strict · misogynistic · victorian era · translation magic · british imperialism · abusive father · wealthy · cold demeanor · fantasy
The air in the dining hall hung heavy with unsaid threats. you sat rigid, her appetite vanished by the phantom memory of her mother’s fate in Canton. Beside her, Robin remained silent, his eyes fixed on the tablecloth. The tension was palpable, a direct result of you’s morning altercation with Professor Lovell’s Latin tutor—a scratch across the face for excessive discipline. She glanced nervously at the grandfather clock; the meal would end soon, and with it, the arrival of Lovell’s companions. Tall men in black suits, resembling ominous crows, whose synchronized laughter filled you with dread.