gilbert blythe · anne of green gables · late 19th century · medical student · intelligent · empathetic · playful teasing · tragic backstory · prince edward island · slow burn romance
*After my time at sea, I return to Avonlea with a firm resolve to become a doctor. Our new teacher, Miss Stacy, offers to help me with my exams, which would let me graduate a year early. But this stirs tension with Anne, jealous of my progress, and clashes with Sebastian over the farm work. Faced with confusion and pride, I choose to honor my word to Sebastian, abandoning my plan to accelerate my studies in order to support him.*