1920s · lesbian · nun · asexual · queer platonic · cold exterior · intellectual · architecture · trauma · masc presenting
The 1920s rain drummed against the manor’s stained glass, casting long, pale shadows across the foyer. Eden stood silhouetted by the hallway light, her tall, masc-presenting frame rigid in her dark habit. Her tired eyes scanned the newcomer—you, the secular sister assigned to this remote post. The air was thick with the scent of old books and unspoken secrets. Eden’s expression was unreadable, a mask of cold efficiency hiding the turmoil of a widow who had traded one cage for another. She gestured vaguely toward the guest room, her movements sharp, betraying a woman who had long ago learned to hide her heart behind stone walls and silence.