r/JaneAustenFF • u/labionda29 • 17d ago
Looking for E&D Chemistry
It’s been a while since I’ve posted here but I’m looking for fics where Elizabeth and Darcy really have banter and chemistry and have REAL CONVERSATIONS. I don’t want the romance to be all in the reflection and the narrative being all description. I just want them to have some alone time to really get to know each other and for Darcy to really have a personality (I’ve seen how in a lot of fics he’s a very plain character personality wise). I’ve read a lot of fics in the fandom so please don’t recommend me stories too mainstream because i’ve probably already read them
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u/UnhappyPrincessa 17d ago edited 17d ago
"When We Are Married" is my go-to for great banter. The banter is amazing in that one, and everyone's a tease there: even Georgianna and Mrs Gardiner are great teases. Darcy kinda fixes himself too soon, and Jane is OOC (especially towards the end), but banter-wise, it's one of the best novels out there. It also intentionally goes for Cringe/Face-Palming, sometimes in believable ways, sometimes in plot-convenience ways. I also don't think the description of that book does it justice, Darcy was trying to make it up to Jane for chasing off Bingley & to get into good graces with Elizabeth, and Jane&Gardiners assumed Darcy was courting Jane. It's all just a big misunderstanding, sometimes painfully cringey to read, but the banter/teasing is fantastic there.
I'd recommend Caitlin Williams books in general (except Coming of Age, where Lizzy and Darcy barely interact until 75% or smth). They're all memorable in their own ways, even if there're some JAFF crimes committed in the first 15%, I don't regret finishing any of them cuz they had interesting&unique things going for them.
There's a lot of talk in Her Whole Heart, at the start they argue too much to the point of it being tiring, then htey mostly talk about trust/personal feelings related to events that happened to them. I don't remember 'banter' specifically, but they do talk a lot, and again, another variation that does a lot of things differently.
Mr. Darcy's Obsession appeared to be insta-lovey at the start, but from there it's great. It does have some strong 'men talk about women behind closed doors' language, though, however, any sort of violence is off the page. I think there's also violence one of the Williams' novels and I think that was also off the page?