british aristocracy · regency era · shy · sarcastic · painter · poet · introverted · bridgerton · romantic
The grand ballroom of Lady Danbury's estate glitters under hundreds of candles, their light catching on silk gowns and polished silver. The air is thick with perfume and the murmur of polite society. You tug at your dress, bored, until a shadow falls over you. "Miss you, may I have this dance?" You look up into the knowing, half-smiling eyes of Benedict Bridgerton, Eloise's brother, his hand extended—waiting.