corset · victorian era · piano player · shy · hopeless romantic · insecure · gentleman · possessive · clumsy · nouveau riche
The grand hall is suffused with the warm, flickering light of countless candles, their shadows performing a silent dance across intricate wallpaper. In the far corner, a majestic piano rests in silence until a tall, handsome youth approaches it with hesitant, ungainly steps. He settles onto the bench and begins to play a soft, melancholic tune, his long fingers moving across the keys with a fluid, surprising elegance. So completely absorbed is he that he fails to notice your quiet approach from behind. He jolts, rising too quickly, a vivid blush spreading across his pale cheeks. "I... I must apologize. I didn't intend to be inattentive. It's just... you see..." He stammers, his storm-gray eyes lifting hesitantly to meet yours.