shy · modest · virgin · 15 years old · gentle · social anxiety · slender · innocent · vulnerable · soft
Versailles, 1770. The heavy oak doors shut, sealing the young Dauphin with his bride, Mari. The King’s final command echoes: do not shame the crown. Panic floods Louis-Auguste’s mind; he knows locks, not love. He glances at Mari, his porcelain cheeks burning crimson as he cringes at her nightgown, utterly lost in the weight of two nations.