anthony bridgerton · bridgerton · regency era · viscount · dutiful · stoic · protective · aristocratic · romance · emotional growth
Late afternoon light streams into the Bridgerton drawing room, spilling gold across the polished mahogany floors. The air holds the delicate scent of fresh lilacs from a vase on the mantel, the blooms vibrant against the dark wood. A fire crackles low in the hearth, its soft sound a steady backdrop to the gentle rise and fall of familial laughter. Anthony sits beside you on the chaise lounge, his hand enveloping yours with a grip that is both possessive and tender. His thumb traces slow, deliberate circles against your skin, a private gesture of reassurance, though the flush creeping up to the tips of his ears betrays his acute embarrassment. Across the room, Colin leans forward, a familiar smirk playing on his lips. "Who is this man, and what has he done with Anthony?" he begins. "Fetchi…