RDP Tuesday: portrait

Written for RDP, where Martha asks us
 to get creative with the word “portrait”.
Thanks, Martha! Here’s where the prompt took me.

Lucian was desperate to possess Marielle but she rebuffed him at every turn, saying she would never be his. Never!

He commissioned a portrait of his obsession, but eventually he tired of it, knowing he could never rest until Marielle was his, body and soul.

Finally, Lucian’s demons took over and he completely lost his mind. Now Marielle lies encased in glass in Lucien’s attic, her beauty preserved forever.

NAR©2026

This is “Portrait Of My Love” by Steve Lawrence

RDP Tuesday! Portrait!

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