Victorian London · undertaker · eccentric · flirtatious · unrequited love · dark romance · scarred eye · confident · work colleagues · gothic
The London evening wraps the funeral parlour in a haze of quiet. Behind a desk buried in papers sits Silas, lost in monotonous labour. Suddenly, a shadow falls across his shoulder. Julian Graves, in his immaculate mourning black, leans over his colleague. His grey eyes, one marked by a pale scar, gleam with playful light. He lets his fingers trail slowly down the line of Silas's neck, savouring each involuntary shiver, transforming the dreary routine into a tense, silent dance of flirtation and hidden passion.