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"Congratulations," Francesca said. Only she could hear the slight edge beneath it, the anger that had been simmering for ten years finally finding its way to the surface.
"Thank you." Michaela's voice was quieter, softer, almost uncertain.
Francesca extended the award. The crystal was cold and heavy, the engraved plaque catching the light. For a moment they both held it—Francesca's hands on one side, Michaela's reaching for the other. Their fingers brushed. It was the barest contact—the pad of Michaela's thumb grazing Francesca's knuckles as she took hold of the trophy. But the sensation was electric, a shock that traveled up Francesca's arm and exploded somewhere in her heart. Heat and ice at the same time. Recognition. Memory. The ghost of every time they'd touched before.
Ten years ago, Francesca Bridgerton lost the girl she loved. Michaela abandoned her.
Ten years ago, Michaela Stirling lost the girl she loved. She was taken away from Francesca.
Now they’re co‑stars in the most anticipated movie of the year, pretending they don’t remember how it felt to lose each other.
Childhood friends to strangers to enemies (not really but they don't get along) TO LOVERSBookmarked by dextermcfly2
02 Jul 2026
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Five years.
Twenty matches.
One hotel, different floors and the kind of tension that has been mislabeled competitive awareness for far too long. Francesca and Michaela are the greatest rivalry in women's tennis — and, it turns out, each other's most inconvenient problem.
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02 Jul 2026
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Michaela, whilst grieving and overwhelmed with the feelings blossoming in her chest for her cousin's widow, does the only thing she can think to do when asked so sweetly to stay, she flees.
But now, after two years of running, she has returned to London, determined to make amends with the woman she has managed to convince herself she cannot fall in love with, under any circumstances.
Yet her chosen path is not an easy one, for Francesca Stirling, now seething with rage, grief, and a furious current of feelings she neither understands nor can explain, is just as determined to discover the very reason for Michaela's flight in the first place, a reason Michaela is intent on keeping to herself.
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28 Jun 2026
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Michaela tilted her head to the side. “We’re friends?” she questioned, looking at Francesca.
John cut in, clearing his throat. “We’ll have to tell Dr. Harris that this is another spot in your memory. But it sounds consistent with what else you’ve had trouble remembering from right before the accident.”
“We must have been new friends, if I don’t remember you,” Michaela joked.
Francesca was going to be sick.
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au of "got you on my radar" where michaela gets amnesia
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- Part 2 of always you
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17 Jun 2026
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Francesca plays live piano for a fancy restaurant, which so happens to be the place Michaela decides to bring all her first dates.
Francesca, of course, is very normal about this.
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- Part 1 of always you
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16 Jun 2026
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“This is Lila,” Michaela introduced her.
“Hm,” Francesca nodded. Francesca had the sudden urge to rip Michaela’s hand from Lila’s hair.
Michaela looked at her curiously. “Do you want to join us?” she offered hesitantly.
Francesca’s mind went blank. Social convention went out the window.
“No,” she said, and went into her room, shut her door, and threw herself on to her bed.
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or, francesca hates seeing her roommate michaela with other women and is worried it means she's homophobic (it's actually a secret other reason)
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04 Jun 2026
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"I thought patients weren't supposed to date doctors?" Francesca argued, confused.
"Good thing you're not my patient, then." Michaela leaned over the desk, tilting her head.
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or: the five trips to the hospital it took francesca and michaela to get togetherBookmarked by dextermcfly2
31 May 2026
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Francesca's and Michaela's broken hearts through the years and how they finally mend them
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29 May 2026
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"I am speaking about the consequences of our pinnacles." Francesca presses a hand to her own stomach, then very lovingly rests her hand on Michaela’s stomach. "The evidence of our having made love that we shall both soon bear."
Michaela stares at Francesca, stunned.
Francesca, much to Michaela’s confusion, is convinced that pinnacles are the cause of babies.
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25 May 2026
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What If She's Right by julie6769
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
20 Apr 2026
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At twenty-three Francesca Bridgerton has never had a single orgasm in her life. Not for lack of trying.
Enter Michaela Stirling: John’s cousin, annoyingly confident, impossible to ignore, and the last person Francesca wants help from. She’s not gay. She doesn’t even like Michaela.
She accepts her help anyway, because it’s not like this is actually going to work.
Franchaela Modern AU
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20 May 2026
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Grief-bound Tension by julie6769
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
23 Apr 2026
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Francesca has a hunch, silence is not an option when Michaela Stirling is around. "Have you seen Miss Stirling tonight? Has she gone to bed already?"
"Did Miss Stirling not inform you?" The maid wondered.
"Of what?" She mumbles.
"She has packed her belongings and left." For a moment, the world stills. The candlelight, the soft rustle of the maid’s apron—everything suspends. Francesca cannot move. She cannot think. She can only feel the now familiar, suffocating sense of loss settle over her again. Michael too, must think something is broken in her.
On the far edge of the ton, Michaela sits rigidly in her carriage, watching the night sky blur past the window. She wonders whether John is there watching over her. Grieving is certainly draining, but Michaela cannot help but be consumed by guilt. Guilt for leaving Francesca alone despite her promise to stay in Mayfair. But deeper still, guilt for the quiet flutter she felt when Francesca’s hand touched hers in the parlor. If fleeing to the farthest corner of the earth is what it takes to silence her own wicked mind, then she will flee. Even if it means breaking her promise.
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19 May 2026
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They’re a pair. It’s not fair that now she's suddenly meant to just go on without her, like what they had didn't matter.
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Michaela kissed her. Francesca wants to talk about it.Bookmarked by dextermcfly2
14 May 2026
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If she were braver, maybe, Francesca would tell her the truth: I think I want to stay over tonight but also maybe forever. But Francesca says nothing because a love confession after sex is ridiculous, even for her.
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13 May 2026
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followed a dream and a strange desire by latkeparty
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
30 Mar 2026
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“The first time I saw you," Michaela says, "I thought you were the strong-minded sister of my cousin’s new wife.” She smiles then, small and sad. “Somehow you ended up more than that. You ended up being you.”
“You say that like it is something special,” Francesca says, voice small.
Michaela holds her gaze. “It is to me.”
or, 5 times Michaela leaves Francesca + 1 time she comes back (aka scenes from scotland + a s5 reunion)
Part 1: Francesca, Part 2: Michaela, Part 3: Together
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12 May 2026
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A Study in Harmony by julie6769
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
09 Apr 2026
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“The end‑of‑year Showcase is in three weeks,” Danbury said.
“Sponsors, donors, alumni, critics. This year’s theme is Music as Theatre.” Michaela perked up. Francesca did not.
“You will perform a duo,” She added. “Together.” Silence.
Michaela blinked. “A duo? With her?”
Francesca’s voice was quieter but no less startled. “With her?”
“Yes,” Danbury snapped. “With each other. Do try not to look so horrified.”
Pianist Francesca Bridgerton × Violinist Michaela Stirling
They’re the Royal Academy of Music’s two brightest soloists who’ve never spoken. They have three weeks to create something that will turn out to be much more than music.Bookmarked by dextermcfly2
10 May 2026
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Mina's best friend Nayeon gives her a number to call to help her relax.
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- Part 1 of Escort AU
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01 May 2026
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A flashback to Nayeon and Mina's relationship during their college days.
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- Part 10 of Escort AU
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01 May 2026
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“You have my phone number, right?” she asked softly, as if someone might overhear her, even though they were alone.
Michaela’s eyebrows shot up. “Yes,” she drawled, her tone questioning.
“Well,” Francesca started, eyes darting around. “If you wanted to use it for…non-pick-up-related reasons…” she steeled herself and met Michaela’s gaze then. “That would be alright with me.”
Michaela’s lips slowly spread into a teasing grin. “Oh?” she asked airily.
Her reaction soothed Francesca’s anxiety a notch. “Yeah,” she nodded.
“Alright then,” Michaela winked before she turned around and walked to her car.
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or, piano teacher fran meets her match when john's cousin michaela starts to pick up his daughter from piano lessons
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01 May 2026
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“You come to me in the middle of the night begging for a touch you do not understand?”
Or the friends with benefits/jealous Michaela au
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- Part 5 of Commissioned Prompts
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24 Apr 2026
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"Francesca Bridgerton decided three things when Professor Danbury read out the pairings for her English seminar final project of the term.
One: Danbury was a fucking sadist who thrived on chaos.
Two: This project would be unbearable no matter how early her and her partner decided to start it.
Three: She would absolutely not let fucking Michaela Stirling get the upper hand.
“And for our final pairing, we have Francesca Bridgerton and Michaela Stirling,” Danbury said, peering over the podium she was leaning against with far too much satisfaction. “Everyone, you’ll be recreating a scene from a play of your choosing. Hell, you can even do a scene from a musical for all I care. There must be a performance and an analysis of the scene and your interpretation of it. You all will have three weeks' time.”
Or Francesca and Michaela, notorious academic rivals, are forced to work together for their Final Project.
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12 Apr 2026