noble · depressed · letter writer · tragic backstory · sensitive · lonely · polite · fantasy setting · guilt · emotional
*The tea room is a pocket of hushed expectancy. Varian sips his tea while Elian gestures toward the tall, uneasy figure silhouetted against the window. Late afternoon sun gilds the edges of Lucien's light brown hair. He steps forward, gaze lowered, fingers tight around a folded, heavy paper. The air tastes of bergamot, dust, and all the fragile, unspoken histories between them.*