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1. Not Her Alpha by audbooh for Polinfickipedia

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

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   19 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Anthony Bridgerton
   • Benedict Bridgerton
   • Daphne Bridgerton
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Francesca Bridgerton
   • Gregory Bridgerton
   • Hyacinth Bridgerton
   • Violet Bridgerton
   • Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Sophie Beckett | Sophie Baek
   • Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • ABO
   • Polin HEA
   • Alpha Colin Bridgerton
   • But he doesn't know it yet
   • Omega Penelope Featherington
   • Omegaverse
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Heavy Angst
   • Self-Loathing
   • Angst
   • Eventual Smut
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Mating Cycles/In Heat
   • Whump
   • Colin Bridgerton Whump
   • delayed presentation
   • Discord: But You're My Mess (Bridgerton)
   • Insecure Colin Bridgerton
   • Colin Bridgerton Loves Penelope Featherington
   • Penelope Featherington Loves Colin Bridgerton
   • Lots of Colin angst ahead!
   • Colin Bridgerton Needs a Hug
   • Regency Romance
   • Sad Colin Bridgerton
   • Slow Burn
   • Omegaverse Politics
   • Colin's alpha is asleep
   • But Not For Long!
   • just Colin being sad and horny
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Masturbation
   • this fic is just me torturing Colin with the angst and the horny while cackling madly
   • if you like it when men whimper then this fic is for you
   • this man is going to suffer emotionally and be sexy while doing it
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Breeding Kink
   • what can I say this man is down bad
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Cinnamon Roll
   • The Famous Cinnamon Roll
   • Ruining cinnamon rolls for you
   • courtesy of Colin Bridgerton
   • Food Porn
   • Pregnancy
   • Sickfic
   • character injury

   Summary

   Colin Bridgerton is the first beta to be born to the prestigious Bridgerton family in generations. His designation brands him as useless, no better than a bastard in the eyes of the ton. Colin drowns himself in travel and drink, trying to come to terms with the knowledge that he is a shame to the family. His only reprieve is his friendship with Penelope Featherington, the only person who does not treat him differently because he is a beta. When Colin learns that Penelope is searching for an alpha husband, his entire world is turned upside down.

   Will Colin's buried instincts finally see the light? Or will he lose Penelope forever?

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