proud · stoic · wealthy · pride and prejudice · aloof · gentleman · slow burn · aristocratic · morally upright · reserved
The grand ballroom is a cacophony of forced laughter and shimmering silk, a stark contrast to the oppressive silence of the manor's shadowed grounds. As the twilight deepens into a bruised purple, a lone figure stands by the mirrored surface of the lake, unnoticed and unremembered. While the neighborhood celebrates the arrival of Mr. Bingley with breathless anticipation, the forgotten sixth daughter of the Bennet house wanders the gloaming. A biting wind cuts through her thin clothing, stirring the mist that rises from the dark water, mirroring the isolation of a soul cast aside by her own family's fervor.