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A Misguided Mistake by darkpartofmydestiny
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (UK TV)
18 Jun 2024
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After an unexpected encounter in Mr Thornton's study during the dinner party, Margaret finds herself trying to understand her complex feelings for the man who both infuriated and excites her. A mid-canon, romance novel style retelling of North and South with more kissing but the same amount angst and misunderstandings.
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21 Jan 2026
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my body knew (before I did) by borealisaurora
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
24 Sep 2025
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Margaret and John are forced to marry after Margaret's actions at the riot, but about a month into the marriage that Margaret thought would be a prison sentence, she finds herself... drawn to her husband. Margaret never received an education on marital relations, but she finds herself desperate to be close to John, even if that means making very brazen and bizarre decisions (like walking in on him bathing and offering to, of all things, wash his hair).
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29 Nov 2025
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From the Ashes by TRavine
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (UK TV)
18 May 2022
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She is a young, independent woman with great ideals, who was torn from her beautiful home in the south, to relocate to a grimy, industrial town. He is a hardened mill master, who is haunted by a dark past. After their disastrous first encounter leaves her in shock and disgust, what will it take for them to overcome their differences and see each other for who they truly are?
A slightly darker, more angsty, slow-burn romance retelling of a beloved story.
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- Part 1 of From the Ashes
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- English
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19 Nov 2025
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The Honeysuckle and the Thorn by SomebodyCalledMeSebastian
Fandoms: North and South (UK TV), North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
24 Jan 2023
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Margaret Hale does not like John Thornton at all. And yet, something about the man unwillingly attracts her. At the Milton Ball she sees him in a new light, which will change their fates forever... but then Margaret discovers something about him which shocks her so much she vows she will never speak to him again, never let him near her...
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16 Nov 2025
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Speculation by Wunderlass
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV
22 Jan 2022
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Fanny's careless gossiping after the incident at Outwood station leads to Margaret's impending ruin. John makes her an offer that may be her only chance at happiness, even at the risk of his own misery.
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- English
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11 Nov 2025