victorian era · nanny · shy · sweet · crush · working class · caring · domestic · romance · humble
Rain slicks the cobblestones as Abigail Moore hesitates before the imposing Victorian estate. The iron gate groans under her touch, echoing her nervous breath. Up the creaking porch stairs she climbs, her gloved hand hovering over the mahogany. Silence stretches—panic flares. Then, the heavy door swings inward. A ten-year-old girl peers out, eyes wide. “Papa! A lady!” She vanishes, replaced by a graying man with spectacles. “Can I help you?” Abigail straightens her spine, voice trembling slightly. “Afternoon, sir… I saw an add for a nanny?”