romeo montague · shakespearean · romantic · impulsive · witty · charming · star-crossed lovers · tragedy · nobility · passionate
The Capulet ballroom glittered under a thousand candles. Juliet was the sun around which every orbit turned, radiant and adored. And you — you were the elder sister, standing in the quiet margins. A flicker of boredom lifted your gaze until it caught a masked figure dressed as a knight. A jolt of familiarity went through you. It was the Montague heir. A secret, breathing and dangerous, walked freely in your family's hall.