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An Officer and a Gentleman, by
cedarboots

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40000401

- a rewrite of Persuasion featuring butch 4 butch Anne/Frederick

- god it's so GOOD and I am so EMOTIONAL about it

- I love all the ways in which it is both the same and different, the ways their identities affect the things they do and the choices they make

- and I mentioned in an earlier post how meaningful it is to be able to see gender non-conforming people like me in historical fiction, living their lives, finding ways to be happy, finding their community. shaking hands with them across time. I see you and you see me.

- making Persuasion specifically be the story told is so perfect too because of how it's about getting to know yourself better when you've had time to grow up more

- also there's lots of excellently-researched historical content

- and lots of feels

- READ IT READ IT READ IT

- it's such a lovely ending and I nearly cried about it

- 47k words in length