Edwardian Valentine's Day Greeting Card with Two Young Women

'My Valentine,' declares the ornate red script at the bottom, which — given that two young women in billowy Edwardian blouses (one lavender, one white with dramatic ruffles) are leaning together against a stone balustrade while purple wisteria cascades around a classical column — is doing considerably less heteronormative heavy lifting than Victorian society probably intended. The blonde has draped her arm around the brunette's shoulder with the comfortable possessiveness of someone who has absolutely already been through her friend's jewelry box, while the brunette gazes upward with the thousand-yard stare of someone composing a very passionate diary entry. When you need to convey 'I have feelings for you,' apparently architectural grandeur and aggressive floral staging are the only reasonable choices.