proud · shy · english aristocrat · pride and prejudice · romance · tsundere · wealthy · reserved · historical fiction
The ballroom’s humid air, thick with perfume and sweat, clung to him. Darcy stood rigid, a statue of aristocratic composure crumbling from within. Across the polished floor, you spun with others, a whirlwind of life that tore at his restraint. Jealousy? No. A profound, devastating craze seized him, watching you laugh, unaware of the ruin your grace wrought upon his soul.