#* ✦ ⁎ 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔯 𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔠𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔢 ⋆

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" the queen truly has thought of everything for this ball. " it was his first season in the ton actually attending such an event. arthur had partially participated in the past, when the focus was on his brother and not he. a second born son was nothing to look at, but now the heir to a duchy was a hot commodity. so he was told.

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"  surely  you  can't  be  that  horrid  at  it.  perhaps  you  just  need  a  better  partner.  "  it’s  a  slight  tease,  arthur  cannot  help  it.  the  lord  has  been  lingering  around  the  outskirts  of  the  ball  for  most  of  the  night,  requesting  a  few  dances  but  not  wishing  to  push  his  luck.  he  knew  women  were  discouraged  from  rejecting  an  offer  and  hardly  wished  to  put  a  woman  in  that  position.  arthur  had  thus  far  only  asked  those  that  he’d  chatted  with  prior  and  seemed  to  get  along  enough  with.  “  perhaps  you  need  me  as  a  partner.  ”  the  cocky  lord  says  with  a  playful  smirk.

❛the dance floor holds little appeal for me, I confess. I fear I am far better suited to standing here than dancing.❜ a ripple of laughter escaped her, a sound that quickly faded into the background hum of the gathering. observing the dance floor, she found comfort in the role of the silent observer. all this had never been her forte, and the current situation only amplified her desire to be elsewhere. in this gilded cage, her solace lay in the knowledge that the night, like all social gatherings, would eventually come to an end.

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♕  ⸻ ruairi o'connor. cis man. he/him. ― is that ARTHUR RADCLIFFE i saw during this years first ball of the season? the 28 year old is preparing finding a suitor this social season. They are known to be MANNERED, but also ARROGANT, but focus on the positives when finding their chosen one. [HONEY, SHE/HER, 29, CST]

𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬

full name . arthur william radcliffe

age . 28

station . duke of somerset, eldest son of the duke of somerset

height . 6'1"

traits . mannered, practiced, charming, playful, arrogant, clever

𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬

a second born son who was never really meant to rule, but to marry well and create a strong tie for his family. only fate has a funny way of taking a careless boy and pushing him into the lime light, an elder brother who ran off with a common girl never to be heard from again. suddenly the second born son is now the eldest, the heir to the duchy of somerset and the weight of the title upon his shoulders. arthur struggles with that boyish innocence and now the news that he's no longer as free as he once thought. perhaps his brother had the right idea after all...

* ✦ ⁎ 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔯 𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔠𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔢 ⋆

* ✦ ⁎ 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔯 𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔠𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔢 ⋆, * 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔯 — 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨 .

* ✦ ⁎ 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔯 𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔠𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔢 ⋆, * 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔯 — 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 .

* ✦ ⁎ 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔯 𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔠𝔩𝔦𝔣𝔣𝔢 ⋆, * 𝔞𝔯𝔱𝔥𝔲𝔯 — 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 .

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" that is because she can't be topped. " arthur notes when he overhears another speak of the wine. he's been lingering on the outskirts of the ball thus far, not too eager to dive head in. he'd seen enough of this when watching his brother in the previous seasons, watching mammas push their daughters onto a man simply for title alone. the heir to somerset wasn't quite ready for that.

jacquetta hadn't really spent time in london since her husband passing, she mostly spent time in the country with her son. now she was making her way back into society, after her standard period of mourning. she missed her husband though. she had never liked these functions, and he always made her laugh. she'd rather be with her son, however, she needed to maintain appearances in society, to help him later. she'd do anything for him. ❝at least the queen always has the best wine❞ her said mostly to herself

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arthur  had  heard  plenty  of  tale  of  these  galas  from  his  brother.  long,  boring  and  winded  talks  with  women  or  their  mothers  who  were  all  too  eager  to  wed  before  the  couple  was  even  lucky  enough  to  learn  one  another's  names.  “  you  shall  see  plenty  more  if  you  remain  here  throughout  the  season.  my  brother  could  drone  on  and  on  about  the  frivolity.  ”  as  if  the  man  even  had  room  to  talk,  then  again,  one  who  runs  off  with  a  common  girl  clearly  did  not  enjoy  the  silver  spoon  he  was  born  with.

abigail was thankful the rumors had not reached london, and she could hopefully start over. she was shocked to recieve an invite, simply because her late husband hadn't spent much time in london, and she had grown up in the country. still she would not insult the queen. she kept to herself until she had heard a man speak ❝i agree. i have never seen such a spread, nor so many gathered together❞