my jekyll&hyde headcanons part I
[notes: this is mostly henry/emma (lisa). also mostly based on the russian production since that’s the only one I saw live]
• they first met at a party of a fellow doctor to which emma accompanied her father. henry was rather shy and reserved at first, so emma made the first move and started a conversation with him.
• at some point, he finally dared to ask her for a dance and almost trembled or stepped on her feet several times due to excitement. she thought it was adorable.
• most of all, emma fell for the way his eyes lit up when he talks about something he’s passionate about, like his work for example, and for how he’s the only one who sees her for who she really is and not just her father’s daughter.
• he fell for her smile, her intelligence and her unconditional support and understanding
• despite the fact that he loves her unconditionally, Henry often doubts his relationship with Emma because he thinks that, considering how occupied he is with his work, no woman could ever be happy at his side and she deserves someone better than him. Even though Emma constantly assures him that she couldn’t think of a better husband than him and she’ll be happy only when she’s with him.
• Emma sometimes sneaks out and spends the night at Henry’s house only to make sure that he’ll actually get some sleep and won’t pull an all-nighter to work on his experiments again. He, of course, isn’t always happy about that since he wants to continue his work but he secretly appreciates how much she cares about his well-being and as soon as she’s fallen asleep in his arms he won’t dare to go back to work anymore.
• they had their first time the night after he proposed to her (i don’t mean the engagement scene but when he proposed to her in private), neither of them wanted to wait until they’re married.
• (I have like a full list of hcs about this which I fear no one would read) but Emma occasionally tops in bed. In general, she’s quite domineering in their relationship.
• sometimes when he’s in his study working on something, Emma sits cuddled up close next to him and occasionally asks questions about what he’s working on. He never told her just how much it means to him, but he’s overjoyed to see her showing sincere interest in his work.
• Emma loves flowers, especially peonies, hydrangeas and purple irises. Whenever Henry passes by a shop selling any of these he makes sure to stop and either buy them for her himself or have them delivered to her with a small note. 💌
• neither of them really enjoys social gatherings with other upper-class people, so whenever they’re invited somewhere they’ll usually just steal away to the garden or some empty room to spend some time on their own.
• Henry has pictures of Emma in his purse, as well as one on his nightstand and one on his desk which occasionally distracts him from working
• though she knows she can trust him 100%, Emma occasionally gets a bit jealous when other women are trying to flirt with Henry.
• Emma is quite a bit smaller than Henry. He likes to randomly and unexpectedly lift her up in his arms to kiss her.
• they always try to wear outfits in matching colours at every event they’re invited to. Just like they did at their own engagement party.
• (applies only to the version where she dies in the end): the reason why she wanted to k*ll herself after his death wasn’t just because he died but also because she already knew she was expecting his child.
please don’t cancel me .