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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
Day 7: Mafia AU
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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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- 16
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Purple PEs by preferringsleep (mellarkey)
Fandom Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
19 Oct 2025
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It's not the first time Colin has woken up with a dry mouth, an achy body and a severe case of ‘what the hell did I do last night?’ but it is definitely the first time he has woken up here.
What’s happening…?
What is this place…?
Is that Penelope he can hear…?
His panic and confusion melt away at the sound of her voice and he feels a sense of relief. Penelope is close, she’s here… she’s… very close, actually… very, very close.
Wait… Is she…? Is he…? Could he be…?
Inside her?
Bookmarked by preferringsleep (mellarkey)
22 Jun 2026
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For a Good Cause by SamHandwich
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
20 Jun 2026
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Penelope is convinced to attend the university’s annual winter carnival under the promise she’ll see the rarely-in-London-anymore Colin Bridgerton. When she does spot him, however, he’s running the football team’s kissing booth.
Which makes her want to throw up, quite frankly.
Perplexingly, it also puts certain things in motion Colin discovers he is not prepared for.
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Bookmarked by preferringsleep (mellarkey)
16 Jun 2026
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To Serve You Intimately by Anonymous
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
21 Jun 2026
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“Sir, I have thought of you night and day. I have dreamed of you, almost preferring sleep for that is where I might find you—only your real presence is infinitely more preferable even if my fantasies remained unfulfilled. And I know I am only a maid. I know you are married even if it is in name only. But I wish to be more for you. I wish to do more for you. I wish to serve you intimately. Sir, I wish to be your mistress, if you so permit it."
OR my version of the "be my mistress" scene, but make it Polin, reversed and beautifully darker, because if Penelope's only purpose is to please her master then she shall be a happy woman indeed.
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The Beast Of Rosemere Hall by Polin_dreamscape for Mdilikewhoa
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
25 Jun 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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- English
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Bookmarked by preferringsleep (mellarkey)
09 May 2026
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Shattered Glass by StrawberryWhorecake
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
10 Jun 2026
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Penelope gave herself to the man she’d loved for years, and he broke her heart in the same night.
Penelope wants to move on and forget, but the consequences of that single night force them together. Will she be able to forgive him or will it tear them apart?
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- English
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- 15/15
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- 280
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Bookmarked by preferringsleep (mellarkey)
24 Feb 2026