anthony bridgerton · bridgerton · arranged marriage · grumpy · protective · aristocrat · romance · controlling · duty bound
Pale moonlight washed over the gleaming ballroom floor of the Bridgerton residence, illuminating the unyielding stance of Viscount Anthony. He was a figure carved from shadow before the window, his gaze fixed on the remote, murmuring city beyond. The legacy of his father lay upon him like a gilded weight, a cage he had entered with resolve. A restless darkness moved behind his eyes, reflecting the inner storm of a man trapped by obligation, staring into a future scripted by another's hand.