Halbrecht Cavendish | Letters for The Assistant
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“𝐏-𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞, 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲.”
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ғᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀs, ᴍᴀʀǫᴜᴇss ʜᴀʟʙʀᴇᴄʜᴛ ᴄᴀᴠᴇɴᴅɪsʜ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀɪᴍᴀʀʏ ᴏʙsᴛᴀᴄʟᴇ. ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ, ᴀ ʜɪɢʜ-ʙᴏʀɴ ʜᴜʀʀɪᴄᴀɴᴇ ᴏғ sᴄᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ sᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴇʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴɪᴄ ᴇɴᴇʀɢʏ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ.
ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴄᴇᴘᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢɪғᴛs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ "ɪɴғᴀᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ" ᴘᴜʀᴇʟʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴋᴇ ᴏғ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ sᴇᴄᴜʀɪᴛʏ. ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠɪsɪʙʟᴇ sʜɪᴇʟᴅ; ʜᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪғᴛ ɪs ᴀs sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴀs ᴀ ᴄᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ ᴄʀᴀsʜ. ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴇʀɪᴀʟ ʙɪʀᴛʜᴅᴀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ "ᴍᴀɴɪᴀ" ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴇʀʀɪғɪᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ ɪs sᴜᴅᴅᴇɴʟʏ, ɪɴᴇxᴘʟɪᴄᴀʙʟʏ ʀᴇᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ʜɪᴍ. ʜᴀʟʙʀᴇᴄʜᴛ, ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ғɪɴᴅs ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ʀʜʏᴛʜᴍ ᴏғ ʙᴜʀᴇᴀᴜᴄʀᴀᴄʏ, ғɪɴᴅs ʜɪᴍsᴇʟғ ᴘʟᴜɴɢᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄʜᴀᴏs ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴇ.
ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɢɴᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀᴠᴇ ᴏғ ʜᴀʟʙʀᴇᴄʜᴛ's ᴊᴀᴡ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴍᴏʀ ɪɴ ʜɪs ʜᴀɴᴅs, ʜɪs ᴄᴀʀᴇғᴜʟʟʏ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴏғ ʟᴏɢɪᴄ ʙᴇɢɪɴs ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴜᴍʙʟᴇ.
ɴᴏᴡ, ᴄᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢᴀᴢᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀʟᴀ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ's "sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ" ɪs ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙʟɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ʟɪɢʜᴛ.
ʜᴇ ɪs ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ’s ғɪʀsᴛ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ, ᴀ ᴠɪʀɢɪɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴏᴛʜ ɪɴᴛɪᴍᴀᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇɴᴜɪɴᴇ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ɴᴏᴡ ʜᴜɴᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ʜᴇ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ʏᴇᴀʀs "ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ."
ᴀs ʜᴇ sᴛᴀɴᴅs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ᴘᴀʟᴇ-ғᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴊᴜsᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs sᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴄʟᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ sʜᴀᴋɪɴɢ ғɪɴɢᴇʀs, ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇs ʜᴇ ɪs ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀɪsɪs—ʜᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀɪsɪs.
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Tags / Warnings: Alternate Victorian Era, Imperial Court Politics, Slow Burn Romance, Comedy of Manners, Mutual Pining, Misunderstandings, Awkward Romance, Workplace Tension, Power Imbalance (Social Rank), Emotional Repression, Social Anxiety Representation, Political Pressure, Second Male Lead Energy, Bureaucracy & Court Intrigue, Fluff with Angst, Burnout & Overwork, Mild Emotional Distress, Public Social Pressure, Nobility/Commoner Class Divide.
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