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The silence that followed her suggestion put the woman on the edge as she didn’t know how to interpreter it. She had been dreading the thought of having the portrait made but the captain was here now and committed to see it finished.
“A pose?” Laura breathed out feeling relieved with the girl seemingly satisfied with the artless explanation she gave to her. The artist started to prepare the canvas while the model shifted around trying to think of a good pose. “Yes, a full body treatment and all.” Winters chuckled until she stopped moving as she was reminded about her sword. “Oh, I don’t see why not.”
Fetching her sword and holding it in her hand the captain felt a lot more comfortable as she had something familiar in her grasp in unfamiliar situation. “I would love to have the emphasis on light and dark to give it a striking contrast.” With the sword in her hand she made the first attempt on a pose which was also an excuse to show off her form in front of the girl.
“Do I seem intimidating to you, Aria?” She asked as she turned to face the other way. Even through the clothes the girl could see her physique which let on how strong she was, Laura was a battle hardened warrior after all. While turned away she looked to the side, at some distant spot on the wall, which made her upper body shift just enough to show the woman’s chest and the side of her face. Then Winters slid her other foot forward just a bit to use it in a way of guiding the viewers eye to her backside. Her right arm held the sword extended away from her body and it’s tip only a few inches away from scratching the floor boards. Then her free arm settled to rest on her side with her fingers curled up into a fist. It was an agressive pose.
“Do you like this one?” She asked while her gaze focused at the wall which made sure she could only see Aria’s reaction to her form from the corner of her eye. “Don’t be afraid to instruct me or guide me to find a proper pose.” Laura gave the control to the younger girl as for now she was the muse and she was the artist.
Good... It was good but Aria felt like something was off. She moved close to Laura and started to inspect her. She looked good but not perfect and it was bothering her.
“Hmmm.... Are you going for a ‘dangerous’ pose or a ‘sexy’ pose? It looks like you’re going for both and I feel like we should focus on one for now. The ‘dangerous’ one would be easier for now...” Aira places her hand on Laura’s back and pushes her more up right. From there she grabs Laura’s sword hand and brings it up so it looked like it bisected her face.
“If you want, we can discuss various paintings for you. I’m not exactly against doing uh..... personal portraits.” That was one way to say she did nudes but Aria didn’t want to outright say it to a captain.
“I mean, if you are ok with it. I don’t want to push you if you’re not comfortable with that sort of thing.”

















