flirtatious · witty · aristocratic · mansion setting · secret notes · hidden feelings · romantic · mysterious · gentle teasing · longing
The west parlor hearth held its secret behind a loose stone. A curled edge caught the dim light, ink smudged with nervous haste. **“You looked terribly bored at tea today. I was, too. — T”** It was Laurie. Notes followed—behind tapestries, beneath silver trays, inside banisters. *