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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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What the Future Holds by Musings_at_random
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
28 May 2026
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The greatest dream close to Penelope Featherington's heart is a reality of her life, she is to become Colin Bridgerton's wife. Still a secret, Lady Whistledown's identity casts a shadow of uncertainty over the joy that awaits the happy couple.
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Food for Thought by Musings_at_random for tartheyes
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
17 Mar 2026
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“We bid Rae farewell as she left to gather the ingredients for your delicacy of prose. Then we sat here to debate what sort of a flower we should choose for you as a gift. Our son is of the opinion that a handful of daffodils shall be a perfect choice, as you can see.”
Bouncing on his father’s knee, Elliot was waving his fist away before his face, as a single stem of a bright daffodil tickled his nose. Cooing at it as he was, it took him a moment to spot his mother’s face as she bent down to observe the flower herself.
A string of conversations on family, gossip and flowers. A slice of Polin's domestic fluff.
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To Whom It May Concern by Musings_at_random for Polin_dreamscape
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
05 Mar 2026
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Lady Whistledown has put down her feathered pen a fortnight ago. Faced with his sister's glum countenance, Gregory Bridgerton seeks out urgent help from the scribe herself.
When his questions pertaining to the present fail to get him the answers he desires, Colin fills Gregory's story of the past with details as they take Elliot and Penelope on a walk down memory lane.
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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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Pass the baton by audbooh, audlovespolin, Ayoisha, BiscuitFiend, Chickcentral, emikowrites, FanOfFics, fullysplendid, Indifly, Kaitlin_With_a_K, kybridge26, Mdilikewhoa, MistressofNone3645, Musings_at_random, Polin_dreamscape, preferringsleep (mellarkey), queenannieslace, SamHandwich, Snide_Piper, stolemystark17, StrawberryWhorecake, WrensSymphony
Fandom Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
01 Jun 2026
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The Beast Of Rosemere Hall by Polin_dreamscape for Mdilikewhoa
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
01 Jul 2026
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When Penelope Featherington arrived at Rosemere Hall as a governess, she didn't expect that she'd get any attention from its cold, widowed master. But the Earl of Hawthorne has always gotten what he wants, and soon Penelope finds herself trapped in a dangerous arrangement that blurs the line between punishment and desire.
Beneath his ruthless control lies a man shaped by neglect and impossible expectations. He is a self-proclaimed beast, and Penelope may be the only person capable of seeing him for what he truly is.
A 'Beauty And The Beast' inspired gothic romance, but...the Polin edition
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- Part 3 of Reimagined Fairytales
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Bookmarked by Musings_at_random
29 Jun 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
I adore you, Colin from Rosmere Hall!
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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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Bookmarked by Musings_at_random
11 Apr 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Absolute cinema of a fic. A beautifully descriptive and profoundly emotional read. Every reason why we adore Polin is included in this wonderful slice of a time travel AU. Thank you for sharing the story with us ladies. 💛
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After a disastrous encounter with Colin at Lady Danbury’s reception wherein he assures her she does not count as a woman, Penelope stumbles across a doorway through time.
Every time she uses it, she awakens in her bed the morning of Lady Danbury’s reception determined to correct Colin’s misperception and win his heart.
Thirty attempts later, Penelope is tired, desperate, and ready to leave the past in the past once and for all.
[Polin Week 2026: Time Travel AU]
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Bookmarked by Musings_at_random
11 Apr 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
Inject time travel AU into my bloodstream. This is such a great take on a much beloved AU I adore to (re)visit. Thank you for sharing it with us, Sam. 💛
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Colin Bridgerton has always felt untethered. When a careless question unravels the story of his beginnings, he is forced to confront the truth.
Fleeing to the water that has always steadied him, Colin uncovers a letter left behind by Edmund Bridgerton and the truth Violet could never quite bring herself to tell him.
But some truths are not his alone.{Thank you, Kate | Musings_at_random, for both the moodboard and for beta-ing the fic!!!}
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- 4/?
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Bookmarked by Musings_at_random
06 Mar 2026
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Julia Quinn's kitchen by Polin_dreamscape
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
14 Aug 2025
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Colin the coffee machine can't stop filling Pen the porcelain teapot with his hot spend!
Julia wonders what's really going on in her kitchen.
Bookmarked by Musings_at_random
22 Feb 2026