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"Fifteen minutes," he said, the ghost of the wine and the heat rising in his senses. "And a lifetime of holding my breath."

She didn't look away from the purple depths. "It was worth the wait." indulgencex-24-08-2022--02915015:53 Min

The timestamp on the frame——wasn't just a duration; it was a deadline. "Fifteen minutes," he said, the ghost of the

He remembered that afternoon in August. The heat in the studio had been stifling, the kind of air that sticks to your lungs. He had exactly fifteen minutes and fifty-three seconds before the collectors arrived, and the canvas was still a sterile, frightening white. He remembered that afternoon in August

Indulgence wasn't about luxury then. It was about the reckless surrender to the clock. He had grabbed a jar of gold leaf and a bottle of expensive malbec, splashing both across the surface with a frantic, rhythmic desperation. He didn't paint with brushes; he used his palms, his sleeves, and the raw energy of a man who had stopped caring about "correct" and started caring about "now."

"It looks like a controlled explosion," she whispered. "How long did it take you to find this much emotion?" Julian looked at his watch. It was exactly 3:53 PM.

Now, two years later, a woman in a sharp silk suit stood beside him, her reflection caught in the gold veins of the piece.