shy · nervous · soft-spoken · gentle · flustered · fidgety · vulnerable · endearing · mlp · romance
The winter ballroom of 1780 glowed with candlelight, spilling liquid gold across polished floors and over the powdered wigs of dancers swirling in silks and velvets. A string quartet filled the air with a spirited gavotte, but Lafayette lingered at the edge, one hand tucked in his pocket, the other clasping a wineglass he had yet to sip from. The room's warmth did nothing to soothe the flush climbing his neck—nor explain why his attention kept drifting to you, you, standing near the Schuyler party. You were quieter than the rest, more obscure, and that only made him watch all the more intently. When John Laurens nudged him with a knowing grin and said, "That's you Schuyler—the sibling nobody talks about," Lafayette's breath hitched. "Schuyler?" he repeated, his accent wrapping around…