19 Bookmarks by Patym2
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Some love stories begin with an unexpected meeting.
Colin and Penelope’s began with a promise.
They were only fifteen when they fell in love, convinced that what they had was simple, eternal, unbreakable. For years, it was.
But time has a way of pulling people apart. Colin became consumed by work, travel, and responsibilities. Penelope stayed behind, filling the spaces he left empty, until she began to disappear from his sight altogether.
What was once effortless love became silence. What was once certainty became doubt.
After eighteen years together and fourteen years of marriage, one devastating argument changes everything. A slammed door. A business trip. A goodbye that never came.
Penelope refuses to let their story end without a fight. Determined to save the marriage she still believes in, she follows Colin before the distance between them becomes impossible to cross.
But some journeys change everything.
And some doors should never be opened unless you’re ready for what’s waiting on the other side.
Penelope wasn’t.
Because when she finally finds Colin, he isn’t alone.
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20 Jun 2026
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When Penelope Featherington finds herself still unmarried at the ripe old age of five and twenty, she is forced to become a governess for a wealthy little girl. Unfortunately, working as a governess affords a woman much fewer freedoms than Penelope is used to, meaning she has no control over the situation when her job brings her uncomfortably close to her ex-fiancé Colin.
Or, a Jane Eyre Au.
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- English
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- 141,650
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- 13/15
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09 Oct 2025
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A Poison Tree by LillyWhitefield
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
23 Apr 2024
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I was angry with my friend;
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.After Colin discovers Penelope's secret, there is an unfortunate event on a terrace that forces the couple to marry quite quickly. The pair must learn how to trust each other again.
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- English
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- 145,553
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- 19/19
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- 1,222
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20 Jul 2025
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The Fresh Air of the Countryside by tartheyes
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
23 Mar 2025
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After the end of the 1815 social season, Colin and Penelope decide to spend the off-season at Audrey Hall. Meanwhile, the rest of the Bridgerton family, including the newly arrived Viscount and Viscountess, reunite with Pen for the 1st time since the news of who is LW.
A fun story of happily married Polin, spending time with the family, and falling into the usual Bridgerton chaos we know and love.Continuing with where Season 3 left before the epilogue, this story would be a slight AU, since we will have some differences in the location and situations the characters will go through.
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- Part 1 of The Fresh Air of the Countryside
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- English
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- 240,058
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- 19/19
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- 538
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14 May 2025
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Dear Colin Bridgerton,
As I understand it, this must be a farewell.
Penelope’s fingers shake as she wraps them around her quill. Her eyes slide towards the crumpled pieces of paper scattered at the foot of her desk, wondering if such unrequited fantasy is even worth her tortured ink.
Or. A s1 AU in which instead of a Whistledown column, Penelope writes a letter to Colin the night before he and Marina plan to elope.
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- English
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- 72,655
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- 14/14
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09 Nov 2024
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a spare heart by penelopecolin (sexymonk)
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
24 Jul 2024
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A month before Penelope's presentation to the Queen, she and Colin share a vulnerable moment that leads to a brilliant idea. He is determined to see this idea through, despite Penelope's reservations.
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- 22/22
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30 Oct 2024
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Wanna Fight For Me by LittleMissWoodsCommaElle
Fandoms: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV)
10 Jul 2024
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"You know my anwser already. But what do you want to ask? Will you ask for my hand in marriage or ask your family for forgiveness?"
Colin Bridgerton has a lot of problems: his family treats him as if he is going to break. There have been a series of attacks in Mayfair. And worst of all, he still doesn’t know how to survive a social season with all its mamas, daughters, schemes and not very gentle gentlemen. And, oh of course, his unreciprocated feellings for his best friend.
When most of his problems all combine into one, the solution for most of them seems to be Penelope Featherington, who offers to marry him. But how can Colin accept the favor knowing the woman of his dreams will be trapped in a marriage she never even wanted?
aka: the trope we love, but it’s Pen’s time to save our favorite boy.
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30 Oct 2024
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"She is alone. All alone. Loneliness almost tears her soul apart, and nothing can help that."
Penelope becomes depressed because she is unable to continue writing. She feels that she has lost all meaning in the world and is completely alone, which is not helped by the fact that her marriage is in ruins and her husband is isolating himself from her.
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15 Aug 2024
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All for you Mr. Bridgerton by peacekings_J
Fandoms: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV)
05 Oct 2024
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Colin Bridgerton was alone in the quiet house in Bloomsbury. Seven months had passed since Penelope Bridgerton had run away, leaving behind a broken heart and endless unanswered questions. The absence of his beloved had left a void in his life, a void that seemed impossible to fill.
However, on that gray and gloomy day, Colin's life would take an unexpected turn. A soft knock on the door announced the presence of someone familiar. Cautiously, Colin approached and opened the door, finding a young woman holding a small newborn baby in her arms. Penelope, his beloved wife, had sacrificed her own life to bring their daughter, Agatha, into the world. Pain and sadness were mixed with immense love and indescribable gratitude towards the woman who had always been willing to give everything for him. Over time, Colin learned to be a father and to take care of Agatha with all his love and dedication.
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- 22/22
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02 Aug 2024
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A Rocky, Winding Path by Samthomas
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
28 Aug 2024
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Colin sleeps with Penelope and forgets it the next day. Penelope must deal with the consequences, with the help of the elder Bridgertons.
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- English
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- 38,726
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- 25/25
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23 Jul 2024
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Penelope Featherington leads a quiet life. She goes to work, she takes care of her family and every Friday evening she meets her friends for dinner.
That is, until, the Colin Bridgerton, famous Hollywood actor, opens the door to her best friend's apartment.
Colin Bridgerton should be happy with the life he's leading. He's famous. He's newly single. He has everything money can buy. But something's missing.
TW: Referenced alcohol abuse
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- Part 1 of cardigan universe
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 83,252
- Chapters:
- 21/21
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- 3
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29 May 2024
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What protection afford a flower from the harsh elements of change? Patience, care and a little warm from the sun would always be the best hope to flourish.
(Set after the Featherington Ball in Bridgerton Season 2, written before season 3 release, non-canonical so)
Lord Fife/Penelope.
Mentions of Colin/Penelope but not a Polin Endgame.- Language:
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- 22/?
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25 Apr 2024
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06 Apr 2023
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The Song of Dragons by EchoLight9337
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), Game of Thrones (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms
13 Nov 2023
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House Targaryen, the last of old Valyrian dragonlords, left the world when the last Targaryen was killed. The legacy of the great house was over.
Or was it?
Was it real, or was it a warning.
Rhaenyra Targaryen has been in an unexplainable coma since her mother's death. The maesters have given up hope and the realm is wondering if after the queen and the heir, is the Realm's delight next to leave the living. Has the crown been cursed? Will the princess ever wake?Armed with the knowledge of future and the blessing from Gods, Rhaenyra Targaryen is set out to ensure her family's survival. But even with the dreams, there is a lot of players on the move.
One wrong move and Rhaenyra can change future but instead of saving them, they will meet their end at the dragon dance.
In a world, where woman have no power, can a girl of four and ten, save the realm and her family.Author's note
Uploaded chapter 3
Next week, I'll be updating chapter 4 and 5 at once and then the much awaited chapter 6.
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- Part 1 of The House of Valyria
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- English
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- 62,636
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- 5/?
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06 Apr 2023
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After Prince Baelon Targaryen was a miscarriage, Queen Aemma Arryn tells King Viserys I Targaryen that she will have no more children. She has given him a daughter (a heiress) and that should be good enough.
Viserys, pressured by his Small Council and his dream of a male heir as well as manipulated by Otto, makes the decision to set Aemma aside and marry Alicent.
Aemma, betrayed by the love of her life, agrees... after taking her daughter, Dragonstone and the Islands of the Narrow Sea and the dragons from Viserys and his Small Council.
If Otto Hightower wants a dragon King with his blood on the Iron Throne, he'll have to another thing coming.UNDER HIATUS (BEING EDITED/REWRITTEN)
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- English
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- 101,663
- Chapters:
- 30/?
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- 9
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- 1,616
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28 Dec 2022
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Different Paths by avanaka
Fandoms: House of the Dragon (TV), A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
21 Nov 2022
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After the incident on Driftmark, a conversation is overheard and the path of Westeros changed.
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28 Dec 2022
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23 Nov 2021
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AU. Being the daughter of a ruthless and notorious crime lord, Felicity Smoak didn't think her life could get any worse. When her father unexpectedly sells her in marriage as a peace offering to his enemy, she quickly learns it'll take more than just her sharp intellect to survive. But what starts out as a sentence worse than death may actually be her only shot at freedom.
- Language:
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- Words:
- 218,215
- Chapters:
- 30/30
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- 1,873
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11 Jun 2021
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30 Jul 2020