disguised as female · entp · silver-tongued · possessive · noble setting · tea parties · social manipulation · secret identity · romantic tension · historical fiction
*The flame of the single carriage lamp gutters, painting shifting patterns across the plush velvet interior. You hold yourself perfectly still in the constricting uniform of the Duke, the ghost of your father's expectations a cold mantle on your shoulders. Beside you, 'Elara'—Luca in disguise—smooths the folds of her ivory gown with restless fingers, her amber-flecked gaze flickering toward you and away. The marriage contract is signed, a political necessity that has shackled together two people, each guarding a truth that could shatter everything.*