Why did you bear it for me? [Whumptober 2023, various prompts]

A collection of Whumptober 2020 stories for the world's first alter-ego hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Marguerite entices Percy with the latest in fashion at a ball. Set just before and immediately after the first novel.

Marguerite looked up at her, clearly in pain and exhausted, but gave her a small smile. "Tell him I am fine, chéri. My husband has a bad habit of carrying the world upon his shoulders and worrying far more than he should." - A random drabble from Cecile Pradel's point of view.

"He had not thought, or, perhaps, fully understood, that love is a habit, and that he and Marguerite were in exactly the opposite habit." Sir Percy sits with Marguerite and wonders if they will ever fully heal their marriage.

Everyone loves Sir Percy's quatrain about his alter ego, but once the Terror is over, he might have more time to write a longer poem. (To the meter of "Macavity" from "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T. S. Eliot.)

Percy comes home late. Someone is waiting for him. Contains possibly dangerous levels of fluff and sweetness.

The life of Simone is forever changed by the events happened in the summer of '93 in Rue de Cordeliers. A different take and POV of the story "Sir Percy Explains".

If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you... (Sixteenth story in the "If" series)

Three pairs of stockings worn by Marguerite Blakeney. Includes obligatory post-book missing scene. Very light angst, and some hurt/comfort near the end. Percy/Marguerite.

Rewrite of the dialogue in the carriage scene and the Miquelon scene from the original musical (SP1), because I refuse to believe that Armand and Marguerite are both so stupid as to just accidentally slip up and reveal the Pimpernel's identity. Percy/Marguerite.

Cosette Blakeney had always been a fan of the tales of the now somewhat retired Scarlet Pimpernel, but as the daughter of Sir Percival Blakeney, she had never expected to find herself in the middle of one... Well, until she woke one day a prisoner of a Monsieur Chauvelin, changing the world as she knew it forever, and proving her father's past can never truly be forgotten.

Marguerite had gone a full month without being able to see Percy once. She was surprised that she hadn't gone mad in her captivity. Every night, she dreamed about the day that Percy would come and safe her from this prison. One shot. Whump.

Set during the Prince of Wales garden party in the 1982 film. Instead of running away to cry over the loss of her husband, Marguerite choses to talk with her husband and secrets are revealed.

Chauvelin enjoys his mornings before the craziness of the day begins. However, Percy Blakeney wants a good cup of tea.

When Percy falls ill, his six children step in to help. When they don't all get along, disaster ensues. Musical based. One shot.

While his wife is in labor, the League tries their best to keep Percy away from all the action. To Percy's dismay, they're able to succeed. But nothing will stop him from his beloved Marguerite. One shot. Rated Kplus just in case. (Musical based)

That extra hour or two aboard the Daydream that we all wanted at the end of the Scarlet Pimpernel book. :)

Marguerite and Sir Percy have escaped Chauvelin's clutches, but will they be able to reconcile their pasts and forgive one another? And just how did Marguerite find shoes to wear aboard the Day Dream? Continues the events of the last chapter, one-shot for now, this may change!

AU, ca. 1949-1950 - Actress Marguerite St. Just is signed to play the female lead in a romance film about the mysterious "Scarlet Pimpernel", an enigma who rescued innocents from concentration camps during the war. The only trouble is, she can't stand the film's financial backer...the most boring man in Europe, Sir Percy Blakeney. [Percy x Marguerite]

Percy has just returned from a month-long mission in France, and Marguerite discovers that there's more to the profession he has dedicated his existence to than just sport and the need for a purpose in life. There is much, much more which Marguerite wishes to share with him. [Also part of my upcoming crossover one-shot series, His Reason For Pride]

In which Sir Percy reflects on the many political changes in France, and visits an old friend.

"When the ship docked in Calais, she saw the newspapers. Her beloved was imprisoned. Oh, the newspapers didn't provide a name or even a clear description, but the news that the Scarlet Pimpernel was captured made headlines." 1982 TV movie verse

Fate is truly the plaything of the devil. Rated M (just to be on the safe side).

Five AU ways Marguerite *didn't* learn the truth about her husband in the year 1792. Ranging from the really evil to the fairly cute. Implied marital activities.