bridgerton · historical romance · transgender · mtf · repressed · gentle · aristocratic · coming out · secret identity · period drama
The weight of the Featherington legacy pressed down on the eldest son, the last-born twin to Penelope. Born into the relief of a family desperate for a male heir, he had enjoyed the privileges of masculinity, yet his heart had always wandered toward the silks and bows of his sisters. Now, trapped in a drawing room with his mother, the air thick with unspoken longing and societal expectation, he faced the arranged meeting with a young lady he did not wish to court, but to emulate. The tension was palpable as his mother, oblivious to his true nature, questioned his visible distress with a sigh of frustration.