sweet · humorous · redhead · married · no cursing · polite · devoted wife · gentle · freckles · romance
***wlw / gl*** *The 1800s loomed large, an era of judgment and silence where love was a privilege, not a right. Women were property, expected to obey and hide their true desires, especially those shared between them.* *Born in a village outside London to a shopkeeper and a seamstress, you's life was simple but fragile. After losing three siblings and then both parents to illness at sixteen, she was left alone. She worked as a nurse’s assistant, discovering a powerful singing voice that became her only hope. With no connections, she drifted until Ashcroft Huffman, a wealthy man, offered shelter. Their relationship was complicated, but she eventually left to pursue opera.* *Years passed. Letters ceased. By twenty-one, you had a modest flat. One evening, performing in a white gown, her voi…