caughtinthemiddle
Recent bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
Caleb, known as "LateKnightCaleb" is one of the biggest night streamers in the gaming world—handsome, witty, and secretly a little too lonely for someone with millions of followers. His streams are polished, his fanbase is rabid, and his inner circle? Tight. Especially his mysterious, anonymous mod known only as "Kalcntrl.exe"—a sharp, no-nonsense woman who keeps the trolls at bay and Caleb’s community running smoothly. What Caleb doesn’t know? Kalcntrl.exe is actually a lowkey gamer girl named Kalia who’s been modding his streams for over a year. They’ve developed a close, banter-filled rapport through DMs and Discord, but never crossed the line into real identities. Until now.
At NovaCon, the biggest gaming convention of the year, fate throws them into the same space. Kalia isn’t planning to meet him—but when her indie dev friend begs her to help out, she ends up in Caleb’s orbit. He notices her immediately. She’s familiar in a way he can’t place, and when she lets a familiar phrase slip—the kind only his mod would say—it clicks.
Bookmarked by caughtinthemiddle
08 May 2025
-
Wildest Fantasies Do Not Compare by NeedingAnOutlet
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
15 Mar 2026
Tags
Summary
“I want a chance to earn my friend back.” He took a cautious step into the room. “I am whole-heartedly sorry for what I said! It was stupid and careless, and I wish I could undo it. Please let me make it up to you, to get us back to the confidence we shared before that thoughtless mistake?”
Her eyes hardened. “There is no going back, Colin.” She folded her arms across her chest. “I never asked you to court me-”
“I know, I-”
“I have not finished!”
Colin gaped at her. Pen could be sharp in her witticisms, and he now knew she could be vindictive and cold when wounded. But he’d never seen her speak with such self-possession before. He bowed his head apologetically and gestured for her to continue.
Or...
An alternative S3 based on the synopsis. Aimed to have it completed before S3 was released but took too long. It was fully plotted but only half-written when the show was released, so occasional influence from the show has crept in but I try to minimise this. Probably now a bit of 'fix fic' (sort of) for those who wanted it to take longer to rebuild their relationship, more Colin perspective, a different placing of the Whistledown reveal, and some Colin and Pen against the world! :-)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 181,669
- Chapters:
- 33/39
- Comments:
- 282
- Kudos:
- 1,033
- Bookmarks:
- 327
- Hits:
- 54,970
Bookmarked by caughtinthemiddle
28 Jun 2024
-
Tags
Summary
After Penelope calls him "Mr. Bridgerton" and closes her door on his face, Colin decides he will fix things with his closest friend - whatever it takes. Except... he's not sure what it is that it will take, because he doesn't know what's wrong. He just knows that he has to get her back.
OR: post s2, they are down bad for each other
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 35,457
- Chapters:
- 23/23
- Comments:
- 361
- Kudos:
- 2,085
- Bookmarks:
- 418
- Hits:
- 67,384
Bookmarked by caughtinthemiddle
28 May 2024
-
Tags
Summary
"Normally, I only have to think of you reading my letters for my muse to alight upon my shoulder and guide my quill across the page. You said once that there is so much more to say than what one can put into a letter… tell me, Pen… do you have nothing to say? Have my letters missed the mark? Your silence is most unusual, and I cannot help but feel perplexed, as I cannot figure out what could possibly be keeping you from responding… twelve letters, Penelope… one, or two is an accident… twelve is a punishment."
Colin returns to London for the Season of 1815, hoping to reconnect with his friend Penelope - only to discover that everything has changed between them.
Series
- Part 2 of Regency Polin S3
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 66,647
- Chapters:
- 20/20
- Comments:
- 502
- Kudos:
- 3,200
- Bookmarks:
- 777
- Hits:
- 97,214
Bookmarked by caughtinthemiddle
28 May 2024
-
A Pound to a Penelope by FirstLadyJane
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
15 May 2024
Tags
Summary
Having spent the off-season licking her wounds, Penelope comes back to Mayfair a pragmatic woman determined to take control of her fate. She's on a mission to cement her spinsterhood and accept a standing job offer in Ireland. Colin isn't having it, of course. Wagers are placed, and deals are made, complicating Penelope's struggle for independence. With Colin's motivations unclear, agency and romance go to war with each other. What will it take to call a truce?
(A romcom of epic proportions, now with an epilogue!)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 81,878
- Chapters:
- 19/19
- Comments:
- 635
- Kudos:
- 2,700
- Bookmarks:
- 697
- Hits:
- 91,807
Bookmarked by caughtinthemiddle
27 May 2024