I don't like non canon pairings but where it is part of a well written story that keeps the main character traits, I can handle it. I agree thoroughly with your comment about masochistic Darcy's and bratty E.'s. A young and misguided girl who is not afraid to face her faults and learn from her mistakes is very different from some E's I have read about. In one story, if it had been E. on the receiving end of that treatment from D. there would have been outcries that it was abuse. I stopped reading it about half way through as it was so angst ridden. The comments were even harder to take than the story.
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