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LW fandom when Jo March is confident, spunky, ambitious and outspoken:

LW fandom when Amy March is confident, spunky, ambitious and outspoken:

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Can we appreciate how Amy and Laurie saw each other at their lowest and still said; yeah, this the person I wanna marry, (a perfect contrast to Laurie thinking about Jo as a real person for once and calling her a torment).

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going on a little women (2019) rant real quick, and i know i'm not the first one to say this but i just needed to vent it out anyways. whenever i hear someone say that jo and laurie should've ended up together, my first thought is that they are basically ignoring the entire premise of jo's story and of how she never once saw laurie in a romantic light or had any romantic feelings for him and of how she always viewed her relationship with laurie as platonic. and she had stated she wanted to be with him, but not because she was in love with him, it's because she wanted to be loved. which i completely get, honestly. the feeling of wanting to be loved comes in many different forms and different meanings when looking into a character and studying that character. there is a reason why jo and laurie didn't end up together. that scene where she said they'd be unhappy if they got married is very true, because feelings would not be romantic on jo's side specifically. especially with her trying to push herself into loving a man she had known since she was so young, but she never saw him in that way that he did with her. she'd be unhappy in a loveless marriage because she couldn't love laurie the way she wanted to, in the way he loved her to make it easier, but it's not always that simple. you guys don't have to ship amy and laurie together, that's fine. but saying that he 'settled down for her' is not what it is. especially that laurie hadn't had any contact with jo in a few years after meg's wedding, and he saw amy in a way he didn't before. he fell in love with amy, (and he even told jo, that the love he has for amy is different than the way he loved her once upon a time, because a silly childhood crush when he was younger is way different than a more mature love when he got older) and wanted to marry her

basically, if anyone says that jo and laurie should've ended up together, you guys are exactly like mr. dashwood that refused to publish jo's book because the main character didn't get married to a man at the end. ignoring everything of what jo's story and her character was about. and also really and obviously are not paying attention to some of the scenes

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Paint me like one of your french girls

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OKAY

but the fact Laurie hears that Beth died and immediately still goes straight to Amy

and you wanna tell me that Amy was just some second place to Jo???

respectfully, no <3

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Laurie: The world is a cruel, cruel place and there's no hope for finding happiness, love, or...

Amy: *exists*

Laurie: Ummmm...what was I saying?

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and i know that it’s delicate the wedding (word count: 4,853) read the chapter start from the beginning

“Marry the boy,” Aunt March says before Laurie has the chance to say anything. Amy jerks a bit, like she’s been struck. “Marry him and go home to your family and hold them tight, my girl. I know it’s what you want. What you’ve wanted for months, now. To go home. Well, here’s your chance. I give you both my blessing.”

“Aunt March,” Amy says, shaking her head. She squeezes her eyes shut for a brief moment. Laurie stands as if to move to her but he stops with his hand barely outstretched towards her. Aunt March sees the aborted movement but by the time Amy opens her eyes again, Laurie’s hands are tucked into his pants pockets. “That is a wonderful idea.”

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Only for You to Hold

Summary: Amy locks herself in her art studio after her insecurity gets the best of her.

Pairings: Laurie Laurence x Amy March

Warnings: Insecurity, Jealous, Angst with a Sweet Ending

Requested: @amylxxry Dialogue Prompt 2.10, "Don't shut me out."

Amy didn't know how it even happened.

She'd been enjoying the afternoon with her family, Daisy was sitting next to her as she attempted to show her how to draw her namesake. Meg and John were in deep discussion with her parents. Beth was sitting at the piano playing a sweet, little melody that Laurie had brought over for her.

It wasn't until she looked over at her beloved husband and saw him laughing with her sister that the familiar loneliness that she'd experienced as a child reappeared. She was so tired of feeling like an outsider or the excess to their relationship. When she looked at them, she saw how happy they were together and remembered that Jo would always be Laurie's first choice. Amy's hands shook as she attempted to keep her composure.

She'd managed to keep everyone fooled through their departure that was full of well-wishes and hugs. It had been late when they'd returned and Laurie had gone straight to bed. No, it wasn't until Laurie mentioned that he was going over to help Jo at the school over breakfast that Amy felt her walls begin to crack.

Looking at him, she realized that he must not even realize the way that he talks about her, full of nostalgia and wistfulness. Amy forced her lips together in a tight line as she stood from the table.

"Excuse me," she said toward the two men in front of her, "I have a project I'd like to get started on."

She didn't wait for a response before she rushed toward her safe space. The art room was something that Laurie had insisted that she do when she moved into the house. It was decorated by her, designed for her own personal use, and her private room.

Crossing the threshold, she turned the lock that she'd put on the door. The two Laurence men had a tendancy to walk in unannounced while she was painting and cause her to jump, the lock had been the solution.

Amy leaned against the deep windowill, bracing herself on her arms as she rested her head against the window. She let out a shuddered breath as the tears began to fall, unwelcome, down her cheeks.

The door vibrated with a soft knock and Laurie's voice was gentle, "Amy?"

She muffled a sob with her hand, "Yes?"

Her eyes squeezed shut as her voice broke at the end of the word. It was a dead give-away to her husband who immediately tried to twist the door knob.

"Amy, please let me in," Laurie's voice asked.

She shook her head. The insecurity had a tight-grip around her heart and she didn't have the energy to fight for it back.

"Shouldn't you be leaving? I'm sure Jo is waiting for you," her voice came out hard and bitter.

The air stilled into complete silence as her words reached his ears. "Amy," Laurie's voice sounded broken, "Where is that coming from?"

"It doesn't even matter," she muttered. She'd walked from the window to the door. It's brown wood taunting her with the knowledge of the world that was on the other side.

"It does matter! It matters to me. Would you open the door, please? I'd like to have this conversation and be able to see your face at the same time."

Amy didn't even respond. She couldn't, not as her body shook with sobs at the knowledge of being second to her sister in her husband's eyes. It was unbarable.

"Amy, please-" Laurie was cut off as one of her cries came out slightly louder than she'd intended.

A soft thud vibrated through the door as Laurie rested his head against it, "Please, don't shut me out."

They both stayed quiet, the silence only broken by the sound of Amy's muffled sobs. Amy jumped at the sound of a hard thud against the door. It bounced as if hit by something hard.

It only took a few seconds for it to happen again and a few seconds more for Amy to realize what was happening.

"Laurie?" She questioned.

"I absolutely refuse to be stuck on this side of the door while my heart is breaking on the other side. Either you come open this door or I'm breaking it," his voice resolute.

She paused in shock and in that pause another hard thump sounded against the door. More shocked than anything else, Amy hurried to the door and turned the lock. The door opened the second the lock retreated from it's secured position.

Amy didn't have time to breathe before Laurie's arms were wrapped around her tightly and his mouth was resting on her head. His warmth brought a fresh set of tears and Amy turned her head so that she was crying into his shoulder, hidden from his view.

"My Love, how could you be as silly as to think that I'd rather be with Jo?" Laurie mumbled into her hair.

"You were so vibrant around her yesterday. She was your first choice, Laurie! How could I ever compare to your first love?" She spoke into his chest, her voice muffled by the fabric and thick with her tears.

Laurie was rubbing her back soothingly, "You can't compare to my first love."

She froze, so she was right all along. She fought to release herself from him but he pulled her closer to him.

"My Lady, you can't compare because you are my first love. What I thought was love with Jo is something that I can now recognize as nothing more than brotherly fondness. I recognize the difference because you taught me what love is, with your passionate opinions and very, tiny feet." Laurie pressed a small kiss to her hair.

"Jo's never had my heart, Amy. It's only ever been there for you to hold," his words and his soothing motions eased the ache in her.

She pulled her face from his shoulder and tilted it up to look at him. His face twisted into a devastated expression when he saw her flushed face still cloudy with tears.

"How can you be sure?" She asked him.

His eyes softened and he reached up to push a loose strand of hair behind her ear, "It's quite simple, I couldn't love anyone else as completely as I love you."

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Meg: So, how's motherhood treating you?

Amy: Good. Though, I didn't expect this much crying.

Meg: Oh, don't worry, that's normal for babies!

Amy: What? The baby's fine. I was talking about Laurie.

Laurie, sobbing from the nursery: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

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People who hate Amy x Laurie and wish Laurie got together with Jo will never understand it’s about the girl falling first and the boy falling harder it’s about loving someone from afar, sketching him when he doesn’t even realize you’re watching and keeping the sketch for years to give to him when he needs to be reminded of the boy he used to be and the man he could become it’s about love that helps you grow and change and improve instead of staying stagnant it’s about slowly growing feelings for someone without knowing it, because she lingers in your mind until she becomes your muse and you’ve written an opera for her it’s about the relief you feel while peacefully and naturally falling in love because the first time it happened it was too passionate and fast and filled you with grief from start to end and it’s about realizing love is golden after years of believing it was red it’s about pulling a boat together so well you wish you might always pull in the same boat it’s about tender confessions it’s about not having to make a scene it’s about not having to say anything because your actions are enough it’s about comfortable silence and enjoying each other’s company it’s about your second love teaching you that your first love wasn’t really the kind of love you thought it was it’s about real love

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my lord x my lady 4ever

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going on a little women (2019) rant real quick, and i know i'm not the first one to say this but i just needed to vent it out anyways. whenever i hear someone say that jo and laurie should've ended up together, my first thought is that they are basically ignoring the entire premise of jo's story and of how she never once saw laurie in a romantic light or had any romantic feelings for him and of how she always viewed her relationship with laurie as platonic. and she had stated she wanted to be with him, but not because she was in love with him, it's because she wanted to be loved. which i completely get, honestly. the feeling of wanting to be loved comes in many different forms and different meanings when looking into a character and studying that character. there is a reason why jo and laurie didn't end up together. that scene where she said they'd be unhappy if they got married is very true, because feelings would not be romantic on jo's side specifically. especially with her trying to push herself into loving a man she had known since she was so young, but she never saw him in that way that he did with her. she'd be unhappy in a loveless marriage because she couldn't love laurie the way she wanted to, in the way he loved her to make it easier, but it's not always that simple. you guys don't have to ship amy and laurie together, that's fine. but saying that he 'settled down for her' is not what it is. especially that laurie hadn't had any contact with jo in a few years after meg's wedding, and he saw amy in a way he didn't before. he fell in love with amy, (and he even told jo, that the love he has for amy is different than the way he loved her once upon a time, because a silly childhood crush when he was younger is way different than a more mature love when he got older) and wanted to marry her

basically, if anyone says that jo and laurie should've ended up together, you guys are exactly like mr. dashwood that refused to publish jo's book because the main character didn't get married to a man at the end. ignoring everything of what jo's story and her character was about. and also really and obviously are not paying attention to some of the scenes

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If I could reblog this a billion times I would

theodore laurence did NOT visit amy march every day when she was at aunt march’s house to entertain her when she was sad and frightened for her sick sister and he did NOT instantly go see her again once beth was better even though he was exhausted and it was the middle of the night because he kept her promise of being there to tell her the instant beth recovered and he did NOT run after her in europe when she was driving a carriage because it was the first time he had seen her in years and he did NOT spend all that time in europe with her and he did NOT unknowingly picture her as his muse as he wrote his opera and he did NOT end up taking her “rousing” words seriously and using them to literally change his life after he hit rock bottom and he did NOT drop everything and travel across europe to be with her when her sister died even though he thought she despised him and he did NOT confess his love to her by T ENDERLY replying to her “How well we pull [the boat] together” with “So well that I wish we might always pull in the same boat. Will you, Amy?” and he did NOT refer to her as “my wife” every five seconds when they were finally married because he was, as he says “so proud of her” just for you crusty ugly bitches to say he only married her because he settled for her and he couldn’t have jo

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Amy and Laurie + Excerpts from Greta Gerwig’s Little Women script

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Amy: We both look really great tonight.

Laurie: You know, if you’d just said that I looked great, I would have said "So do you".

Amy: I couldn’t take that chance.

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Amy, answering her phone: What Laurie, I'm busy.

Laurie: Do you think drinking 36 cans of Red Bull consecutively would make my senses heightened or would I just die?

Amy: ...

Amy: I'm on my way.