17 Bookmarks by Spreston

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  1. Public Bookmark *

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    Every single one of Colin's exes has a story to tell about Penelope.

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    16,465
    Chapters:
    16/20
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    07 Sep 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 87

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    "Are you the new neighbor then?" the young man asks, his gaze sliding over her in assessment. "The one who moved into the Lothrop house?"

    She nods. "That's me, Penelope Featherington."

    "I'm—"

    He's cut off abruptly by the sound of Violet Bridgerton entering the kitchen and exclaiming loudly. "Colin! Finally! Where have you been all day?"

    Penelope's eyes widen at the same time that her stomach sinks to the now glass-free kitchen floor. Colin. The young man standing before her—the handsome, sweet, careful one who cleaned up her cut and made her spine tingle and her thoughts meander—is Colin Bridgerton. He's the third Bridgerton boy, the one with the somewhat mysterious background and who's been away from home for a few years. He's her new friend Violet's son.

    Or, the one where 41-year-old divorcee Penelope experiences her first Cape Cod summer and gets entangled with her 24-year-old neighbor Colin.

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    English
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    19,321
    Chapters:
    4/12
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    322
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    543
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    87
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    9,181

    04 Sep 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 97

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    When her flatshare falls through, Penelope moves in with her best friend's older brother. He's a great roommate, excellent study partner, but extremely bad at saying how he feels. Between the forehead kisses and the cheek kisses, she's starting to wonder: is this affection, or just his oral fixation talking?

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    12,412
    Chapters:
    5/5
    Comments:
    82
    Kudos:
    487
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    97
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    8,737

    23 Aug 2026

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    Penelope is enjoying a night in bed with her boyfriend when she does something unforgivable.

    She calls out the wrong name….

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    Chapters:
    6/?
    Comments:
    408
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    933
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    235
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    28,133

    15 Jul 2026

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    Colin and Penelope finally start a relationship after years of being friends, but decide to keep it under wraps at first as to not pull focus from Eloise's wedding.

    Colin's travel begins to take a toll on Penelope, and she finds solace in her budding friendship with the youngest Bridgerton brother, Gregory. As she fears getting fired from her job, she finds herself needing Colin more than he can provide.

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    Penelope slunk out of bed and crawled into the shower, trying not to think about the night before while she scrubbed every inch of her body. Her hair was tied in a silk scrunchie at the top of her head since she knew she wouldn’t have time to dry it. She tiptoed around her room, gathering clothes and shoes for work, and snuck out into the living room to put them on.

    Once dressed, she desperately watched the coffee trickling out of the machine, dripping so slowly it almost seemed that time had stopped altogether. She needed to think straight to figure out what the fuck she was supposed to do next.

    “I hope you’re making two cups,” Colin’s voice came from behind her.

    She spun around to find him standing against the doorframe of her bedroom in only his black boxer-briefs.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    17/17
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    736
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    237
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    36,360

    14 Jul 2026

  6. Public Bookmark *

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    Colin pays for everything. In return...

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    5/?
    Comments:
    369
    Kudos:
    737
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    163
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    19,355

    12 Jul 2026

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    It was the lightest of grazes from his fingertips – barely a touch at all.

    But her nerve endings sparkled into life with a ripple of electricity that raced across her skin. It twinged in her nipples and between her legs. Her breath hitched and she was grateful her face was hidden in the headrest, so he couldn’t see it slacken.

    It was then she realised it wasn’t his reaction to her body she should be worried about. It was her body’s reaction to him.

    When her usual therapist is off sick, Penelope discovers the exquisite torture of being massaged by Colin Bridgerton

    Spoiler: he's good with his hands

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    6/6
    Comments:
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    157
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    15,308

    12 Jul 2026

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    penelope wins a romantic holiday package mere days after a breakup. colin volunteers to tag along so it doesn't go to waste. neither of them are prepared for how committed mallorca is to the bit.

    one free trip. one king bed. absolutely no emotional consequences, right?

    right?

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    61,630
    Chapters:
    6/11
    Comments:
    302
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    471
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    152
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    09 Jul 2026

  9. Public Bookmark *

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    Colin lifts his hand with the cigarette to his lips at the same that his eyes open, his head turns, and he first notices Penelope standing there watching him.

    "Fuck," he mutters before looking away from her and to the window. "I'm sorry."

    She isn't sure what he's apologizing for really—for smoking or fighting with Marina or maybe both. Regardless, it breaks a little part of her to see him looking so dejected and sad. There's a light missing from him, a weight pulling him down and making him seem smaller. It's not fair, though. He's so inherently good. He doesn't deserve to feel like this. He doesn't deserve to be treated like this. He deserves—

    Penelope can't help but blink in surprise even at just the meandering path of her own thoughts, at the idea that just popped into her head about what exactly she thinks Colin Bridgerton deserves at this moment and what exactly she'd like to do to make him feel better. It's ridiculous, right? She shouldn't… She couldn't… But what if she did?

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    Flatmates Penelope and Colin take a winding, complicated, messy path on their friends to lovers journey.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    38,170
    Chapters:
    8/8
    Comments:
    736
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    1,475
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    194
    Hits:
    31,447

    01 Jul 2026

  10. Public Bookmark 27

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    When Daphne and Simon plan a destination wedding in Australia, circumstances land old friends Colin and Penelope on the same 20 hour non-stop flight, sharing a first class cabin for two.

    The forced proximity leads to startling revelations about the nature of their complicated relationship and the secrets which have always festered underneath.

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    The best thing to do when a man is a clueless idiot and a girl is done with his shit, is to put them in an enclosed cabin in the sky to work their crap out ~Gandhi, probably

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    Language:
    English
    Words:
    335
    Chapters:
    9/9
    Comments:
    71
    Kudos:
    49
    Bookmarks:
    27
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    4,457

    04 Jun 2026

  11. Public Bookmark *

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    Colin comes to the realization the he might be kind of an asshole.

    Language:
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    Words:
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    Chapters:
    18/18
    Comments:
    6,091
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    3,082
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    426
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    89,564

    22 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.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    38,522
    Chapters:
    5/5
    Comments:
    420
    Kudos:
    1,148
    Bookmarks:
    238
    Hits:
    21,254

    08 May 2026

  13. Public Bookmark 1

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    02 Jan 2026

  14. Public Bookmark *

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    Colin has been harboring a secret crush on his best friend, Penelope Featherington, for years. When his favorite hockey team from North America winds up playing in London, he jumps at the chance to attend. After finally convincing his best friend, Penelope, they are both shocked when they are mistaken as a couple by the “kiss cam” operator. They agree to play along with the game and share their first kiss together, which quickly leads to both of them revealing their true feelings for one another.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    11,486
    Chapters:
    3/3
    Comments:
    35
    Kudos:
    865
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    179
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    14,364

    15 Jul 2025

  15. Public Bookmark *

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    People talk a lot about the physical and emotional impact on women during “that time of the month.” For Penelope Featherington, though, there’s an entirely separate portion of the month that hits her the hardest, and the symptoms she experiences are distinct from that other time. It’s a different sort of ache that settles low in her belly, a different form of discomfort driving her to cocoon herself in bed, and a different type of tenderness that envelopes her body and her mind. As time goes by, it’s only getting harder and harder to deal with on her own. If only she knew someone kind and handsome and trustworthy to help her through it…

    --

    Or, Penelope experiences extreme horniness when she’s ovulating every month and Colin offers to sleep with her “as a friend.”

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    80,192
    Chapters:
    10/10
    Comments:
    1,618
    Kudos:
    3,205
    Bookmarks:
    517
    Hits:
    93,401

    09 Jul 2025

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    Colin convinces Penelope to share custody of a dog. It's purely platonic. Just best friends, raising a dog. Nothing to worry about at all.

    Language:
    English
    Words:
    22,376
    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    1
    Comments:
    483
    Kudos:
    2,524
    Bookmarks:
    678
    Hits:
    35,070

    28 May 2025

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    02 Dec 2024

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