20 Bookmarks by Peonies76
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When Colin Bridgerton breaks his ankle at a bachelor party in Santorini, the last person he expects to show up is his sister's quiet, unassuming best friend Penelope Featherington. Days of accidental proximity later, they're back in London with something neither of them quite has a name for yet — and an agreement to try being friends.
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- 26/26
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24 Apr 2026
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Blunt & Brie by Mariequitecontrarie
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
04 Feb 2026
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Colin’s been watching Penelope struggle under the Queen’s demands for months, giving her space to handle it on her terms. But when she finally comes to him, he realizes what she needs isn’t space—it’s a way out.
“We take it back,” Colin says firmly. “You take it back. The Queen does not own Whistledown—you do. She does not own your words, your voice, your purpose—you do. No one else can be Lady Whistledown. It is yours alone, Pen. And if she has made this alliance untenable, then we end it. Or we renegotiate it on your terms, not hers.”
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What if Penelope actually talks to Colin, her husband, about her struggles with Whistledown?
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06 Feb 2026
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The Marriage Contract by LightLeadingMe
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
06 Jun 2025
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There was a contract. A contract written by Edmund Bridgerton and signed by both him and Archibald Featherington.
‘If Colin Bridgerton does not find a wife by the age of two and twenty, he is to marry Penelope Featherington or forfeit his trust funds.’
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- English
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- 28,027
- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 462
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- 2,372
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- 551
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28 Nov 2025
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'Quietly Yours' by Nikey_Chap
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV) RPF, Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton - Fandom
27 Jan 2025
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What really goes on on the Bridgerton set? Bridgerton S3 to be exact? Method acting sure can be effective.
Are Nicola and Luke just friends? Could they be more? Or is this all a job?
Follow the (totally made up relationship/scenario that I envisioned happened between them while they filmed S3) journey between Nic and Newts as it played out in the various blocks of filming.
Feelings will develop, questions will be asked, confusion will take over, but what happens between two close friends as they constantly 'act' like they are madly in love, physically and mentally? A whole lot more.
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- English
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- 105,779
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- 22/?
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23 Nov 2025
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Luke Newton and Nicola have captivated audiences as co-stars in one of Netflix's most popular shows. After wrapping up Season 3 and enduring a grueling six-month press tour—marked by a few major missteps, mostly on Luke's part—the two have barely spoken, let alone seen each other. But everything changes when Luke stumbles upon an intriguing Instagram story from Nicola: a game board with some unmistakable word choices. It's clear the message is meant for him. The simmering rage, the unquenched desire—they collide within him. He knows he has to see her again. He needs her.
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- Part 1 of Professional Lovers
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23 Nov 2025
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Amidst a whirlwind PR world tour, things between Luke and Nicola have begun to heat up, especially in Italy. It’s reached the point where they’re subtly adjusting their clothes in front of the cameras to keep up appearances. But how much longer can they deny their growing feelings before they finally give in?
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- Part 2 of Professional Lovers
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23 Nov 2025
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Luke should be having the weekend of his life in Milan, instead things seem to fall apart, everything becomes complicated and Nicola's latest Tik Tok seems to indicate that there is no turning back between them.
He decides to make a call, is everything lost?
.This is a ‘Lukola’ story. If it's not your thing, you can move on. ⋆
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- English
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- 16,208
- Chapters:
- 7/7
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- 76
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- 49
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- 17,216
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23 Nov 2025
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Not what I had in mind by Haruchy
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, lukola
13 Aug 2024
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The cast of Bridgerton get a few days of break between shootings and what starts as a friendly outing with friends suddenly takes a turn to something hotter.
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23 Nov 2025
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Nicola is tired after a long day of PR Meetings and Interviews and all she wants is a hot shower. Out of nowhere someone knocks at the door. "Room Service!"
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23 Nov 2025
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Since Luke revealed his feelings to Nic, the two have grown closer during the PR tour. Just how close they’ve become is about to shift dramatically, possibly to the point where NDAs may—or may not—have been suggested (and signed).
(Since Luke revealed his feelings to Nic, the two have grown closer during the PR tour. Just how close they’ve become is about to shift dramatically, possibly to the point where an NDA may—or may not—have been suggested (and signed).)
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- Part 3 of Professional Lovers
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23 Nov 2025
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The filming of season three of Bridgerton is taking off, and nobody knows they secretly dating each other.
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- 25,351
- Chapters:
- 12/12
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23 Nov 2025
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A Little Too Much - (One Shot Stories) by ChaptersofCharm
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
21 Mar 2025
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After a wild night out with Jonathan Bailey and Luke Thompson, Luke Newton stumbles home to Nicola Coughlan in a hilarious, drunken mess. Between tales of interpretive dance battles and tequila-fueled swan metaphors, Luke can't help but remind Nicola how much she means to him despite his questionable sobriety. As they navigate through playful banter, unexpected phone calls, and sweet, heated moments, Luke proves that even after a wild night, his heart belongs entirely to his "Apple Pie." A one-shot filled with laughter, love, and just the right amount of spice.
A series of Funny one shots of Lukola
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23 Nov 2025
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More Than a Role by Polinficauthor
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
24 Jun 2025
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Penelope didn’t have a ritual like Colin did; she simply enjoyed her character, understood her, connected with her, and cherished her. Her last few minutes in the dressing room were spent with a final run-through of her lines. But that day, it was harder to focus. It was an important day because they were going to film one of the most significant scenes of the season: Nina and Lyle’s first kiss. It wasn’t that Penelope hadn’t kissed a co-star before, but this time was different. Because, though it was her best-kept secret, she was completely and hopelessly in love with Colin Bridgerton, the actor who had been playing her fictional love interest for the past five years. She knew Colin had a stable girlfriend, and she knew he saw her as a friend—his best friend—but the heart doesn’t listen to reason, especially not hers when it came to Colin.
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22 Nov 2025
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Best Friends Don't Count by KatofKanals
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
14 Nov 2025
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Colin thought he was doing a nice thing. He thought he was being a good friend. He thought Pen would be lonely on her impulsive trip to Ibiza after her dud of a fiancee broke up with her. He thought she'd appreciate his company and that he dropped everything he was doing in New York to spend the week with her and help her have a little fun. What he hadn't spent much time thinking about, however, were his best friend's honest motivations for this solo holiday…
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Or, Penelope goes to Ibiza to get laid after ending her engagement and Colin unknowingly accompanies her to fulfill that goal and much, much more.
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- English
- Words:
- 58,898
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Comments:
- 1,160
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- 2,611
- Bookmarks:
- 369
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17 Nov 2025
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Five Feet To Be Exact by KatofKanals
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
08 Oct 2024
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Colin Bridgerton is a jet-setting 28-year-old travel writer and social media influencer. He’s constantly moving from place to place and person to person. That’s the way he likes it. Everything changes when a skiing accident has him stuck back in London in his childhood home for several months while he recovers. One good thing about being home, however, is his proximity to Penelope Featherington. They’ve been good friends for years, but this newfound consistency of his presence and communication between them brings some feelings that have been simmering for a long time finally to the surface.
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- Part 1 of The Short n' Sweet World
- Language:
- English
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- 70,804
- Chapters:
- 19/19
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- 2,352
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- 4,958
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- 836
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09 Oct 2025
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Bonded in Friendship, Bonded in Love by KatofKanals
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
25 Apr 2025
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Colin Bridgerton returns home from three years’ worth of traveling to find that everything and everyone in the Ton is just the same as the way he left them. At least, that is what seems to be the case until he attends the first ball of the season at Lady Danbury’s estate and reunites with his dear friend and most consistent correspondent, Penelope Featherington. It is not long into their first dance that the rug is pulled from beneath both of their feet and everything, quite literally everything, between them changes.
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Or, Colin is an Alpha, Penelope might not really be a Beta, and they are bonded in a way that defies logic and precedence.
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- English
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- 97,750
- Chapters:
- 16/16
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02 Jun 2025
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Set in the here and now with flashbacks to the filming of Season 3, Curtain Fall explores the emotionally intense journey Nicola and Luke go on to bring Penelope and Colin's love story to the screen. How that process involved learning to trust each other and really understand one another. How the lines get blurred for them and they end up falling in love with one another. However, the odds seem stacked against them being able to confess their feelings to each other, and publicly presenting as a couple. Can they navigate the challenges to come together?
This is a slow-burn romance exploring the depths of being an actor and being a human and where those two roles meet when it comes to finding true love.
**This is a work-in-progress being updated a few times a week - any feedback is very welcome!**
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- English
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- 78,625
- Chapters:
- 40/?
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- 762
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02 Jun 2025
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Sink or Swim by Fifi2930 for Ishipthis, RemarkableIndigo, ontheseashore
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
11 Jun 2025
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“Forever is a long time to promise, Col.”
“Planning on getting rid of me before then?”
“I don’t know, you’re a lot to take on for that long.”
“I think you're up to the task.”
“You know if I agree, then I’ll take it fucking seriously.”
“That’s kind of the point, Pen.”
“I don’t forgive and forget.”
“Okay, Don Corelone.”
“Colin–”
“Hey, two words, six letters for ‘kindly close your mouth.’ Starts with S.”
“Shut up.”
“Precisely. You are not ringing in any more birthdays at midnight alone. Now shut up and finish your pie.”Series
- Part 4 of Travellers in Love
- Language:
- English
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- 149,800
- Chapters:
- 13/13
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- 1,815
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27 Apr 2025
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fuck the camera (kiss me back) by malpal132 for pastaslut
Fandoms: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV)
21 Sep 2024
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He’d been enjoying his time in Thailand but home, with its graveyard of brownery and Penelope (Penelope), inspired Colin to cut his trip short by a week. Besides, he had to know if Lady Whistledown, the lady palm proven impossible to kill, had finally received comeuppance for her addiction to talking shit.
Mostly, though, he was resolved.
Colin didn’t want to dance around this anymore. He ascribed to Harry Burns’ school of thought on romance and every moment spent trying to feign indifference felt like a waste. He was going home, and he was going to make her witness what she did to him. No more pretending.
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Penelope asks Colin to take her nudes.- Language:
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26 Apr 2025
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Colin Bridgerton is the smug head of Bridgerton Publishing. Penelope Featherington is the bestselling author who once called him “an overpriced bookmark in a suit.” Their public feud is legendary—fueled by sharp tweets, literary panels turned battlegrounds, and one very compromising limo incident outside the Publisher’s Book Awards.
What starts as professional rivalry turns into something a lot messier (and a lot more romantic), unfolding across live tweets, poetry books, post-it notes, and accidental proposals.
Enemies to lovers?
No.
Enemies to viral scandal to emotional chaos to “my wife, my nemesis.”
And the internet never stood a chance.Bookmarked by Peonies76
23 Apr 2025