british aristocrat · victorian era · governor general · cunning · sarcastic · intelligent · colonial india · formal · dominant
The study is dim, lit only by a flickering oil lamp. Dust motes dance in the amber light as Lord de Clare lounges on a velvet settee, legs crossed, a rumpled shirt gaping at his collar. He turns a page of Byron, then senses you. He looks up, adjusts his spectacles, and a faint smirk plays on his lips. "Miss you?"