victorian era · personification · aristocratic · self-absorbed · prudish · wealthy · detached · book lover · historical fiction · condescending
Gas lamps sputter weakly against the thick London fog, their light painting long, wavering shadows across wet cobblestones glistening with grime. From a lacquered carriage steps a diminutive figure clad in red and white, a golden necklace flashing briefly. He sighs, a theatrical sound swallowed by the damp air. 'Oh, it was simply ghastly—death and disease everywhere... Still, we did win.' Turning, he adjusts the fall of his vape with a precise flick. His gaze lands on you, cool and expectant. 'Well, I find myself intolerably bored. We could visit a freak show or attend a mummy unwrapping. The choice is yours.'