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The Soundtrack To My Own Damn Tragedy by ScarletFruit
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
24 Jun 2026
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At 18 and 21 Colin Penelope shared their first time, before going their separate ways- her to university, him to travel.
At 28 and 31 Colin and Penelope are married- just not to each other. They haven’t seen each other in years.
That changes one Tuesday morning when she slips into the chair next to him as he stares out of a coffee shop window, tears in his eyes and a scowl on his face.
This is the story of the coffee that changed everything- for four people.
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A Lesson On The Many Ways To Ruin Your Own Life by ScarletFruit
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
06 Jun 2026
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Colin’s life is a mess- a car crash, you might say. Miles from Mayfair, living on a farm near Glastonbury. Widowed, young twins, barely keeping the family together until Anthony and Violet step in.
Penelope’s life is plodding along in a decent fashion- job she loves (reception teacher), cougar wannabe mother she generally avoids and a quiet life despite living in the heart of Mayfair, but that’s ok, right? Who needs anything else?
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Six Months Of You by ScarletFruit
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
07 May 2026
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Colin can't quite shake the niggling feeling that something is wrong in his life. He's back in London after a month working in Australia and everything from the outside looks the same. Same Tuesday night pub gathering, same siblings, same topics of conversation that frankly hold no interest for him at all, same Penelope...
Oh.
AKA Colin realises that Penelope is ignoring him, and immediately begins to unravel.
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Talking Therapy by ScarletFruit
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
06 May 2026
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Eight years ago an argument with his eldest sibling resulted in Colin walking away from his home.
Now he is ready to return.
Can the family he left behind forgive him? What secrets are hidden, and can he turn his BFF into the HEA he so longs for?
The prologue and epilogues are written in traditional formats, other chapters are written as the conversations he needs to have to rebuild his life.
Polin Week prompt: Drunken Confessions
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An Untenable Risk by ScarletFruit
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
29 Apr 2026
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Colin needs to find Penelope, and fast.
She disappeared on the morning of the wedding, leaving him waiting at the altar, nothing but a note saying that that she could not destroy the man she loved by entrapping him against his will.
He had been devastated, had searched for her ever since, but now his mission has grown urgent. He needs help that he can only receive by revealing her identity or marrying her. He is not prepared to place his love at risk of the Queen's ire, and so he must search for her amongst the back streets and the dark nights of regency London.
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Bridgerton Band Series by ScarletFruit
Fandom Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
20 Jun 2025
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"Pen and Alfie are having their third date on Friday night!" Hyacinth explained with the kind of giddy smile only a teenage girl could credibly muster, while simultaneously leaning over the table and attempting to steal Eloise’s wine glass. Penelope, meanwhile, looked directly up at the ceiling, mortified that once again the entire table was weighing in on her love life. Could she not have any peace?
"Hmmm." Colin pretended to consider the point, but he was mostly trying to stop his lip from curling. He did not like Alfie Debling. What kind of stupid name was that anyway? What grown man went by “Alfie”? He sounded like someone’s pet dachshund. “Ooo Alfie come here for belly rubs”, “Don’t shit on the rug, Alfie”.
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Colin Bridgerton finds himself in the unenviable position of having offered to help Penelope Featherington cook a seduction dinner for her plant-loving paramour. It just happens to be the same dinner that was prepared for Colin before he lost his virginity, and it is bringing back regrets and all kinds of feelings for his best friend that he thought he had buried away for good.
Aka the NYT Pizza Interview we all wanted, featuring the Great Auk, Alfie x Alfie and the Contessa.Bookmarked by ScarletFruit
16 Jun 2026
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CRUEL LOVE & HATE by Krystalx89
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
27 Jun 2026
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She, approached him for one reason only: revenge.
Her father and younger sister had died tragic, untimely deaths, and the woman responsible was none other than his fiancée. Consumed by grief and hatred, she vows to use him as her ultimate weapon, forcing that cruel woman to experience the agony of losing everything.He, on the other hand, approached her all because of a promise - a promise to indulge and satisfy the whims of his fiancée, the pampered "princess" he was bound to protect.
A love story born from deep deception and hidden agendas. Two people. Two conflicting motives. One carefully orchestrated game of hearts.
But when the truth finally comes to light, will this relationship built on lies plunge them into an endless abyss, or will they overcome the deception and find their happily ever after together?
Bookmarked by ScarletFruit
14 Jun 2026
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The Wrong Woman by StrawberryWhorecake
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
01 Jun 2026
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Colin Bridgerton has received a ransom note for his fiancee. Which is rather odd because Miss Thompson is safe and sound at the Featheringtons and-
Wait.
Where's Penelope?
Bookmarked by ScarletFruit
09 Jun 2026
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Waiting for Twenty Years Feels Pretty Civilian by Holiday_Hustle
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
11 Apr 2026
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There is no escaping reality: she is with child.
She is not afraid of the prospect of having another child, her births were easy enough and Penelope loves being a mother. She loves watching her babies grow and learn, loves being the one to teach them. If anything, she was getting maudlin as with two children out in society and her youngest rapidly approaching her debut. There is only one issue.
Her husband is dead.
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After seeing Colin for the first time in twenty years, Penelope Debling enters a mutually beneficial relationship with him as their daughters become best friends.
However, when she discovers she’s with child, Penelope is forced to confront the feelings she tried to ignore during her lackluster first marriage.
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Polin Week Day Six - Polin as Parents
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08 Jun 2026
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may, she will stay by stolemystark17
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
08 Jun 2026
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When Eloise offers Penelope three weeks of privacy at her family’s cottage Up North to write and relax after a breakup, she jumps at the chance to visit one of her favorite places from childhood. But soon after she arrives, her best friend’s brother Colin appears and claims his mother made him the same offer. Now, they’ll have to share the same space and uninterrupted time, rediscovering each other and long buried feelings.
A “Beach Read” inspired AU.
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Bookmarked by ScarletFruit
08 Jun 2026