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    “We should date,” Colin said, putting his empty beer bottle on the table to join the rest of their empties.

    “What?” Penelope exclaimed, her blue eyes going wide as her heart thumped in her chest.

    This was her dream. This was a nightmare.

    “We should date for cuffing season,” Colin expanded, a grin slowly crossing his face as he became more enamored by his idea.

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    Colin Bridgerton wants to experience a healthy relationship just once before turning 36.

    Penelope Featherington is looking for a companion to get her through the cold months and be her plus one to her ex-boyfriend’s wedding.

    Who better to enter a temporary relationship with than your best friend?

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    05 Feb 2025

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    Colin Bridgerton is nearly three and twenty and— according to his brothers— entirely too old to be a virgin. When they suggest bringing him to a brothel to gain some experience, he agrees; after all, he could certainly enter the establishment without engaging its services, and perhaps make Anthony and Benedict finally see sense. He couldn't have anticipated that Penelope Featherington would plop herself down in his lap, nor that he would start needing her so much.

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    12 Nov 2024

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    After losing their husbands, Violet Bridgerton and Portia Featherington made a heartfelt promise to unite their families through marriage. With Penelope’s 21st birthday just around the corner, the time has come to fulfill that vow.

    Enter Penelope, Portia’s third daughter, and Colin, Violet’s third son, who are suddenly thrust into a whirlwind of wedding preparations. As they shift from lifelong friends to reluctant fiancés, they face the challenge of honoring their families' pact while discovering their own feelings.

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    25 Oct 2024

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    “Colin!” Penelope shouts, her face lighting up with a smile that had to be a million or two watts, rivaling the brightness of the sun.

    “Pen,” he says, feeling some kind of weight drop from his shoulders, replaced by her when she jumps on him. Her arms wind around his neck and instinctively, he catches her, one hand on the back of her thigh and the other pressed against her lower back.

    “Fuck, I missed you,” she breathes.

    It’s exactly the homecoming he’d wished for. His heart takes off in his chest. She smells like vanilla and lavender, and her whole body is warm and wrapped around him, and he wonders if maybe they could stay like this for the rest of their lives, because God, he’s missed her, too.

    With his face buried in her neck, Colin murmurs, “Yeah, me, too.” Neither of them really let go, and he doesn’t want to read into it that much because—he doesn’t even know. Because he’s scared, maybe. Probably. Because he doesn't understand it and doesn’t want to. Because for all his exploration of caves and canyons, he isn’t sure he’s ready for whatever he’d find the second he reads the text of their friendship and discovers something hidden between the lines.

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    19 Oct 2024

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    just a bunch of polin prompts

    13. Colin simply looks at Penelope one day and it just clicks. He loves her.

    14. "Your letters kept me sane during my travels.” (sequel to prompt 13)

    15. "Why don't we try it again?" (slightly suggestive)

    16. "I know, baby, I know. I'm here. Just breathe."

    17. "Friends don't look at friends the way you two look at each other."

    18. "Can I just... Can you hold my hand? I'm feeling really anxious."

    19. "I wish you could see yourself the way I see you."

    20. "hey I know it’s late but I need a ride. can you pick me up?"

    21. "It hurts me, just how much I ache for you."

    22. "You are everything. Everything."

    23. "I dream of you. All I do is dream of you."

    24. "You like him more?"

    25. “Whatever we have right now is not enough. I can’t have you looking at someone the way you look at me. I need you to make this official. Right now.”

    26. "It's you. It's always been you."

    27. "Would it be alright if we cuddled?" (tw: references to self harm, please read with caution)

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    10 Jul 2024