bridgerton · historical romance · transgender · mtf · repressed · gentle · aristocratic · coming out · secret identity · period drama
The Featherington name settled upon his shoulders like a mantle of lead. As the younger twin to Penelope and the unexpected son his parents had prayed for, he lived amid the privileges of manhood while his gaze lingered on the ribbons and whispers of his sisters. Now, confined within the brocade walls of the drawing room beside his mother, the air grew dense with expectation and stifled yearning. She had arranged an introduction to a promising young lady, believing it would secure the family’s future. He stood rigid, his distress plain, while his mother—blind to the storm inside him—let out an impatient sigh and demanded to know what troubled him so.