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1. slip into something real by yuripls

   Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F
   • Work in Progress

   01 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Francesca Bridgerton/Michaela Stirling
   • Francesca Bridgerton
   • Michaela Stirling
   • John Stirling I
   • Violet Bridgerton
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Benedict Bridgerton
   • Daphne Bridgerton
   • Anthony Bridgerton
   • Hyacinth Bridgerton
   • Gregory Bridgerton
   • Sophie Beckett | Sophie Baek
   • Elizabeth Ashworth
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Friends with Benefits to Lovers
   • Secret Relationship
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Compulsory Heterosexuality
   • Lesbian Francesca Bridgerton
   • Lesbian Michaela Stirling
   • Mutual Pining
   • Angst and Fluff and Smut
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • trust the process
   • toxic yuri
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms
   • Drunk Sex
   • Closeted Character
   • exes Franjohn
   • franjohn bffism
   • michjohn siblingism
   • Family Dynamics
   • Top Francesca Bridgerton
   • Bottom Michaela Stirling
   • Misunderstandings
   • Miscommunication
   • No beta we die like John Stirling
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

   Summary

   "Are we really not talking about the kiss?" Francesca asked suddenly.

   Michaela reeled, visibly caught off guard. Her hand tightened around her glass. "I thought we decided to be friends," she said slowly.

   "We did. We are."

   "Do you kiss your friends?"

   Francesca looked down at the table. "No."

   "Me either," Michaela said, breathing out a laugh.

   "I've never wanted to," Francesca said quietly. "Until now."

   OR

   Michaela doesn't do relationships, and Francesca is closeted. Friends with benefits it is.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

   2/?

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