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  1. Time and Punishment by for justtothesea

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

    03 Feb 2026

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    The room seemed to tilt sideways, so much so that Colin felt the need to grip the doorframe until he thought the wood might splinter beneath his fingers. Anthony being left at the altar. That dreadful Whistledown article about Eloise. The Featherington Ball. All of those things had happened.

    They had happened months ago.

    He had danced through that night drunk on victory, had attended Anthony’s much more successful wedding to Kate in August, had gone on to his second tour. He had returned to London just days ago for the new season. He had attended the Danbury Ball. He had spoken to Penelope on the terrace. He had gone to Mondrich’s and gotten drunk and punched Fife in the face and given his father’s sleeve buttons to a beggar and—

    —and died.

    Or: Colin Bridgerton being an idiot...repeatedly

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