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Till this moment I never knew myself

Chapter 16: Epilogue: Give loose to your fancy, you can not greatly err

Summary:

I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun."

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The next day.

Notes:

This may have been one of my favorite chapters to write, even though its technically the epilogue.

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

"I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun."

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Longbourn Besties: Group Chat
Isaac / Tao / Elle / Darcy / Charlie

 

Isaac

Isaac: 😍 I want to believe in romance

Tao: You must be joking Charlie

Tao: Did Isaac suddenly become a photoshop wizard?

Darcy: Get it Charlie!

Charlie: right. So about last night…. 

Elle: Hold up. I thought you hated him? 

Tao: He DOES hate him

Isaac: It doesn’t look like he hates him

Tao: I didn’t think you were that drunk

Charlie: Is me hating him your only objection?

Charlie: I don’t hate him

Charlie: I’ve liked him for ages 🫣

Darcy: My Guy! We can collect another one!

Isaac: ♥️

Darcy: ♥️🎉

Elle: ♥️

Tao: 🤢🤮

Elle: Tao! 

Tao: Fine…. 💚 I guess.

Elle: Speaking of romance… Darcy? 

Darcy: I’m still floating. 

Darcy: Turns out, Tara didn’t know she was a lesbian until we kissed like, 6 times. 

Charlie: Didn’t she ask you out before even the second kiss? 

Darcy: Fine. It only took two to solidify the deal. These lips are magic baby. 

Tao: second kiss? wait - when was the first kiss?

Charlie: oops

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Nick/Charlie: Text

Charlie: So, what was the moment that you decided Charlie Spring was it for you? 

NIck: I don’t know if I could name a time or moment. 

Nick: I was in the thick of it before I realized what was happening. 

Nick: But since you brought it up, when was it for you? 

Charlie: Oh, I think I was so angry with you it just morphed over at some point. 

Charlie: So do you think we should tell Harry that he’s the one that finally pushed us to be together? 😈

Nick: I think that might break him, Char

Charlie: Did you just call me Char?

Nick: Whoops. That just slipped out. 

Charlie: I like it. It's cute.

Nick: Fine then, I’m never calling you that again. 

Nick: … Char. ♥️

Charlie: ♥️

Nick: ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Charlie: as;ldkjf

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Nick/Tara: Text

Tara: I know I was preoccupied last night, but I did hear Harry’s rumor… 

Tara: Anything you want to share with me?

Nick: Preoccupied is one way to put it 😂👩💋👩

Nick: Also, is it still a rumor if it's true?

Tara: I’m so happy for you! 

Tara: Its funny how things turned out for us

Nick: How so?

Tara: When I first moved here, I thought we might date 

Nick: Don’t remind me. 🤦

Nick: That was the most awkward kiss ever!

Nick: Not like a magical dance floor kiss I may have seen happen yesterday?

Tara: It was pretty magical. 😍🤩

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Chaotic Gays: group chat
Nick / Charlie / Tara / Darcy 

 

Darcy: Hello my pokemon!

Charlie: Are you collecting Nick then?

Charlie: Nice chat name by the way

Nick: I’m bi, actually 💖💜💙

Tara: We should all go on a double date!

Tara: Before we go back to school - coffee?

Nick: 🤢

Charlie: 🙄 I’m sure they serve tea also

Darcy: Tao and Elle should come on our double date

Nick: wait are they dating?

Darcy: not YET they aren’t

Charlie: I have totally been getting “vibes” from them though

Darcy: Yeah - Elle definitely likes Tao

Tara: They would make such a cute couple!

Nick: So now its a triple date?

Charlie: And tao and elle don’t know its a date at all!

Darcy: we are such meddling gays

**Chat name has been changed to Meddling Gays**

 

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Rugby Lads: group chat
Sai / Christian / Otis / Harry / Nick / James

Harry: WTF Nick

**James removed Harry from the chat**

 

Notes:

That's a wrap! 🌧️🌦️🌤️☀️🌈

Thanks to everyone who helped with this and who commented. I love hearing the feedback.

If the picture doesn't work for you, let me know. I think the hosting site is blocked by some filters.

Comments are open to other ideas of adaptations I should try... I am unsure of how I would work without a source material though. But this is like writing-lite, since the characters are already developed, as was the plot.

Thanks again @Swise for all the help!