Celandine's Chronicle (celandineb) wrote in cels_fic_haven, @ 2011-03-01 14:58:00 |
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Entry tags: | jane austen drabbles |
Jane Austen drabble: Prospects [Charlotte/Elizabeth, general]
Title: Prospects
Author: celandineb
Fandom: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Pairing: Charlotte/Elizabeth
Rating: general
Length: 100 words
Summary: Charlotte treasures Elizabeth's friendship.
Note: For stasia.
As the years of her marriageability wore away without a suitor in sight, Charlotte treasured ever more her friendship with Elizabeth. Though considerably younger, Elizabeth often pointed out that her own prospects were dimmer than Charlotte's. Sir William Lucas had both a knighthood and the ability to give his daughter a suitable dowry.
Secretly Charlotte cared little. She wished to be married, yes, but only because an unmarried woman was deemed a failure by society. Were it up to her, she thought one evening, kissing Elizabeth's cheek in farewell, she would prefer a spinster household shared with her dearest friend.