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“Technically,” Eloise says, all jittery and delighted, her sweaty hand clutching Penelope tight. “It’s a curtain pole, so you might have to use your imagination a bit.”
She follows Eloise’s pointed finger and sees it – a big, wooden pole wedged into the family’s perfectly manicured lawn; the rainbow of ribbons fluttering in the soft breeze, looped like a crown about the top.
“What is all this?” She blinks at everything slowly, wonders if it’s some ridiculous mirage cooked up by her wanting mind.
“You’re going to be our May Queen, of course,” Eloise says, twisting Penelope into a clumsy spin. “Colin has set the entire thing up. Isn’t it fun?”
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06 Jul 2026
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all of it by abvj for swell_ink_well
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
23 Jun 2026
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So, yeah.
He pretends to be her boyfriend sometimes.
And he does boyfriend things for her when she asks because she is his best friend, and he wants to make her happy.
At some point, though, he finds himself secretly pretending it’s for real.
Colin Bridgerton has been many things for Penelope Featherington. It's time to try brave.
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- Part 1 of bloom confession
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06 Jul 2026
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what's a girl to do? by abvj for swell_ink_well
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
27 Jun 2026
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At seven, Penelope learns to take what she can get.
Twenty-five years of wanting—love, belonging, permission to take up space. And, finally: do you want it?
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- Part 2 of bloom confession
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06 Jul 2026
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Wish You Were Here by RomancingTon for TradingGlances
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
29 Jun 2026
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Senbazuru: The Japanese tradition of folding 1,000 paper cranes, popularized by the art of origami. Based on the legend that cranes live 1,000 years, and that the person who undertakes this endeavor will receive a wish upon completion of the task. Representative of dedication, hope, and love.
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Still reeling from a broken heart, Penelope starts receiving paper cranes in the mail.
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06 Jul 2026
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Burn Notice by writergirl8 for RomancingTon
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
02 Jul 2026
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Colin had sworn to not two, not three, but four people he would not be in attendance: Eloise, Daphne, his mother, and Benedict. But Pen wouldn’t have come if she knew he was going to be in attendance, and Penelope needs his family nearly as much as she needs a holiday. He can’t let her vanish from their lives just because he’d hurt her feelings. That’s Colin’s fault, not Penelope’s. That’s his punishment to bear.
It’s just that the punishment is staying away from Penelope, and Colin can’t quite stand the thought of bearing it all the way.
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Or, Penelope Featherington gets severely sunburned and Colin Bridgerton is just trying to get the girl.
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05 Jul 2026