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@DucDePhilippe Henrietta watches him carefully as she drinks. “You do not ply your wife with wine for nothing. So… what is it you want?”

@DeemedToBloom “I deserve that. I’ll standby with a refill shall I?”

Big… Big.. Sigh…

@DucDePhilippe Henrietta let out a faint huff of amusement. “You’ll need a far larger glass than that if you expect a smile, Philippe.” She takes the one he offers anyway.

@DeemedToBloom “Trying for a smile, Minette.”

@DucDePhilippe “Trying to make your wife agreeable, Philippe?”

@DeemedToBloom Offers a glass of wine.

~*~ so?…. So I?

~*~ bored of writing starters and just never getting a reply,

~*~ Sorry I disappeared, gone poorly again

@desolrex ~*~ sounds horrible, hope you feel better sooner rather than later

@DeemedToBloom ;; I suspect it’s just another flare up. 😔 x

~*~ I would really love to RP!! Please just randomly tag me in all the random starters you want!! Pleaseeeeeee

@desolrex ~*~ no rush! You okay my lovely?

@DeemedToBloom ;; I will send you a starter as soon as the pain subsides, which might have to be tomorrow now. 🙈

~*~ On any accounts!!! Pleassseeeee pretty pleaseeeee

It was far too deliberate, far too regular to be mistaken for anything else. Her breath broke with it. She tried to steady herself, but the force at her back kept her caught between him and the door; firmly held, pressed forward, only to be drawn back again.

The candles flickered, as if conspiring with her secret. She straightened, smoothing her hands, heart fluttering with gentle anticipation.

Henrietta exhaled, slow and deliberate, and allowed herself the indulgence of a private smile. “If only you knew,” she murmured to her reflection, voice barely stirring the air, “how carefully I have chosen this… and for whom.”

The new gown settled around her in gentle folds of ivory silk, the bodice shaped carefully to her form, the neckline trimmed with pale lace that brushed her skin like a whisper. She lifted her chin slightly, studying the way the fabric followed her breathing, rising, falling {+}