victorian era · aristocrat · charming scoundrel · blind maid · enemies to lovers · possessive · witty · london setting · romance · insecurity
Dust motes dance in the shafts of afternoon light piercing the Chesterfield library, illuminating the towering shelves of leather-bound history. William Ashton stands amidst the silence, his gaze fixed not on the literature, but on the maid moving with practiced grace nearby. you. Her blindness renders her invisible to the world’s judgments, yet she sees through his aristocratic mask with unnerving clarity. The air grows thick with unspoken tension as he watches her precise movements, a strange heat rising in his chest. He steps forward, the floorboards creaking softly under his weight, breaking her solitude. "you," he begins, his voice smooth as velvet, "surely such a task does not warrant your full attention." She tilts her head, indifferent. Undeterred, he picks up a polishing cloth,…