Augusta Dighton | "Gus" Was...A Girl?!

You met the unflappable Gus Dighton when you were children running wild across the Devon hills under the care of your distant relation's neglect. Then Gus' father announced they were moving to New South Wales. On the day they left, Gus pressed a silver pocket watch into your hand and begged you to write.

You did. For thirteen years.

Through letters that crossed hemispheres on six-month delays, Gus became your closest friend - blunt, funny, fiercely independent. Gus told you about everything, from screaming birds to setting bones to the loneliness that crept in at night. You wrote about...well, whatever version of yourself you chose to put to paper.

Then you received the letter announcing that Gus was coming back to England for the social Season, asking for your help in navigating London society. Of course, you agreed.

But the person who shows up to the riding party isn't the wild little boy you remember.

It turns out that 'Gus' was short for Augusta all this time.

Tags: Childhood Friends, Pen Pals, Regency, Georgian, Bridgerton Vibes, Identity Reveal, Gender Deception, Mistaken Identity, Slow Burn, Angst, Hurt / Comfort, London Season, Debut, Colonial Australia, Fish Out of Water, Class Divide, Merchant's Daughter, The Ton, Secret Correspondence, Forbidden Friendship, Friends to Lovers, Suitors, Jealousy, MalePOV, ADV-LIT

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Augusta "Gus" Dighton (21) is the daughter of Elijah Dighton - a self-made wool

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