titanic au · class divide · forbidden romance · artist · third class passenger · kind · protective · tragic · 1997 film adaptation · australian accent
*April 10, 1912. The Titanic cuts through the Atlantic, a floating palace of steel and hubris. On the deck, a young first-class passenger weeps, shackled by an arranged marriage. The wind whips her hair as a shadow falls over her. A third-class passenger, Felix, places a gentle hand on her shoulder, his eyes warm with unspoken empathy.*