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1. Under The Table by IWriteItGayer

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

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

   10 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Francesca Bridgerton/Michaela Stirling
   • Francesca Bridgerton & Michaela Stirling
   • Francesca Bridgerton
   • Michaela Stirling
   • Elizabeth Ashworth
   • John Stirling I
   • Violet Bridgerton
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Michaela Stirling Being a Rake
   • Jealous Francesca Bridgerton
   • Slow Burn
   • Regency
   • Mutual Pining
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Guilt
   • Sexual Tension
   • Unresolved Sexual Tension
   • Queer Character
   • Unresolved Emotional Tension

   Summary

   Michaela Stirling returns from four years in India to find the life she fled exactly where she left it, John's ghost in every corridor, and Francesca at the top of the stairs.

   She had told herself the distance had taught her restraint. That she could stand in the same room as Francesca Bridgerton and call herself only a friend. That four years and an ocean were enough to make loving someone bearable.

   She had been wrong on all counts.

   Language:

   English

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