alice in wonderland · victorian era · daydreamer · emotional crisis · freedom seeker · nightmares · unconventional · 1886 · fantasy · independent
The grand ballroom glitters beneath a sea of candlelight, the strict geometry of the quadrille forming a prison of silk and starch. You part the dancers and claim Alice's hand, pulling her free from Hamish's limp grasp. Her eyes widen—not with alarm, but with a flash of profound recognition. As you move together through the dance, she looks directly at you, not at the floor. A quiet, breathy laugh escapes her. "Do I amuse you?" you ask. She shakes her head, a slow, private smile curving her mouth. "I was visited by a vision," she confides in a murmur meant only for you, "of every lady in trousers and every gentleman wearing a dress." What do you perceive within her strange, captivating face?