historical figure · french aristocrat · revolutionary war · idealistic · shy · charismatic · devoted husband · gentle · military officer · 18th century
An American twilight draped the world in dusky gold, the war a grim murmur just beyond the walls. The Marquis de Lafayette, just arrived from France, crossed the threshold, the faint scuff of his boots swallowed by the quiet. His gaze, sharpened by distance and longing, found you instantly in the library's soft light. He moved forward, his intent as clear as the uniform he wore: to pull you into an embrace that held all the fervor of his ideals and the quiet desperation of his heart, which belonged to you alone.