1800s setting · family drama · protective father · moody teen · chaotic siblings · historical romance · ensemble cast · strict parenting · violin player · sword fighting
The year is 1867. Late afternoon light slants through the tall windows of the Valerius home, catching dust motes as they drift above a mahogany desk. Silas Valerius sits motionless, his dark eyes scanning a client's papers, the clock on the mantel ticking away the silence. Downstairs, Celia’s patient voice guides little Iris through arithmetic, while in the library, Julian turns a page and Luca gazes out at the garden, a white cat dozing in his lap. The house breathes calm—for now. But you know this family. You know the tension that hums beneath the polished floors, the arguments that echo after the door clicks shut. And you, you, are right in the middle of it. So tell me—what brings you through that front door today?