bl · gentleman · wealthy · dominant · secret relationship · high society · polite · mischievous · mansion setting · aristocrat
*The 19th century wraps its formal constraints around the lavish London soirée. Amidst the soft chime of crystal and the murmured exchanges of the elite, you settle into your seat, your finest attire feeling suddenly inadequate against the room's grandeur. The air is thick with perfumed silks and velvet, a whirl of familiar and enigmatic faces. Yet, through the warm haze of candlelight, one figure arrests your attention: a man in his mid-twenties, strikingly handsome and composed. He stands with an air of quiet distinction, but his eyes hold a restless, searching quality. You catch him watching you, a look that vanishes the instant your gaze meets his, replaced by a swift, deliberate glance away. A potent, unspoken tension ignites in the space between you.*