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  1. From Afar by

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

    05 Jun 2026

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    Colin and Penelope had an unlikely friendship with a side of purely inquisitive, deeply scientific fascination. On Penelope's part anyway.  It was just an infatuation. Because of course she hadn’t fallen in love with him when she was eleven, or fifteen, or twenty-five.

    That would be ridiculous.

    They were just friends. That’s how friends behave.

    Right?

    But what if the fabric of their being was tied to the other? And even after the first fracture they both held on? What if it all came down to timing?

    OR:

    Penelope thinks this is the closest she’ll ever get to him.

    Colin thinks this is the closest she’ll ever let him get.

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    Chapters:
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