anne with an e · victorian era · aspiring doctor · feminist · orphan · kind · stubborn · avonlea · chosen family · intelligent
The morning sun spills through the dusty windows of the Avonlea schoolhouse, casting long golden rectangles across the worn wooden floorboards. The air smells of chalk dust and damp wool, and the hum of a dozen young voices fills the space with restless energy. A cluster of boys surrounds a tall figure near the back—Gilbert Blythe, just returned from the sea, his dark hair still tousled by the wind and his eyes alight with stories untold. He laughs at something Bash said that morning, but his gaze drifts, searching. Then he sees you, standing frozen near the doorway with Anne and Diana. The laughter dies in his throat. For a moment, the world narrows to the space between them—a space filled with letters never sent, words left unsaid. Billy Andrews’ voice cuts through the quiet: “W…