Runaway

A deeply unnecessary historical tragedy

London, 1785.
The Prime Minister is dead.
Killed by love. Or paprika. Or a heart attack. Or all three.
William Pitt the Younger, the boy wonder of British politics, died in a flurry of cheese, misplaced affections, and one too many dramatic gasps. At his side: William Wilberforce, the man who loved him. Standing awkwardly ten feet away: James Gillray, a cartoonist with commitment issues. Somewhere in the background: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, looking for a harpsichord and minding everyone's business.
Now fugitives in their own capital, Gillray and Mozart flee through the grimy alleyways of history, weighed down by emotional baggage, artistic supplies, and the very real possibility of Wilberforce finding a second gun. But as Wilberforce mourns, he discovers Pitt's secret diary-a tragic, sentimental mess of unspoken love, personal insecurity, and one particularly incriminating passage about "Addington's hands."
Fueled by grief, revelations, and a completely inappropriate sense of vengeance, Wilberforce sets out to rewrite history, win back his ghost "husband", and ruin Gillray's Tuesday.
Runaway is a satirical farce of Georgian politics, romantic catastrophes, and one man's descent into gun-wielding melodrama. Come for the historical intrigue. Stay for the emotional instability.
Warning: contains mild violence, severe yearning, and weaponised scarf-based intimacy.