#Henry Crawford forever!

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The “Honourable” Thing

Wentworth and Henry Crawford do the exact same thing. 

Yes, they have different motives, though I’m not sure Wentworth’s are any more admirable: he’s either being an idiot and not realizing how far he’s encouraging Louisa or he’s flirting to spite Anne, whereas Henry is just amusing himself, but to the women involved the effect is basically the same. Now, Wentworth didn’t know that Henrietta was tacitly “with” Hayter, so that is another difference, but Wentworth was so plain in his behaviour to Louisa that Harville thought they were engaged after watching them for like a day and a half.

The big difference is that Wentworth would have done the “honourable” thing and married Louisa, but to be honest, I’d almost prefer the Henry Crawford MethodTM where you just skip town, which is also what Wentworth does by the way as his “any fair measure”, then just accepting that you are obligated into marrying someone you do not love. If Louisa didn’t fall off the Cobb, Wentworth might well have married her. He had already kind of come to his senses by then and re-fallen in love with Anne, so that sounds like a great recipe for marriage…

I guess the best solution would be to move away from the Musgroves, where Anne might visit, and try to forget her, but I think he’d end up resenting Louisa and get bored of her pretty darn quickly. Then he’s stuck in a Mr. Bennet type marriage, though maybe not so bad because I do think Louisa is a very sweet girl, but certainly not an ideal marriage. And if Louisa survives childbirth, they could be married for a very long time. I guess Wentworth can just throw himself back into his career and leave Louisa worried and lonely on shore.

Anyway, my main point is, you are kind of damned if you do, damned if you don’t, Crawford’s behaviour is wrong, but so is Wentworth’s and the solutions are both bad, even if one is more moral.

(Minor Point: we know the truth, but if we didn’t, Bingley’s behaviour would look exactly like a Henry Crawford MethodTM, which I think is hinted at by Mrs. Gardiner)

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making myself read a book in my tbr by procratinating choosing which Austen book I'll read next

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Heart Strings | Teaser

➪ Pairing: villain jungkook x female reader 

➪ Synopsis: They say that wounded hearts beat the loudest, but in a void of chaos and destruction Ian’s deafening cries for help seem to echo louder. Labelled as a villain, all the light in the world becomes his darkness, as he learns to despise the idea of a warm embrace. Running from her future, y/n meets Ian, whose entire life was spent running from his past and as their paths cross, peace is found in the present. In his eyes, she changes everything, uncovering the side of him the world once failed to see. Tethered together by the threads of her heartstrings, he falls in love. But, as they say, nothing lasts forever. Not even the beats of a reformed broken heart. What happens when the villain’s first love becomes everything the hero desires? 

➪ Genre: first love, forbidden romance, grumpy × sunshine, history repeating itself, love triangle, slow burn, plot twists

➪ Author’s Note: I chose Jungkook’s rumoured English stage name for his role in this series, Ian. Ian Crawford. Inspiration for the plot stems from Natasha Blume's Black Sea and Indila's Ainsi bas la Vida.

Chapter 1: It's Me and You Against the World, Slash

Chapter 2: The Boy in the Attic

Chapter 3: Nobody's Son, Nobody's Daughter

Chapter 4: Mother's Eyes

Chapter 5: Let Me Show You Power

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more omega Hannibal fic list please 💗

Thanks for the request! Below are my Omega!Hannibal fic recommendations. Read responsibly and mind the tags!

The only fic ranked on this list is the first—stink in the nostrils by murdertrout. It is my favorite fic of all time, period, and just happens to be Omega!Hannibal. The last fic on the list is mine. Enjoy <3

stink in the nostrils

Secret Omega Hannibal is not pleased that he has imprinted on Will Graham. He avenges himself on his biology by getting Will Graham put behind bars. But when Will figures out what he’s been hiding and tampers with his suppressants, triggering his first heat, they both get more than they bargained for.

put your aching teeth to good use, my dear

Fromage AU. When Will sees Hannibal in his office, bloody but alive, he goes into a feral rut. Hannibal tries to pacify him.

prime

He bares his teeth in a smile that makes Will answer in kind. "I'll find you," he says; a threatening promise of his own. Will grins, and purrs for him in a way that makes Hannibal ache all over again. "Good," he replies. "I want you to."

feral

“Will,” Jack Crawford growls down the line, “Tell me Hannibal Lecter never confided in you that he was an Omega.” “Oh, shit.” “Oh, shit,” Jack agrees. They’ve come a long way from the old days, where Omegas in heat would slaughter anyone who stood between them and their chosen Alpha. Where Omegas would fight each other to the death in order to claim their prize, and some Alphas died of rut exhaustion or from injuries sustained from a too-eager Omega. Now, Omegas temper their heats with stabilizing pills and Alphas have a say in who they breed. But there would have been no stabilizing pills provided to an incarcerated Beta.

asserting dominance (dead dove!)

Hannibal has spent years of imprisonment without Will properly acknowledging their mating bond. When Hannibal sends the Dragon to kill Molly and Walter, he finally provokes Will into action: to remedy his jealous behavior by inducing his heat, and putting him in his place.

top dog, lost kitten

Hannibal, an omega catboy belonging to a rich family, finds himself drawn to a stray alpha dogboy by the name of Will. When Hannibal wanders the streets during his heat, he gets unwanted attention. As he had hoped, Will is there to look out for him.

soaked through

Season 3 AU, where Will shows his face and instead of receiving pain, Hannibal receives everything he's ever wanted.

we don't need to heal

Tired of wasting resources dealing with a horrific Omega criminal who is definitely not insane, the BSHCI and the FBI decide that the best course of action is to have him mated to an Alpha who can keep him under control. Find an Alpha for the job, and Hannibal Lecter can be out of their hands for good. Will Graham enters the BSCHI, believing himself to have been selected to interview the notorious killer about a cold case that has recently been attributed to him. What he finds instead will change their lives forever, and leave him wracked with guilt. Hannibal, on the other hand, could not be more satisfied with how things panned out for them both.

distraction

Hannibal smiles, purring softly, and leans down to nuzzle Will's forehead. "You needn't be so distressed, darling," he murmurs. There is blood on Will's neck, and his cut palm smears more fresh up his mate's bare forearm. His sleeves are rolled up to the elbows, so he can give Will all of his scent. Hannibal licks the smear of his own slick on Will's cheek, his purr for a moment growing louder. "When have I ever denied you?"

tables turned (dead dove!)

When Will turns a gun on him, Hannibal goes into heat. Will decides to toy with him before giving him what he wants.

an unexpected guest

Ten-year-old Henry Lecter’s sitter just bailed, leaving him alone to watch over his younger siblings. And that would have been fine, had a man from the FBI not chosen that precise moment to show up at their door. or Will and Hannibal got a little too close in Naka-Choko, resulting in a surprise pregnancy. Rather than having the bloody canon break-up, they took their new family, including Abigail, and skipped off to Europe for their happily ever after. Enter Jack, tracking them down almost eleven years later in the quaint Italian countryside, with only young Henry there to protect the family.

stronger than memory (dead dove!)

"Your real name can't possibly be Schatje." "It's the only real thing you need to know, Will." “Fine, at least tell me what it means.” It wasn’t a question nor a request, but a statement. "It means little treasure." “And are you, then? A little treasure?”

cover to cover (the mark of a lover)

Will and Hannibal are both Omegas. After Tobias' death, Will takes Hannibal home. Hannibal comes to the realization that, if the world will not give him the Alpha he so desires... he will create one.

time reversed

Hannibal and Will traverse an unexpected intimate development.

black in the moonlight

With his upcoming dinner with Hannibal and Jack hanging heavy on his mind, Will is drawn to Hannibal's house in the middle of the night. What he finds there affects him—for better or worse, it's hard to say.

trick me twice

Hannibal and Will are leaders of allied gangs, and were friends at one point - until Hannibal almost killed Will and sent him to prison. Now he needs Will's pack, his numbers, to stop his own pack being overrun. Will might never trust him again, but there's no reason they cannot keep things professional. At least, that's what Hannibal tells himself, as he enters the BSHCI to ask for Will's help.

a rare bouquet

Will finds himself drawn in by the darkness at Hannibal’s core—something only fully revealed in heat when the violent deaths of his alpha suitors can be legally excused. When Will witnesses the aftermath of one of those murders first hand, he feels compelled to begin a courtship, wanting to see everything that lies beneath the surface. But what he seeks is not tame, and it will take more than flowers to earn its respect.

into the wild

Alpha Will stumbles upon a feral Omega in Lithuanian forests. Too fascinated to leave him be, he follows him, not knowing what awaits him.

genesis

The fish of Hannibal's trust is a spritely and skittish thing, but Will is patient. He can follow the bubbles in the water and the shining slip of scales within the currents. He can fashion beautiful lures, both mental and physical, to please and soften his mate.

brouillé

Unthinkingly, he reaches into the drawer and pulls out the top shirt, holding it to his face and breathing in. No bleach, only the faintest trace of salt sweat, and none of the bitter fear he had expected. Instead, what Hannibal inhales is the pure, unsuppressed scent of alpha.   That’s all it takes. One. Deep. Breath.

use your words

“Don’t worry, darling,” Hannibal says softly. “I know just what you need. You’re here for a reason—because you need a Daddy to guide you. So let go of your preoccupation with control and let me take care of you.”

series: other people's hearts

Truck driver Will suddenly finds himself with an armful of bloody omega named Hannibal, far too young and pretty to be hitchhiking in the middle of nowhere, and to Will's horror… fast approaching heat.

on the grounds where we feel safe

"Single Omega household seeking a primary caretaker for high-school aged female. Must own vehicle for chauffeuring, errands, and other duties as necessary. Room and board provided, and a stipend for necessities available for negotiation. Must have open availability and be willing to submit to a background check and drug test. Immediate start." Then a name, and a phone number. Doctor Hannibal Lecter.

it takes two to nest

When Hannibal hears a commotion down the hall at the hospital, naturally he goes to investigate. When he finds out that the omega patient, a Mr. Will Graham, is struggling so hard that the doctors are having difficulties handling him, naturally he is intrigued. And when he finds out that the on-call OBGYN has been delayed, naturally he steps in to deliver Will's baby himself. Dr. Hannibal Lecter can do anything, after all. Including deliver someone else's baby while minutes away from going into labor himself.

sweet tooth

He has prepared for this, of course. No self-respecting Omega of his stature and skill would deign to let themselves be taken by surprise. Although, again, he has not expected his final heat to approach for some time, it is one of those occurrences people prepare for like Doomsday. He has plans, and bags packed, and knows what he will need to do, to make sure he makes it through the ordeal with minimal discomfort. The first step will be to hunt, to stock his fridge and his stores so he will not go hungry. The second step will be to find a suitable companion.

slow like honey

Hannibal’s childbearing years are behind him, but Will manages to send him into his first heat in years. Will offers to help him out—it’s the least he can do.

duty calls

Tonight, Will is hungry.

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@anghraine who was it???

Oh!! I was so foggy when I posted the "which Austen character mainly contributed to my dissertation" poll that I actually completely forgot it existed. The people actually did vote, if barely, for the right choice—Mary Crawford!

(Darcy was right behind her in the poll but barely mentioned in the dissertation, while Henry Crawford—who only got 1.5% of the vote—also figured pretty significantly.)

Now I'm looking at other results of my own polls over the last year, as well:

The "Why is Elrohir's name in Gondorian rather than Elvish Sindarin" poll result: a strong vote for "actually it's Númenórean Sindarin" (the assumption I've always made myself, but it was interesting to think about other possibilities, since Tolkien never explained it).

The "Pick a fave from my Tolkien faves from each major text" poll result: Faramir narrowly beat out Gandalf with everyone else far behind (the closest was Lúthien).

The "pick a fave from my faves from five fandoms" poll result: Faramir again, closely beating out Luke Skywalker and Fitzwilliam Darcy (Moiraine and Gwen Thackeray never had a chance).

The "best dead guy from my dissertation" poll result: Jonathan Swift just squeaked past Olaudah Equiano!

The two women's wrongs polls: the first poll result was Clytemnestra, the second Azula.

The "what's your headcanon for the unexplained reasons the Stewards were not in the line of succession despite being descendants of Anárion" poll: by a huge margin, actually, the people chose "they were formally removed from the succession in exchange for the powers of the Stewardship."

The "pick your favorite video game/series" poll result: a very unsurprising and easy win for the Mass Effect trilogy (with BG3 the only thing even remotely near).

The "why do those of you who also like fics about ostensibly cis male characters in canon being genderbent to women" poll result: it's interesting to imagine how the character and plot would be affected, slightly beating out the option for "I neither like nor dislike the fics as a genre, I just like the good ones."

The "vote between my top Spotify Wrapped songs" poll results: "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac slightly beat out Florence + The Machine's "King" and Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever" (both exactly tied in close second place).

The "what is the best non-canon FemShep pairing" poll result: Shepard/Jack won pretty handily!

The "which of my ~controversial headcanons do you like best" poll result: Elizabeth and Darcy have separate bedrooms and this is good for their marriage.

The "which non-canon Darcy ship is best" poll result: Darcy/Anne Elliot, which mildly surprised me (I like it but am not sure they'd get around to talking to each other), beating out the world conquest pairing of Darcy/Emma.

The "which of my selected Queen songs is the most purely beautiful in your opinion" poll result: "Under Pressure" (with David Bowie), narrowly beating out "The Show Must Go On."

The "what would be the most awesome class/subclass for my Seldarine drow in BG3" poll result: Paladin of Vengeance! (I actually did make her and am just getting back into playing BG3 again after dissertation hell derailed her avenging of injustices.)

The "who played your favorite Marguerite St. Just" poll result: Jane Seymour, easily.

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One of my mutuals ( @nerianasims ) was posting about Mansfield Park (the Jane Austen novel) today and although that wasn't what the post was about, she has got me thinking about the possibility of Mary/Maria.

In canon, Maria marries Rushworth and has an affair with Henry Crawford almost immediately then is divorced (which is a LOT in the 1800s) and shunned from society forever to live with her evil aunt.

I am contemplating a scenario in which Henry and Mary Crawford visit Rushworth after his marriage to Maria, and the dynamics go:

Henry is flirting with Maria, who receives his attention with pleasure

Rushworth is jealous of Henry

So far so canon!

But Mary is there, and she is also flirting with Maria, who receives her attention with much more pleasure

Henry laments to his sister about how well women like other women and how their cheerful gossip and frivolity prevents his fun! All is safe with a married woman, he can be as friendly as he wants! But why won't Maria pay attention to him like she does his sister?

Henry has a sort of narrow-eyed suspicion about him on this: what IS going on there? Surely not? Unless? ...Sister?

Rushworth thinks Mary is a MUCH more appropriate companion for his beautiful and desperately bored young wife

Mary and Maria spend a lot of time alone together. Just gals being 19th century pals, you know.

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List of upcoming requests would be lovely 🙏

Upcoming posts!

This is a list of stories requested that I’ll be writing and posting soon. Those that have dates next to them are complete and will be posted that day!

(I hope this helps with the waiting and stuff!! Please let me know if this was good or any info i could add!)

NR = Not Requested (It's something I personally wanted to write)

Will be slow coming back, life is crazy and motivation is low

I've Always Been Here (Penelope Featherington x Fem!Reader) [Bridgerton] - August 2nd

I Adore You (Klaus Baudelaire x GN!Reader) [A Series of Unfortunate Events] - August 7th

How Was Your Date? (Max Thunderman x GN!Reader) [The Thundermans] - August 14th (NR)

Why Didn't You Tell Me? (Henry Hart/Kid Danger x GN!Reader) [Henry Danger] - August 21st (NR)

You're My Hero (Phoebe Thunderman x TransMale!Reader) [Platonic] [The Thundermans] - August 28th

No Need For A Second Date (Benny Weir x Fem!Reader) [My Babysitters a Vampire] - September 4th

Reckless (Book!Percy Jackson x GN!Reader) [Percy Jackson] - September 11th

(Currently Unnamed) (Moose x GN!Reader) [Step Up] - September 18th

I've Never Had a Sister (Skylar Storm x GN!Reader) [Platonic] [Mighty Med] - September 25th

How to Confess to Your Friend in 10 Steps (That aren't needed) (Beck Oliver x Fem!Reader) [Victorious] - October 2nd

Camping Was A Bad Idea (Benny Weir x Fem!Reader) [My Babysitter's a Vampire] - October 9th

I Just Don't Like Her (Cat Valentine x Male!Reader) [Victorious] - October 16th

Farwell. /A Part Two to 'You Caused This?/ (Anthony Bridgerton x GN!Reader) [Bridgerton] - October 23rd

Me And You (Gabe Duncan x GN!Reader) [Good Luck Charlie] - October 30th (NR)

[Surprise halloween post, Person and Title wont be posted until fic is posted] - October 31st (NR)

I Can't Keep Doing This (Austin Moon x GN!Reader) [Austin and Ally] - November 6th

Stage Fright (Benny Weir x Fem!Reader) [My Babysitter's a Vampire] - November 13th

The HoneyMoon 'Phase' (Anthony Bridgerton x GN!Reader) [Bridgerton] - November 20th

Hopeless Crush? (Carlos De Vil x GN!Reader) [Descendants] - November 27th

Dates to be determined (since they're so far out):

I Think You're Great (Adam Davenport x GN!Reader)

Empty Dance Cards (Penelope Featherington x Fem!Reader) [Bridgerton]

Haunted Houses, How Ironic (Benny Weir x GN!Reader) [My Babysitter's a Vampire]

For Some Reason I Love You (Harry Hook x Male!Prince!Reader) [Descendants]

Lost But Now Found (Audrey x Sibling!GN!Reader) [Platonic] [Descendants]

Always In Your Shadow (Kate Bishop x Sibling!GN!Reader) [Platonic] [Marvel]

We Can Just Sit Here (Kate Bishop x GN!Reader) [Marvel]

Ice Dates (Benny Weir x GN!Reader) [My Babysitter's a Vampire]

First Light (Eloise Bridgerton x Fem!Princess!Reader) [Bridgerton]

You Are Home (Chase Davenport x Fem!Reader) [Lab Rats]

We Aren't Friends (Harry Hook x Fem!Reader) [Descendants]

I Feel Like I Know You (Quigley Quagmire x GN!Reader) [A Series Of Unfortunate Events]

Always and Forever (Jay x GN!Reader) [Descendants]

Oblivious (Ethan Morgan x Fem!Reader) [My Babysitters A Vampire]

I Can't Help But Protect You (Hercules x GN!Reader) [Once Upon A Time]

Different (PJ Duncan x GN!Reader) [Good Luck Charlie]

I Though I Could Protect You (Kate Bishop x Brother!Male!Reader) [Platonic] [Marvel]

I Know What You’d Choose (Justin Russo x GN!Reader) [Wizards of Waverly Place] (NR)

Yeah, I Know Who You Are (Jack Brewer x GN!Reader) [Kickin’ It] (NR)

You’re My Brother, Always (Sister!Bree Davenport x Trans!Male!Reader) [Lab Rats]

I Might Lose You (King George III x GN!Reader) [Bridgerton]

A Gentle Kind Of Love /A Part Two to ‘A Courtship?’/ (Violet Bridgerton x GN!Reader) [Bridgerton]

A Bond That Never Truly Breaks /A Part Two to ‘The Wasabi Code’/ (Kim Crawford x Sibling!GN!Reader) [Platonic] [Kickin’ It]

We're Family (Wasabi Warriors x GN!Reader) [Platonic] [Kickin' It]

I Want to be More (Henry Hart x GN!Reader) [Henry Danger]

Closer /A Part Two to 'Lost'/ (Ravi Ross x GN!Reader) [Bunk'd/Jessie]

Not A Spellmaster (Benny Weir x Fem!Reader) [My Babysitter's a Vampire]

Secrets Have a Way of Coming Out (David Nolan/Prince Charming x Fem!Reader) [Once Upon A Time]

Our Future (PJ Duncan x GN!Reader) [Good Luck Charlie]

Know it's for the Better (Max Thunderman x GN!Reader) [The Thundermans]

Not Much Of A Beast (Ben Florian x GN!Reader) [Descendants]

Song Of The Sea (Ben Florian x Fem!Reader) [Descendants]

I'll See You Again (PJ Duncan x GN!Reader) [Good Luck Charlie]

Love Potions (Benny Weir x Fem!Reader) [My Babysitter's a Vampire]

I Came Back For You /A Part Two to 'You Forgot About Me'/ (Evie x GN!Reader) [Descendants]

Some Type of Fairytale (Benny Weir x Fem!Reader) [My Babysitter's a Vampire]

Please, Please, Please (Max Thunderman x GN!Reader) [The Thundermans] (NR)

[rivertalesien]

Some Oscar predictions for fun: in bold is what I think the Academy will pick. In italics is what I'd pick. If I leave italics off, I have no opinion or I don't think any of the nominees were that great. If I cross them out, I'm wondering why they were mentioned in the first place (Top Gun? Avatar? Really?).

Best Picture (way too many nominees)

All Quiet on the Western Front — Malte Grunert, Producer Avatar: The Way of Water — James Cameron and Jon Landau, Producers The Banshees of Inisherin — Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, Producers Elvis — Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick and Schuyler Weiss, Producers Everything Everywhere All at Once — Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang, Producers - WINNER The Fabelmans — Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, Producers Tár — Todd Field, Alexandra Milchan and Scott Lambert, Producers Top Gun: Maverick — Tom Cruise, Christopher McQuarrie, David Ellison and Jerry Bruckheimer, Producers Triangle of Sadness — Erik Hemmendorff and Philippe Bober, Producers Women Talking — Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Frances McDormand, Producers

Best Directing

The Banshees of Inisherin — Martin McDonagh Everything Everywhere All at Once — Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - WINNER The Fabelmans — Steven Spielberg Tár — Todd Field Triangle of Sadness — Ruben Östlund

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Austin Butler in Elvis Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin Brendan Fraser in The Whale - WINNER Paul Mescal in Aftersun Bill Nighy in Living

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett in Tár Ana de Armas in Blonde Andrea Riseborough in To Leslie (if she wins it will be entirely bc of white Hollywood women campaigning for her) Michelle Williams in The Fabelmans Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin Brian Tyree Henry in Causeway Judd Hirsch in The Fabelmans Barry Keoghan in The Banshees of Inisherin Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Angela Bassett in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Hong Chau in The Whale Kerry Condon in The Banshees of Inisherin Jamie Lee Curtis in Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Adapted Screenplay

All Quiet on the Western Front — Screenplay by Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — Written by Rian Johnson Living — Written by Kazuo Ishiguro Top Gun: Maverick — Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks Women Talking — Screenplay by Sarah Polley - WINNER

Best Original Screenplay

The Banshees of Inisherin — Written by Martin McDonagh Everything Everywhere All at Once — Written by Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert - WINNER The Fabelmans — Written by Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner Tár — Written by Todd Field Triangle of Sadness — Written by Ruben Östlund

Best Animated Film

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio — Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, Gary Ungar and Alex Bulkley - WINNER Marcel the Shell With Shoes On — Dean Fleischer Camp, Elisabeth Holm, Andrew Goldman, Caroline Kaplan and Paul Mezey Puss in Boots: The Last Wish — Joel Crawford and Mark Swift The Sea Beast — Chris Williams and Jed Schlanger Turning Red — Domee Shi and Lindsey Collins

Best Original Song

“Applause” from Tell It Like a Woman; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick; Music and Lyric by Lady Gaga and BloodPop “Lift Me Up” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; Music by Tems, Rihanna, Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Goransson; Lyric by Tems and Ryan Coogler “Naatu Naatu” from RRR; Music by M.M. Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose - WINNER “This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once; Music by Ryan Lott, David Byrne and Mitski; Lyric by Ryan Lott and David Byrne

Best International Feature Film

All Quiet on the Western Front — Germany - WINNER Argentina, 1985 — Argentina Close — Belgium EO — Poland The Quiet Girl — Ireland

Best Film Editing

The Banshees of Inisherin — Mikkel E.G. Nielsen Elvis — Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond Everything Everywhere All at Once — Paul Rogers - WINNER Tár — Monika Willi Top Gun: Maverick — Eddie Hamilton

Reblogged with the actual winners.

The only big surprise was Jamie Lee Curtis, but I guess they just had to give it to a white chick instead of Angela Bassett who has been shut out of a win for like, 30 years.

And Jimmy Kimmel can keep his day job. The Will Smith jokes were tasteless and too much tonight underlined all the racist/anti-Black sentiment out there (wasn't helped by that Entertainment Weekly set of anonymous interviews this past week).

But EEAAO making a clean sweep? Outstanding.

[chesh-cat-rus]

My thoughts on 'Mansfield Park' with spoilers under the cut.

You hope a man can change? asks Jane Austen and continues, Then think again.

I was thinking throughout the book that this might be Jane Austen's take on the genre 'a good woman changes a bad man' and her trolling it (her works prove she doesn't believe it possible), but here she just puts the last nail in this genre's coffin. She says, if you think a bad man can be changed, you could be the one who gets played in the end. I was hoping that Henry Crawford did in fact change, but no, Fanny was right, and I kinda hated her for it.

And also the thing is, I didn't like Edmund. When he asked Fanny to be 'the perfect model of a woman' by accepting Crawford, I loudly asked him to go defenestrate himself. I was hoping he and Fanny would not end up together (for obvious reasons, and also because the whole book looking lovingly at Mary Crawford was his only character trait) and that some other new man would appear for Fanny, or that they would just forever be in that state of her silently loving him, I didn't care, I just didn't want that to be the ending of this story.

Fanny is fun. Reading the book I was sending audio messages to my friend pouring all my vexations about the book, and retelling some of Fanny's antics is the funniest thing. One of her speeches in particular is overly hilarious, should post about it later. "Her manner was incurably gentle" is a very cute trait. On the whole, the arc of her being forced to be grateful all her life and then refusing to be imposed on by a man and everyone around her, deserves some respect.

Overall, the book proved to be very unpredictable at all times. I was never sure what the next chapter would be about.

And also, Lady Bertram is a stoner.

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Aphorisms and quotes about the mother

Quotes and aphorisms on mom Quotes and aphorisms about the mother, ideas and thoughts by different and famous authors on the mom and the great importance of her presence in everyone's life. After the end of time, mother, we will find ourselves in the reality that does not exist, in a fictional and mythical world; we will be happy, serene, at peace, and finally we will be able to enjoy what we are not. Carl William Brown Where there is a mother in the home, matters go well. Amos Bronson Alcott What do girls do who haven't any mothers to help them through their troubles? Louisa May Alcott Children and mothers never truly part; bound in the beating of each other’s heart. Charlotte Gray A mother who is really a mother is never free. Honore De Balzac My wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without her mother, and her mother will go anywhere. John Barrymore The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom. Henry Ward Beecher Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel. Josh Billings From now on I want to imagine death as a tender and affectionate mother who with extreme love, smiling and holding me at her breast for all eternity, instead of giving me life will take it away forever. Carl William Brown The best thing that could happen to motherhood already has. Fewer women are going into it. Victoria Billings The Holy Virgin is the universal essence of woman, she is the divine symbol of the mother par excellence, she is the spirit of life and love who endures and resists pain, suffering and death, to make the memory of her children immortal. Carl William Brown You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. Albert Einstein There are so many times you will feel you have failed, but in the eyes, heart and mind of your child, you are supermom. Stephanie Precourt A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Dorothy Canfield Fisher When a woman is twenty, a child deforms her; when she is thirty, he preserves her; and when forty, he makes her young again. Leon Blum Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons. Napoleon Bonaparte

My Mom Innocenza Women know the way to rear up children (to be just). They know a simple, merry, tender knack of tying sashes, fitting baby-shoes, and stringing pretty words that make no sense. And kissing full sense into empty words. Elizabeth Barrett Browning Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same - and most mothers kiss and scold together. Pearl S. Buck The kind of power mothers have is enormous. Angela Carter There are lots of things that you can brush under the carpet about yourself until you're faced with somebody whose needs won't be put off. Angela Carter For Eliot, April is the cruelest month, and I agreed, in fact my father died in April, but then my mother passed away in October, so now the cruelest months are certainly two. Carl William Brown The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three. Alexandre (the Younger) Dumas For that's what a woman, a mother wants - to teach her children to take an interest in life. She knows it's safer for them to be interested in other people's happiness than to believe in their own. Marguerite Duras As my mom always said, ‘You’d rather have smile lines than frown lines.’ Cindy Crawford Some mothers are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together. Pearl S. Buck No culture on earth outside of mid-century suburban America has ever deployed one woman per child without simultaneously assigning her such major productive activities as weaving, farming, gathering, temple maintenance, and tent-building. The reason is that full-time, one-on-one child-raising is not good for women or children. Barbara Ehrenreich Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent. Barbara Ehrenreich A mother's yearning feels the presence of the cherished child even in the degraded man. George Eliot But the mother's yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human love, feels the presence of the cherished child even in the debased, degraded man. George Eliot The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint. James Fenton See also It's not over when you lose, but when you end it. Unknown The mother as a social servant instead of a home servant will not lack in true mother duty. From her work, loved and honored though it is, she will return to her home life, the child life, with an eager, ceaseless pleasure, cleansed of all the fret and fraction and weariness that so mar it now. Charlotte P. Gillman

Quotes on mom Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are. Cheryl Lacey Donovan A mother’s arms are more comforting than anyone else’s. Princess Diana Morality and its victim, the mother - what a terrible picture! Is there indeed anything more terrible, more criminal, than our glorified sacred function of motherhood? Emma Goldman The patience of a mother might be likened to a tube of toothpaste – it’s never quite all gone. Author Unknown Death freed my father and mother from their evils and imprisoned me even more in mine. Carl William Brown When I was a child, my mother said to me, ‘If you become a soldier, you’ll be a general. If you become a monk you’ll end up as the pope.’ Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso. Pablo Picasso Only after losing your mother forever can you understand the essence of true love and the excruciating pain of life passing away. Carl William Brown A mother is the one who is still there when everyone else has deserted you. Author Unknown You realize that you habitually thought of Mom when something in your life was not going well, because when you thought of her it was as though something got back on track, and you felt re-energized. Shin Kyung Sook No influence is so powerful as that of the mother. Sarah Josepha Hale A man’s work is from sun to sun, but a mother’s work is never done. Author Unknown Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just falls back into her and is swallowed up. Camille Paglia He that would the daughter win must with the mother first begin. English Proverb A mother understands what a child does not say. Jewish Proverb God couldn't be everywhere, so he created mothers Jewish Proverb Men are what their mothers made them. Ralph Waldo Emerson

My mom when she was 20 All that remains to the mother in modern consumer society is the role of scapegoat; psychoanalysis uses huge amounts of money and time to persuade analysis and to foist their problems on to the absent mother, who has no opportunity to utter a word in her own defense. Hostility to the mother in our societies is an index of mental health. Germaine Greer The moments of happiness... We have had the experience of them, but the meaning has escaped us, as Eliot said. Or rather, we didn't realize it, so life passed by and in the end all I was left with was the pain of losing my dearest person, my mother. Carl William Brown Woman is the salvation or the destruction of the family. She carries its destiny in the folds of her mantle. Henri Frederic Amiel A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them. Victor Hugo If at first you don’t succeed, do it the way your mother told you to. Author Unknown One good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters. George Herbert The tie which links mother and child is of such pure and immaculate strength as to be never violated. Washington Irving A mother’s love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking. Helen Rice A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too late to let her know he sees it. William Dean Howells Life began with waking up and loving my mother’s face. George Eliot Being a mom has made me so tired. And so happy. Tina Fey Behind every successful man is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law. Hubert H. Humphrey Whatever else is unsure in this stinking dunghill of a world a mother's love is not. James Joyce The watchful mother tarries nigh, though sleep has closed her infants eyes. John Keble Of all the rights of women, the greatest is to be a mother. Yutang, Lin All that I am or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Abraham Lincoln

Quotes and aphorisms on mothers My father and my mother are no longer with us, but their spirit lives in me, and therefore is still alive, except that I am already dead. Carl William Brown It seems to me that the nursing mother of most false opinions - both public and private - is the excessively high opinion one places on oneself. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne Anyone who doesn't miss the past never had a mother. Gregory Nunn Maternity is on the face of it an unsociable experience. The selfishness that a woman has learned to stifle or to dissemble where she alone is concerned, blooms freely and unashamed on behalf of her offspring. Emily James Putnam There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one. Jill Churchill Whenever I’m with my mother, I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines. Amy Tan, The Kitchen God’s Wife Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequences than to have a really affectionate mother. W. Somerset Maugham The Enemy, who wears her mother's usual face and confidential tone, has access; doubtless stares into her writing case and listens on the phone. Phyllis McGinley It seems to me that the nursing mother of most false opinions - both public and private - is the excessively high opinion one places on oneself. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne When I stopped seeing my mother with the eyes of a child, I saw the woman who helped me give birth to myself. Nancy Friday Women’s natural role is to be a pillar of the family. Grace Kelly I know how to do anything – I’m a mom. Rosanne Barr A busy mother makes slothful daughters. Portuguese Proverb An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. Spanish Proverb If Freud had had my mother's dreams at his disposal, he would have become even greater than he was. Carl William Brown Think of your mother and smile for all of the good precious moments.” Ana Monnar

Aphorisms and quotes on the mother A mother understands what a child does not say. Jewish proverb Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are. Cheryl Lacey Donovan A mother loves her children even when they least deserve to be loved. Kate Samperi As her sons have seen her: the mother in patriarchy: controlling, erotic, castrating, heart-suffering, guilt-ridden, and guilt-provoking; a marble brow, a huge breast, an avid cave; between her legs snakes, swamp-grass, or teeth; on her lap a helpless infant or a martyred son. She exists for one purpose: to bear and nourish the son. Adrienne Rich The worker can unionize, go out on strike; mothers are divided from each other in homes, tied to their children by compassionate bonds; our wildcat strikes have most often taken the form of physical or mental breakdown. Adrienne Rich Mother – that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries. T. DeWitt Talmage A little girl, asked where her home was, replied, “where mother is.” Keith L. Brooks I never knew how much love my heart could hold until someone called me “mommy.” Author Unknown Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. Erich Fromm Mothers are all slightly insane. J.D. Salinger That best academy, a mother’s knee. James Russell Lowell Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age. William Feather Education commences at the mother’s knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character. Hosea Ballou In a child’s eyes, a mother is a goddess. She can be glorious or terrible, benevolent or filled with wrath, but she commands love either way. I am convinced that this is the greatest power in the universe. N. K. Jemisin I love my mother as the trees love water and sunshine — she helps me grow, prosper and reach great heights. Terri Guillemets A mother’s love liberates. Maya Angelou Biological possibility and desire are not the same as biological need. Women have childbearing equipment. For them to choose not to use the equipment is no more blocking what is instinctive than it is for a man who, muscles or no, chooses not to be a weightlifter. Betty Rollin Only in America do these peasants, our mothers, get their hair dyed platinum at the age of sixty, and walk up and down Collins Avenue in Florida in pedal pushers and mink stoles - and with opinions on every subject under the sun. It isn't their fault they were given a gift like speech - look, if cows could talk, they would say things just as idiotic. Philip Roth Apart from my mother, women have always encouraged me to deepen my knowledge of the profound illogicality of existence. Carl William Brown A mother holds her children’s hands for a while…their hearts forever. Author Unknown

Quotes and ideas on mothers There was never a great man who had not a great mother. Olive Schreiner Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers. Harriet Beecher Stowe Mother is the name for God on the lips and in the hearts of little children. William M. Thackeray My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it. Mark Twain A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. Author Unknown There’s no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. Jill Churchill Acceptance, tolerance, bravery, compassion. These are the things my mom taught me. Lady Gaga Most mothers are instinctive philosophers. Harriet Beecher Stowe My mother’s menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it. Buddy Hackett My mother always said I was beautiful and I finally believed her at some point. Lupita Nyong’o A mother's heart is always with her children. Author Unknown Mother weaves her loving art and leaves her magic in our hearts. Author Unknown Mother-in-law: A woman who destroys her son-in-law's peace of mind by giving him a piece of hers. Author Unknown Men never think, at least seldom think, what a hard task it is for us women to go through this very often. God's will be done, and if He decrees that we are to have a great number of children why we must try to bring them up as useful and exemplary members of society. Queen Victoria How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mother's names. Alice Walker My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind. Michael Jordan Mothers work, not upon canvas that shall perish, nor marble that crumbles into dust, but upon mind, upon spirit, which is to last forever, and which is to bear, for good or evil, throughout its duration, the impress of a mother's plastic hand. George Washington The best place to cry is on a mother’s arms. Jodi Picoult It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding. Erma Bombeck Mother love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible. Marion C. Garretty See also Without Courage, wisdom bears no fruit. Baltasar Gracian My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her. George Washington Young women especially have something invested in being nice people, and it's only when you have children that you realize you're not a nice person at all, but generally a selfish bully. Fay Weldon To a child’s ear, ‘Mother’ is magic in any language. Arlene Benedict What is a mom? But the sunshine of our days and the North star of our nights. Robert Brault

Mother quotes and aphorisms There is no velvet so soft as a mother’s lap, no rose as lovely as her smile, no path so flowery as that imprinted with her footsteps. Archibald Thompson Mother’s hug… the drug that works every time, costs nothing and has no side effects. Hassaan Ali Motherhood is the strangest thing, it can be like being one's own Trojan horse. Rebecca West No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. Florida Scott-Maxwell If Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Ferrell Sims When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. Read the full article

[bethanydelleman]

(I think you had a post about that but I can not find it 😢) In a universe where Fanny did accept Henry's proposal, do you think that would have prevented the Maria Affair™? Mary claims he would've been too happy to do anything like that but even if she was right I think he would've eventually gotten used to having won Fanny and go back to his old ways.

Then again if Fanny did start to truly love him, maybe the thought of hurting her in such a way would stop him from having affairs?

I guess my actual question is: How do you imagine their married life?

I wrote a whole novel about this and people even recommend it!

I think logically, the affair could not happen on the same timeline because Henry would be busy getting married, which is what Mary claims:

Had she accepted him as she ought, they might now have been on the point of marriage, and Henry would have been too happy and too busy to want any other object.

Though this doesn't prevent the affair forever, I am more likely than most to take Mary at her word earlier about Henry being a good husband. She knows Henry very well and Mary is extremely cynical, so she has genuine high hopes!

The thing is, Henry cannot go back to his old ways, not in the same manner. There is a reason he wants marriage as heavens best last gift, because the flirting thing isn't going to work so well when people know he's taken. Maria Bertram thought Henry would propose, he cannot do that if he's married. The way he acts has to change regardless of his morality, but would it change for better or worse?

The difficulty for Henry is that he does not consider what he does wrong, neither does Mary for that matter. Both Crawford siblings act like flirtation is totally fine and they do not seem to perceive the damage or they are wilfully blind about it. To truly reform, Henry Crawford has to understand how he is wrong, and that's a bigger step than say, Mr. Darcy, who knows what is right already but wasn't doing it properly.

As for their married life, I mean part of why I ship Fanny & Henry is because it could be so good! Fanny is shy, but she enjoys herself at dinner parties and balls if she isn't the centre of attention. I think she'd have fun in London, even if a whole season might be too much. Also, she would be the mistress of Everingham! She could buy books and have a fire and her own freaking horse and it would be wonderful.

Whatever else Henry Crawford is, he isn't cruel and I don't think he would mistreat Fanny even if he did fall out of love with her. I think Fanny would adjust and find a way to be happy, just as she did at Mansfield where people did not treat her very well at all, even if Henry didn't reform. But I think he had it in him to reform, all by himself if he actually tried, and that is what I want.

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[fictionadventurer]

I’ve been thinking about Mansfield Park again and wondering if it would be possible to make Henry/Fanny into a satisfying ending. Because if Fanny marries Henry in the story that Austen wrote, even if Henry has truly reformed and remains loyal to Fanny, it would be an intensely unsatisfying resolution that would disrespect both characters.

Look at the story Austen gave us. Henry is rich, good-looking, intelligent, witty and charming and has powerful connections. Henry is Fanny’s superior in social status and wealth and popularity, and his proposal is like Prince Charming coming to rescue Cinderella, an incredibly generous offer that would elevate   poor, dependent, shy Fanny beyond anything that could logically have been hoped for her future. No one can see why Fanny would reject an offer from such a wonderful man and such a great match. They’re all blinded by Henry’s superficial qualities, and can’t see that underneath all his status and charm, Henry is a self-centered, amoral jerk.

But Fanny can see the truth. She knows that she’s Henry’s moral superior, and that marriage to him would be far more degrading than anything she suffers in her current position. So, even though it puts literally everyone in her life against her, she rejects him. The people around her make her suffer intensely for sticking to her morals, but she never bends.

Does Fanny’s rejection make Henry suffer in the same way? Not even close. His pride is wounded, and I’d be willing to concede that his heart could be wounded, but he suffers in no other way. He is still as rich and popular and secure in his status as he ever was, and none of his choices in the story jeopardize any of this. He never truly has to change. He never suffers or sacrifices anything. His most profound gesture--getting the commission for Fanny’s brother--was an easy accomplishment for a man whose uncle is an admiral.

If Fanny accepts this man, in this story, it means that everyone was right about him, and she was wrong. Henry is a wonderful man who deserves to have everyone love him, who just needed Fanny's love to turn into a completely perfect man. It disrespects Fanny’s profound moral choices, and completely sidesteps any real character arc for Henry. Because this Henry would get everything anyone could ever want--money, status, and a wonderful wife--with minimal effort. And Fanny’s greatest strength--her clear-eyed ability to see past superficial appearances--would look like a weakness, because to her family, it would look as though they were the clear-eyed ones who always knew what a great match Henry was, and that Fanny just had to see past her prejudices to accept his offer.

At first glance, it seems like Henry just needs to step up to Fanny’s moral level to be a worthy husband. But stepping up to Fanny’s moral level requires more than a few changes of behavior and a couple of gifts. It requires suffering. It requires knowing right from wrong and sacrificing everything else--happiness, respect, security, popularity--to avoid betraying those morals. So for Henry to step up to Fanny’s moral level, he would need to step down to her social level. The Henry that Austen gives us needs everyone to love him--he only chases Fanny in the first place is because she’s the one person who doesn’t love him--and an ending where he gets what he wants and is beloved by all would be unsatisfying. Instead, Henry would need to learn that popularity isn’t the most important thing in life. To win Fanny’s admiration, he’d have to be willing to sacrifice the admiration of the rest of society. He would need to adopt stronger morals and stick to them, even when it’s difficult or boring or makes him unpopular. He would need to make some strong choice that makes everyone else reject him, but makes Fanny realize that he truly has changed into a person who values goodness over everything else.

By the time Fanny accepts Henry, the rest of the people at Mansfield--especially Julia and Maria--should think that Henry’s maybe not such a great guy, and maybe his face is kind of funny-looking, and never mind his wealth, they can’t imagine being stuck to a guy like him for the rest of their lives. Because that would validate Fanny’s original choice, showing that she can see beyond what society values and into the core of what truly matters. This Henry would be someone who had truly reformed, who had learned to see love, not just as an object to be won, but as an action requiring sacrifice. This Henry would stop trying to make everyone love him, and instead learn to love other people. Then, and only then, would Fanny’s marriage to him be a happy ending.

I’m not sure how this would come about. It would require a significant rewrite of the last half of the story. Maybe Fanny would have to be a bit more specific in telling Henry how he needs to change. Maybe Henry would need to go against the wishes of his uncle in some way. But however it happens, the plot would need to undergo major changes. It would be the only way to stay true to the characters that Austen gave us, while making a marriage between Henry and Fanny a happy ending rather than a tragedy.  

[amarguerite]

Edmund Bertram is so 😐 I can't in good conscience let him inflict himself on Fanny or Mary. I Stan Henry Crawford/Fanny Price FOREVER. Have you read Everingham by katharhino on AO3?

I have not! I will add it to my list. Thanks for the rec@

[themalhambird]

as i've been awake all night writing Mansfield Park fanfiction, you might as well get to read some of it...I started writing Something Something Something and then Henry Crawford gets Punched, because I had a brainwave about the something something part.

A woman’s reputation, once tarnished by scandal, must be considered as damaged forever. But a gentleman- young, rich, and charming- might easily restore himself in the eyes of the world after a year or two: might even refashion himself into the hero of the piece. A poor, unfortunate soul carried away by a tragically doomed, Romantic love- bewitched by a woman far more artful and wicked by himself- in short, a mere eighteen months after Mrs Rushworth had quit his roof, Henry Crawford was generally agreed to have been almost blameless in the matter.

Mr Crawford certainly considered himself more victim than villain. His conscience, once everything was finally over between Maria and himself, demanded nothing less than that he wholeheartedly believe she had drawn him in entirely against his will. It was a belief that most (though not quite all) in his circle were eager to help him entertain: it served, if not as a defence, than at least as an equivocation against the propriety that must otherwise have cost them the considerable pleasure of Mr. Crawford’s company- and with such support Crawford almost found it possible to forget the affair entirely- he might go six weeks, even two months- without uttering so much as a single wistful sigh over Miss Price. He could go longer still without once thinking of either of the Rushworths and he had not paid the smallest bit of attention to Miss Julia Bertram since the inception of Lover’s Vows. As such, the news that Mr. and Mrs John Yates- along with Mrs Yates’ brother- had taken a house in Camden Place, made very little impression on Crawford beyond feeling rather a momentary surprise at Mr Yates’ being the marrying kind. He was entirely unprepared to catch sight of Maria’s sister across the floor of the Pump Room. And the girl with her-

It took him a moment. She looked somehow different. And yet once the penny dropped, she was unmistakable. Fanny- his Fanny, in Bath! Crawford’s mind raced. She was as beautiful, as perfect as ever. He thought back to the conversations- arguments, really, though he was loath to class them as such- that he had had with Mary- his sister’s insistence that Fanny would never think twice about him after- but what did Mary know? She had not seen Fanny in Portsmouth- had not seen her eyes begin to soften, the fond, almost loving expressions that had begun to bloom across her face when she looked at him. He had begun to alter her opinion of him once; he had often felt, if only he could speak to her, he might do so again. Now here she was, in Bath, at the exact same time as him- though it was early for Bath, in general- that quaint amber cross of hers glinting in the sunlight-

Surely, surely, it was a sign from God.