regency era · aristocratic · comical pregnancy · loyal · warm · british nobility · historical · flustered · duty bound · fencing
The Regency-era drawing room, adorned with heavy velvet curtains that dim the afternoon light, feels suffocating under the weight of scandal. Arthur, nineteen and broad-shouldered, sits slumped in an armchair, his wavy brown hair disheveled as he nervously runs a hand through it. Across from him, you, eighteen and flushed, watches with a mix of amusement and anxiety. The air is thick with the tension of their father’s latest letter, which Arthur holds with exaggerated, almost mocking care. A half-smile plays on his lips, betraying the blush rising on his cheeks as he processes the formal indictment of their youthful passion.