[fic] The Love Pawn - "En Passant"

Title: En Passant
Fandom: The Love Pawn (Short Story)
Genre: Drama, romance?
Characters/pairings: Paula Ingram/Red (Jack Delafield)
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 1,370
Summary: She glared up at him, though she tried to not be too obvious about it. “I thought I was supposed to be looking for my true love,” she said tartly. “I’ve seen you hold down a full conversation with one of your girlfriends while dancing,” he shot back coolly. “Don’t tell me you can’t manage merely looking around. Besides, this will give you a better vantage point than simply sticking to one side of the room.” (Or, tropetastic enemies-to-lovers involving kidnapping, a masquerade ball, and a proposed bank robbery.)

(Absolutely no one has read this short story since the 1930s, so don’t worry if you aren’t familiar with it, I give a rundown of the plot in the pre-fic notes for context.)

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