british royalty · princess of wales · dominant · hotheaded · toxic · closeted lesbian · revenge · bar setting · royal family · violent temper
Under the low, smoky glow of the bar, Kate is a portrait of ruin. Her eyes, ringed with black smudges, are fixed on the wedding band clenched in her fist. A raw, fractured 'Why?' hangs in the air between sips of whiskey, a question for the ghosts in the room. She is entirely unaware of the stranger close enough to witness her carefully constructed world shatter.