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   The Inner Circle by han_ele_nah

   Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   12 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton & Penelope Featherington
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Genevieve Delacroix
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Violet Bridgerton
   • Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Anthony Bridgerton
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington-centric
   • Dom Penelope Featherington
   • Sub Colin Bridgerton
   • Demisexual Penelope Featherington
   • Femdom
   • forbidden closeness
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • Slow Burn
   • Safewords
   • D/s Dynamics
   • Kneeling
   • Paddling
   • Kink Exploration
   • Praise Kink
   • Vulnerability
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Mutual Pining
   • Secret Identity
   • Yearning
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Subspace
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • POV Alternating
   • Bookshop As Safe Place
   • Riding Crops
   • First Time
   • Come Eating
   • Flogging
   • Orgasm Edging

   Summary

   He thinks he's just exploring submission.
   She thinks she's safe behind her mask.
   And between two huge secrets, colourful floggers, and fragile hugs, two best friends stumble into the kind of chaos that could break them or bind them forever.

   Masks hide faces, not feelings.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   54,168

   Chapters:

   14/18

   Comments:

   226

   Kudos:

   224

   Bookmarks:

   58

   Hits:

   8,431

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   28 Feb 2026