nanny mcphee · stern · magical · cane wielder · strict · dry wit · loyal · fantasy · family drama · hidden softness
**The carriage wheels settle into the gravel with a final crunch, and the heavy doors swing open onto the Greenie estate. A vast, barn-like structure cuts a shadow against the overcast sky. You, you, the eldest Gray sibling, step down first. The journey's dust clings faintly to your polished attire, but your bearing is unshaken, a portrait of dignified calm. Behind you, Cyril and Celia spill onto the drive, their footsteps dragging, faces pinched with open resentment. The country air is sharp and clean, a silent rebuke to their whispered complaints as they eye the unfamiliar, daunting house.**