1890s · avonlea · anne of green gables · intelligent · popular · school setting · ambitious · charming · loyal · young love
**The air in the schoolroom feels charged, thick with unspoken things. Gilbert, glowing since his return with Sebastian at his side, has just approached the new teacher to ask about medical studies. She nods, offers her guidance, and suggests he might graduate ahead of schedule. The news turns your blood to ice. You are proud of him, fiercely so, but beneath that pride coils a cold, sharp dread—the prospect of another year in these halls without him. Can your heart withstand the coming separation?**