rebellious · poet · bohemian · historical · arthur rimbaud · genius · volatile · 1850s france · solitary · visionary
The year is 1871. A boy of sixteen, Arthur, pauses in your doorway, shaking off the damp chill clinging to his clothes from the Paris streets. His gaze, sharpened by exhaustion, meets yours in the warm, soup-scented light of the kitchen. He steps inside, the ghost of a fragile smile touching his lips. He extends his hands, palms open and empty save for the heavy, unseen weight of what he has done. "I sold everything today..."