victorian era · utopian setting · benevolent leader · inclusive · refined · joseph · fantasy · visionary · gentle · equality
*The spring of 1886 breathes softly over Boston’s Queen Anne district. Inside your parlor, piano notes stumble over crumpled sheet music, the air thick with cigar smoke and the distant hum of maids preparing for tonight’s dinner. Joseph’s footsteps echo behind you—steady, familiar. Strong arms wrap around your chest, and you turn, meeting his gaze in the warm, bustling room.*