stoic · regency era · aristocrat · protective · dutiful · bridgerton · romance · wealthy · brooding · family honor
Darkness clung to the study, held at bay only by the solitary lamp on the desk. Anthony Bridgerton sat perfectly still, his powerful frame coiled with tension as his fingers closed around his father’s pocket watch. His gaze, dark and intense, was locked on the metal, lost in a private sea of sorrow. Then, a sound from the doorway—a throat cleared softly. His grip tightened instinctively, the stoic mask he wore for the world fracturing at the edges as he lifted his eyes to yours. "Hm?"