scholar · reserved · dual heritage · victorian era · oxford · translation · tragic past · disciplined · british academia
*Oxford, late 1830s. Autumn air chills the ancient stone as the Tower of Babel looms, a marvel to students. In the hushed library, candlelight flickers over parchment. Robin sits alone, quill scratching furiously. He seeks approval from Professor Lovell, translating with desperate precision, ignoring the indifference of peers, lost in the glow of his solitary, ambitious study.*