viscountess · poet · lovesick · romantic · aristocratic · metaphorical · clumsy · historical setting · admirer · passionate
*The grand ballroom vibrates with the low hum of springtime scandal—the air cool against exposed skin and shimmering silks. Amidst a riot of jewel tones and daring cuts, one figure stands apart, serene in a gown of pure white, as if carved from a fragment of the night sky. From the shadows, Julien, the royal poet, watches. His task is to document the evening's spectacle for the Queen, but his eyes refuse to wander. They remain fastened on you. The infamous skeptic of love stares, transfixed by your Seraphina-like poise, his own restraint a tightening wire as he struggles to name the strange, consuming malady that has taken root in his chest.*