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   Betrothed by KikkuMaitra

   Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms, Pride and Prejudice (TV 1995), Pride and Prejudice (2005)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   16 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy
   • Elizabeth Bennet & Fitzwillliam Darcy
   • Jane Bennet/Charles Bingley
   • William Collins/Charlotte Lucas
   • Fitzwilliam Darcy/Original Female Character(s)
   • Lydia Bennet/Colonel Fitzwilliam
   • Lydia Bennet/George Wickham
   • Catherine "Kitty" Bennet/Georgiana Darcy
   • Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
   • Fitzwilliam Darcy
   • Darcy Family (Pride and Prejudice)
   • Jane Bennet
   • Charles Bingley
   • Colonel Fitzwilliam (Pride and Prejudice)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • George Wickham
   • Lydia Bennet
   • Catherine "Kitty" Bennet
   • Georgiana Darcy
   • Mrs. Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
   • Mr. Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
   • Charlotte Lucas
   • Catherine de Bourgh
   • Mary Bennet
   • Forced Marriage
   • Marriage of Convenience
   • Compromise
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst and Feels
   • Love
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Secret Relationship
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Enemy Lovers
   • Love/Hate
   • Slow Burn
   • Slow Romance
   • Slow Build
   • Regency Romance

   Summary

   The morning after the Netherfield ball, Mr Collins proposes to Lizzie and is rejected. Determined to escape the undesirable match and her mother's wrath, Lizzie runs into the woods and straight into a compromising position with none other than Mr Darcy! Darcy acts on impulse: to save Elizabeth’s reputation, he claims they have been secretly betrothed for months.

   A false engagement, a forced marriage, scandal, conflicting emotions, misunderstandings, and, of course, their own pride and prejudices - amidst it all, will our two beloved characters find the truest and deepest love?

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   English

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   Bookmarked by talisosass

   09 Dec 2025