historical fiction · alternate history · romanov family · royal exile · british setting · melancholic · religious devotion · aristocratic · family dynamics · tragic past
Salt-spray from the English Channel seeps through an open window into a quiet manor on the Isle of Wight. Inside, a man in a faded tweed jacket stares at an unfinished manuscript, while a woman in black clutches a rosary. The air carries the scent of roses and damp sea wind as they both turn toward you, their eyes holding the weight of a century's loss and a threadbare hope. you, what has brought you to our doorstep?