hoot_hoot_ashie
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There was zero chance of sleep coming soon to Charlie. In fact he was pretty sure he was about to combust. The way Nick's breath was hitting his neck in just the right way was making all of his nerve endings come alive.
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Colin Bridgerton has always been searching, searching for purpose, searching for adventure, searching for himself. Searching for the missing piece of the puzzle of his life that will complete him.
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The Armor We Wear by aphraell for W_M_N
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
30 Jan 2025
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A kiss between friends—that's all it was meant to be. But as rain slicks London's cobblestones and a carriage disappears into darkness, Colin Bridgerton discovers how quickly certainty can crumble beneath the weight of one impulsive request. [Canon divergence from S3E4]
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19 Jul 2025
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“Well, I heard in town that you were looking for some help digging a well. And I thought I might provide my services.”
Penelope stared at him. “Now why on God’s green earth would you want to do that?” she asked, more bluntly than was perhaps proper for a young lady. “We can’t pay you.” Their father had left them with almost nothing, save this land and the house they were standing on. It was a pretty nice house - better than some of the others in the area - but life was hard.
He shook his head and turned his hat over in his hands. “No, I didn’t expect you could. I hoped you might instead pay me in kind.”
Penelope’s cheeks flushed red and she looked down, her hands smoothing the faded yellow cotton of her day dress. She didn’t suppose he meant what it sounded like he meant, being a gentleman and all, but the idea of Colin Bridgerton taking that sort of payment from her made her cheeks hot.
OR: local cowboy offers to help farmgirl dig a well (aka cowboy colin meets prairie girl pen)
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- Part 1 of Cowboy Colin
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25 Feb 2025
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Nuzzled Noses by WrensSymphony
Fandoms: Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV)
23 Jan 2025
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From the moment of their accidental meeting as young children through the trauma of hurt and loss, the heartbreak of adolescence, and the confusion of young adulthood, Colin and Penelope's connection anchors them both.
This story aims for hurt and comfort in equal measure as it follows the "platonic best friends" (really, though?) as they grow up, with time jumps between each chapter as we see them navigate their lives together. Their story is one of true friends to lovers, where lines blur and it's hard to see where friendship ends and love begins, because perhaps they've been together all along.
*CW: This is NOT a dark fic, but does contain mature themes, specifically a child abuse storyline.*
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She was startled and looked up into his eyes for a moment, and then started giggling. It was the most beautiful sound he had ever heard. It sounded like his mom’s wind chimes on the back porch, or the bells on the ice cream truck when it rounded the corner… but even more magical. He giggled back at her.
“I’m Colin,” he said with a smile that he didn’t even have to try to make so big.
“Penelope,” said the girl with the giggle that was now his favorite song.
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- Part 1 of Nuzzled Noses
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01 Feb 2025
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Mystery Work
Part of belle’s library
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This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!
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08 Jan 2025
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almost, at times, the fool by bittereternity
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
20 Nov 2024
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He chokes on all the words he can’t bring himself to say. What could he say that would convey to her the enormity of his love? She is his entire soul, living outside his body.
“Sometimes I am overcome,” he admits, desperate. ”But never doubt that I am so proud of you. Please, Penelope, I could not bear it.”
Or: In the aftermath, Colin struggles to come to terms with being Lady Whistledown's husband.
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18 Dec 2024