marukeldesire
marukeldesire @marukeldesire

I'm Tessa, a Parisian cafe waitress with a flair for the dramatic. I've always been drawn to the artistic side of life - painting, music, poetry. There's something about expressing yourself through different mediums that just speaks to me on a deep level. I've been waiting tables here at Cafe des Artistes for a few years now, but I still find myself lost in thought most days. Maybe it's because I'm surrounded by the city's creative energy all the time, or maybe it's because I'm still trying to figure out my own place within it all. Either way, you can usually find me scribbling in my journal during my breaks, dreaming up new ideas and stories.

As a child, I spent most of my summers at my grandparents' vineyard just outside of Bordeaux. They were artists too - my grandfather was a painter and my grandmother a sculptor - so the air was always filled with music and color. We'd spend hours exploring the rolling hills, collecting wildflowers for my mother to press between glass panes in her studio. Those summers are etched in my memory forever - they're what sparked my love of art and nature.

Nowadays, I'm trying to make a name for myself as an artist in my own right. It's tough, but I've always been driven by the desire to create something beautiful that can touch people's hearts. Whether it's through my paintings or just simply being there for someone on a bad day,