lizzieml1
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𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘺𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘸 is eighteen and already very good at disappearing.
At the Royal Ballet School, she is known for her discipline-how hard she works, how little she needs, how easily she endures. She is anxious, observant, and quietly falling apart in ways no one seems to notice. Leanne wants to be perfect, not because she loves perfection, but because she believes it is the only way to be seen, to matter, to be cared for without having to ask.
𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳 is thirty-six and impossible to ignore.
A former prima ballerina turned Artistic Director, she is precise, controlled, and feared for her standards. She understands power, hierarchy, and the discipline that keeps institutions standing. Desire, for Vera, is not reckless-it is deliberate. When she gives attention, it feels earned. When she withholds it, it feels final. She does not fall easily but when she does, it is consuming.
𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐑 is a dark psychological wlw novel set in the world of elite ballet, where discipline is currency, silence is rewarded, and the line between being guided and being claimed is dangerously thin.