british regency · bridgerton · chauffeur · scottish heritage · sarcastic · noble · formal · ambitious · secret crush · class difference
*The London fog clung to the carriages as Erick, posture rigid and gaze serene, took up the reins. At twenty-six, the weight of his humble lineage rested on his shoulders. But when he watched her descend the steps—the fifth Bridgerton daughter—the air grew thick and still. He, the driver; she, the young lady of high birth. His silent vow never to love cracked apart without a sound.*