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    Thorough-bass and human nature by for fawatson

    Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen  

    21 May 2017

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    Mary Bennet agrees to spend the London season with the newly married Darcys. She discovers that she would still infinitely prefer a book. But hiding in the library at balls and parties is not the solution, as an odd young man keeps turning up there.

    “'Miss Bennet', she says. I did not know my Conscience would have such an ordinary name.”

    “I am not your conscience, sir,” Mary said, feeling made fun of and annoyed to be shaken out of her reverie for nonsense. “And whimsicality such as this, whilst charming in a child, is not so appealing in a grown man.”

    “Wait,” he said. “Do wait. I am so used to speaking in that silly way with silly young women that I quite forgot myself. Please stay and talk a little more.”

    (from the prompt "Mary's season in London. Her moralising is a trial to her sisters but in the end she outshines them all.")

    ETA Thank you to Prinzenhasserin for helping me bounce around some ideas, and to Burglebezzlement for the offer of betaing!

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    22 Jan 2026

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    A Practical Romance by

    Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn  

    16 Jan 2026

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    Penelope is quiet for a long while after he nodded his head and confirmed he was inquiring about whether or not she has changed her mind about having a baby with him.

    "I…" she starts before swallowing once. "Well, I suppose as the years have gone on… I have imagined it a time or two, yes."

    Colin knows she is telling the truth, and for the first time in a long time, he is also able to read her and surmise there is more still she is holding back.

    "Is that something you wish for?" he asks cautiously. "A babe? One of your own?"

    Pen's big, pale blue eyes blink at him twice slowly before she starts nibbling on her lip in a decidedly nervous gesture. "That is… We did not… We married for other purposes. I do not expect—"

    "I am not asking what you expect," he interrupts, keeping his tone gentle, though, so as not to scare her out of this spell of vulnerability he's found her in tonight. "I am asking simply what you desire for yourself. Do you want a baby, Pen?"

    "Yes."

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    Or, regency era Penelope and Colin have been in marriage of convenience for five years and decide to have a child together—platonically of course.

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    16 Jan 2026

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    In Praise of Her Conceited Independence by

    Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen  

    12 Mar 2020

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    A daring rescue at Ramsgate changes the course of events for our dear couple.

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    11 Jan 2026

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    Most Ardently by

    Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms, Pride and Prejudice (2005)  

    01 Dec 2022

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    Pride and Prejudice canon divergence. Darcy has asked Elizabeth to marry him, she has refused. And yet, instead of going their separate ways they share a passionate embrace. When they're caught, they're forced into an arrangement neither one expected.

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    03 Jan 2026

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    A Family of Felicity by

    Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms, Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (2005), Pride and Prejudice (TV 1980)  

    03 Jan 2026

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    When Elizabeth and The Gardiners' tour of Pemberley goes awry, they become unexpected guests of the Darcys. Can this unforeseen stay lead to a serendipitous family of felicity? Or will their absence in family matters lead to the Bennetts' ruin?

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    30 Dec 2025