2 Works by littlechar
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Miss Hale and the Missing Names by littlechar
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South (UK TV), North and South - Ambiguous Fandom, Elizabeth Gaskell - Fandom
06 Sep 2026
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Two years after leaving Milton, Margaret Hale has built a quiet, purposeful life in London. As headmistress of her own charity school, she is devoted to her students and their families—and perfectly content to remain unmarried.
If she has also secretly invested in Marlborough Mills, saving it from ruin without the knowledge of its proud master, that is a matter she prefers to keep to herself.
But when one of her students’ families is drawn into a series of troubling events, Margaret finds she cannot stand idly by. And when John Thornton unexpectedly re-enters her world, Margaret discovers that solving the mystery may be the least of her difficulties.
This is a slow-burn, second-chance romance with cozy mystery elements.
(Note: this fic was outlined beforehand, but primarily written as I posted. As such, it evolved somewhat. Tags, archive warnings and the summary have been slightly adjusted to reflect the direction the fic ended up going.)
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One Human Heart by littlechar
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (UK TV), North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Ambiguous Fandom
05 Jul 2026
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Set in the winter between Mrs Hale's death and Margaret's departure from Milton, Margaret Hale and John Thornton run into each other by chance at a London train station and find themselves thrown into perilous circumstances that will change the course of both of their lives. (This is a book-based A/U that follows canon up to the start of the story) *Note: Cross-posted on FanFiction.net, this version has minor edits made*