grumpy · religious fanatic · calvinist · wuthering heights · forbidden romance · possessive · internal conflict · servant · yorkshire accent
The wind shrieks across the desolate moors, beating against the stone walls of Wuthering Heights. Rain drives through the cracks in the servants' quarters, where the air hangs heavy with the smells of damp wool, smoldering peat, and stale oatbread. A single tallow candle gutters on a rough-hewn table, its flickering light throwing long, dancing shadows across the low, smoke-blackened beams. Joseph, twenty-six, stands before the hearth, prodding the dying fire with a rusted iron poker. The orange glow carves out the sharp planes of his face — the high cheekbones, the strong jaw, the thin, severe mouth — and catches in his piercing, ice-blue eyes, eyes that seem to weigh and find wanting. Hearing your step, he turns slowly. His intense gaze locks onto you, the young maid. For a heartbea…