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Swirled You Into All of My Poems by somethingfunnybubbly for PinkPeony24
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
15 Jun 2026
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Years after they faded from each other's lives, Colin Bridgerton finds himself thinking, once again, about the first and only girl he's ever loved; Penelope Featherington. She is supposedly happily married, and a successful author, and it is embarrassing how much he still pines for her.
On the other side of the world, he finds himself desperate for any small taste of her, resorting to stalking her Spotify account of all things. But what he finds there raises more questions than answers...
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15 Jun 2026
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can i ask you something? by SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
14 Jun 2026
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During a perfectly normal study session, Colin asks what he swears is an innocent question.
Because it seems like having built-in pillows on one’s chest would make laying on one’s stomach and studying for an upcoming English exam almost comfortable.
Then Penelope invites him to see for himself exactly how comfortable it is, and Colin’s afternoon takes a decidedly unexpected turn.
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15 Jun 2026
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In hindsight, watching old reruns of 'Didn't Even Know I was Pregnant' was probably not her best move. Watching eight episodes in a row was probably her next bad move, but she was invested in the stories of these women; she just kept pressing play even after 2 a.m. passed.
She becomes convinced, when the cramping goes lower in her belly, that she is having a surprise baby.
(In which Penelope is convinced she is having a 'surprise baby' and meets Doctor Colin Bridgerton)
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12 Jun 2026
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Whispers in the Garden by FromBlackToViolet
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
10 Jun 2026
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The Bridgertons are a garden of secrets, danger, and irresistible charm. And Penelope Featherington has always tried to stay in the shadows. But when one shadowed presence catches her attention, she discovers that curiosity can be as dangerous as it is thrilling… and desire can strike in the most unexpected places.
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10 Jun 2026
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Edge of the Earth by somethingfunnybubbly for lwp
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
09 Jun 2026
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Penelope Featherington wants to escape. She's had enough, boarding a flight out of London two days before Christmas, figuring she won't be missed.
Enter one Colin Bridgerton.
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- Part 6 of Christmas 2025 ❤️
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- English
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09 Jun 2026
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terms of surrender by brainrotbbygirl
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
03 Jun 2026
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“You earnestly believe you can trick me into loving you in three months? Mr. Bridgerton, this shall be the easiest-won wager any woman has ever known.”
Colin chuckles. “I believe,” he says, “I can do it in one. The latter two shall be enjoyed as our honeymoon.”
Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton haven’t properly seen each other in years.
Now, they find themselves maneuvered into an arranged marriage neither of them wants.
Penelope, sharp-tongued and self-possessed, has no intention of being anyone’s consolation prize. Colin, newly returned from the continent and having already insulted his bride, did not comprehend quite the little spitfire he'd been given.
And so, a wager is struck: Three months to earn her regard, or surrender the match.
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04 Jun 2026
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“What I was saying is that I believe the G-spot orgasm is a lie. It’s a myth. Something told to teenage girls to entice them into having sex so they’ll lose their virginities in so-so fashion in the back of a car only to be left a few weeks later by some loser looking to repopulate the penguins in Antarctica and —” She trailed off as Eloise started to poke her in the ribs and Daphne mumbled “Girrrrrl” into her drink quietly.
Colin’s brain felt fuzzy as he absorbed her words. He knew she was referencing her terrible ex-boyfriend Alfred. But now he knew that fucker took her virginity and did a terrible job and what was he supposed to do with that information? File it away, probably, so that he could unpack it at 3:00 in the morning on a random Tuesday.
At twenty-seven years old, he’d had his share of sexual experiences. None of it had been particularly mind-blowing, and as he thought harder, he couldn’t actually remember a partner getting off entirely in that way. Or had they? Why was he suddenly not sure?
Was it actually possible that Penelope was right?
No, that couldn’t be true.
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Let's have some *platonic* orgasms, like besties do ✌️
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29 May 2026
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office hours by lilacsandpoppys
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
28 May 2026
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colin bridgerton returns to university with unfinished coursework, terrible metaphors, and entirely too much unresolved tension with penelope featherington, his childhood best friend and current teaching assistant. penelope, against all better judgement, agrees to an editing session.
just one editing session. what could possibly go wrong?
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29 May 2026
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mercy, mercy, pudding pie by kybridge26, WrensSymphony
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
26 May 2026
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Things go from bad to worse to deliciously good when an embarrassed Penelope finds herself locked in the pantry with her very hot and very hungry best friend.
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27 May 2026
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Your Cup Holds All My Secrets by Radomizedusername
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
04 Jun 2026
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Benedict Bridgerton is bored with society events. He decides to spice up the night with an especially potent drink. When that drink gets misplaced in the hands of a tiny redhead, Benedict and Anthony struggle to keep their brothers fiancé out of trouble.
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21 May 2026
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When Colin Bridgerton breaks his ankle at a bachelor party in Santorini, the last person he expects to show up is his sister's quiet, unassuming best friend Penelope Featherington. Days of accidental proximity later, they're back in London with something neither of them quite has a name for yet — and an agreement to try being friends.
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20 May 2026
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Take the Average by AmyB_Writes
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
19 May 2026
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When forty year old Colin meets a vibrant twenty three year old Penelope at a restaurant bar, he tries to avoid her advances, before giving in entirely.
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When she pulls back, he mourns the loss, but then she asks, “do you want to kiss me?”
And in that moment, he remembers how young she is. He looks down into her eyes, and sees the uncertainty. The bravado, confidence, it teeters on a knife's edge, a balancing act of substantial proportions. She needs him to take over.
The first brush of their lips together sends a shiver down his spine. It’s soft, sweet, tentative, and when she moans against his mouth, something inside of him snaps. He grabs her face between his hands, holding it steady while he devours her. Their tongues become embroiled with one another, and the sounds she’s making—god—he wants to eat her alive, all of a sudden. When he feels her body pressed into his, her soft breasts rubbing against his torso, his arousal spikes. But this isn’t his first rodeo. He’s not twenty three.
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20 May 2026
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beneath the waves by fabesrutter
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
07 May 2026
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"Col, could you give me a hand?" Penelope looked up from her place in the sand, handing the tube of sunscreen toward him.
"Sure, baby," Colin said reflexively, initially confused by the alarmed eye-widening of his already freckling girlfriend. His cheeks burned, whispering a soft sorry as he looked around them to see if anyone was paying the pair any mind. Though it would come as a relief to Penelope, Colin was somewhat disappointed no one heard. She was his baby. It would do others good to know.
But alas, patience.
—or, "secret dating" at the beach on the Bridgertons annual holiday.
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15 May 2026
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A Request for a Gentleman by kat2050
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
10 May 2026
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At Penelope's 30th Birthday celebration at Aubrey Hall, some unexpected news throws her for a loop. This causes her to divulge her greatest wish to the man she trusts most, leading to a conversation that ends up changing both of their lives.
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“And you are going to start a fire on the carpet with your frantic pacing. What is wrong?”
There was a plan, she had a plan, exact, nice words that were carefully chosen to save embarrassment if it came to it. Such a pity it was when they were completely abandoned when she looked up and straight into his stormy blue eyes, blurting out exactly the thing that had been swirling around her mind all night.
“I wish to be a mother, and I wish for you to help me”
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- 20/20
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14 May 2026
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Kiss and goodbye by Kaitlin_With_a_K
Fandoms: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV)
11 May 2026
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Ignoring his impending death from embarrassment, Colin quickly put on his hazards and got out of the car, moving to the back to remove Penelope’s suitcase from the trunk. As he joined her on the sidewalk he saw her snickering at a new sign right next to where he’d parked.
In bright blue, the sign proudly stated:
Kiss and goodbye
(No kisses above 3 minutes!)
Colin blinked at the words, reading them a few times in his head.
Penelope was still giggling when Colin’s brain simply stopped functioning and he let his mouth take over.
“Well, I guess we have to kiss.”
She blinked at him.
He gestured uselessly at the sign with one hand. “The sign. We have to kiss goodbye.”
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They HAD to kiss goodbye! 🙂↕️
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12 May 2026
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I Want to (Make) Believe by Kaitlin_With_a_K, SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
09 May 2026
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“C’mon, get excited! Can’t start our marriage off with a sour face like that,” he chided, shooting her his most roguish grin.
Penelope’s heart gave a little lurch.
The marriage was a sham, of course. She and Colin were partners in the FBI, and before that they had been friends growing up. In fact, it was his insistence that she’d make an excellent field agent that had spurred her to apply in the first place.
Well, that and the small fact she was utterly in love with him.
The moment he’d proposed they go undercover to investigate what had happened to the lovely couple who had disappeared overnight from the highly-coveted Arcadia Falls neighborhood, Penelope knew she was in trouble. And yet, having given the idea precisely four seconds of thought, she’d agreed.
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OR: Colin is Mulder and Pen is Scully (obviously) and they’ve got a mystery to solve, gang!
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10 May 2026
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Because Of A Cat by SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
04 May 2026
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When Colin overhears Eloise talking about a certain Mr. Clawson who has been visiting their dear friend Penelope unchaperoned, he is determined to set the scoundrel straight and defend her honor.
The issue is, Mr. Clawson is an orange tabby cat.
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04 May 2026
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Not Since Ibiza by AmyB_Writes
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
29 Apr 2026
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What if, after enduring more pain than she could ever imagine, Penelope finally gave in and told Colin how she felt?
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“You don’t have to say anything. I get it.”
Penelope took three steps and felt a hand on her wrist. Colin grabbed her arm, pulling firmly, and spinning her around. His hand cradled her face as he bent down to kiss her, breathing her in as his lips covered hers.
That’s all it took for Penelope’s brain to short circuit. Colin was kissing her. It was soft and gentle, but sent sparks to all of her limbs. Her body turned into gelatin.
When they broke apart, she placed her hands on his chest, feeling the thud of his heartbeat underneath his shirt. His hand remained cradling her cheek.
“Why did you do that?” she asked quietly, her heart in her throat.
“I don’t know,” he breathed. He looked so young and scared suddenly. “I just felt like I should.”
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29 Apr 2026
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The Haunted House by Bridgertonmania
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
28 Apr 2026
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Penelope doesn't understand why people couldn't keep the lovely new house she'd bought a few months ago, until one day, she feels the ghostly presence enveloping her into its cold caress. Well, if the ghost thinks it's scaring her into leaving the house, it can go fuck itself.
Or better, fuck her... Penelope thinks with some amusement.
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- Part 2 of MyPolinweek2026_fics
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- 3/3
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28 Apr 2026
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A little less conversation, a little more action by Kaitlin_With_a_K
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
27 Apr 2026
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He shook his head vehemently. “No, nope, that’s not what this is about. This is about the Bridgerton name. Our name means something, Ben. At least it used to. We can change that. Just one more, one more big fucking job, and we’ll be set right again for life. Our mother, our family will get back to the lifestyle they deserve, without having to worry about every check clearing. It’ll work, I know it, Ben.”
Colin took a deep breath, knowing that the idea he’d mulled over for months in his cell was far-fetched. “The British Museum.”
“No —”
Colin stopped his interruption with a hand in the air. “Hear me out, please.”
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OR the Ocean's 11 AU - Bridgerton style. Who's ready for a heist?!
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27 Apr 2026