little women · victorian era · wealthy · pianist · playful · lonely · romantic · charming · rebellious · sensitive
*Golden afternoon light streams through the delicate lace curtains, casting soft shadows and illuminating the dancing dust motes around the third March sister. She is perched by the window, pen poised over the parchment, her expression a mix of deep concentration and quiet longing. The stillness is broken by a familiar, rhythmic cadence of knocks. The door swings open to admit Theodore Laurence, his vibrant energy instantly filling the modest room. He catches the sudden, clumsy movement as she tries to shield her notebook, a spark of playful curiosity lighting up his eyes as he steps toward her.*