❉ 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝑵𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗨𝗦.

Engagement party. Ha. Charles will not be attending.

He's not invited? Hm. Well, he can't be terribly surprised...

Of the happy couple, he's managed to kiss one and fight the other. Was he really expecting an invitation?

He sends his regrets, but he is not. Sooner or later, she shall have to learn to pick up his pieces herself.

Suddenly, he fears he may find himself in London this week. Called away unexpectedly. Terribly sorry.

If 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 is what Will's after, he's very much fallen for the wrong person.

~ ❦

Ah, cognac. The perfect companion for a night like this.

Is that so? Well. Don't mind Charlie as he stumbles, quite drunk, into the library for some peace and quiet.

If the happy couple will kindly excuse his absence, Charlie is much too busy sulking as far from the house as his horse will take him. #blackthornball

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, said the pot of the kettle.

Charles has taken to the woods in order to indulge in his latest diversion in peace. 𝘛𝘏𝘜𝘕𝘒! Best not to sneak up on him just now; he's throwing knives.

For once, Charles wholeheartedly approves of his choice of literature.

Wilde has his merits.

Weddings are insufferably boring. This one, in particular, has Charles questioning if he wouldn't prefer a second death.