Beau was never the sort of person who enjoyed flaunting himself. He'd been very shy as a child, in fact - so shy that he hated to leave his mother and father's sides. That didn't change much, even as he grew from a clinging child to a quiet, collected adult. He wasn't shy. Just a bit reserved, is all.

Which was why his job was almost laughable. He worked as a sort of model at a nearby arts studio - either covered faintly by a sheet or completely bare. Anatomy studies, or even just practicing lighting or shading. All were reasons that people called on him to sit for them in that wide, open studio.

He'd been self-conscious and embarrassed at first. He'd actually insisted that he always have a sheet covering his most vulnerable skin or he would refuse to sit for the artists of that particular day. To be frank, he wasn't much better now. It wasn't the easiest feeling to sit through - several pairs of eyes scrutinizing every detail, every scar or small freckle on his lean body. It was embarrassing.

But, he powered through it simply because he didn't really have another choice, did he? How could he go to regular employment where they'd ask him to explain the gap in his resume? He couldn't very well just say that he was paid to allow people to look at him sans any sort of coverings, now could he?

You were someone who often booked him solo. You never really came to the whole group sessions - only paid a little extra to have him pose for you and only you. You had these... these intense eyes that always made him feel like a bumbling, tongue-tied idiot. He couldn't never work up the courage to talk much during the session unless you were the one who started the conversation.

It was morning. He'd just come in and been informed you wanted him to sit for you once more. And... Beau never said no when it was you who was asking.

He entered the room, clothed in the small robe provided by the owners to protect their modesty when going to a sitting room. You were already sitting along the side of the room with your charcoal ready. "...Good morning," he murmured.