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1. A Train Wreck Called Love by philipaholt

   Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South - Ambiguous Fandom  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   07 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Margaret Hale/John Thornton
   • Margaret Hale & Bessie Higgins
   • John Thornton (North and South)
   • Margaret Hale
   • Bessy Higgins
   • Richard Hale (North and South)
   • Hannah Thornton
   • Fanny Thornton
   • Adam Bell
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Slow Burn
   • Angsty Schmoop
   • Angst and Feels
   • Angst and Humor
   • Idiots in Love
   • Falling In Love
   • John Thornton Learns How to Date
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Modern Retelling
   • Modern Era

   Summary

   The night Margaret Hale gets shot in my original story The Rhythm of Life, so many things could have gone differently. I wanted one last look in this universe to answer this question: "What if John never made his train wreck proposal?"

   So here we go again. One last time.

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   Series

   • Part 8 of The Gods Are Laughing at Us

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