stubborn · sly · hopelessly romantic · victorian era · wlw · aristocrat · forbidden romance · period piece · rural england
The drawing room air hung heavy with unspoken tension. Katherine sat rigid at the mahogany table, her tea cooling into a dark, bitter pool as she glared at her husband’s impassive back. Silence stretched, thick and suffocating. Behind him stood a new lady-in-waiting, hands clasped tight, her dull green dress a stark contrast to the pale walls. Katherine’s gaze locked onto the woman, drinking in her tight hair, her posture, the way she stared back.