ext_36783 ([identity profile] stars-inthe-sky.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2013-04-16 10:50 am

"in order to mend" by abvj (M)

Fandom: THE LIZZIE BENNET DIARIES
Pairing: Lizzie Bennet/William Darcy
Length: 3365 words
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] abvj
Author Website: Master list
Why this must be read: I live in Boston and everyone's a bit off-kilter from yesterday, so smut seemed like a good distraction to rec today. "in order to mend" manages to be both smokin' and funny, and Lizzie, Darcy, and Charlotte are so in-character that you can almost believe these are missing scenes. (Would that they were...)

It takes Charlotte literally eighty-six seconds to figure it out.

“You did it again, didn’t you?” she sighs, cutting Lizzie off mid-explanation of her day.

The resulting silence says it all. Lizzie rushes to explain after a particularly long beat, offers excuses, but they’re half-hearted at best. The first time can be a mistake. The second time is a choice. Lizzie knows this, but that doesn’t mean she has to accept it just yet.

“It’s not a thing.”

“Really?”

“Yes, really. It’s just, you know…”

“Obviously, I don’t,” Charlotte points out, and Lizzie sometimes hates that they know each other so well because she can totally make out her best friend’s smirk from hundreds of miles away.

“Don’t make this a thing.”

“Oh, I’m not. You are doing that ALL on your own.”


in order to mend