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When Rupert Met Agatha by hermioneobliviates
Fandoms: Rivals (TV 2024), Rutshire Chronicles - Jilly Cooper
25 Feb 2025
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Summary
When Harry Met Sally but make it Rivals...that's kind of all you need to know!
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She gave him a once-over. He was far too polished for her liking—like someone who color-coordinated his socks with his ties. The tailored cut of his suit, the carefully disheveled head of dark hair... it all screamed effort. She could practically smell the cologne wafting off him, some expensive blend that probably had a pretentious name like Triumph or Arrogance. If she had known this was who her father had asked to bring her to the wedding, she would’ve hitchhiked instead.
“Daddy sent you?” she asked, her disbelief seeping into her voice.
He slipped the catalog into his pocket and straightened his shoulders, exuding a calm, practiced authority. He had the audacity to look bored, if not somewhat incredulous. “Daddy?” he teased, but quickly noticed her look remained quite serious. “Right…apparently. Your Daddy is rather headstrong and I owed him a favor for not blasting me across Venturer for one of my recent escapades, so…”
“Great,” she muttered. “My knight in shining armor.”