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1. The First Time by Violet83

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

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   24 Aug 2025

   Tags

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   • Margaret Hale/John Thornton
   • Margaret Hale
   • John Thornton (North and South)
   • Richard Hale (North and South)
   • Maria Hale
   • Bessy Higgins
   • Henry Lennox
   • Adam Bell
   • Fanny Thornton
   • Hannah Thornton
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Smitten John Thornton
   • Oblivious Margaret Hale
   • Coffee Shop
   • Humor
   • Playing With Canon in a Modern Setting
   • Eventual Romance
   • Eventual Sex
   • happy ending guaranteed

   Summary

   The first time John Thornton and Margaret Hale meet is in a Boston coffee shop. Is it love at first sight or just an irritating encounter?

   Maybe by the second time (or third time, or fourth time...) they'll figure it out?

   Now complete!

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   48,954

   Chapters:

   11/11

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