SiaKlynn
Walk with me?
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I may not have gotten the sleep I had hoped for yesterday morning, but I did have an idea for a story I think I might like to write at some point. This is a rambling of my thoughts.
The setting is a Masquerade Ball. This story could take place in the past or modern day I can see benefits for using either time setting.
This ball is held by an exclusive group of people possibly rich, noble or a secret society. At the masquerade masks are required and the strict rule is they are worn at all times and real names are not exchanged. The idea is that people can relax and play a persona during the evening without fear of being identified, as many of the patrons are respected public figures. What happens between couples who spend the evening together is entirely up to them.
The character I would like to write is at the masquerade for the very first time. She excited to have garnered an invitation because stepping into this world can open opportunities in the real world. On this evening she meets and spends time with a gentleman, who is either young and new to the world or older and experienced. These two have a strong chemistry and spend the entire evening together talking and exploring the grounds of the mansion and end up in the garden to watch the sunrise marking the end of the festivities. They part ways and anticipate seeing each other in two weeks at the next ball.
This story can develop many different ways and can be a sweet romance or something a little darker either way the characters will be drawn to each other passionately and find ways to break the rules by communicating between functions. Each time they meet at the ball they wear a specific item such as a type of flower in her hair and trinket of some kind pinned to his lapel or he chooses a specific type of mask, so that they can recognize each other.
Eventually they will reveal who they are in the real world and this can create other problems. The pace in which they move romantically depends on the characters who may or may not show restraint. The male character can be close to my character's age, which I'm seeing is mid-twenties or he can be older. Perhaps the male character is one of the hierarchy and draws her into his world while slowly breaking the rules he helped put in place. Her initial invitation possibly could be part of his plan to draw her into his world and possess her. If that is the case then he would start out looking for the conquest, but finds himself falling in love with her.
If this takes place in the past I see it as the nobles using this as a way to cure boredom and game play with those not within their social hierarchy. If this takes place in the modern world I think it works as an underground society, which is comprised of successful people in business, celebrities and a few independently wealthy.
My brain is a little tired, so I'm not sure I'm explaining this idea very well, so I'll come back and edit, but this is the gist of my brewing idea.
The setting is a Masquerade Ball. This story could take place in the past or modern day I can see benefits for using either time setting.
This ball is held by an exclusive group of people possibly rich, noble or a secret society. At the masquerade masks are required and the strict rule is they are worn at all times and real names are not exchanged. The idea is that people can relax and play a persona during the evening without fear of being identified, as many of the patrons are respected public figures. What happens between couples who spend the evening together is entirely up to them.
The character I would like to write is at the masquerade for the very first time. She excited to have garnered an invitation because stepping into this world can open opportunities in the real world. On this evening she meets and spends time with a gentleman, who is either young and new to the world or older and experienced. These two have a strong chemistry and spend the entire evening together talking and exploring the grounds of the mansion and end up in the garden to watch the sunrise marking the end of the festivities. They part ways and anticipate seeing each other in two weeks at the next ball.
This story can develop many different ways and can be a sweet romance or something a little darker either way the characters will be drawn to each other passionately and find ways to break the rules by communicating between functions. Each time they meet at the ball they wear a specific item such as a type of flower in her hair and trinket of some kind pinned to his lapel or he chooses a specific type of mask, so that they can recognize each other.
Eventually they will reveal who they are in the real world and this can create other problems. The pace in which they move romantically depends on the characters who may or may not show restraint. The male character can be close to my character's age, which I'm seeing is mid-twenties or he can be older. Perhaps the male character is one of the hierarchy and draws her into his world while slowly breaking the rules he helped put in place. Her initial invitation possibly could be part of his plan to draw her into his world and possess her. If that is the case then he would start out looking for the conquest, but finds himself falling in love with her.
If this takes place in the past I see it as the nobles using this as a way to cure boredom and game play with those not within their social hierarchy. If this takes place in the modern world I think it works as an underground society, which is comprised of successful people in business, celebrities and a few independently wealthy.
My brain is a little tired, so I'm not sure I'm explaining this idea very well, so I'll come back and edit, but this is the gist of my brewing idea.
