"... you think young men never stand upon engagements, if they have no mind to keep them, little as well as great." Lucy Steele. Did she really love Edward? Or was her attachment cold and calculated from the beginning? This will be a short story starring a great Austen villainess who will eat her own words.

Aligned with the 1995 movie-verse, the story centers on Colonel Brandon and his relationship with the Dashwood family, particularly Marianne. It opens with their arrival at Cleveland and follows them through their courtship.

100 word drabbles for a Sense and Sensibility modern AU

Fanny Dashwood, wife of the late Mr. John Dashwood, and sister to brothers Edward and Robert Ferrars is about to receive a rather hard lesson in all the niceties of Entailment; when she comes to learn exactly how her late husband's Mother in Law and sisters felt ten years ago when she barged into Norland House and dispossessed them.

A tragicomic version of Sense and Sensibility, in the style of Lemony Snicket.

At the end of a bad week, at the end of a horrible day, Ed Ferrars wants to go home and wall himself off from the world. Lucy, on the other hand, wants to go out. Modern S&S AU, companion piece to Drynuary For Hookups but set a few years earlier.

One-Shot. 'Is love a fancy, or a feeling' After all she has been through with Willoughby and her illness, Marianne reflects on the true nature of love as she grows closer to Colonel Brandon. (An alternate/expanded ending, based on the 1995 film adaptation).

The Dashwood ladies are mixed race. Some things change, but others do not.

Christopher and Marianne enjoy their earthly paradise as they marry and begin a family. Marianne learns what it takes to be the Colonel’s wife and the Colonel himself learns at last what it means to be truly happy.

It's Margaret's wedding. Elinor, Marianne, Colonel Brandon are overjoyed. And so thankful for the love they are experiencing... or not? Inner thoughts, character study, stream of consciousness [crossposted from AO3]

Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby go sightseeing in France, with disastrous results. A JaOctGoHoNo challenge. 2022 prompt is Betton Woods.

Upon hearing of Willoughby's engagement, Marianne Dashwood gets ten wishes to make him marry her instead. Kind of a Bedazzled for S&S.

Marianne et Elinor échangent sur leur nouvel état d'épouses, leurs doutes, leurs peines et leurs joies.

17-year-old Chris Brandon has only one chance to take his childhood sweetheart, Eliza Williams, on a trip of a lifetime. She presents him "nabobs, gold mohrs and palanquins" as her wishlist - how will he get these to her on their visit to Southeast Asia, a.k.a. the former East Indies? This is a modernization of the elopement in canon.

The colonel sets out to find Marianne when she goes walking in the rain. One shot.

Just a few possibilities explored for Marianne and the Colonel. Based off of the movie.

A fun-filled modern romp through "Sense and Sensibility", bringing the Dashwood girls from California to Colorado Springs. 19-year-old Elinor wonders if her summer beach relationship with surfer dude Edward Ferrars was a romance or not, while 16-year-old Marianne has to navigate a new school with new boys, and Air Force Academy cadet Chris Brandon crushing on her.

La suite du roman de Jane Austen, Raison & Sentiments, ou les débuts des sentiments de Marianne pour le Colonel Brandon ainsi que leur mariage et leur vie en tant que jeunes mariés. Amour, jalousies, flash-back, amitié et rencontres avec d'autres personnages célèbres des œuvres de Jane Austen sont au programme ! ... COMPLETE

Chris Brandon's coffee run is interrupted by meeting the Dashwood sisters. A modern S&S one-shot.

Eliza Williams is integral to the plot of Sense and Sensibility without making an appearance. Born to a wealthy woman, living in abject poverty, adored and unmoored, who is she? What would the Dashwoods think of her and her child? What would Colonel Brandon do for her? I wish Jane Austen had given her dialogue. She would have been fascinating.

Her sister married, Elinor is aware she may end up as the Old Maid, stuck at home with nothing to occupy her mind. Until an offer comes in from an unexpected source.

Marianne finds love in Colonel Brandon, but their life together is often overshadowed by the past. Last Update [Sunday 9th January] Next Update [ JAN-FEB]

Laura Montgomery navigates love, honor, and friendship Regency England. This is a story in the style of Jane Austen. It contains aspects seen in Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and other Jane Austen novels.

If you can wait, and not be tired by waiting... (Third story in the "If" series)

Belle was often considered the odd Dashwood sister not just by her family but by everyone who knew her or the Dashwood name. Belle was interested in archery, horse riding, sword fighting, reading, but she did indulge her mother by taking an interest in painting and music. When her father died, she, her mother, and her sisters must find a way to survive in the world.