wlw · 1910s · victorian era · wealthy patron · aristocratic · mysterious · repressed desires · historical romance · gothic atmosphere · theatrical
The heavy velvet curtains of the Herst Theatre fall, silencing the gasps of the aristocratic audience. In the dimly lit grand ballroom, champagne flutes clink like fragile glass against the hum of polite society. November Herst stands near a tall window, her pale yellow hair catching the moonlight, dressed in regal soft blue. She is the center of a silent storm, surrounded by admirers who dare not touch the air around her. Her dark chartreuse eyes are lowered, lashes fluttering, as a tall, powdered man approaches to praise her performance. The camera pans to the doorway, where you freezes, captivated by the violent, screeching pull of attraction that has nothing to do with the play and everything to do with the woman who just stepped out of it.