2 Works by dabeedan
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Mary Bennet has spent her whole life trying not to be ungainly. Tom Hayward has spent his whole life accepting that he is.
When Mary Bennet lands the internship of her dreams at The Woodhouse Post, she is certain her efforts will finally pay off. That is, until Tom Hayward, the award-winning political journalist, knocks her off her feet. Literally.
Or...
Tom is a walking hazard & Mary overthinks way too much.
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Let 'Em In by dabeedan
Fandoms: The Other Bennet Sister (TV), Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms
11 Jul 2026
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Mary Bennet spent years loving Tom Hayward quietly. Quietly enough that nobody noticed. Not Tom, who only ever saw his best friend's younger sister. Not Jane, who never realised how carefully Mary stayed out of the way.
University changed everything. By the time Mary returned, she learnt how to take up space; she became someone she finally recognised in the mirror.
Then she moved into the spare room of Tom’s flat.
Tom can't understand why the friend he remembers so fondly now keeps him carefully at arm's length. Mary can't understand why the boy from her past suddenly seems determined to learn every version of who she's become.
Some people grow apart. Others simply need to meet each other twice.