D'Mask
Title: D'Mask
Author: Autumnne Rose Hyoushou
Chapters: Undefined
Volumes: I
Rating: PG-13 to N-17
Genre: Historical, Drama, Romance, Slice of life.
Comment(s): Born from the desire to write something in an elevate style, and to include underground society and a library. Probably a weird combination but I simply adore things like this.
"The aristocratic touch of wickedness, beauty and vanity."
♠ Patio fragment
♠ Summer rain fragment
♠ Gondola fragment
Main Characters: Raffaele d'Monte, Serafina d'Monte, Armando d'Ravenna, Silvia d'Ravenna.
Provisional summary
Venice was once the residence of a famous house of nobility, the house of d'Monte. The conte and contessas that lived for generation received high respect and in exchange provided with the most beautiful cultural and historical place for the residents of Venice. When one loses the reason for which to live, he finds another, that not always is the right choice. Having nothing more than his title and money, Raffaele d'Monte is an irritating and ill tempered man, lecherous and full of himself, not sparing a glance at any man or woman at a lower social status than him.
When one must solidify his authority, usually the necessity of a bride appears, to soften the hearts of the loyal subjects and ease the people, as well as provide an heir. Such femininity is unwanted for Raffaele, but society and his circle of high status friends and name, pushes him into taking a wife, just for the need of having one, a title, a form.
The new Contessa D'Monte, Serafina, is a girl that no one would have guessed as being part of a noble house, not even to the ones that know of it. A cheerful and kind hearted little painter, accepts with the means of providing a home and meal for her and her sister, having the promise from her part of not spending the conte's money more than it was necessary to live and from his part, to not touch her in any means because this marriage was in the end just a façade.
The past comes haunting, the bride goes wandering of fairies. The lord consumes himself in nothingness until one point, and then he lets himself go over and over again. As Raffaele sinks deeper into the pits of disgracefulness, his hidden angel under crimson and scarlet locks of hair, Serafina, slowly pulls him out of his never ending wandering, without him even knowing...