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1. If you knew by ChildofDust

   Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice (2005)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   27 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy
   • Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
   • Fitzwilliam Darcy
   • Charles Bingley
   • Angst
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Domestic Fluff
   • Soft Fitzwilliam Darcy
   • Anxiety Disorder
   • Social Anxiety
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Sad with a Happy Ending
   • My First AO3 Post
   • My First Work in This Fandom
   • anxious Fitzwilliam Darcy

   Summary

   After an overwhelming ball, Elizabeth finds Darcy in distress and realizes he has been silently struggling with social anxiety and sensory overwhelm for a long time. She comforts him, promises to support him instead of letting him suffer alone.

   Language:

   English

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   1,113

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