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Before the fights and the couples’ therapy and the slow, inevitable drift. Before the night he came home from work to find Marina on the sofa, pale and drawn, already knowing every word that was about to come out of her mouth (because the words were already on his tongue, weren’t they?). Before the thousands spent on divorce lawyers and moving into the sad flat Anthony found for him and having to tell the fucking kids (worst bit – Oliver had gotten so quiet and Amanda had cried silently; wouldn’t let either of them touch her).
He could have gotten out of it. Ben had called him and said we can find someone else in a way that made it very clear they probably couldn’t, and Colin being Colin (reliable; helpful – a dope, maybe), had said no, no, I’ll do it.
Which is how he ends up in Bari, parked in a service station in a cramped hire car; forty-five; divorced; and about to embark on a two-week trip across Italy he had booked in an attempt to save his marriage. Without, you know, his wife.
.OR: post-divorce, Colin Bridgerton takes his friend Penelope on a road trip to Italy
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21 Sep 2025
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have you ever tried this one? by colinbridgertons, onnewyearsday
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
03 Sep 2025
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“This is…a bingo board,” Colin said slowly. He enjoyed the colouring—blue and yellow, somewhat complimentary, with black and cursive writing—appreciative of Penelope for taking the time to create such a thing, despite not knowing what it was supposed to represent or make him feel better.
“A sex bingo board,” she corrected, her heart pounding out of her chest in anticipation of his reaction, and by the looks of it, he was utterly confused.
OR Penelope creates a sex bingo card to help Colin get over his ex
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13 Sep 2025
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[Podfic] sweet things need time to grow by Anonymous for applepuffsilver
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
25 Feb 2025
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[PODFIC]
“Well, I heard in town that you were looking for some help digging a well. And I thought I might provide my services.”
Penelope stared at him. “Now why on God’s green earth would you want to do that?” she asked, more bluntly than was perhaps proper for a young lady. “We can’t pay you.” Their father had left them with almost nothing, save this land and the house they were standing on. It was a pretty nice house - better than some of the others in the area - but life was hard.
He shook his head and turned his hat over in his hands. “No, I didn’t expect you could. I hoped you might instead pay me in kind.”
Penelope’s cheeks flushed red and she looked down, her hands smoothing the faded yellow cotton of her day dress. She didn’t suppose he meant what it sounded like he meant, being a gentleman and all, but the idea of Colin Bridgerton taking that sort of payment from her made her cheeks hot.
OR: local cowboy offers to help farmgirl dig a well (aka cowboy colin meets prairie girl pen)
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06 Sep 2025
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“Well, I heard in town that you were looking for some help digging a well. And I thought I might provide my services.”
Penelope stared at him. “Now why on God’s green earth would you want to do that?” she asked, more bluntly than was perhaps proper for a young lady. “We can’t pay you.” Their father had left them with almost nothing, save this land and the house they were standing on. It was a pretty nice house - better than some of the others in the area - but life was hard.
He shook his head and turned his hat over in his hands. “No, I didn’t expect you could. I hoped you might instead pay me in kind.”
Penelope’s cheeks flushed red and she looked down, her hands smoothing the faded yellow cotton of her day dress. She didn’t suppose he meant what it sounded like he meant, being a gentleman and all, but the idea of Colin Bridgerton taking that sort of payment from her made her cheeks hot.
OR: local cowboy offers to help farmgirl dig a well (aka cowboy colin meets prairie girl pen)
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- Part 1 of Cowboy Colin
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06 Sep 2025
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The Royal Matchmaking by Phoenix324
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV) RPF
29 Aug 2025
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What began as whispers among the ton — rumors of a grand matchmaking ceremony decreed by the Queen — soon became reality. No one could predict who would be bound together under Her Majesty’s watchful eye, and Penelope Featherington dreaded the outcome as much as Colin Bridgerton resented the intrusion.
When the night arrived, Penelope’s worst fears seemed inevitable… until the herald called Colin’s name, followed by hers. Stunned into disbelief, she could scarcely move until Lady Bridgerton urged her forward. Colin, already at her side, gave her hand a reassuring squeeze and stepped boldly before the throne — a silent promise that whatever came of this, she would not face it alone.
From that moment, their bond shifted. Yet in the quiet of his own chamber, Colin’s thoughts betrayed him. He imagined what it would mean to cross that final boundary. To see Penelope not just as his dearest friend, but as his wife in every sense. The thought unsettled him, even as it stirred a desire he could no longer ignore.
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23 Aug 2025
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The Immaculate Room by everlarktoast
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, The Immaculate Room
09 Jun 2025
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Two strangers. One room. Fifty days. No stimuli. £5 million.
A desperate Penelope enters a study to win £5 million. All she has to do is stay in a stark-white, nearly empty room for fifty days with another person. No technology, no books, no games, no anything. Nothing but a bed, a bathroom, and a person she’s never met for almost two months.
It seems easy enough, until she steps out of the elevator and sees that her partner is anything but a stranger, and this study is anything but ordinary.
Written for Polin Week 2025 Day Two: Forced Proximity.
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16 Aug 2025
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Life As We Know It by celestial_ode
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
06 Aug 2025
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After a terrible first date and months of lowkey loathing, Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton never expected to cross paths again. But when Penelope’s sister Felicity and Colin’s best friend Geoffrey, who fell in love, got married, and had a baby, are killed in a tragic car accident, everything changes.
Now joint guardians to baby Edward, Penelope and Colin have to figure out how to raise a child together while juggling grief, career dreams, clashing personalities, and the chaos of their meddling families.
It’s messy. It’s complicated. But somewhere between sleep schedules and slow dancing in the kitchen, they might just figure out what love looks like and how to build a life neither of them saw coming.
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Two single adults. One baby. Zero idea what they’re doing.
Bookmarked by Linny27
11 Aug 2025
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Penelope Featherington is not Colin Bridgerton's type. Penelope is thick, curvy, and opinionated. The little blonde bombshells that are attached to Mr. Bridgerton are thin, straight, and mute.
Not that being Mr. Bridgerton's type matters... Penelope is his PA, and sleeping with your boss is the quickest road to unemployment.
Still, it would seem that she can't control her lust for him...
...and it seems that he can't, either.
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10 Aug 2025
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Knock First by Lilyofthevolume
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
12 Oct 2024
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Penelope and Colin are tired of being interrupted by his catty secretary, Marina. What happens when they stop caring about getting caught?
This is a completed story and will update regularly :)
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01 Aug 2025
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Love Story by MercyBraavos for canarysingingsweetly
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
25 Oct 2024
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When Colin Bridgerton suddenly begins hearing his life narrated in his head he's forced to face some truths about himself, his life and his relationships.
A Polin rom-com loosely based on the 2006 film 'Stranger Than Fiction'.
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I got tired of waiting
Wonderin' if you were ever comin' around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said
Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you, but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think- Language:
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27 Jul 2025
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detailed notes on how to be spontaneous by missparker
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
27 Jul 2025
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When Penelope loses her job, Colin invites her to go with him to his next destination. Penelope isn't good at spontaneity, but she can't say no to Colin and finds herself swept up on the trip of a lifetime.
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20 Jul 2025
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Velvet Confidence by DuchessOfDisgrace
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton (TV) RPF, Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
26 Jun 2025
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Penelope Featherington has spent most of her life quietly fading into the background—curvy, clever, and convinced she’s unremarkable next to the people who shine. But when a chance encounter leads her to a burlesque class, everything begins to change. Confidence doesn’t come easy—but maybe desire, self-worth, and a little glitter might show her the way.
She never expected anyone to notice.
Least of all him.
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- 11/11
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27 Jun 2025
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But I Was Your Mess by Fifi2930 for aliterarydiscourse
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
26 Jun 2025
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"Do I look a mess?"
"Yes. But you are my mess."- Language:
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27 Jun 2025
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Colin and Penelope have been in each other’s lives since they were kids. They fell in love and got married. She is a successful author. He is a top executive at the family company.
Life has gotten in the way for this now unhappily married couple. But separating isn’t so easy given their intertwined lives. Things are even more complicated due to the fact that Colin wants her back and Penelope has never been able to resist him.
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23 Jun 2025
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His mother was convinced he’d only moved to Notting Hill to have his own great love story. And while, yes, he may have the floppy hair and bumbling Britishness required of a Richard Curtis character, the current state of his love life (nonexistent) has Colin convinced his Hugh Grant moment is still a long way off.
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15 Jun 2025
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That's That Me Egg-spresso by Princessvamp
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
11 Jun 2025
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"This isn't fair," she finally said, bracing herself against his chest and then looking up at his dark blue eyes. "Gregory is much taller and, okay, so I can’t actually reach the stupid egg, but I did find it first! Just because you’re freakingshly tall--"
"Reachers keepers," he joked, cheek twitching with an apparent attempt to avoid smirking and inciting her ire.
Too late, ire incited. She stamped her foot, feeling extremely childish yet unable to stop herself. "Colin!"
Colin laughed affectionately, then reached up and plucked the egg from where it was wedged between branches.
Refusing to be beaten, Penelope grunted and stretched up on her toes, extending her arm as high as she could reach, trying to snatch the egg from his triumphant grasp, which was comically higher than her own. Colin kept his arm up and smiled down at her, eyes dancing with laughter. They stumbled back and forth, Penelope huffing as she reached, one hand on his shoulder to help her balance as she jumped, trying to ignore the way it felt as her body bumped against his, his hand lightly on her waist to stop her falling off to the side.
Bookmarked by Linny27
12 Jun 2025
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Seven: Forever by Fifi2930, somethingfunnybubbly, WrensSymphony for Yer_a_wizzard_harry
Fandoms: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV)
31 May 2025
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Seven: a number believed to hold mystical powers.
Seven: a number that ties Colin and Penelope to one another in distinct, beautiful and heart-aching ways as they grow, together and apart.
Seven: their whole lives.
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Bookmarked by Linny27
02 Jun 2025
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Colin Bridgerton was not a fool, despite what his siblings might think. Nor was he merely a charming and handsome darling, as Lady Whistledown had labeled him in the past. No, Colin Bridgerton was well-read and well-educated, and he was observant, even though his current predicament required no real outlay of any of these qualities.
Colin Bridgerton knew he had fallen out of favor with Penelope Featherington.
Watch as Colin Bridgerton goes to increasingly mad lengths to keep Penelope Featherington safe and sound (and away from other suitors).
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25 May 2025
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Illicit Affairs by Hermione_Bridgerton
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
18 May 2025
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‘Fuck.’ He called out breathily as he stared at her lips. ‘I knew it.’
‘What?’ Pen asked, her chest heaving as she tried to catch her breath.
‘That kissing you would be everything.’
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Colin returns to London after 10 years, engaged to Marina and planning a wedding. Penelope hasn't really seen or spoken to him since he left. They forge a friendship, bonding over writing, and eventually find themselves in the midst of a heated affair.
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- 25/25
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Bookmarked by Linny27
20 May 2025
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“I understand women have needs. I know all about women’s needs, actually.”
“I know,” Penelope says dryly, “we share a wall.”
“Well, if you just wanted to scratch an itch,” Colin's fingers dance along her skin, “maybe I could…”
Her stomach swoops.
“You could…?”
“Help you.”
Bookmarked by Linny27
16 May 2025