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    The marriage of convenience fic no one asked for.

    The morning after the Netherfield Ball, while Mr Collins is proposing to Elizabeth, Mr Bennet collapses. With her father unconscious and apparently near death, her mother pressuring her to marry Mr Collins, and the gentleman himself ignoring her protests, suddenly saying 'no' is not so easy. Faced with poverty and homelessness if she continues refusing, the gossip soon reaches Netherfield that she will have to marry Mr Collins. Just as Mr Darcy is about to mount his horse and follow Mr Bingley to London, never to return, he overhears the servants talking. The thought of Elizabeth married to a fool like Mr Collins is unbearable to him, and he resolves to make her a better offer. But, when she refuses him, he finds that he's willing to do anything for love - even marry her without the hope of being with her.

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    31 Jan 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 42

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    The smutty 'Trying to Tread Water' companion fic that people did ask for.

    Though their marriage was in name only, offered in the dark hour of her father’s life fading and Mr Collins not listening to her refusals of him, as Elizabeth and Mr Darcy became closer they were always going to learn to understand each other – and themselves – better, growing both as individuals and a couple. Some things are inevitable.

    And, sometimes, when the inevitable happens, it also gets heated…

    Chapters are labelled with where you need to be up to in Trying to Tread Water to prevent spoilers for the main story. Everything here is expanded and bonus scenes from that fic.

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    31 Jan 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 92

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    When Elizabeth Bennet finds herself bound to a scandalous marriage bargain that would save her family home at the cost of her honor, she flees.
    Pursued by the very men who would claim her, she runs straight into the path of the one man she has sworn to despise.
    Her instinct to trust Darcy—against all reason—sets in motion a chain of events that will alter both their lives forever.
    In a world that mistakes virtue for compliance, one reckless plea forces Darcy to confront the truth: that honourable men do not always wait, and that cowardice can sometimes hide behind restraint.

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    The one where Elizabeth begs a favor -- a very improper favor. ;-)

     

    Thank you all for loving on this fic. I’ve decided to make it a full story because of YOU!
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    I've never really written for a theme before, but a scene dropped into my lap while I was thinking about the "let the ladies propose" prompt. I think my brain is still processing my first reading of the ancient poem The Wanderer, and I've been dwelling a lot on noble knights and love-struck heroes lately.

    Just a little blip of a scene. Could be a fun story?

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    28 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 67

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    The morning after the Netherfield ball, Mr Collins proposes to Lizzie and is rejected. Determined to escape the undesirable match and her mother's wrath, Lizzie runs into the woods and straight into a compromising position with none other than Mr Darcy! Darcy acts on impulse: to save Elizabeth’s reputation, he claims they have been secretly betrothed for months.

    A false engagement, a forced marriage, scandal, conflicting emotions, misunderstandings, and, of course, their own pride and prejudices - amidst it all, will our two beloved characters find the truest and deepest love?

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    28 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 26

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    a 'Pride and Prejudice' sequel/reimagining in which Fitzwilliam Darcy somehow ends up five years in his future, with his counterpart taking his place in the past.

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    27 Jan 2026