When Snow Fell on Longbourn - A Festive Pride and Prejudice Variation, #9

Their hopes of a truly happy Christmas dashed by the absence of their new friends at Netherfield, Lizzy Bennet is still determined to enjoy a quiet Christmas at home with her family - until a very heavy snowfall crashes through the roof of Longbourn and puts all their plans to ruin! Charles Bingley's excuse for a fleeting visit to Netherfield Park is a flimsy one, but when Fitzwilliam Darcy agrees to accompany him, he certainly does not expect a sudden shift in the weather to leave them stranded in Hertfordshire for Christmas - much less to see the very family he had hoped to avoid are in need of just the kind of neighbourly assistance Bingley gleefully offers. Gallantry gives way to humility but will a significant injury to Mr Darcy's pride soften his spirit enough for the true magic of Christmas to work a happy ending for him and Elizabeth Bennet - the young lady he cannot remain oblivious to, despite his best efforts...