#it’s giving pride and prejudice

[elysianmuses]

“i will live a hundred lifetimes if it means that in one of them i can sit beside you and- even if just for a moment- know that you are mine.”

“then let this be the hundredth one and no more- for there is no life of mine where you are not beside me.”

[hopelessromantice-author]

The greatest romance book ever to be written is pride and prejudice. I will fight anyone who dares to challenge this.

[noodles-and-tea]

Back at it with my enchanted merthur shenanigans

[bethanydelleman]

Most directors (it seems): The sexiest thing is sex.

Me: The sexiest thing is when two people spend weeks staring at each other in longing and then their hands brush against each other, and then they hug, but like with their whole bodies and one person puts their hand on the back of the other's head and it feels like they will never stop hugging because they've wanted it so bad, and then they kiss ONCE (1 time) but it feels earned.

[itspileofgoodthings]

No but really I love that after Darcy’s second proposal and Lizzy’s (awkward) (vulnerable) (affirmative) response Darcy DOES say something, he does elaborate and you know it’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever heard in your life but Austen doesn’t tell us what. Austen drops the veil for a second and only tells us what his face looks like and that Lizzy is unable to meet his gaze. And tbh that makes it perfect.

[laney-rockin]

In Wrath of Khan, Spock gifts Kirk "A Tale of Two Cities" in an actual physical copy of the book [very vintage for the 23rd century].

THAT GOT ME THINKING-

How many times did Spock gift Kirk a physical book? Did he restlessly scour for hours trying to find an old copy of a book that he knew Kirk would adore?

I can only imagine Spock, a logical and very composed Vulcan, going slightly insane trying to find bound books just so he can see his captain light up with a smile as Spock gifts it to him.

Which- might I add- is an adorable picture to paint in one's head.

[smolfangirl]

One of my favorite parts of Pride and Prejudice is Lizzy in Derbyshire, constantly anxious over whether Darcy still holds her in high regard...

...meanwhile the Gardiners observe him for one day and go like "Yup, he's very much in love"

And if that still doesn't hold up to having a crush today I don't know what does

[hrhprincedickheads]

I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.

[scripted-downfall]

There's nothing quite like the subtype of "enemies"-to-lovers that consists of character 1 existing and character 2 screaming into a metaphorical pillow about definitely, totally, completely hating character 1 and, thus, having perfectly normal reasons to rant for two paragraphs how they're so infuriatingly perfect and good and kind and handsome and ugh they can't be real so let's go prove that they're not (oh shit oh fuck is this love)

[vxlinart]

“I love you, most ardently.”

[elysianmuses]

Personally I believe we should bring back balls and galas, like whatever happened to having a pride and prejudice moment? a little women moment??

[hopelessromantice-author]

So after watching pride and prejudice again (my beloved movie ❤️), I got inspired to draw Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy after their wedding at their first year anniversary. I planned to post this during valentines Day, but what can I say, I got lost on the road of life 🤷‍♀️

[halfagony-halfhope]

wake up guys a new edition of pride and prejudice just dropped

[bethanydelleman]

I feel like no one talks about how after Elizabeth refuses Collins like 6 times but he just keeps plowing ahead with his plans for marriage, she actually starts to go get her dad so he can stop Collins with the power of mansplaining:

To such perseverance in wilful self-deception Elizabeth would make no reply, and immediately and in silence withdrew; determined, that if he persisted in considering her repeated refusals as flattering encouragement, to apply to her father, whose negative might be uttered in such a manner as must be decisive, and whose behaviour at least could not be mistaken for the affectation and coquetry of an elegant female.

Jane Austen perfectly capturing the epitome of a female experience.

[thoumpingground]

So when Darcy went to fix the Lydia/Wickham situation, he first tried to get Lydia to return home, only bribing Wickham into marrying her when she wouldn't. This is sensible by modern standards, but we know from everyone else's reactions Lydia *failing* marrying Wickham would bring the Bennet family shame. Darcy knows this, and doubt he planned to leave the situation as is. So how did he originally plan to fix it?

I think Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy was gonna channel his inner Emma Woodhouse (didn't have to dig far, they're very similar people) and play matchmaker. In my headcannon Darcy checked his "Possible Husbands for Georgie" list against his "People who owe me Gargantuan favours" list and offer whoever came up money to marry Lydia.

Now, he would want to spare the Bennets of as much of the scandal as possible, and wouldn't want to take the merit in front of Lizzie, so all would most likely happen discreetly through Mr. Gardiner, while Lydia was in London, and she would move to her husbands immediatly after.

However, I wanna propose a different scenario: Lydia returns to Meryton. Scandal ensues, the Bennets are disgraced. Then, within two weeks, a random well-off man shows up intent on courting Lydia and *only* Lydia. He heeds nobodys warnings and gives no explanations. Lydia loves it. Every other mum in Meryton is furious. The Bennets are confused and paranoid. Imagine the drama. The intrige. The million questions still unawnsered long after Lydia eventually gets married and leaves. Bingley marries Jane (cause of course Darcy still told him he'd been wrong to pull them apart, and Bingley would) and Darcy's still somewhat around. Maybe him and Lizzie get together, maybe not, but every time the topic comes up he gets all sheepish and awkward and she gets suspicious and it's a thing. It's their new dynamic.

[inafever]

Five days into good omens season 2 and we are madly conspiracy theorizing like mad conspiracy theorists: