A truth universally acknowledged

gluupor:

A Pride and Prejudice AU written for the Andreil Week prompt: rain

“My dear Mr. Hemmick, have you heard the news?” said Mr. Nicholas Hemmick to his husband. “I have heard it direct from Mrs. Wymack who heard it from her husband who heard it from the solicitor.”

Mr. Erik Hemmick glanced over his newspaper. “I have not. Pray tell, of what do you speak?”

“Palmetto Court has been let at last!” said Mr. Hemmick in raptures. “Mrs. Wymack reports that a single man of good fortune has taken Palmetto for a twelvemonth at least! What marvellous news for my dear cousins!”

“I have not the pleasure of understanding you,” said the good man’s husband. “How can this affect our cousins at all?”

“How can you be so tiresome!” complained Mr. Hemmick. “I am thinking of his marrying one of them, of course!”

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A truth universally acknowledged

pipedream:

i’ve decided that since i read probably way too much fic i’m going to start a huge-ass rec list of my favourites. ones marked with a

are my ultimate faves, ones marked with a * are WIPs and i’ve written little notes next to the fics that really left an impression on me. i will be adding to this list as i read new fics! 

categories under the cut: post-canon / canon divergence / AUs / one-shots / PWP

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