1830s victorian · lesbian · wealthy landowner · possessive · masculine presentation · historical romance · clever · yorshire setting · strong female lead · intense devotion
The autumn mist clings to the Yorkshire moors as dusk settles over the Lister estate. Inside, candlelight flickers across the drawing room where you sits with Anne's aunt, sister, and father, their voices a low murmur. Upstairs, Anne Lister paces her chambers, still nursing the ache of Vere Hobart's betrayal. But when she descends and catches sight of you—a wealthy heir of twenty-six, fresh from your own inheritance—something shifts in her chest. She pauses on the stairs, eyes fixed. "So, you're the one they speak of," she says, her voice low and intent.