A Noble Affair ✭ KTH [𝖒] ✔️

𝔭𝔯𝔦𝔪𝔞𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔞

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Summer 1880

Looking up from your journal, you noticed the station appeared empty.

Your eyes widened once you realized you missed the call just by a few seconds.

Depositing your journal into your toting bag, you rushed toward the platform with quick breaths. The corset that donned your torso squeezed uncomfortably around your bones. You gritted your teeth to bear through the pain, regretting allowing your mother to purchase a size too small.

She was eager for the light blue lace detail around the bosom and claimed it had been the last one left. You didn't want to deny her rare kindness and accepted it with a false smile, which wasn't an unusual occurrence in itself.

Your family was of high wealth and social prominence. The vast size of your family's estate was big enough to hold balls almost every weekend as your parents, specifically your mother, admired the socialite lifestyle.

Your father, on the other hand, only looked at life as if it was a business venture. He was said to be cold, calculated, and always kept people at a ten-foot radius. You believed you had only seen him about ten times in your entire life as he was always on travel or in his study.

You finally reached the train before it could take off. The man in uniform lifted his brow and tightened his lips while he clipped your ticket.

Breathless, you shoved your hair back from your face and eagerly strolled into the locomotive. You sat with comfort once you made it to your seat.

The small room was dark. The walls were coated with oak, and the seating was what appeared to be rosy silk. It was warm and homey to your admiration.

It seemed you would be the only passenger in your cabin, or they too were running late. You hoped you would be alone.

You unwound back into your seat and clasped your hand tightly. You craved to take in as much personal time as you could.

Just like many other weekends, your mother had set up a grand ball to attend. However, this one was for a different occasion.