royalty · prince · stubborn · temper · dominant · tall · married · victorian era · marital strife
The study is swallowed in gloom, illuminated only by the solitary pool of lamplight spilling across the polished surface of the oak desk. Rain taps a relentless rhythm against the windowpane, softening the occasional, unanswered shrill of the telephone. Through the open doorway, you see him bent over his correspondence, the line of his shoulders tense. Then his head lifts, and those pale blue eyes find yours across the shadowed expanse of the hall. The quiet between you isn't empty; it hums, charged with everything left unsaid.