A new “retelling” of Pride and Prejudice (titled simply, Pride/Prejudice) imbues Jane Austen’s classic novel with “forbidden lovers,” among them: Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy and “best friend” (life partner?) Charles Bingley.

“Guilty as charged,” Fitz said, bestowing a kiss on the pouting lips. “My great uncle might have been pleased at my following his example. Now, what shall my penalty be? I know.” He trailed his hand down Charles’ slender body until he found what he was searching for, held tight and squeezed.

Charles groaned and arched his back. “God, Fitz, you’re a devil. I wish you’d–”

“Don’t talk,” Fitz said. He moved lower in the bed, opened his mouth, and paid his forfeit with an alacrity bordering dangerously on enthusiasm. He would consider it deplorable if he were not motivated by love. Love of the purest kind.

Heavens! Probably not what Ms. Austen had in mind. I can’t say I’d ever really considered the possibility of Darcy being gay, but it definitely explains his stuck up attitude towards the female characters in the book: maybe he just wasn’t into them.

BuzzFeed has a pretty amusing list of classic novels retold as erotic fiction, including “Jane Eyre Laid Bare,” which seems to focus around the concept of Jane Eyre as a sado-masochist. (Now that I can believe: that girl was a glutton for punishment, poor thing.)

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[BuzzFeed: 8 Erotic Retellings of Classic Literature]

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