Author: Moreta1848
Publisher: Archive of Our Own
Publication Date: November 16th, 2021
Types of Queerness: Gender norms
Summary:
Emma’s heart sank in her bosom. How could she have believed—how could she have assumed that Harriet would refuse him? What had she even been thinking? She couldn’t find a name for what she had hoped Harriet felt. Only something akin to what she felt—a deep attachment that of course left no room for marriage.
But no one else ever felt that. Dear Miss Taylor had not. Likely no friend ever would. Whether late or soon, every cherished companion would settle down to marital bliss, leaving Emma herself alone, mistress of a house both enormous and empty.