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1. may, she will stay by stolemystark17

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

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   23 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Best Friend's Brother as Love Interest
   • Best Friend’s Brother to Friends to Lovers
   • Writer!Colin
   • Writer!Penelope
   • Romantic Comedy
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Fluff and Angst
   • very minor angst
   • i had too much fun writing the banter
   • Someone needs to stop me
   • Past Colin Bridgerton/Marina Thompson
   • Past Alfred Debling/Penelope Featherington
   • Polin HEA
   • Beta'd
   • Eventual Smut
   • Forced Proximity
   • Polin writing retreat
   • Vaginal Fingering
   • romancing mr. fingerton

   Summary

   When Eloise offers Penelope three weeks of privacy at her family’s cottage Up North to write and relax after a breakup, she jumps at the chance to visit one of her favorite places from childhood. But soon after she arrives, her best friend’s brother Colin appears and claims his mother made him the same offer. Now, they’ll have to share the same space and uninterrupted time, rediscovering each other and long buried feelings.

   A “Beach Read” inspired AU.

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   English

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