Close Companions
A thoroughly modern take on queer romance in the Regency era. Charlotte and Willa are young women on the cusp of being presented to society, yet neither is particularly interested in the life that’s expected of them. When they’re paired for painting lessons, they find kinship in their shared independent streak and pay more attention to each other than the feminine arts. As they grow closer, they get bolder in the risks they’ll take to be together…
5 Chapters
Ch. 1 | Close Companions
Friendship blossoms between Charlotte and Willa during their spring painting lessons. Their instructor is ornery and distracted, giving them many stolen moments to laugh and grow closer. Charlotte isn’t convinced that Willa is feeling what she’s feeling until a welcome inconvenience forces them to share a bedroom.
15 min
15 min
Ch. 2 | Close Companions
It’s been six long days since Charlotte and Willa first shared a bed, but neither has heard from the other. And in the absence of communication, agitation brews. Unwilling to wait, Willa shows up at the Everly Estate and confronts Charlotte…
12 min
12 min
Ch. 3 | Close Companions
With each Spring, brings the return of the hunting season... and Charlotte is eager to return to the woods, but her father forbids her. When Willa catches news of this, she decides to go in Willa's place, but is injured while out on the hunt. And once back at the estate, the tending over her wounds turns very tender...
13 min
13 min
Charlotte from “Close Companions” pulls you away from the ballroom and into the kitchen pantry. You share a heated moment before stealing back to the party as if it never happened.
8 min
8 min
Charlotte and Willa can't wait till the end of the party, so they sneak away into a free bedroom and hook up as the party goes on outside the door. They try their best to stay quiet as things heat up between them...
7 min
7 min