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[jupitersmegrim]

Fic rec ask game, Pride and Prejudice, any pairing: 2, 4, 8, 9? :)

Oh! Thanks for the ask! I don't know why I perceived your fic rec game as author-centric, but as I did, this was a nice surprise! Before I go harass eveyone I vaguely know with my own Qs, let me get into yours real quick!

I'm a pretty boring reader as far as pairings go, so this is mainly Darcy/Elizabeth. To make it worse, I also mainly consume smut, so I had to dig deep to make this in any way interesting or diverse lmao

2 A fic that made me laugh

I'm pretty sure you know I ADORED your A Most Shocking Thing. It's a perennial reread because it never fails to make me smile.

4 A fic that's really hot

You've already mentioned @charminglygrouped , so I'll go for my other fave, A Wanton Woman by Ellen. It's the only fic I know of hers that's still online available without having to access the wayback machine. It blew my mind when I first read it because it beautifully managed to bridge the gap between staying true to character, the time period, and also fulfilling the brief, pórn.

8. A fic that deserves more love

I'm just such a slut for poly fics, and since Hakima already recced my absolute fave Darcy/Elizabeth/Col. Fitzwilliam, I'm going to plug my second fave, The Very Picture of Domestic Bliss by SarRansom.

Also—Scenes of Dissipation. Like, come on.

👏��� WHERE 👏🏽 ARE 👏🏽 THE 👏🏽 KUDOS 👏🏽

9 A fic that's popular for a reason.

I find this a particularly difficult question because—due to demand avoidance perhaps—I can never quite get myself to agree with the kudos to quality (imo) ratio.

This goes two ways. The fic might have an amazing amount of kudos, but since another fic (I find inferior) has more kudos, I believe that fic does not in fact have enough kudos.

Or:

The fic may be amazing, and I might have enjoyed myself immensely, but if it happens to have more kudos than another fic i (in that moment) prefer, I get weird about it.

It is—i am—stupid.

Which is a roundabout way of saying: I don't think I have any!

[jupitersmegrim]

Please do give us numbers 6 and 7 for the fic rec game! :D (P&P fandom)

♥️♥️♥️ thank you for asking these ♥️♥️♥️

6  A fic that kept me on the edge of my seat

OHHHH. Any of @linmeiwei ’s really, but Mr Darcy and the Murder at Rosings checked alllll of my boxes! (No smut either, you'll be shocked to learn, given my preferences, lol.)

7 A fic that taught me something new

Surprisingly, Abigail Reynolds’s Mr Darcy's Journey taught me about (or even the existence of) the Sheffield riots of 1812, which are a central event in the labour struggles of the Luddite movement (and the government’s brutal suppression of their protests) in the 1810s. That added yet another horrible layer to the early capitalist fashion industry:

It's not a story, however, I would recommend without a caveat (esp not since it involves spending money). But if you're curious, I can lend you my copy.

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