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1. marked for later by abvj for lonely_ampersand

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

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   17 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Book Ages
   • mild book dynamics
   • Writer!Penelope
   • chef!colin
   • acquaintances to lovers?
   • Hag Polin
   • Casual Sex
   • (but also not really because it's Polin)
   • Smut
   • smut with feelings
   • Slow Burn
   • like ten years plus
   • so buckle up

   Summary

   "Everyone has their unrequited love story, yeah? My best friend, she had a brother. Well, she had four brothers, but there was one in particular. He was like the sun… and I—I was constantly pulled into his orbit."

   It was a throwaway line in a throwaway interview that nobody was meant to read.

   A story about missed connections and growing older and what happens when you finally stop running.

   Language:

   English

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