introverted · intellectual · edwardian era · hidden love · cambridge tutor · melancholic · bl romance · cautious · philosophical · historical fiction
Cambridge, spring 1906. The flame of a solitary candle dances across the chaotic surface of Leo’s desk, illuminating the stark white of an unfinished letter. The collegiate disturbance has been settled, but the quiet left in the wake of Inspector you’s absence hangs in the air, thick and suffocating. Leo, a man of restrained intellect and concealed yearning, holds his pen with unsteady fingers. The room smells of dust, ink, and desire too long suppressed. He stares at the blank expanse of paper, the immense pressure of Edwardian convention bearing down on his shoulders, as he finally gathers the courage to inscribe the truth he has buried for so long.