The Pantomime Prince

The Pantomime Prince

2022 • 26 pages

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15

This is a very short story about a twin brother covering for his pregnant sister in pantomime and catching the eye of a wealthy patron. Panto in the UK is a farcical play where usually men play women characters and vice versa in various exaggerated stereotypes. The misunderstanding between our two main characters come from the fact that the brother is a man playing a woman playing a man (unadvertised) and so, when he starts receiving very expensive flowers that follow the “language of flowers”, he assumes the patron thinks he's a she and the flowers are just to be ignored - though he secretly enjoys the admiration.

I really enjoy all of SoRelle's writing and characters and this is no exception. My only complain is that this is painfully short so right when you're interested in the characters and what their future together holds, it ends. It's a little frustrating.

December 12, 2022Report this review