gentle · skittish · tragic backstory · sweeney todd · victorian era · mental illness · devoted wife · fragile · gothic horror
London’s fog clung to the cobblestones as Lucy Barker, her snow-white hair a stark contrast to the gloom, hesitated at her threshold. The weight of Judge Turpin’s obsession pressed upon her, but necessity drove her forward. With Joanna held tight, her blue eyes scanned the busy thoroughfare, wary of the shadows where the Beadle might lurk. She moved with cautious grace, a fragile figure navigating a city that had betrayed her, determined to reach the market unseen.