12 Works in Alfred Merrick
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If Bertha could bottle it, she would: the heart-pounding exhileration of standing on the ice bowing to raucous applause; how George pulls her into his arms like they're two magnets; the smell of him, slightly sweaty but oh-so-familiar; and the feeling of his heart against her chest, beating in time with hers, until the adrenaline fades and they come slowly unstuck. They're on the top of their game, and definitely on the top of the World standings, and no one, the fans say, is doing ice dance chemistry like them.
It helps that Bertha is irrevocably, hopelessly, immutably in love with George.
It hurts that Bertha is irrevocably, hopelessly, immutably in love with George.
(a figure skating AU)
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The thing about King Alfred and Queen Bertha was that while they were a well-suited king and queen, they were a poorly-suited husband and wife. Thankfully, they've got over twenty years experience of staying out of each other's way.
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- Part 2 of Gilded Age Creator’s Cotillion 2026
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The Rash Decisions of George and Bertha Russell by Incirrata
Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022)
08 Jul 2026
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“You are what?” George asked, freezing in place.
He was drunk enough. Perhaps she could still convince him he heard her wrong the first time. But god, she had barely any control over her actions as it was, her body shaking with anger, her skin prickling with need to hurt him as much as he had insisted on hurting her.
“Alfred Merrick proposed to me, and I said yes. We are getting married."
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The Duke and Duchess of Buckingham are expecting their first child, the transcontinental railroad is still far from being built, a killer is on the loose in New York, women are fighting for the right to vote---and George and Bertha Russell are separated.
My, what is the world coming to.
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COON: We don’t want to leave George and Bertha like this.
SPECTOR: We’d like to figure out a way to get them back to where they used to be, for sure. Although, I don’t know how that’s going to happen. Not that it can’t happen. I would love to see how they figure that out.🫡
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Bertha pushes boundaries to reclaim her distant husband, but she has never met before this kind of boundaries, and she is fully unprepared. She has to rise above her own limitations to understand George and his battles.
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In which George is jealous and Bertha enjoys pressing his buttons (Now as a series)
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Two Berthas by LittleBitGarbage
Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022), 19th Century CE RPF, Historical RPF
01 Feb 2026
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When Bertha Russell leaves Sidmouth, her life back in New York seems bleak. Her daughter is married, George and Larry are at their club, and the Met is fully established now. There's no particular pull other than maintaining a position in society.
Then, she meets Bertha Palmer, a Chicago socialite organizing the women's building for the World's Fair. They become fast friends, and Chicago's Bertha helps New York's Bertha remember how great she truly is.
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Bertha has survived everything the world has thrown at her and always came out on top. This time, she sees no way back, that is, until she meets someone who is more lost than her. Together, can they find their way back not only onto solid footing but to happiness?
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The Russells' marriage is on the rocks and George's behavior has thrown Bertha off her game... temporarily. Refusing to succumb to defeat, she hatches a plan to get her husband back and reunite her family. Along the way, new opportunities present themselves and she starts to enjoy her newfound freedom. It's either the end of a marriage or the beginning of a new life for Bertha. Picks up immediately after season three of The Gilded Age.
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Nobody's gonna come and save you
We've pulled too many false alarms
We're going down
And you can see it too
We're going down
And you know that we're doomed... -
started out with a kiss (how did it end up like this?) by hacklesacademy (ladyvivien)
Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022)
24 Jul 2025
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Alfred Merrick has something George Russell wants. George Russell has something Alfred Merrick wants. Bertha Russell just wants some semblance of control in a life that's spinning off the rails.
Only two people get what they want.
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Alternate ending to Season 3, Episode 5: After dinner with Merrick ends in disaster, George's jealousy reaches a tipping point.