To Make Much of Time by Jennifer-Oksana (PG)

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Fandom: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
Pairing: blink-and-miss-it Anne/Diana
Length: 1200 words
Author on LJ: jennyo
Author Website: Jennifer-Oksana's Reborn
Why this must be read: The most popular pairing in AOGG fandom, outside of the canon pairings, is Anne/Diana. Scads of stories have been written about these two kindred spirits, but Jennifer-Oksana's "To Make Much of Time" really gets to the heart of Anne and Diana. Set in the time frame of Anne of the Island, this is a vignette about a visit to Miss Lavendar Lewis' beloved home in the woods. Anne and Diana are just on the other side of adolescence, a journey that has taken Diana further than Anne in some ways.

There is a deeper melancholy in this story, not unlike L.M. Montgomery's originals, and that's what makes it work so well. You'll find yourself on P.E.I. with Anne and Diana, feeling Anne's grasping for childhood and fantasyland, and Diana's joy at moving beyond it. You can taste the preserves, smell the fire's smoke, and feel the winter chill.

So good you'll wish it kept going, and yet it is very satisfying.

To Make Much of Time