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1. Among the Late Apples of the Orchard by Thundering_Feathers

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

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

   01 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Anthony Bridgerton
   • Benedict Bridgerton
   • Daphne Bridgerton
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Francesca Bridgerton
   • Gregory Bridgerton
   • Hyacinth Bridgerton
   • Alternate Universe - Regency
   • Aubrey Hall (Bridgerton)
   • Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • late presenting omega
   • Alpha Colin Bridgerton
   • Omega Penelope Featherington
   • pre-heat
   • Mating Cycles/In Heat
   • Dubious Consent That Comes With A/B/O
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Feelings Realization
   • Love Confessions
   • No Marina Thompson
   • No Lady Whistledown (Bridgerton)
   • Post-Season 1 AU
   • Apple Symbolism But Make It Horny
   • Someone Get This Girl Out Of The Orchard
   • Colin Said “I’m Back” and Immediately Lost His Mind
   • Violet Is Running Damage Control
   • No Beta We Perish In The Orchard
   • Further Tags Will Be Added As Chapters Update
   • Eventual Smut

   Summary

   𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥.
   𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦-𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳.

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   The air at Aubrey Hall turns sweet in August, thick with ripening fruit and something far less innocent.
   Penelope believed she was safe from such changes.

   August disagrees.

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