Becoming

When a shipwreck steals everything from her, Violet believes fate has made a cruel joke of her life. Born male, she fought to become the woman she truly is, only to find herself alone in a world that seems built for men, so she disguises herself as a man again, calling herself Severus, and enters the service of the one person she has always loved from afar: Count Oscar.

Oscar cannot return the devotion of the fragile Ophelia, yet he finds himself drawn to Severus in ways he cannot confess. Ophelia, unraveling with longing, becomes obsessed with the very messenger sent to reject her. As disguises deepen and desires cross, love tangles into confusion, jealousy, and revelation.
This romantic tragicomedy of identity, longing, and impossible love explores what it means to be seen, desired, and chosen exactly as you are.