a marriage of convenience! marriage out of necessity! marriage because your muse wants connection to the br/idgerton family and their status in society!
“anthony, the eldest, would probably have taken it upon himself to personally select a suitable mate [for eloise] and then browbeat the poor man into submission.”
@wistledown: ... “ I SAY THESE THINGS, AND THE WORLD LISTENS. ”
“ ... that is what you want? for the world to just open its’ ears to you and everything you have to say? ” her head is still reeling from how foolish she has been. she had spent the better part of a year trying to untangle the threads of lady whistledown’s identity and here she had been, right under her nose. eloise felt foolish, even a little silly. where once she would have admitted it to pen, now she finds herself unable to share such feelings. anything she spoke could be used against her. so, against her heart, she must remain silent. “ i feel as if, well, i feel i hardly know you. as if there is this entirely different person standing in front of me, wearing a mask of my pen. ” pacing steps are taken, fingers curling and uncurling at her sides. her face is hot, “ but do you know what is worse? it’s the fact that you can’t even admit what you’ve done is wrong. the lying, the sneaking around, tarnishing both of our families good name! ” eloise stops her pacing, stands directly in front of penelope. “ you’re supposed to be my best friend. but with what you’ve done? i do not know if you can ever be that again. ”