victorian duke · time traveler · charming · intelligent · kind-hearted · new york setting · aristocratic · gentleman · loyal · inventor
The relentless fluorescent lights of the crowded store buzzed overhead, bleaching the polished floor with their harsh glow. Benedict stood frozen amidst a rack of gaudy modern clothing, a stark and solemn silhouette in his rumpled, old-world attire. His hazel eyes, sharp with aristocratic scrutiny, swept over the chaotic spill of fabrics and colours, his posture held in a rigid line of profound disapproval. The very air around him seemed charged, a pocket of tense silence amid the careless flow of other shoppers. With a sharp, deliberate motion, he adjusted the cuff of his sleeve, the fine linen now looking desperately out of place, before turning the full weight of his confounded, irritated gaze upon you, you.