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Tomorrow just you wait and see by preferringsleep (mellarkey), SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
08 Aug 2026
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In 1942, Penelope is working as a librarian in London when a distractingly handsome intelligence officer walks in and offers her an irresistible opportunity to lend her wits to the War effort.
While sparks fly at the office between long hours and late nights, they inch closer and closer to determining the key to the enemy’s coded messages. Solving the mystery is essential, particularly for Colin, whose brother Benedict is on the front lines in France.
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13 Aug 2026
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Shiver by Indifly for Polin_dreamscape
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
28 Mar 2026
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Colin watches Penelope out at a bar with friends. Will she talk to him tonight? He can only hope. He's been paying penance with his silence, with his presence, no matter how painful the price, it's worth it. He'll keep showing up for the chance to be in her good graces once more. In this twisted tale everyone finds out what they are truly willing to give for love and just whose story they are the villain of.
Bookmarked by kre_21
04 Aug 2026
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Colin is living life as Penelope's sub, doing anything for her love, and getting back in her good graces
*1 (Colin watches Pen when she goes out, enduring her silence; she gives him some affection, going down on him or letting him go down on her), *2 (Colin is grateful Pen wants him, but it is hard for her to forgive him for something he did; Colin offers his life in her hands, choking him while she rides him), *3 (it started off great Colin owns a restaurant and he persued Pen with vigor; he gives her gifts making sure his Pen is taken care of; oddly she know Ben and they have a troubled history), *4 (Ben was Pen's TA and she pursued him; he was weak to her innocent nature and she want him to do all kinds of stuff her to her; Ben only wanted sex and used her; Pen did let that go got him fired and tried to ruin him), *5 (Pen hates that she has to tell Colin about her affair w/ Ben; she will just have him in any way she can before he stops loving her; she is the first to play with is perfect bum), 6 (El had feeling for Pen when they were in school togther tried to be w/ her more than once; Pen was going through it after Ben used her and El wasn't very compassionate just thought saving Pen from herself was a burden; Anthony handled getting Pen into a pysh facility), 7 (Colin introduces the family to Pen as his gf; Pen is honest w/ Colin about her past with Ben; Ben and El try to warn Colin she is bad news and she extorted them; Colin doesn't believe them for a second b/c Pen is his angel who deserves the world; she comes home and he cares for making her plead her love for him and not run to from him again)
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Crash Detected by A_quill_in_the_night
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
23 Jul 2026
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Colin is halfway across the world when he gets a text that changes everything
Bookmarked by kre_21
04 Aug 2026
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Pen is a car accident, and Colin rushes back to care for her and tell her he loves her
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pedal so heavy like the two most wanted by kybridge26, WrensSymphony for Lydia_1125
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
25 Nov 2025
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The night before her boss's wedding, Penelope heads to the hotel bar for some cocktails, people-watching, and unexpected conversation.
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Bookmarked by kre_21
02 Aug 2026
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Pen is El's assistant attending her wedding festivities, where she finally meets Colin, the man she has been messaging for a year and whose apartment she lives in, and they hit if off and admit their love for each other
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Penelope Featherington thought this would be the best summer of her life. She's finally living on her own instead of moving back home with her controlling parents, she has her own job, she has a boyfriend, everything was supposed to be perfect.
But so far, her best summer has turned out to be her worst, loneliest, most nothingburger summer yet. Until a handsome stranger finds her crying on a bench, and her summer really begins...
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Penelope is already dating Debling when she meets Colin. Shenanigans (Gay shenanigans, Library shenanigans, Penelope losing her mind being in love with Colin while she's still dating Debling shenanigans) ensue!
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Bookmarked by kre_21
01 Aug 2026
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Anthony Bridgerton, ninth Viscount of the Bridgerton family had it all. He had the loving family. He had the wealth and respect of his peers. He had (with great effort), gotten his bride – the wallflower Penelope Featherington. The fact that he had swiped her from his clueless brother had made the match so much more desirable and titillating. Watching Penelope’s feelings for Colin slowly fade into nothingness and futility had thrilled him beyond belief, and on their wedding night he had claimed her hard and fast, ensuring that Penelope never doubted who she belonged to.
As Anthony watched Penelope bid goodbye to Colin, an idea began to form in his head. His wife wanted – needed – to have gentle lovemaking, something that was quite beyond Anthony’s capacity to give. He needed it hard and rough.
Colin on the other hand wouldn’t know how to fuck hard if his life depended on it.
This could work.
DARK Anthony Bridgerton! Mind your triggers!
Written for Kinktober 2025
Bookmarked by kre_21
26 Jul 2026
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Colin and Penelope are cheating on their respective partners with each other and neither knows how to stop.
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Colin's lips find her neck from behind as his hand trails down the front of her body. She grips the counter on either side of the sink, eyeing herself in the mirror. No words are exchanged. He looks up and catches her eye as his fingers dip below her knickers and swipe across her clit. It’s immediate ecstasy.
A drug.
An addiction.
Colin rolls her sensitive nub lazily between his fingers for a few moments, checking to see how wet she is before she nods and he pushes back, fishing his wallet out of his back pocket, producing a condom. He’s gotten really good at refreshing his stash each time they used one, especially after one horrifying instance where he’d forgotten, and they’d had to resort to other tactics to satisfy them, lamenting the missed opportunity for him to fill her properly.
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Bookmarked by kre_21
18 Jul 2026
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Colin and Pen are both in relationships, and they can't stop being together
**6 (Colin has been pushing to get closer to Pen; when they get together, it's like a supernova; after El almost catches them, Pen ends things, and Colin is devastated; he tries to plead and get her back, but she wants kids and he doesn't), 7 (Pen is trying to act happy about her engagement while being heartbroken; she realizes Alfred won't be there for her in ways that matter; Colin shows up and she just wants him), ** 8 (Pen messes w/ Colin at her engagement party and has to think things through; she has concluded things are complicated and she can't blow up her life and leave him; now Colin sees a future with her married with children; violet tells Colin it's not too late to get her), 9 (John passes away making Pen realize Colin will always be there and life is too short; Pen admits her love for him), **10 (they waste no time to passion waking up in each other's arms; they decide to wait until Alfie gets home to break things off; Colin hates watching them together now that she is his; the live in sin at home while Alfie is away; El finds out they're together and thinks they suck for sneaking around)
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I’ll be your mirror by SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
16 May 2026
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The Bridgertons are one of London’s most terrifying crime families, and four years ago they called for the murder of Archibald Featherington.
Knowing all of this, Penelope still falls for Colin. She can tell he’s different—that he’s good.
Then, the horrifying truth comes out and they have to decide what it means to choose someone knowing exactly what kind of monster they really are.
[Polin Week 2026: Mafia AU]
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Bookmarked by kre_21
09 Jul 2026
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*1 (Pen feels someone is watching her while she's on the job for her family's crime business; it is Colin who chats her up for hours; he wants to see her again Pen isn't ready for that; she snogs him and finds out he's a Bridgerton), 2 (Colin is down bad in love w/ Thirsty Pen wishing she would call him; he got distract by her he lost a target), 3 (Pen got a dress for Colin to notice her in; he does and needs her name and number right away; she gives him Fletcher last name; he takes her out to eat then they go to his place), **4 (Colin is Pen's first everything and he is happy to have her since he knows this is love for him; she wakes up in his arms and he wants to make space for her; she doesn't know what he does that his target has association w/ her murdered father), **5 (dinner date entering the honeymoon period of spending the night; he asks her to be his gf and he tries to open up about the shady business his family does; kitchen top love, then she feels guilty she's lying but she's in love too), 6 (Colin wants Pen to stay his and he won't look into her; she takes him as the killer he is and he says i love you), 7 (Pen is trying to find the courage to tell him the truth; she runs into him and his family and she is going to Bridgerton brunch), ^8-9 (at BH Pen gets on well w/ his family until Anthony finds out she's a Featherington and tells Colin; Colin still loves her and just doesn't want her to find out he killed her father; Pen explains that she had no ulterior motives being w/ Colin and she loves him despite the bad blood; both families come up w/ a truce they never see each other again), 10 (Colin is depressed w/o Pen; his brothers are not letting him rot; he tries to stay away b/c he kill her father), *11 (Pen wants Colin back, so she tries to track what he's hiding from her; she makes moves in her family's business as LW; he finds her and tries to keep her away), **12 (Colin allows Pen to seduce him to bang her on a desk; he doesn't talk to her he just watches as she builds her empire w/ people wanting to work w/ LW; they are trying to find her), 14 (Anthony needs Colin to talk to Pen about LW; he wants his family to accept her first and he would choose her; Phil is Pen's bodyguard and tells Colin stop messing w/ her unless he wants her), 15 (Pen finds out she's pregnant and now she holds the secrets again; she wants Colin to be a father; she needs courage to face him), 18 (Pen goes to Colin and he confesses everything and she confesses she's pregnant; they are leaving each other's arms), **19 (they wake up to make love; Colin and Pen go to Portia to announce their relationship and about the baby; Colin proposes to her), ^20 (they go to BH announce the news and confess Pen is LW; she is a boss who can negotiates a merger that benefit both families), 21 (Pen recruit a new computer wiz Sophie to freeze Debling out; they plan what to do about Debling's threat deciding he need to die; Colin will gladly take that on), 23 (Pen bashes Debling's head in after he hurt her familt trying to take control), 24 (Colin wakes up from his injuries w/ Pen tending to him; he is even happier to marry her now)
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but they were real to me by unsavorablefavors
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
12 Jan 2026
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Colin Bridgerton had it all: a beautiful wife, four beautiful children, and a fulfilling career.
Saying he’s content is an understatement; he loves this life.
That is until he’s yanked from this reality and finds himself in the hospital, awakening from a coma.
It turns out he is not married and never has been. Penelope’s just his friend, his children don’t exist, and his perfect job is merely a pipe dream.
On a journey of rehabilitation, self-discovery, and grief, Colin must come to terms with the life he has and build it into the one that he dreamed of.
…trying to convince the girl he’s known as his wife of their wonderful life together shouldn’t be too tricky, right?
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Bookmarked by kre_21
02 Jul 2026
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Colin fantasizes that he and Penelope are married and have four children while he's in a coma; he needs Pen to aid his recovery
^6 (Pen nervously goes to see Colin, and he's happy to see her, but she has to shatter his reality), 8 (Colin wants to have Pen with him as he recovers; he tells his nurse to help him be the man Pen deserves), 9 (Hyacinth's POV of the family), 10 (Anthony's POV; Pen and Colin are getting closer and El doesn't think its smart b/c Colin and Pen were sleeping together when he messed thing up), 11 (Pen is trying to get through some of the pain being close to Colin again while he adores her and flirts), 12 (Colin is jealous of Debling; he pushes himself to be whole for Pen, but it's pointless b/c she can move on), 14 (Colin may be recalling real memories of them being together; Pen is Colin's motivation during therapy), ^15 (Pen hangs out w/ Debling kissing him and thinking about Colin; she needs to start putting herself first), 17 (Portia worries about Pen giving too much of herself to Colin, but Pen wants to love him exactly the way he is; Portia respects Pen's chose but she will meddle), 18 (Daphne's POV dealing w/ Pen's feelings regarding Colin; El thinks it's a bad idea, but Pen is done putting walls up), **19 (Colin tries to find answers why his false memories feel so real; after the doctor's harsh treatment Pen defends her man and gets him to Ben's place; she strips her clothes from the rain and she wants Colin there on the coach), *20 (Ben wakes the happy couple; Colin wants to take Pen out for a date doing it proper by giving her flower; she kisses him senseless and they miss both dinner reservations; just like in Colin's false memory), 21 (Fran's observations dealing w/ her siblings emotions and struggles of Pen and El's relationship fraying b/c El thinks Colin will disappoint Pen), 22 (Colin takes Pen to a nice dinner; another false memory becomes real causing a headache), ^23 (Colin listens to Pen's old voicemails talking through her big emotions; her frustration and anger at what Colin did causes Colin to panic and seize up), *24 (in the past where Colin meets and has his heart broken by Marina; Pen is there to pick up the pieces; he kisses her and he everything feels right as they become more; Colin had a hard pitch and he drowns his sorrows in booze and bad company causing him to speak badly about Pen; he chases after her and get hit by a car), ^26 (Colin wakes up from his seizure and refuses to see Pen b/c he was such a monster; she pushes her way in to tell she still loves him despite what happen, but Colin can't forgive himself and pushes her away), 28 (Colin spends months w/o Pen unable to forgive himself and miserable; he hears her voicemails after he woke up and misses her voice; his family make him realize not being w/ Pen hurts them both and he should love her enough to forgive himself), *29 (Colin goes to Pen to say sorry for keeping them apart and deciding what's good for her; they promise to be together without leading the past effect them; they kiss slowly until they end up in her bed; Colin ask Pen to marry him and she says yes), **30 (Colin's beautiful life worth living with a wife and all the kids he dreamed of)
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love's got the world in motion by wallflowerwrites
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
09 Aug 2026
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Penelope Featherington is the cousin of the world-famous Jack Featherington, the goalkeeper who is set to see Ireland win the UEFA European Football Championship. Colin Bridgerton is the England player who ruined their chances.
When the two meet, sparks fly.
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Bookmarked by kre_21
27 Jun 2026
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England just beat the Irish in the European Championship, and Pen is devastated for her cousin on the team; her anger at Colin turns into want
**2 (arguing over football is good foreplay as Pen wants to have a one-night stand if her stupid heart would shut up), **3 (Pen hates how good Colin makes her feel; she has to let him go b/c he'll break her heart; he looks so sad, and she can't stop going back to him), *4 (the morning after Jack finds out about them and gives Pen a hard time; they both insist it is temporary, but Anthony knows Colin doesn't do causal and he should be careful), 5 (Colin upset knowing that Pen is gossip columist, but Pen won't back down and defends her work), 6 (she hates how easy he makes everything better; her work is wrong and she wants to write better things, but she can't tell him that), 7-8 (Pen is devastated w/ Colin injured and dealing w/ England's lost; Colin pushes her away even though he still misses her; he's at Aubrey while she's in Ireland), 9 (Jack urges Pen to go to Aubrey Hall for Colin; she goes and he apologizes for shutting her out; she meets Violet), ^10 (Violet loves Pen telling her all about little Colin; Pen finds the courage to say she missed him and those 6 days meant more to her than just causal; she wants them to be something exclusively), *11 (they are enjoying catching up on being apart; they need privacy so they go to Colin's house, but Anthony interrupts their fun), **12 (kitchen counter top love; Pen feels cherished w/ Colin; he asks her to stay there with him and she needs him to be sure this is forever; he promises her and she wants to stay), 13 (Pen has lived there for 2 months and Pen is a WAG of for Colin; they get to AH and Colin's fam adore Pen and her competitve energy towards the scavenger game), *15 (Violet helps Colin understand Pen better, so when she needs to deal w/ her mother he supports her through it; Pen wants to stop sending Portia money), 16 (Pen has been ill lately and she thinks she might be pregnant; she tells Colin worried that's not what he wants but she is wrong), 17 (false alarm; they all celebrate St. Patty's day for Pen), 18 (Pen gets an offer for promotion w/ more responsibility; Colin gets her to see all options that she could be a full-time writer while relying on him temporarily)
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It’s been six years since Penelope Featherington last spoke to Colin Bridgerton, their friendship ending over an argument they had at his sister’s engagement party before he left to travel abroad.
After she thought she finally got over it—over him and moved on with her life, she gets a job offer at a travel magazine company as an assistant—only to discover that the man she’s been trying so hard to get over the last six years is now her new boss.
And to think, she really needed this job...
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Bookmarked by kre_21
26 Jun 2026
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Colin hires Pen as his new writing assistant, on top of not seeing each other for six years
1-3 (Pen gets a great job with a great salary, only she has to survive being Colin's assistant for at least 6 months; he has hardened over the years, so she talks back to him; he is always there looking out for her like the old Colin), 4 (Colin makes Pen attend a conference, and there's only one bed; he remains close not allowing any man to flirt w/ her b/c they are "lovers"), 5-6 (Colin is constantly teasing her w/ their sexual tension; they eat up waking up cuddling together, so shse takes a bite out of him), *8 (Colin and Pen have to fake being engaged in front of his family; the tension is high since Pen can't read him; he kisses her), **9 (after briefly losing control Colin gains his head back and leaves; Pen is angry and tired of waiting for him; he admits he has been thinking about her for 6 years and she drives him crazy; Pen's control snaps completely), **10 (the morning after is sweet; they have an auction party to go attend and Colin can't stand any man talking with Pen; she rolls her eyes and that earns her a spanking; he tries to run away and she calls him a coward; Pen is frustrated and confesses she loves him), **11 (Colin has spent years not wanting anyone but her and he finally has his love and he's not letting go; them in the shower and back at work they can't control themselves), **12 (they are insatiable at work w/ Pen goading him to fuck her after she sucked him off; he misses when she's not near, so he takes her home to have her in his apartment), **13 (Pen is being a brat ignoring her man and dancing w/ someone else; Colin gets her home for an attitude adjustment in many positions), **14 (Colin voices he wants to spend the rest of his life w/ Pen; ex friend Milo forces he way back to the company w/ blackmail; Colin fires Debling for touching what's his; Pen distracts her man at work afterwards; Milo at the party and compant makes Pen want to quit), **15 (Pen needs space after finding out Colin's been keeping tabs on her for years; sfter 2 weeks after Colin can't take it and Pen missed him too; they make love and Colin never wants to leave her side b/c they are engaged and moving in together), **16 (Colin takes Pen back to work and plot to get rid of Milo), 17 (Pen finds out she's pregnant and Colin is even more thrilled to get married and be a dad), 18 (they end up a happy family w/ a son and daughter; Colin is a dedicated father and Pen is an author)
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Penelope has a crush on her best friend's dad. Whatever shall she do?
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Bookmarked by kre_21
25 Jun 2026
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A torrid affair
**1 (Pen has had a crush on Mr. Bridgerton for a while, and he has been looking right back; one night while everyone is sleeping on the couch he takes Pen's virginity and takes care of her), **2 (she is reeling after last night and just wants to be alone with him; her chance is them going out for errands they have sex in the car), **3 (stolen moment with Pen on her knees; she follows him to the beach one morning so he takes her in the sand), **4 (he wants to buy his baby some lingerie to prepare for that night; he comes to her room to take her from behind; he plans for her to go to her dream school in Scotland, so they can continue their affair), **5 (Edmund sets her up with a posh flat in Scotland and having her sign an exclusive sugar baby contract; she signs b/c she just wants him), **6 Edmund takes his girl out for dinner and she privately sucks him off under the table; he gets her home and on top of him)
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I Circle You by headphonesbaby
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
05 Aug 2026
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Colin Bridgerton arrives on her doorstep one evening rainsoaked and heartbroken.
Unfortunately for Penelope, she can relate – her husband is cheating on her too.
But what starts out as an innocent night of drinking away their mutual heartache blurs into something else entirely…
Or the one where Colin and Penelope's spouses are cheating so they decide to cheat with each other.
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Bookmarked by kre_21
14 Jun 2026
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Colin and Pen are married, but not to each other, and are having an affair
*1 (starting off tame with some light upper body fondling and an orgasm); *2 (at Greg's wedding, Colin eats out; Pen needs a week break before taking things further); **3 (Colin is ready a week later; Pen is jarred by how natural being with him feels; she surrenders to the moments they have), 4 (Bridgerton lunch Pen doesn't know how to keep her feelings at bay especiallt when they question his wife's absence), **6 (Colin is on business in Greece and he misses his Pen; they chat and sext while apart until he comes to her and she needs him there in her foyer), **7 (Alfred comes home and Pen hates that he wants to work on the marriage; at the gala her and Colin constantly making eyes until they make love in the bathroom), 9 (Colin is getting divorced; Pen doubts she will be happy married to Alfred and thinks Colin would date other people), **10 (Colin tells his family about the divorce, but he's not sad abour it b/c he has Pen; while playing house having all kinds of sex Colin suggests they go away together to Naples; Pen agrees citing she is in need of a vacay; at the airport they narrowly avoid having to come clean to greg)
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Special (so fucking special) by Mdilikewhoa
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
12 Jul 2026
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After a short stint in a mental health facility, Penelope Featherington starts therapy to try and fix herself. Except she soon finds herself being stalked, letters and notes seem to find their way into her mailbox… her room, ever increasing in threats and intensity. Only, no one believes her. She is accused of writing the letters herself.
Danger is certainly lurking, can Penelope figure out who it is before it's too late?
Bookmarked by kre_21
05 Jun 2026
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When he finally spoke his voice was a low rumble. She could practically feel it vibrating through her whole body.
“You’re such a good girl, Pen.”
And fuck, she knew in that second she was done for. There was no returning to normal after this.
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Bookmarked by kre_21
01 Jun 2026
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Penelope slept with her best friend's brother, whose married
*1 (having sex in the upstairs bathroom risky move, but Pen doesn't regret it that much; she doesn't know how to act around him), 2 (Colin goes back home only to call Penelope and just breathe; he turns up at Christmas, but he isn't all there), *3 (he calls her again just to hear her talk; he tells her to save her orgasm for him; she stays obedient until the NYE party, where he commandds her to come while he watches and touches himself), *4 (he calls she answers no matter what just to hear him talk filthy; she discovers Colin and his wife might be separating; his getting a place in London; they continue this him touching her game whenever they can, but she gets frustrated waiting for him; she shows up at the bar just to suck him off and leave, so he's her good boy), 7 (Colin is done pulling back from Pen, he wants her; when she is unavaiable he almost panics believing his unworthy of her, but her father died; she was taking care of her dad's business and Colin takes care of her by getting her a better place to stay; she needs his comfort), 8 (Colin hates that he can't be w/ Pen when she needs him; she calls just to hear him and he's there to comfort her; he gives her advice to write letters to express her grief; she only feels safe writing letters to him), *9 (Colin sees Pen before he has to travel to Italy; he wants to stay with her and wants to be with her fully; he kisses her and uses his mouth on her), **10 (they miss each other so much while Colin is away; he calls her when he needs her and he knows he is wanted and cherished; she's so eager to see him she meets him at the airport w/ biscuits; she takes him to her home and he only wants her taking his time pulling her apart); 11 (them throughout the years after their airport kiss spending life together)
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Penelope never felt more warm, safe, and secure than she did when she was being held by Colin’s strong arms, her face buried into his neck, inhaling his scent. She felt completely surrounded and protected by him, like nothing could touch her. Her heart constricted. It was moments like these when she felt she would never be able to claw her way back up the slippery slope that was loving Colin Bridgerton.
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After years of close friendship and mutual pining, Penelope and Colin finally find their way to one another, and try to navigate a new relationship while dealing with the scars left behind from Penelope’s previous relationship.
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Bookmarked by kre_21
21 May 2026
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Colin and Penelope become more than friends as she heals from a past abusive relationship
1 (Pen had a date that triggered her; Colin refused to leave her alone and held her all night; it's nothing to him being there for the woman he loves), 2 (they had the best sleep; Pen doesn't want to read into Colin's care and affection b/c she gave up on him feeling more; she can't help, but desire him; she has another nightmare and can't sleep w/o him; he rushes to her w/o question), *3 (Pen is reluctant to tell Colin how she feels; until he cooks her dinner, they get close, and he tells her he's in love with her; they spend the night kissing senseless, Colin taking things at her speed), *4 (they grow their intimacy with Colin checking in at each step; Pen trusts Colin to make her come as he talks her through it; she does the same for him in the tub), 6 (Colin helps Pen through her PMS spiral speaking life into her and taking care of her), *7 (Portia puts Penelope down about her relationship with Colin; Colin doesn't let her believe any words that she says; Pen has more confidence to down down on Colin and he's a pro at helping her find her release; Colin sleeps holding her naked body), *8 (Colin really knows how to take care of his Pen while she has bad cramps; he suggests orgasms to cure them; they take their first shower together), *10 (Colin is struggling to talk to Pen how broken he is about her trauma; Pen promises that he can come to her w/ anything and he doesn't have to care them alone; she braves forward allowing Colin to go down on her giving her immense pleasure), **12 (Pen feels ready for sex on their anniversary; Colin guides her through it taking her apart in the tub, with his mouth, and with his member; Pen feels free and trusts Colin to lose control a bit)
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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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12 May 2026
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Colin meets an enchanting Penelope at the bar, scared to take her home b/c she's 17 years his junior
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She rolled her eyes. “Colin, the other night you gave me a twenty minute massage, ran me a bath, and then insisted on going down on me until I had an orgasm before you’d even take off your trousers.”
He set his glass down, amused but slightly miffed. “And where is the problem?”
“There is no problem, I am simply asserting that it might be hot to, say, walk in the door, flip up my skirt, and start fucking me while I’m cooking dinner.”
OR: Penelope suggests she and Colin experiment with free use.
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04 May 2026
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After being betrayed and deceived by his fiancée, Colin Bridgerton vowed never to marry.
What happens when, in order to secure the promotion to editor-in-chief, he needs to appear as someone ready to settle down? When the ring he once wore only to attract one-night stands is noticed by the shareholders, Colin finds himself claiming to be married.
Now, he needs a fake wife, and the first name that comes to his mind is that of the woman he hasn’t seen in four years.
— "Penelope," he smiles at the elderly men seated around the large conference table. "My wife's name is Penelope Bridgerton."
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02 Apr 2026
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After Colin has changed into a person Penelope hates, she wants nothing to do with him, but he involves her in a fake marriage lie
1 (Colin becomes a shell after the Marina debacle), *2 (Colin takes Penelope home, and she thought she could trust him with her heart and body, but he just discarded her with a note), 3 (Pen discovers she is pregnant, and doesn't think Colin ought to know since he doesn't want anyone to "tie him down"; she takes the job in NYC and she will raise her kid on her own), 4 (Pen starts fresh only to find out she is having twins; El and Phil are angels helping her, then Violet and Edmund come into the mix and become grandparents; Agatha dies and Pen doesn't have a job so she is moving back to London to stay at no.5; everyone is floored to discover she had children on them), 5 (Pen doesn't know if she can keep it all in; she wanted to get her book deal and provide for her kids; the Bridgertons are questioning the kids parentage since they remind them of Colin; Pen goes to Royal Publishing to discover she is Mrs. Bridgerton, but they love her work and want her; Colin begs her to keep up the lie), 6 (El thinks her bsf should let Colin rot; Pen doesn't have it in her to harm Colin; Colin gets invited by the kids to movie night, and he is struck by the love between them; Pen can't help being affected by Colin, but he will never find out those are his children), 8 (Colin discovers the children's b-day and that Agatha is allergic to bees like him b/c they are his), ^9 (Colin confronts Pen with anguish b/c he deserved to know about them, but Pen explains he was selfish, uncaring, and ran away; El defends her friend's decision and so does his parents), 10 (they tell the kids Colin is their father and the twins have no issues welcoming him), 11 (Colin melts at being a "daddy" to the twins; they go out to dinner with Char and end up kissing in the car Pen stops it from going further), 12 (him and El finally hash it out and she gifts him the twins home videos), ^13 (Colin is learning, and he always there; Colin protects Pen against Marina's and Portia's venom while she tries to protect their children), *14 (Pen wakes up in Colin's arms and things get heated, but they get interrupted), **15 (work gala; Colin gets jealous; he wants Penelope while she is scared to give in; they stop at a hotel and she gives him everything), 16 (Pen isn't sure she wants to give them a try; she wants no sex until they figure it out; they spending Christmas Eve watching movies with the twin is pure happiness), **17 (Colin gives them their best Christmas; Pen gets turned on by Colin being a good father; Colin lets his jealousy and pain of not being there for the kids take over; Pen doesn't want to deal w/ his resentment), **19 (Alfred shows up just wanting to tell Pen she won her case; Colin tempers his anger and jealousy and hates that Pen planned a life with him; Colin is honest about his feelings and he doesn't want Pen seeing him again; she says okay b/c she is his; Colin proves it who she belongs to), 20 (NYE party Pen looks stunning in red; Alfie tries to get Pen back, and he's awful wanting to get Pen pregnant; Colin punches Alfie and they kick him out; Pen tells Colin she loves him), **21 (Colin takes Penelope out on a real date; he reveals his journal of how hard it was without her; Pen never wants him to feel like that again; she wants him to take her hard and hot), 22 (they are building a future finding their dream home; Colin has to work in India for two months, but he isn't going), 23 (Pen got into an accident after being cornered by Ethan; Colin gets the call and collapses in despair), 24 (Pen has to recover from surgery in a coma; the family is distraught; Colin has to be a rock for the kids as they want their mama), ^25 (3 weeks since the accident; Colin and the twins visit her everyday; Portia tries to take them away, but Pen made sure they would be safe w/ El and Colin in her absence; tucking the kids to bed at home, Pen wakes up), 26 (Pen is awake and needs Colin as her pillar) , *27 (she reunites with the twins and they don't want to leave her; they talk about what she missed; they wash up in the hospital shower; she recovers well enough to go home), **28 (Colin is at peace w/ Pen home; the kids want to be close to her always making Colin left out; Pen gives her statement firing Ethan; Colin wants to step back from working to be w/ his family), 29 (Colin gets to spend his birthday with his greatest gifts; he surprises Pen with a proposal on a boat), 30 (they get married surrounded by loved ones; Pen reveals she's pregnant w/ their third child)
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His mother was convinced he’d only moved to Notting Hill to have his own great love story. And while, yes, he may have the floppy hair and bumbling Britishness required of a Richard Curtis character, the current state of his love life (nonexistent) has Colin convinced his Hugh Grant moment is still a long way off.
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30 Mar 2026
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Colin moves into Notting Hill to slow down the influencer chef lifestyle, and he's happy that Penelope lives in the house across the street
2 (Colin's family helps him move in, and El mentions he can see Pen's place from his balcony; that causes him to reminisce on Pen's presence in his life with their inside pun jokes), 3 (Colin visits her and brings treats; he has missed her and sees how much family time he has missed; he feels at home at her place and doesn't want to leave), 4 (Colin takes Pen to IKEA for better pots and pans; they continue their silly, witty banter and teasing; he makes her meatballs and Colin loves that he is hot to Penelope, and doesn't think the term "friends" fits them), ^5 (Colin and Pen have months of spending time with each other and more moments of being under each other's spell when they get close; times filled with laughter, lounging, family lunches, cooking, and getting high Colin can't help but want to kiss Penelope), 6 (Colin is trying to convince himself it's just a normal attraction to Penelope; Colin brings in help to move Pen's couch; they talk about Pen's love life and Colin spirals at the thought of Alfred taking his place), *7 (Colin thinks distance is the medicine he needs, but it doesn't account for all the charged dreams he has of Penelope; Colin sees her at the bar and she asks him to kiss her to get this creep off of her; Colin stutters until it finally happens, they get lost in it; she says thank you and sprints out; Colin has the best sex dream with Pen on top asking him what he wants, and he finally admits he wants her; upon waking up and wanking out Colin realizes he is in love with Penelope), *8 (Colin makes a plan to ask out Penelope; he bumps into her in the street discovering she is the famous LW author; he is shocked, but equally impressed as she tells him the story; Colin is floored when discovering her research methods and before you know Pen's on top of pink kitchen island kissing the life out of Colin; Colin makes her promises to be there for small moments to add to her days; they make a date for that night), **10 (Colin arrives to take Pen out and they don't make it out the door to the bed; Colin makes sure they eat and gets to make love to Penelope in her bed; they confess their love for each other), **11 (travelling, marriage, and 4 kids; loving each other and joking around through it all)