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Life Advice by Chinesepapercut
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
26 Jan 2025
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“The columnist who writes the Love and Sex column has had a medical emergency,” Penelope explains as she takes a fortifying sip of wine. “They want me to take over writing the column for her for an indefinite amount of time while she recovers.”
Francesca gives Penelope an appraising look. “You’re nervous about this? Why?”
“I suppose it’s two things,” Penelope says, looking into the middle distance between her friends. “First, it’s a lot of work.”
“You’ve never been afraid of hard work, Pen,” Eloise offers.
“Thank you, but second, and probably more importantly, I don’t think I have the requisite experience to do it well.”
“Why? You’re a great writer,” Colin says from the corner where he’s been uncharacteristically quiet all night.
Penelope feels herself flame red. “It’s not my writing that’s the issue.”
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Or Penelope is given a work assignment to author a popular Sex Advice column but doesn’t feel she has had enough “experience” to do it well. Colin offers to “help.” -
She is your marrow (and your ride home) by hopeandahalf
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
15 Nov 2024
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Penelope is, has always been, well…beautiful. Just…objectively and scientifically speaking. It’s obviously something Colin's had to ruthlessly compartmentalize as they’ve built such a deep friendship over the years, because those kinds of thoughts are a slippery slope and Pen is simply too important to him to ogle her like a horny buffoon, like some kind of disgusting man. But none of that changes the fact that she’s…well. Kind of perfect, really. Like, those…and her…whew. Just…her things. All the things.
Objectively speaking, of course.
Or: The life and times of Colin Bridgerton—struggling travel writer, existential crisis-haver, nepo baby, and...Penelope's wingman? Oh boy.
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It's been more than a year since Colin and Penelope got together in the wake of Colin's profile in Journey magazine. Now, it's Pen's turn to be at the center of attention.
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Operation: Sister-in-Law by Writer_Plume
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
01 Apr 2025
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Penelope had always been there for Hyacinth and Gregory, listening to their endless chatter, indulging their mischief, and offering the kind of patient affection only a true older sister could provide. But when they realized that one day she would marry, start a family of her own, and perhaps drift away from them, panic set in.
There was only one logical solution: she had to marry a Bridgerton.
Determined to secure Penelope as their sister-in-law, Hyacinth and Gregory devised a brilliant, if somewhat reckless, plan to match her with one of their brothers. But things quickly took an unexpected turn when a misplaced ear overheard that Penelope was to meet one of their brothers for a secret rendezvous. Colin was quite certain he would not allow it.
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01 Apr 2025
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His mother was convinced he’d only moved to Notting Hill to have his own great love story. And while, yes, he may have the floppy hair and bumbling Britishness required of a Richard Curtis character, the current state of his love life (nonexistent) has Colin convinced his Hugh Grant moment is still a long way off.