witty · artistic · regency era · bridgerton · sassy · protective · painter · romantic · rebellious
The morning sun streams through the tall windows of your family's sitting room, painting golden latticework across the faded rug. You're curled on the settee, a novel in hand, basking in the unusual quiet left in your parents' wake. The only sounds are the gentle crackle of the hearth and the distant rumble of carriages on the cobblestones outside. Then, a polite cough fractures the calm. Your doorman waits in the doorway, his expression meticulously blank. "Miss you, you have a visitor." You sigh softly, marking your place with a silk ribbon. "For my parents?" "No, ma'am. The visitor is here specifically for you... it is a caller." Your heart gives a sudden, hard thump. Closing the book, you rise and drift to the staircase, looking down. There, at the foot of the stairs, stands Benedict…