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nothing is more bridgerton than "don't worry, i will fix this for you" then coming back like "well, actually, i've made it much, much worse"

they're a family of literal clowns.

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really need a bridgerton cast special of the great british bake off…I think it would cure all my ailments

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They are ABSOLUTELY the messiest bitches in the Ton.

And the most fun. Because they're not maliciously messy. They all just have one braincell between them, and when Francesca doesn't have it, then it's in the air being bounced between the others but never landing longer than a few seconds.

They're like a family of sweet but semi-clueless dogs. Charming by virtue of being messy-adorable.

Did Pen really choose to write so much about the Bridgertons in Whistledown or did she kind of have to constantly write about them because they’re the messiest bitches in the ton?

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Listen, I fully support Polin with Eloise being BFFs with Penelope again. 100%. I want more stories with strong friendships, friendships that are as strong or stronger than romances, friendship soulmates. I will die on the hill of needing more of those. 

But I am HAUNTED by the way Eloise looked at Pen all through season 3. 

I cannot get it out of my head how much it looked like a woman in love with her best friend and having to cope with the fact that what she thought were platonic feelings are actually romantic ones. And realizing that the main reason she wanted them to be spinsters together was because she was in love with Pen and couldn’t bear to see her marry another.

HAUNTED, I tell you.

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BRIDGERTON S2 REWATCH: Endless Kate Sharma gifs (6/?)

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I would read the blazes out of this.

Heist movie where everyone in the team has a fairy tale code name:

Frau Holle, head of the operation, pulls the strings, coordinates from above

The Fairy Godmother, arranges everyone's covers and equipment, supports from the side lines

Jack, world class burglar, bit too impulsive for his own good

Molly Whuppy, world class con artist, has a friendly rivalry going with Jack

Donkeyskin, master of disguise, you won't even know you're talking to her until she chooses to introduce herself

Goldilocks, housebreaking prodigy, cocky young upstart

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Doughnut whale sharks 🍩✨

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Can we just give a shout out to Albion Finch, I mean what a supportive brother in law🥰🥹

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Okay but yes because:

Arthur's "I heard that!" response to Merlin's snark would become "I saw that!"

Merlin: You literally couldn't have, your back is turned.

Arthur: Well, I FELT IT!

Merlin: you WISH.

Arthur: ......

Merlin: ......

bbc Merlin would have been so much better if Arthur and Merlin could have flipped each other off

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Queer Bridgerton Headcanons Part 2

Benedict has known Anthony's gay for years and often covered for him at school when Anthony slipped out for any rendezvous with another guy.

Colin, dear sweet oblivious Colin, has no clue.

Eloise knows, of course. She and Benedict have discussed how bad Anthony is at hiding it.

Daphne knows, but she thinks she's the only one in the family who knows. She assumes Benedict probably knows, but she doesn't have the highest opinion of Benedict's intelligence (unfairly so, but that's how siblings are).

Initially Daphne covers for Anthony and Simon (hence the Fake Dating thing with her and Simon) because she thinks they'll get themselves sorted out but when they DON'T because they're idiots, she decides she Must do More about it. That's why she starts flirting with the Prince.

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If Bridgerton Season 1 Was GAY

A list:

Anthony's ridiculous possessiveness over Daphne isn't about DAPHNE, it's about SIMON

Jonathan Bailey did a great job playing a straight guy but did you NOTICE THE LOOKS BETWEEN HIM AND SIMON, because I sure did

Anthony's bizarre insistence that Daphne MUST NOT marry Simon makes MORE sense if he's gay and in love with Simon (yes, yes, yes, I know it's because Julia Quinn was writing the modern and very historically inaccurate Brother's Best Friend trope, shush)

Anthony's whole thing with the opera singer/Sienna was comphet, with him trying so hard to be straight for his family

Aside from the fact that Daphne is an emotionally manipulative immature teenager, the Prince would have been a much better choice for her than Simon was anyway! Leaving Simon free for Anthony. ;)

If Daphne had figured out early on that Anthony and Simon were in love with each other and decided to act as their cover, it makes the ENTIRE season 1 plot of fake dating make WAY more sense. (Because NEITHER the Bridgerton books nor the Netflix show portrayed the Fake Dating trope in a way that made ANY sense historically. Or even non-historically. It was so limiting.)

Seriously. It makes so much sense.

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Let's Get More Loving (Big) Families in Regency Fiction

Bridgerton the show did better than the Bridgerton books at showing us a family that cared about each other despite disagreements, and frankly, I give a lot of the credit for that to the actors who played the Bridgertons seemingly getting along really well offset and that transferring to onscreen.

But as someone from a big family that cared about each other (plus a pretty caring extended family on one side), it was cringe-inducing to read the Bridgerton books and watch a lot of the "family" moments on the show. And I've tried a lot of other Regency-family series besides the Bridgertons and every time it's cringe-inducing. (Same thing with fantasy series that try to portray a big family.)

And when you read letters from the Regency period, it's pretty obvious that (OF COURSE) just like now, there were families who loved each other and cared about each other and actually supported each other and families who couldn't stand each other.

Little ways Bridgerton did give us this:

Benedict and Eloise smoking together in the garden.

The 3 older boys taunting each other from time to time.

Anthony eventually supporting Benedict's love life.

Anthony supporting Benedict's career (TERRIBLE way to do it, but Anthony is a disaster, so no surprise lol).

Gregory and Hyacinth acting super typical for their age and being adorably at each other's throats one minute and co-curious besties the next. (Okay, 'besties' might be an overstatement.)

Ways Regency fiction/fantasy can do so much better:

Siblings who have regular co-conspirator relationships. Imagine if Colin and Daphne regularly teamed up against Anthony.

The Intelligence Grapevine that almost always exists in a family with more than a few kids, unless they're hugely separated in age and super hate each other.

Brothers! Who! Support! Their! Sisters'! Choices! (I need to write a whole post on this lol.)

Sisters being just as protective of their brothers not getting bad girlfriends/wives as the brothers are of their sisters not getting bad husbands.

.....so this list is definitely going to get long enough to require its own post lolll.

So yes, anyway, I just want big families in Regency fiction portrayed better!

On that note, I'm off to start writing a Regency fantasy series that actually does this, just to satisfy myself.

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REBLOG if you have amazing, talented WRITER friends.

Because I certainly do, and I love every single one of them and their work.

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Hard same.

I know Disney now says Attina is the oldest of Ariel’s sisters but because of the expanded universe material I’ve read, like the chapter books, storybooks, and comics published in the 90s I personally will always see Aquata as the oldest sister.

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Neues Palais by castleholic

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Listen. I'm obsessed with Jethro, okay. Also I totally instaloved Mistress Vianna when she walked on page, ugh, she's unfair. ALL the women at her place are.

kiss of blood snippet #1

“She’s upstairs, entertaining. She should be done in half an hour. The man only paid for an hour, although if you ask me he didn’t look likely to last a quarter of the time.”

Most men couldn't, Jethro thought with a twist of her mouth. She shrugged her broad shoulders and leaned back. “Half an hour,” she repeated.

“Indeed. And we could pass the time sitting here discussing the dreary weather, or...” Mistress Vianna’s voice lowered into a purr. “We could spend it in more pleasant ways.”

“I have a hard time believing you don’t have a previous appointment to take care of,” said Jethro as warm flames began to lick inside her stomach. She let her eyes linger briefly on the smooth rounds of the Mistress’s breasts before meeting her eyes again.

The Mistress laughed again, rising to her feet. “I do,” she said. “And they pay well, but if they show up on time for once I’ll simply have them wait. It builds anticipation. And besides,” she said, shrugging one shoulder, “I insist on getting what I want.”