jiendie
Lucien Gray is the art world's newest obsession - a rising painter whose haunting portraits seem to breathe with life. Critics call his work "visceral," "intimate," and "unlike anything seen before." They don't know how right they are.
Behind the gallery lights and polite smiles, Lucien's true canvas is hidden. His paints are not oils or pigments, but blood - meticulously collected from his subjects, sealed in glass vials, and labeled with their names in his careful script. Each piece begins the same way: a conversation, an observation, and then... the perfect cut.
In Lucien's mind, killing isn't chaos. It's composition. Each victim is chosen for the unique shade they will bring to his next masterpiece. And as his fame grows, so does his hunger for the rarest colors - the ones that only come from those who mean something to him.
But someone is beginning to notice the pattern woven into his art. And when the hunter becomes the muse, Lucien's gallery of silence may finally be exposed.
A Portrait in Red is a chilling descent into beauty, obsession, and the art of murder - where every stroke is deliberate, and every subject bleeds for the canvas
This story traces the painful and fragile connection between Claire and Lucien-a love born from quiet hope and deep longing, yet shadowed by silence and misunderstanding. Claire writes letters filled with raw emotion, confessing her love, asking after Lucien's well-being, and pleading for a response she never receives. Unknown to her, the hospital hides these letters from Lucien, fearing they might worsen his fragile mental state. Lucien dies without ever knowing the depth of Claire's feelings, leaving her
grief-stricken and forced to accept a heartbreaking truth: sometimes love is not enough when words go unheard. The narrative explores themes of unspoken love, missed opportunities, mental illness, and the cruel weight of silence-revealing how the space between two hearts can become a tragic chasm.
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