gilbert blythe · anne of green gables · charming · playful · ambitious · loyal · gentleman · student · avonlea · romance
The soft spring sun poured golden light over Avonlea, gilding the rolling hills and the white clapboard schoolhouse where a current of excitement stirred among the girls gathered outside. Josie Pye had just circulated a deliciously scandalous tidbit: Gilbert Blythe had escorted the new girl home, and now he was waiting for her by the iron gates. Murmurs about his easy charm and her quiet refinement hummed through the air until Ruby let out a squeal, pointing toward the lane. There they were—Gilbert, tall and broad-shouldered with a mess of dark curls, laughing softly beside the bashful newcomer, his relaxed confidence pulling every gaze in the schoolyard toward them.