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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
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23 Jul 2026
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in every lifetime by kybridge26
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
22 Jul 2026
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Following a long journey spent searching for something more, Colin finally returns home with the knowledge that what he sought had been right there in front of him all along.
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22 Jul 2026
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In front of my salad? by SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
21 Jul 2026
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Penelope finally makes things official with Colin. In fact, they’re still basking in the first minutes after confessing themselves when Pen makes a colossal and mortifying mistake.
She accidentally sends a risqué photo to the family group chat 😬
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21 Jul 2026
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“Penelope Featherington, you climbed all those steps just to come and see me in my tower, which means something must be wrong,” comes Agatha’s clipped voice from the other end of the door. “I see no sense in prolonging things, so you may as well come in.”
Penelope murmurs a quiet apology as she enters, shutting the heavy door behind her. Further into the room, Agatha Danbury beckons her over to where she’s seated by the fireplace, deep purple robes billowing around her.
“You look frightened, child,” Agatha says. “What is it that could possibly have you worked into such a state?”
“Colin Bridgerton—” Penelope says, still attempting to catch her breath from the climb.
“Ah.”
Penelope ignores the knowing timbre in Agatha’s voice and pushes forward.
“I believe he is under a love spell.”
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The one where Penelope is Merlin, Colin is not quite the Once and Future King, but still a Prince of Camelot, and Penelope must figure out how to save Colin (again) from dark magic, all while keeping her own magic a secret.Bookmarked by dearest_gentle_reader
20 Jul 2026
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What They Thought They Knew by kat2050
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
16 Jul 2026
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Colin is proposing to his longtime girlfriend, well...everyone else seems to think he is anyway, problem is...they might have gotten it a little wrong...
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17 Jul 2026
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wrong date, right person by wallflowerwrites
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
13 Jul 2026
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After a cruel prank leaves Penelope alone in a restaurant, the last thing she expects is for a handsome stranger to mistake her for his blind date. She should tell him the truth. Instead, she accepts one perfect evening with a man she will probably never see again. But some mistakes have a way of becoming something much more.
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13 Jul 2026
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I Want You So Badly (But I Close Off) by Lovelymagnolia
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
08 Jul 2026
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“You punched Theo? Did he try something with you? Did he hurt you?”
“No! Oh my God, no, not at all!”
“Then why the hell did you have to punch him?” Colin asks, voice raising slightly. “If he didn’t do anything, was it something that he said? Did he disrespect you?”
“I- well, yes, a little bit but-”
“Right, I’m gonna kill him.”
“What?” Penelope says as he all but storms past her. “Colin, wait! I haven’t told you the whole story yet!”
But he’s already storming down the stairs. “Sharpe, I swear to God I’m gonna…”
Colin’s words escape him as he tries to comprehend the sight in front of him. Theo, tied up, gagged with his own tie. He blinks, and then he turns to Penelope.
"Okay, so I know that this looks bad, but hear me out…”
In which Penelope has to hold Theo hostage to stop him from ruining Eloise's wedding, and the only person around to help her is her ex-boyfriend that she just had a one night stand with. What could go possibly wrong?
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09 Jul 2026
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The Albatross by somethingfunnybubbly for Fifi2930, Ishipthis
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
01 Jul 2026
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She's the albatross
She is here to destroy youor
Exiled Penelope
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02 Jul 2026
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Wish You Were Here by RomancingTon for TradingGlances
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
29 Jun 2026
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Senbazuru: The Japanese tradition of folding 1,000 paper cranes, popularized by the art of origami. Based on the legend that cranes live 1,000 years, and that the person who undertakes this endeavor will receive a wish upon completion of the task. Representative of dedication, hope, and love.
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Still reeling from a broken heart, Penelope starts receiving paper cranes in the mail.
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29 Jun 2026
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Penelope has spent her entire life despising demons—and with good reason. She watched them slaughter her family, leaving her a lone fae orphan under the wary protection of witches. Her hatred is a shield, a promise to never forget what she lost.
Colin grew up hating the fae. Ever since their damning accusations branded his kind as murderers, demons have lived under suspicion and scorn. He’s seen firsthand how that lie shattered lives—how it shackled his people.
Two worlds divided by blood and blame.
Two hearts bound by fate.
So what happens when Penelope and Colin—sworn enemies—discover they’re true mates?
Enemies by history. Soulmates by destiny.- Language:
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29 Jun 2026
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Perfect Stranger by Fifi2930 for brainrotbbygirl
Fandoms: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV)
25 Jun 2026
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Penelope Featherington knows these three things to be true:
1) She has no time or interest in swiping right on any dating apps to find her elusive soulmate
2) Inventing a fake perfect "boyfriend" is the only way to get her nagging mother off her back
3) The perfect man only exists in her fantasiesSo when he suddenly appears on an ordinary day, corporeal and literally manifested straight out her dreams, what the hell is she supposed to do?
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- Part 5 of Strangers-to-lovers Polin
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26 Jun 2026
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He could not recall his birth, or how old he was when she came into existence, only that by then his growth was only half finished. What he could recall in exactitude was the curious sight of a squirrel burying the seed she came from. He had seen it rip a fruit from a tree at the other side of the park –a rather exorbitant tree, if you asked him– opposing him. Has seen it stuff a bunch of its seed inside its cheeks and save one for later. He did not know if the furry creature forgot about it or if he meant to leave his new companion so close to him.
or: tree Polin fic from Colin's pov
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24 Jun 2026
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It's not the first time Colin has woken up with a dry mouth, an achy body and a severe case of ‘what the hell did I do last night?’ but it is definitely the first time he has woken up here.
What’s happening…?
What is this place…?
Is that Penelope he can hear…?
His panic and confusion melt away at the sound of her voice and he feels a sense of relief. Penelope is close, she’s here… she’s… very close, actually… very, very close.
Wait… Is she…? Is he…? Could he be…?
Inside her?
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23 Jun 2026
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For a Good Cause by SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
20 Jun 2026
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Penelope is convinced to attend the university’s annual winter carnival under the promise she’ll see the rarely-in-London-anymore Colin Bridgerton. When she does spot him, however, he’s running the football team’s kissing booth.
Which makes her want to throw up, quite frankly.
Perplexingly, it also puts certain things into motion Colin discovers he is not prepared for.
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20 Jun 2026
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the lies we told by wallflowerwrites
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
17 Jun 2026
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At Eloise's wedding, Colin hatches a plan to pretend to be dating Penelope, creating wild and elaborate stories. However, when one story hits too close to be fake, the pair have to face some home truths.
("You want me to fake date you at your sister's wedding?"
"Yes." He says simply, in all seriousness. "But we commit to the bit. Fully. We make it weird. Every crazy idea you could possibly have, we do. No matter how wacky, we tell people about it. We could have a lot of fun with it."
Selfishly, she thinks it would show her what it would be like to be his. Just for one night.)
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18 Jun 2026
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marked for later by abvj for lonely_ampersand
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
17 Jun 2026
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"Everyone has their unrequited love story, yeah? My best friend, she had a brother. Well, she had four brothers, but there was one in particular. He was like the sun… and I—I was constantly pulled into his orbit."
It was a throwaway line in a throwaway interview that nobody was meant to read.
A story about missed connections and growing older and what happens when you finally stop running.
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18 Jun 2026
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Paint you so pretty by Kaitlin_With_a_K
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
17 Jun 2026
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She quirked an eyebrow, not sure exactly what was going on but open to humouring him. Moving slower this time, more deliberately, she brought her finger back to her lips, but this time she stuck her tongue out and licked the creamy substance from the pad of her fingertip, only bringing her tongue back into her mouth once it was fully clean.
She’d maintained eye contact with her boyfriend the whole time, and was equal parts turned on and fascinated by the fact that he was whimpering by the time her little show was over.
“Pen, I’m gonna need you not to judge what happens next and just trust me that it’ll be really, really good. Get your arse to the bedroom. Now.” As an afterthought, he added, “Please.”
“But the dishes,” she protested half-heartedly, clearly just poking the bear at this point.
“Fuck the dishes,” he said, already standing up and walking around to her chair. “I’ll set them on fucking fire if we’re not in the bedroom in the next five seconds.”
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Colin and Pen stop using condoms and Colin discovers a new obsession.
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17 Jun 2026
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This is a slow burn story. ❤️🔥
Colin Bridgerton was never supposed to notice Penelope Featherington — the quiet girl with the soft smile who always seemed to be somewhere on the edge of his loud, glittering world.
But when he discovers she can’t hear him, everything he thought he understood about love begins to change.
Because the more he learns her silence, the more he realises he’s the one who’s been living without sound.
A modern AU where a golden boy learns to listen — and finds the one heart that’s been speaking to him all along.
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17 Jun 2026
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Swirled You Into All of My Poems by somethingfunnybubbly for PinkPeony24
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
15 Jun 2026
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Years after they faded from each other's lives, Colin Bridgerton finds himself thinking, once again, about the first and only girl he's ever loved; Penelope Featherington. She is supposedly happily married, and a successful author, and it is embarrassing how much he still pines for her.
On the other side of the world, he finds himself desperate for any small taste of her, resorting to stalking her Spotify account of all things. But what he finds there raises more questions than answers...
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15 Jun 2026
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can i ask you something? by SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
14 Jun 2026
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During a perfectly normal study session, Colin asks what he swears is an innocent question.
Because it seems like having built-in pillows on one’s chest would make laying on one’s stomach and studying for an upcoming English exam almost comfortable.
Then Penelope invites him to see for himself exactly how comfortable it is, and Colin’s afternoon takes a decidedly unexpected turn.
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15 Jun 2026