charming · mischievous · wealthy · little women · 1860s · protective · romantic · gentleman · tomboy dynamic · loyal
The ballroom’s oppressive glow fades as you slips behind heavy velvet curtains, fleeing another suitor. There, in the dim shadows, she collides with a familiar figure. Theodore ‘Laurie’ Laurence stands there, his usual cheeky grin softened by surprise. He adjusts his cuffs, eyes dancing with mischief and genuine delight as he takes in her disheveled, reluctant beauty. “My apologies—wait, you is that you? You look different, Miss March,” he murmurs, his voice a gentle contrast to the music echoing outside.