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1. Something has always felt off by Writer_Plume

   Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   18 Oct 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Marina Thompson
   • Portia Featherington
   • Prudence Featherington
   • Philippa Featherington
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Violet Bridgerton
   • Anthony Bridgerton
   • Benedict Bridgerton
   • Daphne Bridgerton
   • Francesca Bridgerton
   • Gregory Bridgerton
   • Hyacinth Bridgerton
   • Alfred Debling
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Oblivious Colin Bridgerton
   • Colin Bridgerton Being an Idiot
   • Protective Colin Bridgerton
   • Jealousy
   • Penelope Featherington Needs a Hug
   • Oblivious Penelope Featherington
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Light Angst
   • Happy Ending
   • Jealous Colin Bridgerton
   • Confused Colin Bridgerton
   • Possessive Colin Bridgerton
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Smut
   • Pining
   • Mutual Pining
   • Childhood Friends
   • Best Friends
   • Colin "My Wife" Bridgerton
   • Chaotic Colin Bridgerton
   • Unrequited Love
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Slow Burn

   Summary

   Sometimes you meet the right person too early. You’re not ready yet, you lie to yourself, you keep pretending you’re “just friends”, until denying it becomes impossible.

   Or when every ex has a story to tell about that oh-so-“platonic” relationship between two best friends.

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   English

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   Chapters:

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