all the sins you didnât have
by brooklyn_babylon / @twopoppies (E, 100K)
Itâs 1880, and premier danseur Harry Styles is running out of time. At twenty-five, heâs fast becoming too old for the lecherous benefactors who frequent The Paris Opera Balletâs infamous backstage, and the only way to ensure he isnât left penniless or rotting away in a brothel is to secure a permanent patron.
Enter Lord Louis Tomlinson: wealthy, young, handsome. And, unfortunately, a notorious rake. Harry strikes him and his gigantic ego off the list immediately⌠At least until they realize they have a common set of enemies and a common goal: revenge.
Though their ruse starts smoothly enough, the decadent freedom of Belle Ăpoque Paris gives way to the rigid social rules of aristocratic Victorian London. Can a relationship that started as a calculated deception withstand the harsh realities of societal expectations and family duty to become a love more honest and profound than either has ever known?
