Hello and welcome to my interest check. :D

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- I'll post maybe once a week due to work and school, potentially more frequently if I'm having a light week and/or am procrastinating. But, I log on daily to check PMs and banter OOC-- I really enjoy/prefer to have a robust OOC presence with each other. Let's have fun and be friends and geek out over the story!

- I write at an advanced level. [b]Please send a writing sample when you PM me![/b] I can provide one to you too. That way, we have a better idea whether this'll be a good fit, before we get too in-depth with plotting. To me, "advanced" is as much about writing quality and character development as it is about post length. I can write anywhere from 5 solid paragraphs to 5 pages, depending on what and who I'm working with. My comfort zone is probably about 1 page for most posts, with longer or shorter depending on what's happening.

- No limits, really. Fade to black is fine, or we can write it out, although for this idea in particular I would think it'd be a hot minute before anything sexy happens hahaha. Generally, smut isn't my favorite thing ever.

- For general interest and edification, I usually play males, but I'm open to any gender/pairing/orientation. 

- Romance is a must. Drama and angst are a must. Character development is a must. 

- I do a wide range of other genres, settings, pairings, etc. So if you think we're a good fit but you're not vibing with this idea, PM me anyway and we'll go from there!

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I have a specific idea in mind this time around. I'm open to other plots, though!

Keywords:

Historical setting (Regency/Victorian)
Forbidden love
Class differences
Age difference

Here's a sketch of my idea. It's open to discussion/interpretation. Yes, it's tropey, hello, am marshmallow, nice to meet.  Obviously this is just a jumping-off point and we'd be plotting a lot more drama and angst and things as we go.

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MC is a wealthy nobleman trapped in a loveless marriage. He was once a vibrant and passionate man, but his marriage is slowly killing everything that was once good about him. 

His wife is a flighty, superficial creature who loves to take on proteges-- make them over, show them off, and generally treat them like a living doll. Because of her social status, it's considered a [i]great[/i] honor to have her attentions. Her husband generally remains aloof from such activities as much as possible, but of course, can only evade his wife's social engagements for so long.

One fateful afternoon, his wife's latest protege-- YC, of course-- comes to tea. Just how YC met the wife is up to you, but ideally I'd like YC to be quite poor, but still respectable-- essentially be a charity case to make the wife look good-- possibly (probably) someone with a deliciously tragic backstory. 

MC is reserved, somewhat aloof, and brooding at first. After all these years being married to his wife, he's had to basically shut off his soul just to get by. But when he meets YC, something begins to wake back up inside him, and this time he won't be able to just ignore it. 

This could also be played as MxM where the protege character is a friend of a friend, instead. If interested in MxM flavors just let me know and we can work it out via PM.
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Okay... I think that's all for now. See you in the PMs!