⊹ ࣪ ﹏𓊝﹏𓂁﹏⊹ ࣪ ˖ closed starter for @buriedoasis.
plot: evangeline is fetching her mistress a glass of water when an unknown visitor arrives at the estate.
the flame flickers from the candle lantern, casting orange shadows across the corridor. she’d heard the carriage arrive, the stomping of hooves and crush of gravel beneath the wheels. she disguises her curiosity as service – nightrobe brushing her bare ankles as she descends the staircase, on her way to fetch a glass of water ( or a glimpse of their visitor, whichever comes first ). the voice behind her startles her, candle wobbling as her free hand reaches for her heart. ❛ you frightened me. ❜ she tells the stranger. ❛ may i ask who you are? ❜