LookingForShadows
Fandoms
- The West Wing (5)
- Bridgerton (TV) (5)
- Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn (4)
- Schitt's Creek (2)
- Glee (TV 2009) (2)
Recent works
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the rhythm of a wild heart by LookingForShadows
Fandoms: Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman, Wicked (Movie 2024), The Wicked Years Series - Gregory Maguire
19 Dec 2025
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Why did Fiyero go with Dorothy to the Emerald City?
Well, once upon a time, the prince had a sister.
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giveth unto all lovers courage by LookingForShadows
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
02 Apr 2025
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Lord Colin of Aubrey, of the Bridgerton royal line, is married to the Lady Penelope of Mayfair. And they barely know each other.
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a blaze in the dark by LookingForShadows
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
19 Dec 2024
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In 1815, Colin leaves Bridgerton House ten minutes later.
After running from his troubles across Europe, Colin hears that Lord Debling is missing, presumed dead. He returns to London to find that life has not stood still for Penelope.
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Romance Languages by LookingForShadows
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
09 Aug 2024
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Penelope: I wish I knew when men were flirting with me
Genevieve: * colin
Penelope: what?
Rae: you wish you knew when *colin* is flirting with you
Penelope: I need friends who don’t know me so wellPenelope and Colin are both in Paris for the Olympics, have some extra time on their hands, and are very, very bad at knowing when the other is flirting with them.
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The flowers are the same for no two people. Some appear of their own volition; some are caused by touch. The only thing anyone can agree on is that they are caused by one’s strongest emotions.
Penelope watches as flowers appear on her skin during the social season of 1815.
Recent series
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And This Is Good Old Boston by LookingForShadows
Fandom: Gilmore Girls, Parks and Recreation, The West Wing
08 Oct 2016
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And this is good old Boston
The home of the bean and the cod
Where the Lowells talk only to Cabots,
And the Cabots talk only to God.
-- John Collins BossidyThis city - filled with "courage, compassion, and strength that knows no bounds" - isn't their home, but it becomes a safe haven anyway. [Favorite characters in Boston.]
- Words:
- 5,152
- Works:
- 3
- Bookmarks:
- 1
Recent bookmarks
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drawn after you by justapoet
Fandoms: Wicked - Schwartz/Holzman, Wicked - All Media Types, Wicked (Movie 2024)
11 Aug 2025
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“Oh, my Oz, Elphie! They are from a secret admirer!” Galinda practically bounced in place, the paper held aloft like a prize.
“So?” she said. “That’s hardly worth bursting an eardrum.”
But Galinda’s eyes sparkled in a very specific, unsettling way.
“But they’re for you!”
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someone has been leaving flowers at Elphaba’s door for weeks, and she’s certain it’s a cruel joke—until the notes start feeling like truth, and she starts hoping, and maybe falling, for the one person she thought would never see her like that.
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Before the fights and the couples’ therapy and the slow, inevitable drift. Before the night he came home from work to find Marina on the sofa, pale and drawn, already knowing every word that was about to come out of her mouth (because the words were already on his tongue, weren’t they?). Before the thousands spent on divorce lawyers and moving into the sad flat Anthony found for him and having to tell the fucking kids (worst bit – Oliver had gotten so quiet and Amanda had cried silently; wouldn’t let either of them touch her).
He could have gotten out of it. Ben had called him and said we can find someone else in a way that made it very clear they probably couldn’t, and Colin being Colin (reliable; helpful – a dope, maybe), had said no, no, I’ll do it.
Which is how he ends up in Bari, parked in a service station in a cramped hire car; forty-five; divorced; and about to embark on a two-week trip across Italy he had booked in an attempt to save his marriage. Without, you know, his wife.
.OR: post-divorce, Colin Bridgerton takes his friend Penelope on a road trip to Italy
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 70,974
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Comments:
- 1,859
- Kudos:
- 2,264
- Bookmarks:
- 402
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- 53,082
Bookmarked by LookingForShadows
08 Sep 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Deeply upsetting how good this is. You will be emotionally flailed alive and simultaneously realize your own inadequacy as a writer and somehow you will enjoy it.
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New York Times Bestselling author Colin Bridgerton is in the midst of a flop. The sales for his second romance novel are abysmal, the online reviews are even worse, and someone out there is writing fanfics of his work that far outshine the original.
There’s only one person who can help him fix this. The only problem? He hasn’t spoken to her in seven years.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 97,660
- Chapters:
- 20/20
- Comments:
- 1,158
- Kudos:
- 1,222
- Bookmarks:
- 329
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- 40,135
Bookmarked by LookingForShadows
06 Oct 2025
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tell you something you've known all along by writergirl8
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
27 Aug 2025
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At thirty years old, Penelope Featherington is still:
1. Living in the small town she grew up in;
2. Working at her family's diner;
3. Single;
4. Hopelessly in love with Colin Bridgerton.When she becomes convinced that it's time to settle, Colin is happy to help her find a husband. The rest of her friends and family in Mayfair, however, have other plans.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 91,640
- Chapters:
- 11/11
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 1,239
- Kudos:
- 1,541
- Bookmarks:
- 441
- Hits:
- 50,796
Bookmarked by LookingForShadows
27 Aug 2025
Bookmarker's Notes
Me, 4/4/25, 5:39 EST: "um you said small town but you did not say GILMORE GIRL AND A CINDERELLA STORY VIBES"
Rachel is a Very Good Writer and it's infuriating.
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modern day looks into the bridgerton family and friends group chats as each of them plays out their respective love stories.
- Words:
- 85,010
- Works:
- 7
- Bookmarks:
- 28
Bookmarked by LookingForShadows
21 Aug 2025