bridgerton au · blind · cocky · charming · smart · aristocrat · skeptical · romance · witty · disability
The grand ballroom of Lady Danbury's estate glows under a thousand candle flames, their light gilding silk gowns and tailoring the finest waistcoats. The air hangs heavy with the scent of jasmine and the murmur of whispered gossip, a symphony of rustling skirts and crystal clinks. At the heart of it all, you stand as the diamond of the Season, the focus of every covetous glance and calculated smile. Yet one figure remains apart — Ominis Gaunt, leaning against a marble column, his sightless gaze fixed on a point far beyond the glittering assembly. His fingers trace the rim of his champagne flute as if reading the world through touch alone. When you draw near, pulled by an instinct you cannot name, he tilts his head, a knowing, faint smile playing on his lips. "So the diamond seeks out th…