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Inspired by Beecomfort's Prodigal Son!
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"When he heard there was a small acreage of land in Somerset up for sale, only a few tenants to manage for a fairly low selling point, Anthony nearly leapt at the opportunity. Finally, he could practice his management skills. Finally, he did not need to run every minute detail with his father. Finally, he had a space that could be his own.
Anthony signed the paperwork and closed the deal by the end of the week."
________________"Kate did not know many men of society, but she knew the Sharma status was not one typically admired.
A new man of the gentry moving to Somerset. A man who was likely very, very different from Uncle. What if he decided to change everything? What if all of her work was for naught?"
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Anthony buys an acreage in Somerset and meets the Sharma family, who welcome him with open arms. Except for the eldest daughter, Kate. Naturally.
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He stares at her for a moment, the ghost of his laughter clinging to his lips. His full, rose-pink lips. And then he opens them, and out comes the sweetest honey. “May I have the next dance, Miss Sharma?” Kate’s mouth drops, and she feels a flush zip up her spine. Never mind that she really, truly does want to dance with this stranger, wants to feel those arms brush against her, his hands around her own, have him smile at her.
“What makes you think I would accept the offer from a rake as such as yourself?”
He tucks his chin to his chest, and the way his grin makes her heart thump is really, terribly, unfortunate.
“I assure you, Miss Sharma, any liberties shared with my sister are not as cunning or as evil as you are imagining, and what with my mother out hunting her this very moment, I believe there are bigger issues to worry ourselves over for Eloise's sake.” He finishes, leaning slightly in, “wouldn’t you agree?”
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Anthony arrives to the season a little later than expected, and Kate finds herself charmed by a pleasing smile, what chance did they have? Anthony isn't looking for a wife, but may have accidentally found one, anyway.
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07 Aug 2025
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-AU- Marinette Dupain-Cheng's life isn't going as planned: twenty-six, recently dumped, and running her parents' bakery. The highlights of her day are the emails sent by her mysterious pen pal, Chat Noir. That is, until handsome model Adrien Agreste starts swinging by the bakery after hours. But how is he to know the Ladybug he loves is standing right in front of him?
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- Part 1 of The Lucky Us Collection
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20 Aug 2020
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My absolute favorite fic, maybe of all time. Certainly stands the test of time after so many years of being in the Fandom and that fading away. Never fails to bring a gidd smile on my face.
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the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker by wagamiller
Fandoms: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV)
19 Sep 2021
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Slowly, carefully, the gentleman pulls out a gold pocket watch and lays it down on the work-table. All his urgency seems to drain away as he looks forlornly down at the old, slightly battered thing.
“It’s broken,” he says quietly.
He sounds like that too. Broken.
[For Anthony Week 2021. A series of outsider POVs through various moments in Anthony's life]
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15 Mar 2024
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“Kate, I know how difficult this must be, how difficult it must have been since you split up but-”
“This isn’t difficult, Violet. It’s not. The man I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with, turned to me one day, after we’d made dinner together, and told me we were over, that he didn’t love me anymore. No warning, nothing. He was just done. And now, they want me to pretend it never happened, and I still can’t fucking leave him, because I still love him. Difficult is vector calculus, or conjugating verbs. This isn’t difficult. This is impossible.”OR
A year ago their relationship was perfect, at least Kate had thought it was until Anthony turned to her the day after her birthday and told her he couldn’t do this anymore. After two years together. And the worst part is now, after his accident: he doesn’t even remember. He just keeps telling her he’s going to marry her one day. All she’d wanted for a year was for Anthony to want her again, and now he does, she just wishes she wasn’t borrowing time.
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The Anthony nearly dies and somehow Kate suffers more, amnesia AU no one asked for
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18 Aug 2023
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It hurts
I'm sobbing multiple times at 4:02 am. The heightened emotions and listening to Sneha's "Where Are We Going (And Where Have We Been)" throughout the fic on repeat are probably what's carrying this wave of feeling and catharsis, but the storytelling and portrayal of their trauma are absolutely beautiful. Hints of depression and self-loathing resonate with my own experience so much so that I am overwhelmed with guilt, regret, sadness, what have you in reflecting on my struggle with mental health.