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Of Romance and Remedies by ElizaG1
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (UK TV)
09 Apr 2023
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When Mrs. Thornton collapses and remains unconscious, Margaret Hale offers to help Mr. Thornton with her care. Mr. Thornton is still suffering from the pain of her rejection and his jealousy, but he accepts her help. They are both determined to maintain their distance from one another, focusing on Mrs. Thornton’s care, until it becomes too difficult to avoid their feelings.
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01 Oct 2026
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A Thrill of Hope by philipaholt for Vandraren_Lilly
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (UK TV), North and South - Ambiguous Fandom
24 May 2025
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In Breath of Hope, Margaret agrees to court John Thornton.
This is the story of that courtship and all that could have been.
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- Part 4 of The Greatest of These
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30 Sep 2026
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A Journey’s End by philipaholt
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South - Ambiguous Fandom, North and South (UK TV)
07 Aug 2023
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What if John Thornton met Margaret Hale in a London bookstore before she returned home to Helstone and moved to Milton? Let's see what happens shall we?
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- Part 3 of The Greatest of These
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30 Sep 2026
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A Breath of Hope by philipaholt for TRavine
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South - Ambiguous Fandom
13 Jun 2023
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In October 2022, I wrote a one-shot entitled ‘A Breath of Hope’ as part of a collaborative collection of stories about time travel. At the time of publication, readers unanimously asked for more. This is my more.
I’m giving this story to TRavine. You asked me to fix it, and I tried. For you. I hope it doesn’t disappoint (and I hope you have a hankie). Enjoy.
(PS. This is complete and was written primarily to the tracks of ‘Cosmic Love’ and ‘Breath of Life’ by Florence + The Machine. No one asked but I wanted to tell you.)
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- Part 1 of The Greatest of These
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30 Sep 2026
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In the scorching expanse of the merciless Si Wong Desert, two enemies find their fates unexpectedly intertwined. Prince Zuko, having finally abandoned his futile hunt for the Avatar and severed ties with his uncle, wanders the wasteland with nothing but regrets and his stolen ostrich horse. When he discovers Katara collapsed and dying in the sand, he makes a choice that defies everything he's been: he saves her.
Now bound by a lie, the exiled prince and the waterbender must travel together to Ba Sing Se, navigating a fragile alliance built on shared loss, desperate necessity, and the slim hope that doing one right thing might matter in a world defined by war.
Updates every Sunday.
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- Part 1 of Desert Mirage
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26 Sep 2026