Sale - 5. Portrait