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“It is vexing—far more vexing than you can possibly imagine!” Colin burst out. “Not merely the loss of your friendship, but the prospect of losing you entirely, Pen.”
He drew a deep, uneven breath before beginning to move toward her with slow, deliberate steps. Only when scarcely an inch remained between them did he finally stop.
“I would sooner allow myself to be utterly ruined than endure a world in which you are no longer mine to cherish, Penelope. That is a loss I find myself wholly incapable of surviving.”
“But we are both engaged to other people, Colin!” Penelope cried breathlessly. “We are to be married, to entirely different people—”
“I do not care!” Colin interrupted fiercely.
He stepped even closer, desperation burning plainly within his eyes.
“Damn me to hell if you must, Penelope, but I shall not permit this torment to continue a moment longer.”
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OR: A Season 1 Polin fan fic nobody asked for where both Penelope and Colin got engaged to other people.
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15 Aug 2026
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beautiful boy by everlarktoast
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
12 Aug 2026
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He arrived with the sunrise.
The trials, tribulations, and pure, unbridled joy of Elliot Bridgerton’s first year.
Written for Polin Week 2026 Day Six: Polin as Parents.
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13 Aug 2026
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Maya and Carina had gotten into an argument about Carina's expired visa, the state of immigration in the United States, the institution of marriage, and the concept of having children just hours before Carina's flight to Italy during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Carina left angrily that day, and that was the last time Maya saw her.
Five years later, newly promoted Battalion Chief Maya Bishop has moved on with her life. Her dedication to the SFD drove her quickly from Captain to Battalion Chief. And during a 10k run with Ben Warren to fundraise for his wife's research Maya had met Josh - her current boyfriend of three years. As the Director of Track & Field/Cross Country at the University of Washington, he and Maya had a lot in common and they quickly fell into a comfortable and supportive relationship.
But as Maya packs her desk to move into a new office she comes across a photo of herself with a sun-kissed Italian woman who could bring warmth to her body through an old photo. A woman she still feels both anger over and desire for when she allows herself to think about her. A woman who, unbeknownst to Maya, currently happens to be a couple miles down the road at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital.
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10 Aug 2026
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When Penelope wakes, blearily, she shifts to her opposite side in the uncomfortable hospital bed.
She sees him there, in the same place he has been for the last several days, from the moment she first awoke.
The man they say is her husband.
She knows this man; she has known him nearly her whole life.
But she does not know Colin Bridgerton as her husband.
An accident steals five years of Penelope's memory, leaving her baffled and confused as she tries to adjust to the life that is, apparently, hers—a life she had once dreamed of, no less. Colin is Colin, taking care of her every need, but maintaining a careful distance that has her wondering how he fell in love with her in the first place. But as they navigate the strange new world they find themselves in, and as bits and pieces of Penelope's memory return, she learns how it feels to be truly and wholly loved by Colin Bridgerton.
And how it feels to be betrayed by him.
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13 Jul 2026
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The Shape of Empty Rooms by LettersAndLace9
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
06 Sep 2026
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There are some things no one speaks of in polite society.
Not repeated miscarriages. Not difficulty conceiving. Not the quiet humiliation of watching everyone around you build the family you cannot seem to have.
So Colin and Penelope say nothing at all.
They smile through family dinners. Endure Portia’s sharp remarks. Congratulate another Bridgerton sibling on yet another impending child.
And all the while, Bloomsbury House grows quieter and quieter around them.
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22 Jun 2026