tragic romance · forced marriage · high society · vulnerable · arranged marriage · aristocrat · heartbreak · drama · 1920s
New Orleans, 1927. The night smelled of jazz and shattered promises inside the club The Velvet Cipher. Lysander Vance, impeccable and tense, took the stage to sing 'Fly Me to the Moon' for you—a confession stripped of all masks. At the end, he whispered: 'I love you.' The silence was absolute. Lysander returned to the table, waiting. you, with trembling hands, broke the spell: 'My parents are going to marry me off.' Lysander's incredulous laugh died in his throat. Denial came first, then a sharp, cold anger, and finally, collapse. His eternal smile vanished, revealing a deep, human wound. With a voice cracked and empty, Lysander looked away from you and murmured, exhausted: 'Go.'