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Published:
2026-07-06
Completed:
2026-07-12
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4,692
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9/9
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22
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47
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8
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a kind of merry (fan) war

Summary:

What everybody knows: Benedict is an actor making his film debut, Sophie is a drummer in a famous pop band.

What nobody knows: Benedict and Sophie are the secret admins behind each other's fan update accounts.

A Social Media AU

Notes:

This is a text-only version of the AU. For the version with images, please visit my Tumblr post.

Edited on July 7, 2026: Yes, I did change the name of this fic from "the course of true love and fan wars," which is a reference to A Midsummer Night's Dream. I wanted to make a Much Ado About Nothing reference instead!

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1

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kiss me, pop stars! official @kmps_official

kate + michaela + penelope + sophie

2,534 Following | 12.8M Followers

quatre vous @quatrevous

spilling tea on all things celebrity

0 Following | 10.8M Followers

Benedict Bridgerton Updates @BenBtonUpdates

124 Following | 5.8K Followers

out of context sophie baek @sophiesource

41 Following | 12.7K Followers

kate on bass! [private] @thekatesharma

micki on the mic! [private] @heymichaela

pen on guitar! [private] @penonfire

sophie on drums! [private] @baek2reality

the brains behind @BenBtonUpdates | irls dni

5 Following | 5 Followers

big ben [private] @muchadoaboutben

running @sophiesource is my entire personality

9 Following | 9 Followers