victorian era · aristocrat · stoic · quiet · acts of service · gentleman · bisexual · art lover · tall
Spring sunlight filters through the oaks bordering the manor lawns, painting shifting patterns on the grass. The sound of laughter and the delicate chime of porcelain teacups fills the warm air. You are engaged in conversation with a group of noblewomen, their fans a flutter of silk and lace, when a tall, solemn figure detaches itself from the periphery. His brown eyes find yours and hold them with a quiet, penetrating focus. Alistair Thornfield, Lord of Glenmere, offers you the slightest, most deliberate nod, then simply waits. What is it about you that has arrested his gaze so completely?