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Not Your Average Schoolyard Game by AnyWeather, Arctic_comet, auntdinaner, celtic_lass82, claramac, first_glance_feeling, GrainneCarey, KallyKnits, LostInTranslationFR, LynnyB, propangel, PureOaknut, STM4, whiteisthewarmestcolor
Fandoms: Miss Scarlet and the Duke (TV 2020)
25 Dec 2023
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It’s time for an “After Dark” FanFic Writing Game where EVERYONE will contribute to the same story!
LynnyB came across a video online in which she learned that the well known “Rock, Paper, Scissors” game actually has a steamy history! It could also be called, “STRIP Rock, Paper, Scissors” a.k.a. “The loser removes a piece of clothing.”
Could there possibly be a better way to get our favorite couple nekkid? Nope.
So following Lynny’s request to add this to our “After Dark” challenge, with Francesca_C eagerly seconding the motion, we brainstormed and came up with a new writing challenge. The Rules are all listed in Chapter One along with the first chapter of the story.
STORY SUMMARY It’s Christmas Eve and E&W are spending the evening together, imbimbing lots of whisky and Petit Fours! But when Eliza asks a seemingly innocent question the night takes an abrupt, and steamy, turn! What precisly is the true meaning of ‘Rocks, Paper, Scissors’? Will William work up the nerve to tell her? Or better yet, show her?
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In which Margaret stands her ground.
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- Part 7 of Grace and Consequences
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20 Feb 2026
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Margaret stays in the Thornton household for the duration of her pregnancy at Mrs T’s invitation without revealing the father’s name bec Mrs T figures it out but keeps it to herself…Margaret assists John during his 6-month recovery from the brutal accident, equalling severe injuries…memory loss then memory lapses…he doesn’t figure out Margaret’s baby’s father’s name…
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In storm or shine by ComplicatedLight for hiddencait
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South - Ambiguous Fandom
17 Dec 2025
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Following the death of her parents, Margaret Hale is grieving and lonely in London. John Thornton is in Milton, struggling to keep the mill afloat, and is just as unhappy and lonely. Could an overheard conversation and a series of letters lead them to the joyful life they deserve?
This is an alternative version of Margaret and John's journey from estrangement to understanding.
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20 Jan 2026
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Margaret buys an estate outside of Milton-gardens of roses, flowers, fruit trees, and bumble bees.
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Proposals and Consequences by dianakc
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (UK TV), North and South - Ambiguous Fandom
06 Feb 2026
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Yet another hurt/comfort fic from me.
Having previously thrown Margaret under the bus and nearly killed John with influenza, it's Margaret's turn again (poor thing).
The day after the riot, John Thornton goes to do what he must. But things don't quite go the way he planned... -
One Human Heart by littlechar
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (UK TV), North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV, North and South - Ambiguous Fandom
28 Mar 2026
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Set in the winter between Mrs Hale's death and Margaret's departure from Milton, Margaret Hale and John Thornton run into each other by chance at a London train station and find themselves thrown into perilous circumstances that will change the course of both of their lives. (This is a book-based A/U that follows canon up to the start of the story) *Note: Cross-posted on FanFiction.net, this version has minor edits made*
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27 Jan 2026
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The Kitchenmaid of Marlborough Mills by Just_Jennah
Fandoms: North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell | UK TV
26 Apr 2026
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This is a story which takes place before and during the novel North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell. Its protagonist, a young baker/kitchenmaid named Delphine, works for the Thorntons and the story centers around her relationships with the family, especially John Thornton, and others in the city of Milton. For those who wish to see John Thornton as pure and innocent before he marries Margaret, then this story is not for you.
Delphine has escaped her sordid past in France and is trying to start fresh in Milton. She is a talented baker and uses these skills to connect with those around her. When an unlikely friendship blooms between her and Mr. Thornton, she has to navigate through her past, through society, and her hopes for the future in order to not lose everything she's risked so much to achieve.
The story is based on the novel but I have taken aspects from the 2004 BBC production as well.
It is a complete novel length work but was posted in chapter groups. Thank you for reading. Enjoy!
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24 Jan 2026
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Delightfully written. Very well edited and proofread. English intermixed with appropriate French words and phrases. Delicious sounding recipes: baking, ice cream, puddings…
I at first thought the author Canadian, as apart from being bilingual in ENG/FR that’s how the spelling is (‘our’ words + ‘zes/zed/zation’), until chapter 5 when she(?) wrote ‘fantacised’ with an ‘s’ in the British English way, so needed to read ensuing chapters to be certain.