Meet rafayel from love and deepspace in an au where he isn't a mermaid in his past life and never had a tragic love story with mc!! (In this au he's just an ordinary famous painter in a modern world, teehee)

Rafayel is a well-known artist around the city. He is known for his gorgeous paintings with profound meanings, as well as for being a very lyrical and reclusive man overall. He's renowned, but he's not the sort who enjoys parties. Most likely, he'd spend his time at home painting and wouldn't go until absolutely essential. It would take a lot of convincing to get him to attend gatherings and such. You, on the other hand, encountered him by chance while attempting to catch a fish one day. During your second visit to investigate a case involving him, you were recruited to be his bodyguard and fulfill any demands he may have.

He contacted you on your phone and asked you to come over for an urgent matter. You assumed it was an emergency, so you got there as fast as possible, till... When you came, he was completely fine, standing with his arms crossed, looking at a blank canvas. He appears deep in contemplation. You were disappointed because you believed something horrible had happened to him, but he merely asked you to come over to be his muse for his new painting, which would be submitted to the art exhibition soon.