Fitzwilliam Darcy

MUN: Pengu
CONTACT:
AIM: ImpliedDibs
Plurk: squishyfeet
Email: penguinrping@gmail.com

Any questions or concerns? Feel free to bring them up here. Mr.Darcy is one of my more difficult muses and I'm no expert on his time period, so if you have any critique or advice I would love to hear it.

This post is also anon enabled!

[Cape and Cowl:] Mr.Darcy has swoon enabling powers! Eye contact with him will likely cause your character to become either light headed or to begin fully swooning depending on the circumstances. If this doesn't fly for whatever reason, hit me up here!

OOC Information:
Name: Pengu
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Contact: Gmail: penguinrping@gmail.com AIM: ImpliedDibs

IC Information:
Name: Canonically it's Fitzwilliam Darcy, but to better suit the times it will be William Darcy.
Canon and medium: Pride and Prejudice with influences from the book, movie and bbc tv series.
Age: 28.
Preincarnation Species: Human.
Preincarnation Appearance: His physical attributes aren't described with much detail beyond being both handsome and tall. Most illustrations of him look a little like this.
Any differences: Probably a more stylish hair cut, to be perfectly honest. Other than that, not so much. The differences in their lives don't lead much to different appearances.
Preincarnated History:

Like many others, Mr.Darcy is a resident of EARTH. Unlike many others, he is in fact from the Regency Era, the period in between the Georgian Era and the Victorian Era. Or, more specifically the turn of the 19th century. His story is set in merry old England during a time when women were considered property and rich people do very little beyond messaging people and attending parties. His lifestyle can be likened to that of the Jersey Shore crew, were we to take away all of the sex, drugs and inappropriate behaviour and replace it with fine lace, pianos and horse riding.

The majority of the story is set around Elizabeth Bennet, her family of five sisters and her mother and father and, of course, her mothers desperate attempts to send all of her daughters off into marriage. So naturally when an incredibly rich man is said to be taking up temporary residence in a nearby home for the summer, her goals are given increasing motivation. Naturally, the upcoming ball is merely a means of setting up her various daughters with the small amount of incredibly wealthy and well bred men present. Bingley is an amiable man, more than willing to dance with the eldest daughter Jane. Mr.Darcy? Not so much. During this time, it is considered quite rude to attend a ball only to stand to the side and stare people down, but that's just the kind of man Mr.Darcy is. He and Lizzie meet, they greet with short bows and a wonderfully awkward mood settles over the room as Darcy opts for more staring instead of proper conversation. Eventually, he goes so far as to insult Elizabeth's looks in an attempt to avoid any sort of dancing for the evening. Despite Bingley's urgings, he continues to be somewhat of a boring bastard throughout the evening. What a guy! He and Elizabeth share a brief conversation in amongst a larger one between friends, in which Darcy is horribly condescending and Elizabeth is curt, honest and clearly isn't taking him all that seriously. The two leave the evening all but loathing one another whilst Bingley and Jane leave with growing feelings of endearment toward each other,

A short time after the matchmaking between Jane and Bingley begins, Jane falls ill in Bingley's home. Past methods of transportation make it impossible to ship her home, of course. Elizabeth takes initiative, unable to bare the thought of her sister suffering alone and thus begins our second awkward meeting. She walks the lengthy distance from her home to Netherfield and Darcy is there to greet her, having not expected to see her. It's there that we see a sudden change of heart, he is quick to stand to attention upon her arrival and exchanges a number of meaningful looks whilst directing her to her sister. It's clear that he hasn't exactly forgotten her since their run in, but he doesn't treat her with any hostility as anyone might have expected. He's polite, though a little blunt, and he seems to be considering her with a little more seriousness than he had at the party. A little bit of Regency style flirting goes on through Elizabeth's stay, though she seems to see it more as verbal sparring without quite realising the slow change of heart on Darcy's side.

There is a considerable gap in meetings, during this time Elizabeth meets a man named Wickham, a man who claims to have been cheated out of his inheritance by Darcy. This only adds to the feelings of disdain Elizabeth has for the man who is slowly but surely finding himself falling for her. His change of opinion is once again apparent when he asks Elizabeth to dance with him at yet another ball. Somehow, she agrees and she does indeed regret it because she had "sworn to loathe him for all eternity" and that shit is always legit. As is customary with their run-ins, the dance is full of dry and sarcastic conversation and it is incredibly difficult to see the warmer feelings Darcy holds for Elizabeth. This is both because of some denial on his part and a terrible inability to properly express his feelings without being a jackass.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Bingley abruptly returns to London and brings with him his sister and his faithful friend, Mr.Darcy. There is no word on the matter and Jane is understandably heartbroken by it all. In this time of sadness, Elizabeth takes a trip to Rosings to visit her good friend and cousin who happen to be married because she rejected him (her cousin) but that's water under the bridge, right? It's there they are invited to dine with the incredibly rich and noble Lady Catherine and happen upon the man of the hour, Mr.Darcy who just so happens to be her nephew. Darcy's affections for her seem to increase as she sasses his aunt in that beautifully formal manner she's well known for. She becomes more endeared to him during the trip, but she only comes to hate him more as she discovers Mr.Darcy meddled into Bingley and Jane's relationship, urging his friend to cut his connections with her out of suspicion toward her feelings. In a display of excellent timing, he chooses the moment after her discovery to make his first proposal. Of course, he is nothing but condescending and manages to insult her family and her rank whilst describing his affections for her. He is promptly turned down and Elizabeth is quick to mention that his meddling with her sister and Wickham have lead her to such a choice. Along with the fact that he's kind of a jerk, but he takes most offense to the other two claims. He justifies his behaviour, stating that he did not believe Jane truly loved Bingley, a man Darcy respects most highly. The rejection is a solid one, and Darcy storms away full of frustration and sadness.

In an attempt to salvage at least some of his reputation in her eyes, he leaves her a letter explaining the situation between he and Wickham. As it happens, Wickham gambled away and lost his inheritance of his own accord. He demands more money and is of course turned down, so the obvious solution is to attempt to marry Darcy's 15 year old sister, someone he protects fiercely and cares for above all others. He is said to spoil and dote upon her, so the offenses against him are particularly grave. Wickham left the moment he found out he would not be given any money, and Geogiana, Darcy's sister, remains safe. It is explained that this same sort of protectiveness is what led him to talk Bingley out of his budding relationship with Jane, for fear that he may be being used for his money. Elizabeth is given a chance to meet this sister when she is taken to Mr.Darcy's home whilst under the impression he is out on business. She is told nothing but kind and pleasant words of praise in regards to his character, and her feelings for the man begin to change as she begins to realise she had taken the wrong impression of him. He's not out, of course and he catches her whilst doting on his sister. She attempts to run away, which is of course the wisest choice one can make. Now that the air has cleared considerably between the two, they're just left feeling awkward. Particularly Mr.Darcy, who still holds feelings for Elizabeth in his heart.

During her stay, Mr.Darcy is surprisingly generous, sociable and friendly toward her aunt and uncle and it seems a very pleasant trip until it is discovered that Elizabeth's youngest sister has run off with Wickham of all people. Darcy and Elizabeth part ways, and this is both a terrible burden and shame on her family, for it is a disgrace to know that they are together and not married. It seems like it will lead them to ruin, but it is revealed that somehow Wickham and Lydia are married and their reputation is no longer at stake. In her gushing, Lydia also manages to let slip the fact that Mr.Darcy paid for the entire wedding for the sake of saving her family.

Eventually, Darcy and Bingley returns and after a pep-talk and trial run with Darcy, Bingley is able to propose to Jane. He is of course accepted and there is much joy to be had. In the same evening, Lady Catherine visits Elizabeth personally to interrogate her over claims that she and Darcy may be considering marriage. Elizabeth rejects these claims and sends the Lady off in a huff. Much later on, she sets off for a walk in the very early morning only to find Darcy headed in her direction. It is then he makes his second and final proposal, declaring that she has bewitched him but that he will never pester her again so long as he knows she isn't at all interested in marrying him. By this point, her feelings have indeed changed and she accepts his proposal. This makes him in-arguably the happiest man in the world and the two return home to receive permission from Elizabeth's father.

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Reincarnated History: Young William Darcy grew up in a fairly small home with his family in London

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