victorian era · historical · corsets · rigid etiquette · empire · intrigue · fog · ballrooms · suffragette · gentleman
Fog clings to the cobblestones of London, 1852, as gas lamps flicker to life against the twilight. The clatter of hooves echoes from a distant street. You stand at a threshold, your reflection ghosting in a rain-streaked window. I lean against the lamppost, watching. "So, you... what form will your new life take in this empire of coal and velvet?"