Author: Ameline_DuchannesXI
Publisher: Archive of Our Own
Publication Date: June 20, 2022
Types of Queerness: Supernatural
Summary:
After accidentally running afoul of a witch in Antigua, Tom finds himself afflicted with a terrible curse, and the first step toward breaking it is to find himself a wife. Fanny Price agrees to marry him, but there is one rule she must abide by. She must not gaze upon Tom’s face without his mask on. But what happens when she breaks that rule?
<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/39774681"><strong>Snowbear</strong></a> (207850 words) by <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/users/LucyCrewe11"><strong>LucyCrewe11</strong></a><br />Chapters: 35/35<br />Fandom: <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Mansfield%20Park%20-%20Jane%20Austen">Mansfield Park - Jane Austen</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Mansfield%20Park%20(2007)">Mansfield Park (2007)</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Mansfield%20Park%20-%20All%20Media%20Types">Mansfield Park - All Media Types</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Mansfield%20Park%20(1999)">Mansfield Park (1999)</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Mansfield%20Park%20(TV%201983)">Mansfield Park (TV 1983)</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/AUSTEN%20Jane%20-%20Works">AUSTEN Jane - Works</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Pride%20and%20Prejudice%20-%20Jane%20Austen">Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Pride%20and%20Prejudice%20(2005)">Pride and Prejudice (2005)</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Pride%20and%20Prejudice%20*a*%20Related%20Fandoms">Pride and Prejudice & Related Fandoms</a>, <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Fairy%20Tales%20*a*%20Related%20Fandoms">Fairy Tales & Related Fandoms</a><br />Rating: Teen And Up Audiences<br />Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply<br />Relationships: Tom Bertram/Fanny Price, Jane Bennet/Charles Bingley, Edmund Bertram/Mary Bennet, Edmund Bertram/Mary Crawford, Edmund Bertram & Fanny Price, Tom Bertram & Charles Bingley, Caroline Bingley/Tom Bertram, Julia Bertram/John Yates, Lydia Bennet & Tom Bertram, Lydia Bennet/George Wickham<br />Characters: Tom Bertram, Fanny Price, Charles Bingley, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Caroline Bingley, Edmund Bertram, Mary Crawford, Henry Crawford, Sir Thomas Bertram, Mary Bennet, Jane Bennet, Mrs. Norris (Mansfield Park), Julia Bertram, John Yates, Lady Maria Bertram, Maria Bertram, William Collins (Pride and Prejudice)<br />Additional Tags: Fairy Tale Retellings, Dark Fairy Tale Elements, Fairy Tale Curses, Alternate Universe - Fairy Tale, East of the Sun and West of the Moon Elements, White Bear King Valemon Elements, Norwegian Mythology & Folklore, Magical Realism, Magic, Romance, Drama & Romance, Family Drama, Alternate Universe - Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Curse Breaking, Witch Curses, Antigua, Crossover, Crossovers & Fandom Fusions, Crossover Pairings, Persuasion References, Sharing a Bed, Angst and Romance, Awkward Romance, Tom Bertram is BFFs with Charles Bingley Because I decided that's a thing, Idiots in Love, Regency Romance, Unplanned Pregnancy, Masks, Polar Bears - Freeform, There are no bears in England (and the streets are paved with cheese), Emma References, Slow Burn, Implied Improper Use of a Billiard-Table, Sanditon References, Beauty and the Beast Elements, Background Relationships, Inspired by Eros and Psyche (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore)<br />Summary: <p>After accidentally running afoul of a witch in Antigua, Tom finds himself afflicted with a terrible curse, the first step toward breaking which is to find himself a wife; the last person he has in mind as a potential bride is his indigent, creepmouse cousin, Fanny Price, but when he realises his family is trying to pressure her into marrying Henry Crawford (and she apparently doesn't want to), he sees an opportunity for a mutually beneficial arrangement.</p><p>If she marries him instead, and breaks his curse, he'll protect her from unwanted advances elsewhere and provide for her financially for the rest of her life.</p><p>Fanny accepts his offer, despite several vehement objections, truly that desperate to be safe from Mr. Crawford and to help her afflicted cousin.</p><p>There is one rule by which Fanny must abide, but Tom imagines he's in safe enough hands with her.</p><p>After all, Fanny, trustworthy and constant, would never break faith with anyone, never flout anybody's rules. (But what if, one night, she does?)</p>
