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Got Yourself a Gun by preferringsleep (mellarkey)
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
19 Jun 2026
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Penelope wakes in her gilded cage of a bedroom to the sounds of gunshots and intruders and learns that her unwanted husband of three months is dead. Her parents taught her to never trust the Bridgertons, a wealthy and powerful family among the notorious crime families of Mayfair, and now she is under Colin Bridgerton's protection, trusting him with her life and, possibly, her heart.
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The Magic in Tears and Other Ordinary Things by preferringsleep (mellarkey)
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
12 Jun 2026
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Penelope is a witch studying under Mayfair kingdom’s most powerful sorceress, Lady Danbury. As her ward, Penelope grew up close to the Bridgertons, Mayfair’s royal family, while she learned to control and strengthen her powers. After she hears Prince Colin disparage her and her powers, she resolves to return to her family permanently, where a curious cat chooses her hut as his new home.
What happens when she receives upsetting news from Eloise that calls her back to the castle and the family she knew she would never be a part of? And why won’t this damn cat leave her alone?
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strawberry chapstick & thank you kisses by audbooh, audlovespolin, Ayoisha, BiscuitFiend, FanOfFics, fullysplendid, Kaitlin_With_a_K, kybridge26, MistressofNone3645, Musings_at_random, preferringsleep (mellarkey), queenannieslace, SamHandwich, WrensSymphony
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
01 Jun 2026
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Colin’s plans for an activity-filled Bridgerton family holiday go awry when his best friend Penelope kisses him on the cheek and accidentally begins a game neither of them want to end.
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- Part 4 of Pass the baton
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The Moment of Truth by Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey)
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
15 Apr 2026
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When Colin doesn’t return home for the social season, Penelope decides to move on and accepts Lord Debling’s proposal. Days before she is to marry, she is offered the chance to learn the truth and go back in time to the night before Colin left London, with the caveat that nothing that happens will change the present.
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Merely Players by audbooh, BiscuitFiend, fullysplendid, preferringsleep (mellarkey), SamHandwich, StrawberryWhorecake, WrensSymphony for Lydia_1125
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
12 Apr 2026
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When Colin makes a purchase online that doesn't quite meet his expectations, he and Penelope stumble upon a new world (or several) in the bedroom.
Or, our lovebirds experiment with roleplay, Polin Week AU-style 💋
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Polin Week 2026
Day 1: Roleplay
Day 2: Academics AU
Day 3: Medieval AU
Day 4: Bookstore AU
Day 5: Angels & Demons AU
Day 6: Time Travel AU
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Love Is Make-Believe by preferringsleep (mellarkey)
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
14 Mar 2026
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Penelope isn’t a high-priced escort like her friend, Genevieve. But when presented with an opportunity to earn some money just to keep a client’s friend entertained, she thought, “Why not live a little?” Genevieve promised Penelope that it was just dinner and drinks for her, no sex.
So what happens when she meets her date and discovers that he is sweet, gorgeous, and wants her for the night? How could she say no? Emboldened by this new persona of hers and his attraction to her, Penelope doesn’t want to.
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Pierced Hearts by Mdilikewhoa, preferringsleep (mellarkey)
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
10 Mar 2026
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Colin has been harboring a secret love for his longtime friend, Penelope, a travel influencer who has been unlucky in her past relationships. One night, she drunkenly tells him that she’d gotten her nipples pierced. In return, she demands a secret from him, and Colin reveals he has his own, more shocking piercing, causing Penelope to spiral and see him in a new (definitely not platonic) light.
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The Lady in Red by audlovespolin, Ayoisha, Kaitlin_With_a_K, Musings_at_random, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), Snide_Piper, WrensSymphony for queenannieslace
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
26 Feb 2026
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When Colin is cut off from his family’s money, he takes an unusual job working for a famed Dutch maestro. Unaware of his new career path, Penelope has her own reasons why she stopped talking to him and the rest of the Bridgertons and started focusing on her work at a publishing house.
As luck would have it, Penelope’s first international scouting assignment in the Netherlands concludes early so she decides to attend a local concert and wear a brand new outfit.
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I'll be a fool for you by audbooh, audlovespolin, Ayoisha, emikowrites, FanOfFics, Indifly, Kaitlin_With_a_K, kybridge26, Mdilikewhoa, MistressofNone3645, Musings_at_random, orphan_account, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), queenannieslace, SamHandwich, Snide_Piper, StrawberryWhorecake, WrensSymphony
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
03 Feb 2026
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Penelope is doing her best to be a supportive best friend for Eloise's annual Galentine's Day dinner. But without a Valentine to celebrate with the next day, and her longtime crush Colin off on his travels, there's little for her to be excited about.
That is, until Colin shows up unannounced, on a mission to make Penelope his. If only his family would stop getting in his way.
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- Part 3 of Pass the baton
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A Kiss to Build a Dream On by audlovespolin, Ayoisha, Kaitlin_With_a_K, Musings_at_random, preferringsleep (mellarkey), queenannieslace, WrensSymphony for Polin_dreamscape
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
04 Jan 2026
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When Penelope has no one to kiss at midnight at a New Year’s Eve party, Colin volunteers. What Colin doesn’t realize is that kiss will change everything, and he makes a New Year’s resolution.
One way or another, Penelope will be his, and he has 365 days to make it happen.
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Think You're So Criminal by preferringsleep (mellarkey) for Mdilikewhoa
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
10 Dec 2025
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While investigating Debling Shipping, a front for criminal activity, Penelope loses an important lead and must find a new way in. Cue Colin Bridgerton, who she met and kissed at an undercover training program two years prior. Professionally, of course. She learns Colin has been putting his training to good use, embedded for a year with Fife, a criminal middle man, and his crew, gathering intel on several criminal organizations, including Debling Shipping.
When Fife is set to host a bad guy convention on the sea, Penelope needs to be on that ship. Even if it's as Colin's girlfriend.
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(Going) Down with Love by audlovespolin, Ayoisha, Kaitlin_With_a_K, Musings_at_random, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), WrensSymphony for Snide_Piper
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
12 Nov 2025
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Colin comes home to confess his feelings to his longtime best friend Penelope, but his nerves get in the way as his sister and her girlfriend advise him on the best way forward. It turns out that the best way to level up his relationship might actually be to go down.
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P is for Papa by audlovespolin, Ayoisha, Kaitlin_With_a_K, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), Snide_Piper, WrensSymphony for Musings_at_random
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
01 Nov 2025
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Colin is determined, nay, obsessed, with hearing his son Samuel say “Papa” for the first time. But as the baby cheerfully repeats “Pen,” Colin sinks into a quiet spiral of insecurity. Penelope, ever perceptive, reminds him of the deep love he shares with their little family… in more ways than one. With a tender family moment turning into a passionate encounter, Colin finds reassurance in his wife’s care before reluctantly being dragged to White’s by Anthony and Benedict. A night of brotherly teasing, shocking confessions, and longing for home only confirms what Colin already knows: his heart belongs entirely to Penelope and their son.
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because of you by audlovespolin, Ayoisha, Musings_at_random, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), Snide_Piper, WrensSymphony for Kaitlin_With_a_K
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
30 Oct 2025
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After a single unexpected kiss, Colin Bridgerton’s world shifts irrevocably. What he once believed was simple friendship with Penelope Featherington now reveals itself as something deeper life-defining love. But when Penelope pulls away, determined to pursue a husband as society expects, Colin realizes too late that he wants to be that man. Torn between propriety and passion, he fights the ache of watching her slip away.
Penelope, meanwhile, steals herself to let go of the man she has quietly loved for years, believing his kiss meant no more to him than a fleeting moment. But Colin refuses to surrender to silence. One moonlit visit, a tree climbed in desperation, and a confession that spills straight from the heart changes everything.
Long-held feelings, whispered hopes, stolen kisses, emotional vulnerability...and a love that has always been there, waiting.
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Along the Spines by audlovespolin, Kaitlin_With_a_K, Musings_at_random, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), Snide_Piper, WrensSymphony for Ayoisha
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
23 Oct 2025
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Irish student Penelope Featherington knows her way around a library, but she couldn’t have predicted running into the hottest man she had ever seen on her first day at a British university. Colin Bridgerton - who flirts with her and makes her more daring - seems into her, but she can't know for sure.
Not until she goes back to test her theory, that is.
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Cry My Eyes Violet by preferringsleep (mellarkey) for Fanfickipedia
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
19 Oct 2025
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Stranded on an icy planet with a dozen other women and taken in by a tribe of giant purple aliens, Penelope Featherington is resigned to a lonely, mateless existence. Everything changes when an unmated male returns to his family to prepare for the brutal season.
* Companion fic to Agatha’s Game *
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- Part 2 of Purple PEs
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Uncle Colin's Wishlist (Spoiler: It's Auntie Pen) by Ayoisha, Kaitlin_With_a_K, Musings_at_random, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), Snide_Piper, WrensSymphony for audlovespolin
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
18 Oct 2025
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It’s Violet’s 60th birthday and her children and grandchildren are all present to celebrate! When a game of Pall Mall for the rest of the adults turns into an afternoon of babysitting for Penelope, Colin realizes he would much rather be by her side.
Will their afternoon inspire him to find what he’s been wishing for all along?
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Maybe time running out is a gift by audbooh, Ayoisha, Chickcentral, emikowrites, FanOfFics, Indifly, Kaitlin_With_a_K, kybridge26, Mdilikewhoa, MistressofNone3645, orphan_account, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), Snide_Piper, WrensSymphony
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
04 Oct 2025
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Penelope Featherington, the quiet wallflower of the London society, has a secret. Well she has two secrets, to be honest. One, she is the gossipmonger of the Ton that rules London’s social seasons. But the second one is a bit more complicated for Mr. Colin Bridgerton to come to terms with.
After all, when duty and desire wars with each other, it is difficult to make your choice. Fortunately, his feelings for her run deeper than desire. But will these star-crossed lovers find their happily-ever-after, when an ancient order is out for their blood?
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- Part 2 of Pass the baton
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It happened one stormy night by audbooh, audlovespolin, FanOfFics, Indifly, Kaitlin_With_a_K, kybridge26, Mdilikewhoa, MistressofNone3645, orphan_account, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), Snide_Piper, WrensSymphony
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
09 Sep 2025
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Stormy weather forces two best friends, Colin and Penelope to take shelter into a (seemingly) haunted house. Mysterious events happen around them, which forces them to camp in a confined space for the night. And you know what happens when proximity is forced upon our favorite idiots – desires spill out in the open in the most delicious way.
When it’s forced proximity, one would expect the ‘Only one bed’ trope. But here — ‘There was only one shower!’
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- Part 1 of Pass the baton
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Walks in the Park by audlovespolin, Kaitlin_With_a_K, kybridge26, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey) for WrensSymphony
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
18 Aug 2025
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Colin Bridgerton's life changes one day in the park when a tiny redhead knocks him off his feet (and ruins his sandcastle in the process). And while his relationship with his pretty Pen changes over the years, the park is one thing that remains constant as they find themselves there again and again.