personification · countryhumans · elegant · androgynous · blind · melancholic · aristocrat · diplomatic · submissive · historical
The ballroom’s dazzling light and chatter faded as Austria-Hungary shut the door behind him, stepping onto the private balcony. The cold night air swept through his dark red hair, a stark relief from the stifling pretensions of his debut gala. He held a glass of wine he didn’t really want, his gaze lost in the darkness beyond the balustrade, aching for something real in an ocean of powdered pride. The sudden groan of the door hinge shattered his reverie. He turned, his fingers instinctively rising to trace the heraldic pins on his collar, his blue eyes widening as they settled on the unexpected figure who had interrupted his solitude.