12 Bookmarks by Onlyhereforkevin
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Every Ending is a New Beginning by Holiday_Hustle
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
03 Apr 2026
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It’s clear to Colin and everyone around them that George still has feelings for Marina but it’s unrequited. Marina promised Colin it is unrequited, murmuring that she just feels bad that George is unable to move past his first love.
It’s pathetic. Colin moved on from Tessa easily. Anthony moved on from Siena. Daphne moved on from Frederick.
“Penelope!” Portia called out, waving her daughter over.
Colin throws back the last of his drink.
And Penelope moved on from him.
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After spending the last five years as a reluctant participant in a love triangle, Colin finds himself suddenly single at thirty-five. With a bruised ego and a broken heart, he's forced to rebuild his life.
The perfect place to start is by fixing his friendship with his former best friend, Penelope Featherington, who finds herself in desperate need of a flatmate.
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16 Nov 2025
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When Penelope Featherington finds herself still unmarried at the ripe old age of five and twenty, she is forced to become a governess for a wealthy little girl. Unfortunately, working as a governess affords a woman much fewer freedoms than Penelope is used to, meaning she has no control over the situation when her job brings her uncomfortably close to her ex-fiancé Colin.
Or, a Jane Eyre Au.
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31 Oct 2025
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Penelope wakes up Saturday morning with her head absolutely buzzing, she's expected to be hungover but this is a new side effect.
Burying her head under her pillow, she realises that the buzzing is not from her hangover but its her phone, endless notifications blowing it up. Instagram notifications? Why would she have so many Instagram notifications?
Penelope vaguely remembers snapping a series of pictures of her, Edwina and Genevieve going wild on the dance floor at the club last night but she wouldn't usually post them to Instagram. God, hopefully she hasn't posted a stray tit or something.
The number times Colin has been tagged is astounding, it looks as though the post is blowing up. Penelope has no idea how they've even found her post, she rarely has him on her page and never tags him. He does have a few unhinged super fans, maybe they have alerts set up for her posts?
Jesus, poor Colin. What the fuck has she posted?
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23 Oct 2025
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Spinsters do not need chaperones by ancoraimparo_youknowwho for Lilyofthevolume
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
05 Sep 2025
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In the year 1822, Mister Colin Bridgerton makes a grand return to England after almost 7 years of self imposed exile and reconnects with his estranged friend, Penelope. Will he be able to break the walls she keeps building between them and mend the bridges she is intent on destroying?
“What’s stopping you from living your life then, Pen? You’re living alone, aren’t you? No mother watching over your shoulder. No husband dictating your choices…”
“I mean, I can live alone, yes, but I’m still tethered. To reputation. To expectations. To the knowledge that no matter how independently I breathe, I will always be the subject of whispered pity or amusement. A woman alone is never just alone—she is sad, or defiant, or pitiful… never simply herself.”
“Come with me. For a month or two. See the world outside Mayfair parlours and boring soirees. You said you wanted to feel free. Let this be that.”
“But how? Where would we stay? What would people say, Colin? I’m not naïve—I know how this would look. Who would even accompany me as a chaperone?”
“Spinsters do not need chaperones, Pen. You said it yourself once.”
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24 May 2025
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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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03 Feb 2025
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the little things (are what make up life) by penelopecolin (sexymonk)
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV)
30 Jul 2025
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Penelope's plans for the start of sixth form is uprooted when her best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, leaving Penelope in an awkward limbo between the two. It certainly doesn't help that her other friend and crush, Colin, is dating her cousin, and has been for the entire summer.
Sixth form is starting to sound lonelier and lonelier.
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02 Feb 2025
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buried in the shallow grave by snowokay
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
22 Jun 2026
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In a world where the marriage ritual leaves a permanent mark on you, the word that reflects your match’s first impression of you appears in your skin.
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Penelope had known since she was eight years old who she would marry. She had heard stories about him, how brave and noble he was, and spent her whole life in love with the boy in the picture.
Something that had never crossed Penelope’s mind, however, was the possibility that Colin Bridgerton would be disappointed upon meeting her.
“Speak now, Penelope, with clarity and conviction. What is the word, bestowed upon you by the gentleman ordained as your match, that defines you in his eyes?”
The celebrant’s voice suddenly felt like a distant hum, her vision blurred by the tears welling up in her eyes. On her wrist, visible to anyone close enough to read it, was written her word with golden letters.
Shallow.
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15 Jan 2025
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Second Chance Memories by AmyB_Writes
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
29 Jan 2025
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Penelope has been in a terrible car accident. While she recovers from her injuries in the care of Violet Bridgerton, she also has to contend with the fact that she can't remember the last eighteen months of her life.
Colin flies to be by Penelope's side to help her during her recovery. He hasn't seen or spoken to her in over a year since they had a painful falling out. She's seemingly happy to see him as she doesn't remember that they are no longer speaking, and Colin is too scared to tell her the truth.
Meanwhile, Penelope has managed to heal years of trauma between herself and her mother, finally reconciling a challenging relationship into one of a truly loving mother and daughter. However, she remembers none of it and wants nothing to do with Portia, leaving her heartbroken.
As Penelope recovers with Colin's help, the two manage to form an even stronger bond, making it more difficult for him to tell her the truth, while she struggles to heal and maybe even get her memories back.
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14 Jan 2025
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That Kind of Girl by Pickle_Chips
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
17 Jul 2024
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Colin laughed, “C’mon Pen, its no big deal. They sell these things in in every shop now. I went to pick up painkillers at the pharmacy and they had butt plugs there. In the aisle. On sale. With matching lube called ‘Tooshie’”
“Did you buy it?”
“No, and lucky for me, because it sounds like we are about to get a bunch of free stuff.”
Penelope held her head in her hands. The package was already shipped. The pipeline was already built. She may as well buy her coffin now.
“My mum’s gonna see my name on an article about dildos,” she whimpered, softly.
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Penelope Featherington and she published a book. It only cost her her best friendship with Eloise. And she knows how people look at her, she never expected to be the love interest in any story. She just didn't expect Colin to mock her like everyone else.What's a city girl to do, when he's come crawling back to apologize and she's drowning in magazine articles to write?
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Modern AU picking after season 2 and following some of the arc of season 3, until it doesn't because it was too sad and not sexy enough imho- Language:
- English
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- 16/17
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01 Dec 2024
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The Reluctant Damsel by Royal_Darjeeling
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
04 Mar 2024
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After a rather dramatic encounter at the end of the year, Colin Bridgerton rushes home from Greece to face his friend (and his feelings) as he fights to protect her from herself.
Penelope Featherington, however, will do everything in her power to let her saviour know that she does not, in fact, need saving and would quite like for him to stop his meddling.
The two come together through the 1814 Season to navigate business, a saviour complex, and the terrifying notion of telling your friend you are in love with them.
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- 26/26
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- 372
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30 Jul 2024
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A Name So Sweet by Stillpink for Elle018, murderbymushrooms, ktbeets
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
17 Aug 2023
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It was the perfect place to get some writing done. The perfect place to share with her. But even in paradise, Colin can’t escape the ghosts of his past mistakes, and time is running out to pen his way back into her heart.
Can the thing that bonded them—and ultimately broke them—put the pieces of their shattered relationship back together?
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- 12/12
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- 533
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11 Jun 2024
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Double Cross my Mind by lottielots11
Fandoms: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV)
23 Oct 2023
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“What even happened between you and my brother, anyway?” Eloise asked, shrewd eyes watching as Penelope pretended to read the thick volume in front of her, resolutely not looking at her friend.
Memories filled Penelope’s mind, flashes of passionate nights. Their heavy sighs, those gentle smiles, even the words pressed into her skin. If she focused enough, she could still imagine she felt his breath caressing her neck, the way his fingers wound around her hair.
She shook her head, wishing the images away.
“Nothing,” She replied, keeping her gaze down. “Nothing at all.”
One day, she told herself, she would believe it when she said it.
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Friends since childhood, Penelope and Colin have remained close all through university. But this year, it seems they're set to get even closer than ever.
After agreeing to sleep with each other and tell no-one, Penelope finds it even harder to ignore her hopeless devotion to Colin and wonders how her heart will ever survive it.Bookmarked by Onlyhereforkevin
12 May 2024