Hi! I’m desperate for an msr Pride and Prejudice AU that gives us Mulder as Mr. Darcy. I’ve searched and to my surprise I haven’t come across anything. Surely it’s been done? Any leads?
Well, Anon, the first question I have is: is Mulder really Darcy? Personally I could see Scully as Darcy and Mulder Elizabeth, just in terms of their temperaments. It's interesting because Mulder does have some Darcy qualities obviously (broody, loner, rich, sister issues), but he also uses wit and humor like Elizabeth does, and he's arguably faster to connect with people. Scully (by her own description) holds back from people and has a kind of self-protective pride. I don't know--that’s a whole conversation. I'm sure I could be convinced lol.
As far as I know, this hasn’t been a common area for AUs, although I certainly welcome people to take it on lol, as I would definitely read these.
The first thing that comes to mind isn’t P&P per se, but there is a Regency AU written by the always masterful @slippinmickeys. It’s actually two stories in a series (The Countess and The Earl), together: The Regency Files. I definitely recommend that if you've not read it.
The other thing I could round up is this fic in French which I have not read, and my French too rusty to do it quickly. It seems to be an XF / Pride and Prejudice crossover, and you could check it out if you’re able. Or someone else could, for science.
LibbyT's Courage Always Rises is not a Pride and Prejudice AU, but it does reference P&P, and its title is a reference to a quote from the novel. She's written an excellent Pride and Prejudice fic, Country Hours, which I also recommend. So she'd be a great person to write a P&P AU for MSR! (But I'm not volunteering her lol.)
Anything else come to mind for anyone?
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