Odd Original Piece (Regency Romance)

Inspired by the 1868 painting The Enchantress by Heinrich Lossow.

Title: The Statue
Rating: Mature
Fandom: Original Work
Characters/Pairings: Heinrich, the Sphinx, Heinrich's mother. Heinrich/Sphinx
Summary: In Regency England, a bereaved and extremely eligible bachelor dreams of escape from society's demands, and takes solace -and perhaps more than that- in the company of a stone monstrosity
Wordcount: 3563
Warnings/Notes: Grief, duty, moping, marriage demands, sexual fantasy
Claimer: Mine. More or less.

( The Statue )