Miltonian

Hi! so here is a Holiday writing prompt list for North and South but could work for other fandoms as well. Thanx to TheScribblerCMB for the idea, Eliza for helping me shape it and @dumbassunderthemountain​ for letting me put #26 idea in here from the  Journey through Wonderland fanfic.

All the prompts of course can be adaptable, mixable and interchangable. ¡The idea is to have fun and try to write outside the box!

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John Thornton’s look back at me in North and South is widely respected as a period drama moment and deserving of a breakdown. Set in the 1850s, BBC’s North and South series follows the story of Margaret Hale, whose family is uprooted from Helstone in the south to the northern industrial town of Milton. A vicar’s daughter used to the dull and prosperous life and society of the south, Margaret struggles adjusting to poverty and the fast pace of the industrial Milton. She meets local cotton mill, John Thornton, and the two immediately clash as Margaret is critical of his business methods and treatment of his workers. Over time, they grow closer and come to understand their respective differences. Not only does this provide for a compelling and well-developed love story between the two, but it allows the series to address the social issues during the Industrial Revolution.

The moment Margaret says goodbye to Mr. Thornton as she leaves Milton after her father’s death indicates the full shifting point between both characters and their relationship. As Margaret pulls away in her carriage, Thornton is watching from above, whispering, “Look back. Look back at me.” It’s a heartbreaking moment. To understand why, one must examine all the moments in their relationship leading up to her departure.

John: "Very well, but you must pay me for them...."

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Margaret: "'How shall I ever tell Aunt Shaw,' she whispered after some time of delicious silence"

You mean 30 solid minutes of unwritten, unspoken, unacknowledged HEAVY making-out between two people who've been hot for each other for FOUR SOLID YEARS who've managed to cock up every possible opportunity to be together and help each other through rough and terrible times!

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Thornton smiling at/about Margaret