Pride & Prejudice

Darcy/Elizabeth

Fitzwilliam Darcy/Elizabeth Bennet

The original enemies-to-lovers: a proud gentleman who insults a witty young woman at a ball, gets eviscerated by her refusal, and quietly rebuilds himself into someone worth accepting. Two centuries of adaptations and AO3's regency archives still orbit the Pemberley arc.

2,500 works

What is Darcy/Elizabeth?

Darcy/Elizabeth is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen. With over 2,500 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.

Why fans love Darcy/Elizabeth

The grovel that launched a genre — fans rewrite the proposal, the letter, and the hand flex from every conceivable angle.

Most Popular Darcy/Elizabeth Fanfics

The highest-rated Darcy/Elizabeth stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.

1

The Bingleys Need A Barrister

by SimpleHoneyBadger14

Tom Hayward is invited to Netherfield to help a new client purchase the estate. Upon Tom's arrival to Netherfield, he meets Miss Mary Bennet and their story goes from there.

12 kudos 1,016 words ~5 min read General Audiences
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence Slow Burn
2

A Love Most Ardent or A Sensible Marriage

by Rasha_the_earnest

Miss Elizabeth Bennet will not marry where there is no respect between partners. In a world where Miss Elizabeth Bennet’s intimate first is a Mr. CHARLES Lucas, true feelings are clouded. Does one find love by wading into the sensible, or falling into the ardent? Cross-Post from recently restarte

36 kudos 38,539 words ~155 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Cross-Posted on FanFiction.Net Work in Progress Slow Burn
3

Some Things Never Change

Complete

by Natasja

It's the 21st Century. The more some things change, the more some things stay constant. The Clash between Mrs Bennet's (loud) Opinions and her second daughter's Life Choices is one of those things.

19 kudos 1,802 words ~8 min read General Audiences
Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
4

Sorry, Not Sorry, Mr. Darcy

by VioletsAreRedRosesAreBlue

An over-the-top enemies-to-lovers comedy as told in the diary of the "unmarriageable" Elizabeth Bennet, whose favourite sport is to vex one Fitzwilliam Darcy... until he begins returning the favour. This slapstick comedy explores the expression of love with antagonistic flirtation. Lot of banter bet

831 kudos 60,035 words ~241 min read General Audiences
Romantic Comedy Comedy Awkward Flirting
5

Rain, In Their Dark Eyes

by Anonymous

Five years ago they parted. Tonight, they meet again.Elizabeth is Mrs. Montleigh. Darcy is married. The world has moved on—at least it ought to have.But one evening is enough to remind them how fragile the future can be when the past refuses to stay buried. (This work explores morally questionable t

343 kudos 64,746 words ~259 min read Mature
Infidelity Affairs Struggle
6

Tropes and Prejudice

by MissPemberley

Elizabeth Darcy improves her marriage through extensive reading. Tropes are vigorously studied and rigorously rated. Chaos ensues. Captain Darcy becomes an instant favourite. A parrot may appear as a guest.Each chapter features a different trope. Neither Darcy nor the readers receive advance warning

83 kudos 6,652 words ~27 min read Explicit
Pride and Prejudice References Inspired by Pride and Prejudice Established Relationship
7

Officious Interference

by Another_Lady

When Mrs Reynolds officiously informs Darcy that she will not continue on at Pemberley if he brings his termagant of a cousin, Anne, to be its Mistress, Darcy is forced to realise that his view of duty has been dictating his entire life--and he is miserable."I am sure your mother and father would no

177 kudos 8,600 words ~35 min read Not Rated
Humor interference Darcy finds out he gets to choose
8

Ride Me

by Kaurifish

Caught up in her imaginings of the gentleman she espied riding across the field, Elizabeth little suspects the attachment between Darcy and Bingley, nor what passionate acts her feelings will draw her into.

44 kudos 8,511 words ~35 min read Explicit
Oral Sex Anal Sex Hand Jobs
9

the only woman in the world

Complete

by raskolnikovam

Five hours post-proposal, Fitzwilliam Darcy is doing exactly what any rational, deeply insulted, and profoundly heartbroken gentleman would do at three o'clock in the morning: writing a dramatic essay in his journal, meticulously dismantling Elizabeth's cutting rejection. If she wishes to speak in h

21 kudos 1,413 words ~6 min read General Audiences
Pining Angst and Feels Missing Scene
10

治疗师

by WhooshingLittleFish

伊丽莎白·贝内特是一名治疗师

7 kudos 158,052 words ~633 min read Mature
Translation
11

Today at Pemberley

by Little_Dionysia

A somewhat historically accurate year with the Darcys, this narrative calendar is a daily gossip newsletter about the happenings at Pemberley after the end of Pride and Prejudice. The year includes continuing marital romance for Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth. The Darcy's friends, family and enemies all vi

108 kudos 62,894 words ~252 min read General Audiences
Post-Book Microfiction mostly cannon
12

How insufficient are all my pretensions to please

by Vlammetje

Collection of drabbles, scenes, shorts, odd bits, that do not currently fit anywhere else.

625 kudos 162,725 words ~651 min read Mature
Not Beta Read Drabble Collection
13

The Conundrum of Miss Elizabeth Bennet

by demiurgent_g

The Bennet ladies adore the French lace and silks they receive through secretive night-time deliveries and when Mr. Darcy - who works alongside the War Office to end the scourge of smuggling across the British Isles - comes to Netherfield Hall and discovers the community flaunting these wares, confl

140 kudos 104,468 words ~418 min read Not Rated
Smuggling encryption Adventure
14

Five Little Dancers

by PogonaProse

Lydia Bennet was born a ‘changeling’, silent, strange and utterly dependant on her older sister, Jane. Afraid to leave the house for more than a few hours, unwilling to expose her sister to society’s harsh condemnation, Jane is destined for a life of tender care and isolation. Mrs. Bennet resentfull

45 kudos 7,772 words ~32 min read Teen And Up Audiences
Autism Mutism special needs
15

A MASTERCLASS IN ROMANTIC FAILURE by Fitzwilliam Darcy, Esq. and his cousin Colonel the Hon. Julian Fitzwilliam

by VioletsAreRedRosesAreBlue

What could go wrong when two idiots fall in love? Set in an alternate Regency era, this slow-burn comedy follows the romantic tribulations of Mr. Darcy and Colonel Julian Fitzwilliam, two very different gentlemen and their approaches to romance. One must learn to be a little less proper. The other,

675 kudos 85,256 words ~342 min read Mature
Idiots in Love Slow Burn Strong Female Characters
16

Perspective

by 3tuxedocats

Mr Darcy becomes aware of the general expectation of the neighbourhood during the Netherfield ball but he doesn't follow Bingley to London to warn him away from Jane. Instead, he decides to get to know her for a better sense of her feelings towards his dearest friend—and the friendship that forms be

339 kudos 15,060 words ~61 min read General Audiences
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence POV Fitzwilliam Darcy POV Jane Bennet
17

By Smaller Proofs

by LeaMeadows

AU. What if Lydia's trip to Brighton were prevented? Longbourn is in uproar, Elizabeth has Darcy's letter on her mind, and Pemberley is waiting. When she and Darcy meet again, he has no dramatic rescue by which to prove himself — only patience, honesty, and smaller proofs. Slow-burn P&P variation.

67 kudos 21,944 words ~88 min read General Audiences
Created Using Generative AI
18

The Hour, the Spot, the Look, the Words

by Courtney621

Glimpses into the relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy through the years.

7,943 kudos 128,475 words ~514 min read General Audiences
just pure unadulterated fluff ...mostly any angst is very short-lived
19

Water and Salt

by Sophia Hall (BiP25)

Water and SaltA Pride and Prejudice Dark VariationSecond book in a duology — first installment: A Peculiar Offer Hiding in a remote corner of Cornwall had been the only way to escape him, their arrangement, and London gossip. A place to start over and build a future beneath a name not hers.Elizabeth

433 kudos 61,093 words ~245 min read Not Rated
Dark Pride and Prejudice Variation Dark regency Morally Ambiguous Fitzwilliam Darcy
20

Blood, Lust, and Contracts

by bloomsofleopold

In a world ruled by vampires, Eliza Bennet lives by her convictions where mortals deserve rights, dignity, and a voice in a world that both literally and figuratively feeds on them. She is a symbol of resistance… until the night she’s arrested.Fitzwilliam Darcy, a powerful vampire, intervenes. His o

668 kudos 161,925 words ~648 min read Explicit
Human/Vampire Relationship Vampires vampire society

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