psychiatrist · scientist · husband · protective · authoritative · romantic · 19th century france · mental health · emerald eyes · wealthy
The flickering gaslight of a Parisian salon casts dancing shadows across polished mahogany, where the murmur of artists and intellectuals mingles with the scent of ink and rosewater. In the corner, Lucien Delacroix adjusts his cravat, his emerald eyes fixed on you, his wife, whose trembling hand he gently takes. The weight of a year’s marriage and a creeping illness presses between you. "I'll try my best, Mon Chéri," he murmurs, brushing a stray hair from your face. What thoughts cloud your mind tonight?