Anonymous asked: Darcy asks Jane for fashion advice (for himself or Lizzie)
Jane smiles every time she sees him, and it makes Darcy feel guilty. He finds it difficult to accept compassion when he's meted it out so sparingly himself. Capacity for forgiveness is another personality trait for him to work on—to be more like Jane in that regard. Logically, he deserves her anger for his interferences with Bing. But Jane still smiles.
In his efforts to make amends, Darcy finds himself planning topics of conversation with Jane. Extemporaneous speaking has never been his strong suit, and he is eager to get to know her after his exceptional misjudgment last summer.
He settles on fashion. Lizzie is always in raptures over Jane's sense of style, and though he does not consider himself particularly observant where women's fashion is concerned, Jane always does look very well put-together.
He asks after her job in New York, and how it compares to her former occupation of merchandise coordinating. Jane answers him very politely.
"…but I didn't know you were interested in fashion, Darcy," she adds, "Are you looking for advice? Is Lizzie after you about your—what did she call it? 'Hipster Newsie' wardrobe?"
Jane crinkles her nose, and when Lizzie does this she's usually teasing, so Darcy smiles too.
"Lizzie seems to believe my style icon is Gordon Gekko. I am still trying to determine whether that's a good thing."
"Well, he was always very well dressed," Jane concedes. "I suppose Lizzie just meant his clothes are a bit old-fashioned for someone your age."
"I see." Darcy furrows his brow, processing this information.
"Darcy," she puts a friendly hand on his arm, "I wear vintage clothes all the time. Sometimes there's something reassuring about classic, timeless styles. What matters is if you like it."
She understands. He finds it comforting, that they have this in common; perhaps he can learn forgiveness as well as fashion from Jane.