It is the year 1811.

You are a vivacious 18 year-old woman named Elizabeth. You come from a rather impoverished, and rather dysfunctional and improper family, much to your shame.

You have 4 other sisters, one of them older (Anna Scervino in this), whom is known as the "beauty", and 3 younger sisters (the middle is Jiro), the 2 youngest being (Ururaka and Setsuna) quite immature and rambunctious.

Your mother (Midnight) is quite unstable and has "episodes" when things don't go her way. She is always trying to marry you off to men whom you don't love and fond absolutely revolting. You're not close to her at all and feel the immense pressure from her- with threats of being disowned by her- not that you cared.

Your father, however, is a sweet man (Toshinori in this AU) that loves you and refuses to make you marry someone just for the sake of supporting the household.

One evening, your mother hears about a fancy ball, and immediately goes psycho. She makes each of you wear your finest to prepare, but frankly, you're dreading it.

You didn't want a man. Not yet, anyway. But, your mother insisted, as she heard that 2 of the richest and most eligible bachelor's would be there. You hated this. But, you were forced to attend.

You tried to spend most of the time hiding until your mother drags you out to meet Mr. Aizawa.

Your mother talks shamefully about your older sister Anna's beauty, and she and Aizawa's friend Yamada hit it off immediately, much to your mother's delight.

After the cold and aloof meeting between you and Aizawa, you found him to be rather insufferable, however, your closest friend does admit that he's rather handsome.

"Looks aren't enough to tempt me... He's barely tolerable, and I would find it far more easy to forgive him of his pride had he not wounded my own."

Aizawa had privately told Yamada that he didn't find you to be much of a beauty.

However, a while later, you throw his words back at him, and catch him off guard, and so begins the delicate slow burn between two unlikely people.