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The Apple of My Eye by Kaitlin_With_a_K, SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
13 Oct 2026
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He reached up a hand to her cheek tentatively, watching her face for any sign of discomfort and finding none. As he cupped it, marvelling at how soft the skin was, he started to lean his body closer as she did the same.
“You know, sometimes they kiss in these photoshoots,” he breathed, hoping to god he didn’t scare her off with his forwardness.
“Sometimes they do,” she agreed, nodding breathlessly until their faces were mere inches apart.
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OR: Colin and Penelope meet on the set of a fall-themed strangers’ photo shoot and hit it off, ahem, incredibly well.
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A day at the orchard with the fiercely competitive Bridgertons finds the entire family gleefully embroiled in not only their annual apple-picking race, but a stubborn battle of wills between Colin and Penelope. Locked in the most foolish bet they've ever made, the two are determined to prove who has the ultimate restraint. The rules are simple: the first one to give in and kiss the other loses.
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Bookmarked by GentleWriter44
14 Oct 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Warm and fluffy and passionate. No angst. Sooooooooo good. Read it again and again.
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Okay to Leave Behind by Fifi2930 for Danime08
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
11 Oct 2026
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Autumnal vignettes from a love story.
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Na Para Bang (Like as if...) by livlikespolin
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
07 Oct 2026
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It’s just a birthday trip with her childhood best friend... isn't it? But with every shop they duck into, the line between 'friends' and 'something more' gets harder to pretend isn't there.
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Harder by Fifi2930 for MidnightMisty
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
06 Oct 2026
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It thrilled her.
It fucking made her feel like a Queen.
That no matter how hard he got for any of them, for her he would always be harder.
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Every night, she came to him.
She wore the face of the woman Colin loved, carried her touch, and disappeared before morning could make her real.
He should have feared her. Instead, he began to live only for nightfall.
Until he discovered that some dreams had never been dreams at all.
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Penelope is hiding from the world and Felicity interferes.
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Bookmarked by GentleWriter44
23 Sep 2026
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Short on how they confess they want to be more than friends.
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Colin walks away from her and Penelope gets the sudden urge to film the moment. She picks up her phone and starts recording just as the applause for Francesca is dying, and captures Colin taking a steadying breath. Right before he exits to the stage, he turns to look at her once more. When he sees Penelope filming, he smirks, sticks his tongue out and winks at her, and then the public roars again as he appears under the spotlights.
The video will be amazing, she knows. A blend of Colin, the famous artist and Colin, the goofy boy she fell in love with condensed in twenty seconds. Penelope has spent her whole life believing she could only have space in Colin’s life if she resigned herself to be the best friend who would never ask for more, but tonight is proving to be different.
Bookmarked by GentleWriter44
22 Sep 2026
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Angst balanced by knowing he’s about to make things right.
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Whoever let men be Instacart shoppers deserve their own special place in hell - Penelope Featherington
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The Polin x Grocery Shopping fic
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Bookmarked by GentleWriter44
11 Sep 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Yes, there is a lot of angst, but it's within the good stuff, so it never really hurts.
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How to Make iOS Text Messages on AO3 by CodenameCarrot, La_Temperanza
Fandoms: No Fandom
10 Apr 2016
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This is a tutorial/live example on how to mimic iOS text messages on AO3 without the need to use images. There's also a chapter on how to have emojis displayed on AO3 as well.
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- Part 3 of AO3 Work Skins/Tutorials
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Sweetheart💞 by Polin_dreamscape
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
02 Sep 2026
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Penelope met Colin when she was sixteen—and fell in love instantly.
Over the years, they became inseparable. Best friends. Constants in each other’s lives. The kind of bond that never needed explaining. Until, in the ninth year of their friendship, something shifted. Now they are more than friends—but never quite defined. And though Colin’s actions, his devotion, and the way he calls her sweetheart seem to say everything, Penelope still isn’t sure what they are.
So Colin does what he should have done all along—He tells her.
But its okay. All is well when it ends in smut.😏
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The night is still young (how dare we sit quietly?) by Polin_dreamscape
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
24 Aug 2026
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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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Until You Stay by Bombshelllee_007
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
24 Aug 2026
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Penelope Featherington wakes on the same morning again and again—the morning of the day she first truly meets Colin Bridgerton. Every loop she changes something. Every loop they grow closer. And filthier. She will keep living this day until the morning finally lets her keep him.
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Sweet Disposition by LeighAnne_Balsdon
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
30 Mar 2023
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She had endured her everlasting love for Colin Bridgerton in secret, up until the very moment he uttered those words at her family's ball.
Now she's more determined than ever to find herself a husband, to get out from under her mother's wicked gaze, to be free to live her own life, and what better place to do it than at Lady Violet Bridgerton's Birthday celebration at Aubrey Hall?
She has a moment, she has a love, HE has a dream, aloud, they share a kiss, she has a cry, she knows she's right but she's also wrong.
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Yours Always, Penelope by DuchessOfDisgrace
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV) RPF
18 May 2025
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Penelope Featherington asked for a kiss—and left behind a letter.
Meant for Colin Bridgerton, it held a message of unspoken love and one final goodbye. But with her suicide attempt and the truth landing in Colin’s hands, everything changes.
Now, Colin will do anything to make her stay—even if it means scandal, sleepless nights, and proving to the woman he never saw clearly that she’s the only choice he’ll ever make.
“He kissed her too late. Now he’ll spend every day making sure she stays.”
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Bookmarked by GentleWriter44
21 Aug 2026
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Starts with suicide attempt, but goes fluffy from there. So lovely.
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Pebbling
Noun
/‘pɛbļıŋ/
PEB-uhl-ingThe act of offering small meaningful objects or gestures to establish social bonds. Observed in both animal and human relationships.
Also observed in whatever the hell is going on between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington.
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- Part 1 of Pebbling Universe
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Allegiance to His Hands by Bridgertonia
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
09 Aug 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
Bookmarked by GentleWriter44
10 Aug 2026
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Longing, slow burn, amazing payoff at the end.
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“She asked me to come,” Colin lied, plunging his arm elbow-deep into his duffel and groping for the joggers he knew he’d packed.
Hyacinth outright scoffed. “Colin, Penelope doesn’t even let Eloise go to the gym with her.”
Colin ripped the joggers triumphantly from his bag, letting his smile turn positively smarmy as he flapped his eyelashes up at his sister. “Yeah, well, I guess she’s not as good a friend as I am to Pen.”
“Riiiight,” Hyacinth drawled, flapping her lashes right back. “Just a couple of buddies. Swole-mates, if you will. Getting all sweaty and flushed at the gym together.”
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OR: After heroically volunteering to escort Penelope to the gym to ward off a small group of creeps, Colin discovers he is, in fact, totally fucked.
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Give Me the Night by Kaitlin_With_a_K, MistressofNone3645
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
31 Jul 2026
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Studio B has quickly become a London hotspot, renowned for celebrity sightings, fabulous martinis, and a wild disco dance floor that's packed nightly - the perfect place for Penelope and her friends to celebrate Ladies' Night.
Colin has his pulse on the club, curating the vibes, feeding off the thumping music and flashing lights, sliding in to help where he's needed. Tonight though, something - or someone - becomes a rather intriguing distraction.