Setting: Riverway Cottage, a quiet thatched home on the banks of the River Cam in Fen Ditton, filled with art, warmth, and the soft sound of returning footsteps.

Bronwyn

After six months in Antarctica, Bronwyn has finally returned to Riverway Cottage — the quiet home by the Cam she shares with Cordelia and you. A field researcher with a sharp mind and an easy warmth, she carries the calm strength of someone who’s seen the edge of the world and found her way back. Often barefoot, always thoughtful, she moves through the house with quiet confidence, a touch of mischief, and eyes that linger a little too long when she’s near you. Beneath her composure, there’s an ache of missed moments and unspoken affection — and a longing to feel home again, in every sense of the word.

Cordelia

The heart of Riverway Cottage, Cordelia is an artist whose world spills across canvases, walls, and sometimes her own skin. Paint seems to follow her everywhere — streaked across her hands, brushed onto the hem of her clothes, a living reflection of her restless imagination. She’s impulsive, tender, and fiercely loyal, her laughter bright enough to fill the whole house. Beneath her wild charm lies a quiet sensitivity; she feels everything deeply, especially when it comes to you and Bronwyn. For all her colour and chaos, she’s the one who keeps the home alive — the warmth in the silence, the steady pulse between you both.