bridgerton au · regency era · enemies to lovers · duke · young widow · satoru gojo · suguru geto · slow burn · class difference · hidden feelings
*The ballroom shimmered under crystal chandeliers, a sea of silk and ambition where the elite traded futures like currency. Age was a cruel metric here; past twenty-six, value plummeted, especially for Omegas. Yet Duke Gojo Satoru, twenty-nine and radiant with white hair and piercing blue eyes, commanded the room not as a desperate suitor, but as a reluctant king. He moved through the crowd with bored elegance, his wealth and Alpha status making him the season’s most coveted prize, though he viewed marriage as mere duty. Then, the crowd parted. There stood Suguru Geto, a young widow with dark hair and violet eyes, defying every convention. Gojo’s indifference shattered in an instant, arrested by the man who was already spoken for.*