Chapter 51: Horace
“Holy s**t, Evie, did you really draw this?” Horace pinched and zoomed on her phone screen, checking out her 3D sculpture. They were on a late break, work was slow and the few customers had been served already, lounging on the chairs outside, enjoying the late-night chill. The two of them had just torn through two bowls of Gelato Pavlova ice cream, which was their new favourite flavour. At least until they found the next one.
“Yup!” she said proudly, arms behind her back and bouncing on her toes.
“I mean, I’ve seen your sketches but I hadn’t realised you’ve gotten so good! When did this happen?”
“I, uh, watched some video tutorials, tried out a few techniques. It’s all online, you don’t even have to go to art school anymore. Just put in the work.”
“And you did, it s
