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1. An Earlier Engagement by houjicha_purin

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

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

   27 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton & Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Marina Thompson
   • Violet Bridgerton
   • Anthony Bridgerton
   • Benedict Bridgerton
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Portia Featherington
   • Love Confessions
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Regency
   • Colin "My Wife" Bridgerton
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington Happy Ending
   • Married Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Fluff
   • No Angst
   • Time Travel
   • Time Travel Fix-It
   • Loss of Virginity
   • No beta we die like Edmund
   • Good Parent Portia Featherington
   • Smut
   • Fluff and Smut

   Summary

   "I wish I hadn't wasted so much time realising how long I’ve loved you," Colin murmured, caressing Penelope's cheek.

   She giggled. "Even when my face was covered in freckles, when I was two stones heavier, and when I looked like an overripe citrus fruit?"

   Or

   The married Colin and Penelope traveled back to the past, determined not to waste a single moment together.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   15,459

   Chapters:

   5/5

   Comments:

   29

   Kudos:

   283

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