As Old As Thyme – Alix Nicoud

Brunehaut lives a dangerous existence as her village wise woman, brewing abortion potions and body-altering elixirs for women like her, despite the townsfolk’s growing suspicion of her unconventional ways. When her childhood best friend Théoderic suddenly crashes back into her life after years of separation, everything she’s built threatens to crumble.

Like Brunehaut, Théoderic has shed his past, but he’s chosen a more dangerous path, now posing as nobility while peddling false remedies to her very clients, threatening to shatter the delicate trust she’s worked years to build. Yet beneath his deception, Théoderic is captivated by Brunehaut’s transformation into the woman she was always meant to be, and desperately longs for the same miraculous change for himself.

As Brunehaut rediscovers the boy she once loved in the man he’s become, they must navigate a world that would condemn them both. Together, they’ll risk everything for love, authenticity, and the chance to build a life where they can finally be themselves.

As Théoderic embraces his true identity, Brunehaut finds herself drawn to her old friend in ways she never expected, rediscovering the boy she once knew in the man he’s becoming. Their time together reawakens feelings long buried, but as their bond deepens, they must navigate a world that would condemn them both for daring to live as their authentic selves.

A T4T F/M childhood best friends to lovers medieval romance novella between a HRT-brewing bisexual wise woman and the gray-aroace scammer who walks back into her life.