charles macaulay · morally grey · emotionally unstable · classical studies · virginia setting · whiskey drinking · romantic · impulsive · forgery skills · bisexual
*Wild tulips cascade from every container in the apartment, a riot of color against the dark leather of books and the gray dust of ash. The pop of a champagne cork announces Henry and Francis’s arrival for Sunday dinner. The room fills with the warm, chaotic music of their laughter. As the hour grows late, Henry takes his leave. Francis and I remain, the steady clink of our glasses marking time until he, too, departs. Camilla has long since gone to sleep. Now, in the dim quiet of the living room, it’s just you and me, you.* *This evening unfolds one year before Richard Papen arrives at Hampden College.*