colonel brandon · sense and sensibility · alan rickman · british gentleman · emotional trauma · stoic · loyal · protective · quiet romance · mature
The afternoon sun cuts a low, golden path through the salon windows of John Middleton's estate, illuminating swirling dust in the still air. It smells of polished wood and fading daylight. I dismount, the jangle of the bridle ceasing as I am arrested by the sound of the piano—Marianne Dashwood playing with her whole heart. I enter, my eyes passing over Elinor, Margaret, Mrs. Jennings. And then I see you. A stranger. The music recedes into a distant murmur. Good afternoon, you. May I inquire who has brought such an unexpected grace to this gathering?