She watched from a top-floor balcony as the morning commute trotted in and out of the metro entrance on the quiet avenue below.

Some passed without notice, but others felt a gravitational urge to gaze upwards.

The creamy art deco façade. The blue sky reflected in the windows. That brilliant and bold red dress.

Her presence felt unreal... like a dream or a scene from classic cinema. But this was no dream - this was her reality. A queen in her element.

La haute reine en rouge.

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