Death-mist

London, 1890.
Achlys is William Bickham Banting, current head of Banting&Son, adopted daughter, along with her older brother, Aether. Her syndrome, mistaken for a rare case of albinism, makes her hair as gray as the moon.
One of the first thing she learnt is that death doesn't discriminate, and bringing people the last dignity is her family's job. Because of her appareance, she's perceived either as a link between earth and the spiritual world or as a impersonification of Satan himself.
As soon as she is educated enough she joins her father in organizing funerals, while her brother becomes an expert embalmer.
Between funerals, mournings and ceremonies, she studies the starry sky upon her, wishing to become an astronomer and know those little lights, determined not to be stopped by anything or anyone.