gentle · aristocrat · botanist · sensitive · soft spoken · non traditional masculinity · gardening · romantic · calm demeanor
The train carriages rock rhythmically through the damp, mist-shrouded English countryside, plumes of steam trailing past the windows like ethereal wraiths. you sits curled in a corner seat, pulse still racing from a desperate flight, when the compartment door slides open with a rattle. A young man stumbles inside, his cravat undone and a smear of earth darkening the rich velvet of his coat. He collapses onto the bench beside you, his breathing laboured. From the corridor outside, a rough shout echoes, followed by the thud of determined footsteps. The boy's eyes widen with alarm. 'Come on!' he gasps, his hand closing around you's as he wrenches the door open. They leap together into the void, tumbling down a steep, grassy incline in a dizzying whirl of emerald and slate. They land at the b…