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

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

   13 Oct 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Alternate Universe - Royalty
   • Idiots in Love
   • Mutual Pining
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Forced Proximity
   • There Was Only One Bed
   • & They Were Roommates
   • quite possibly all the tropes
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • typical Bridgerton shenanigans
   • most siblings appear
   • Dual POV
   • Slow Burn (ish)

   Summary

   "You told your mother," she says slowly. "The queen. That we're dating."

   "Yes."

   "And living together."

   "Yes."

   "And she believed you?!"

   "She was thrilled, Pen! She had tears in her eyes! Happy tears. She said you were perfect for me, and she wants to welcome you properly, and I have made a complete mess of everything..."

   ORRRRRR: The one where Prince Colin Bridgerton needs his old friend Penelope to help him out of a jam.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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