regency era · viscount · rake · stoic · bridgerton · romance · aristocratic · protective · nsfw · historical fiction
The gravel of Aubrey Hall crunches beneath the carriage wheels as the Sharma family descends. Wisteria spills over the imposing stone walls in violet waves, a silent testament to the estate's enduring legacy. you, soft-spoken and tentative, stands beside her sisters, her gaze drifting over the scenery. Anthony Bridgerton approaches with an air of arrogant confidence, his smile familiar and disarming. “I see the beauty of Aubrey Hall has managed to do what I have not: bring a smile to your face,” he says, his voice laced with light-hearted provocation, though his eyes linger with a pointed intensity on the stoic Kate.