#benedict bridgerton ff

[bridgertonbabe]

So having read the bridgerton spouse group chats by you and bridgerton family group chats by @holybatgirlz I’ve realised Benedict seems to always been one of the ones getting injured during family games night…

Does Sophie ever ban him from playing after an Injury or flat out refuse to go after she’s had all four kids and Benedict ends up back in hospital and ends up out of action for a few weeks meaning Sophie has four kids and a husband to tend to (and forces the injuring causing party to wait on him hand and foot for the duration of his Convalescence)

Also on another point… reading these makes me wanna write a family games night fic 😂😂

I feel like by the time all the spouses are married in and as they all start their families that Bridgerton game nights would become a bit calmer - only fractionally, but enough that the hospital visits aren't as frequent and the injuries sustained are far less serious. Though the Bridgertons (and Kate) remain insanely competitive to a terrifying degree, the spouses manage to limit game nights to once a year at most and then following the annual game night the spouses make it very clear how little they care for the family's version of a casual night of board/parlour games, and at the very least some of the Bridgertons take their partners feelings on board and attempt to mellow their competitiveness (kinda).

But with that being said, just because the injuries at game nights wind down, doesn't mean casualties don't occur through other competitive dumbass means...

BSSG Group Chat

Sophie: Guys I'm at the hospital.

Penelope: omg are you ok?????

Lucy: oh no what's happened?

Sophie: Ben broke his leg.

Phillip: Shit how did he manage that?

Sophie: He broke it go-karting.

Gareth:

Simon: What the ever living fuck was he doing go-karting?

Lucy: and not to be ageist - but at his age????

Phillip: The fuck is he playing at?

Gareth: i have to know

Gareth: did he go by himself?

Michael: Gareth please don't make this any more tragic for Ben or any more embarrassing for Sophie

Sophie: For your information he wasn't by himself.

Lucy: then who the hell did he go with????

Penelope: wait

Sophie: Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news

Phillip: Oh no

Simon: Please don't say it

Sophie: But it was a Bridgerton sibling day out

Michael: Oh for fuck's sake

Lucy: but greg told me he was going to spend the afternoon helping his mum pick up the flowers and decorations for penelope and eloise's baby shower on saturday!

Penelope:

Simon: As much as I can share in your dismay Lucy I can't say I'm remotely shocked to learn that Daphne and her siblings all lied about their whereabouts to hide the fact that they were having a sneaky go-karting afternoon 😑

Michael: I'm well aware I'm including my wife in this but do none of them have jobs??? Who goes go-karting on a Wednesday afternoon????

Phillip: Lets just be grateful that there was only one casualty from their go-karting escapade.

Sophie: ...

Sophie: Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news again

Simon: Sophie don't you dare

Penelope: oh god do we even want to know

Sophie: But they've all been hospitalised.

Lucy:

Michael: Why

Simon:

Michael: Why must they be like this

Gareth: just how exactly do 8 people get taken to hospital from a single go-karting afternoon?

Phillip: Soph is El ok????? I'm on my way right now

Sophie: She's ok Phil and so is the baby, she's just got a sprained wrist. She fared the best out of them all injury wise.

Penelope: El's fared the best???????

Michael:

Michael: Just what exactly is the extent of the damages we're talking here @ Sophie

Sophie: So Colin has a broken leg to match Ben's, Anthony's in a neck brace, Fran's fractured a couple of ribs, Daph's fractured her arm while Greg's broken his and has bruised his coccyx, and Hy's broken her big toe and is currently sporting an eye patch.

Penelope: COLIN'S BROKEN HIS LEG???????

Penelope: I'm 4 weeks away from giving birth wtf am I supposed to do with Limpy for a husband?!?!?!?

Lucy: ffs greg and i were supposed to be playing tennis with hermione and my brother this sunday 😤

Gareth: at least this isn't your wife:

Gareth: and soph how exactly did hy end up with an eye patch from go-karting?

Sophie: Greg shot her.

Lucy: HE DID WHAT

Simon: He shot her?????

Michael: Wow Greg shot Hy?

Michael: Honestly I would have imagined Fran snapping before Greg

Gareth: @ Sophie if you've previously failed to mention that my wife is wearing an eye patch because she's been blinded in that eye NOW WOULD BE THE TIME TO MENTION IT

Sophie: Relax she hasn't been blinded, it's just precautionary until the swelling's gone down.

Lucy: CAN WE GET BACK TO THE PART WHERE MY HUSBAND SHOT HIS SISTER

Penelope: yeah wtf is Greg doing with a gun????

Simon: And why does he have one for go-karting?!?!??!

Sophie: Ok so it was a BB gun he was using

Lucy: AND HE HAD IT BECAUSE?!?!?!?!?

Sophie: Well you're all going to love this

Sophie: They weren't just doing regular go-karting

Phillip: What

Sophie: They were doing it Mario Kart style.

Michael:

Simon: I actually can't stand them.

Gareth: not to be pedantic but they don't have guns in mario kart

Gareth: did they get it mixed up with gta coz that would make way more sense with all of the injuries they've acculumated

Lucy: are you seriously telling me they were driving go-karts around a track while shooting at each other??????

Penelope: I'm a month away from giving birth to a Bridgerton baby 🙃

Sophie: Basically they were using an assortment of items like hurling banana peels and pouring out oil on the track to make the others slip, they were throwing frisbees and balls at each other which were meant to be like shells and they had a variety of water/nerf/BB guns to take each other out that way. All of which contributed to the massive pile up that caused most of their injuries.

Michael: God almighty

Gareth: question; was hy not wearing a helmet?

Sophie: She was but she had the visor open after Eloise sprayed it over with paint which was how she ended up getting shot.

Kate: Omfg

Kate: I cannot believe this!

Sophie: It's a lot to take in I know.

Kate: I can't believe they didn't invite me!

Michael: Kate do you even care that your husband is in a neck brace?

Kate: Well that's what he fucking gets for not including me! Karma's a bitch and so is Anthony!

Simon: @ Kate

Phillip: God can you imagine what Violet's reaction to this is going to be when she finds out?

Sophie: No need to imagine she already knows.

Penelope: omfg

Gareth: damn you already told on them???

Sophie: Violet was the first person I told as soon as I heard about it all. I'm sick to death of them all acting like this and being so stupidly reckless. Not one of them even stopped to think that it might not be a good idea and now I've got to see after 4 kids with an invalid for a husband, and the rest of their injuries will come as just as great an inconvenience to all of you as well!

Sophie: So yeah I immediately went to Violet to tell on them because I want her to wipe the absolute floor with them for being so thoughtless!!!!!

Penelope:

Gareth:

Michael: You did what had to be done Soph and for that I applaud you 👏👏👏

Sophie: But that's not all, I'm also punishing Ben for being so feckless.

Kate: Oooh kinky

Sophie: Far from it. For starters when I got here Ben wanted to cuddle Vi to cheer himself up but I told him no and that he's getting no snuggles with her from now until his cast comes off.

Gareth: holy shit you're gate-keeping his own daughter from him

Lucy:

Lucy: and i love it

Michael: How quickly did he start to cry?

Sophie: Instantaneously. It was incredibly rewarding.

Sophie: And I'd encourage you all to do the same with your respective Bridgerton in whatever way you see fit.

Penelope: once Colin's home I'll keep offering him food but then just sit and eat it right in front of him 😈😈😈

Gareth: i'm going to get a toy parrot and perch it on hy's shoulder and call her patchy 🦜

Simon: I'm not even going to bother picking Daph up from the hospital. She has to learn she can't keep pulling stunts like this as a mother of four.

Simon: That and I've already started drinking to deal with this nonsense so I couldn't even if I had to.

Phillip: I'm going to make El take and stay with the twins at back to back children's parties this weekend. She'll absolutely fucking hate it.

Kate: I'm just going to laugh in Anthony's face. Probably get the kids to join in too.

Lucy: damn i'm not sure what i'm going to do with greg

Michael: I'm going to withhold sex.

Penelope: damn that's a bold move

Simon: But is that going to be more of a punishment for her or you?

Michael: Not to give you all too much of an insight but that's going to kill Fran more than you'd think it would.

Michael: But that's what she gets for going along with her fam's unhinged competitive behaviour.

Michael: No more snu snu.

Penelope: I actually think if we all withheld sex from our respective partners that they might finally learn their lesson.

Lucy: that's... actually a very valid point that could very much work

Kate: Well we don't call them sex idiots for nothing.

Michael: They're essentially a bunch of horny Tinkerbells; they need sex to live.

Simon: I truly hate that sentiment. But you're not wrong.

Michael: So are you all following my lead? It's your own choice obvs, no pressure if anyone would prefer not to.

Gareth: i'm not exactly chomping at the bit to be having snu snu with patchy

Kate: Yeah neck braces don't make for a turn on either.

Penelope: And being this pregnant I'm not really in the mood for it as it is.

Sophie: Like I'm going to have the time or energy seeing after the kids while Ben's bedridden anyway.

Lucy: fine by me

Simon: I have 0 qualms with this method of punishment.

Phillip: Same here.

Michael: Then it's no snu snu all around! Vive le resistance!

[captainbucky-yt]

Benedict Bridgerton Season 3 Master Post

Collection of Benny Boy in Bridgerton Season 3 gif posts to keep my sanity.

Episodes:

Episode One | ‘Out of The Shadows’ :

[ Finding Francesca ] [ Mozart’s ‘Funeral March’ ] [ Just Two Bros ] [ Carriage ] [ Second Son ]

Episode Two | ‘How Bright the Moon’ :

[ Promenade Hotness ] [ Moody Promenade Hotness ] [ Playing Cards ] [ MORE LADIES ] [ FFS Colin ] [ no more dancing ] [ he looked pretty here ] [ the many expressions of Benny B ] [ panic!mode ]

Episode Three | ‘Forces of Nature’ :

[ big brother Benny ] [ that outfit though ] [ bridgerton blue ] [ use your eyes, ben ] [ flirting in a tent ] [ Fran is now a shield ] [ I’m not here ] [ Lady D shield too ] [ mothers and vipers ] [ he’s shivering his timbers ] [ THE dance scene ]

Episode Four | ‘Old Friends’ :

[ AOFAG coded shit ] [ TOO CUTE WITH FLOWERS ] [ KISS THE GIRL ] [ missed his calling ] [ bc he looked pretty ] [ one bed ]

Episode Five | ‘Tick Tock’ :

Episode Six | ‘Romancing Mister Bridgerton’ :

Episode Seven | ‘Joining of Hands’ :

Episode Eight | ‘Into the Light’ :

Trailers / Promos :

[ ‘I have a nice dancing moment this season’ ] [ season three trailer ] [ bustle interview PT1 / PT2 / PT3 ] [ good morning America ] [ buzzfeed puppy interview cuteness ]

[mschievousx]

now and then | b.b.

pairing: benedict bridgerton x ofc, anthony bridgerton x ofc (platonic)

summary: loraine silva always knew she was not normal. she loves unusual things. she loves her father's guns, horses, boxing, climbing a tree, falling from a tree, engineering, astronomy... oh, and a man eleven years older.

series masterlist

author's end note

omg im gonna cry y'all the most awesome readers. i actually have not finished any ffs before despite starting a bunch (bbc sherlock holmes, james bond, and marvel glaring at me). all of you became the very reason this ff has seen the sunlight. the plot, prologue, and excerpts of this have been sitting in my notes way before season three. i had written it originally with anthony as third party in mind and had to rewrite the prologue since we have kate now. idk what to say else i just love you all so much—still mad abt fucking eggs and some callbacks y'all missed tho. drop your favorite lines or quotes or anythingg. let's have an active convo abt everything that happened in the comments coz y'all fucking crazy and i love it!

easter eggs (only the ones i remember):

- callbacks like really a bunch of them i cannot name each but drop those you know on the comments pls coz im gonna jump off if y'all do not recall any coz that's where the story heavily relied i think.

- bruh this is literally somebody that i used to know by gotye titles of all the chapters are from the lyrics go check ittt, and like from the now and then as main title alone and the lines in the epilogue.

- righttt, fourty-six soldiers for the 47 ronin inspo!! that's like the part i loved the most coz it was so apt for the story and i just realized when we're at chapt nine

the writing process:

- brooo i swear this was supposed to be like a cliche romcom ff like the most that was to happen was the angry confession,, but then i laid down on my bed one night we were around chapter two or three and then it just entered my mind like im gonna fucking kill this girl and everything was a huge coincidence like how her father is in the military and such. so i just had fun really figuring the story out on the process too. in a way, i was like an audience myself as i watched it all unfold in my mind. oh and the harry potter one about the fourth book and sht was the real coincidence lol i did not know about that at all.

anyways, that was it and it's a wrap for now and then aaaaaaaa y'all consumed my life for two weeks thank you so much everyone! will always love youuu!

[lady-margaret]

bridgerton season 3 episode 2 screaming thoughts (unedited)

guys is it wise to watch bridgerton in public (like while playing bingo 😭) i had to leave the dorm for the event and therefore had to cut my watching time short 😔😔😔😔

also it completely escaped my mind that it was only 4 eps until next month this SUCKSSSS i wanted to binge til early morning

DID EDWINA MARRY THE PRINCE

AW VARLY SO CUTE

i fck with the mondrich storyline kinda slay

DAMN pen looks good in that dress

OUF AJSJJSHDSJDHSJDH if only u knew colin

PEN PLSSSSSSSSSES 😭😭😭😭😭😭😓 PEN NOOOOO

hyacinth is my queen

i rly feel like kate will step up and take over francesca’s debut situation

COLIN???????????????????? anthony season 1 vibes

i rly thought it was ben before my eyes focused 🙃🙃🙃

he chugged that water LMAO

did she… enter the wrong room HEY DONT BE CREEPY

OH MY GOD ITS THE DIARY SCENE im glad i reread the book before watching

colin’s pen game is also 🔥🔥🔥🔥 theyre meant to be

YAY A BOOK CANON SCENE im happy

for a good sec i thought shed catch kathony being themselves again

i predicted that eloise would ask about her lmao

HAHAHAHAH the curtsy-off is funny asf

BENEDICT IS SO FUNNYYYYY

prudence and philippa’s husbands are funny asf too like? such losers but so cute

SPEAK TO LORD DEBLING

“and YOU are penelope featherington” 🥺🥺

PEN MADE HIM CRY 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 WTAFFSGSGA

eloise………….. why would you tell her that

eloise is so charming

DYNAMITE ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

PHILIPPA WHAT PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

CRESSIDA NO OKAY THANK FUCK CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT PLS DEAR GOD

oh! remington is pretty handsome tbh

HES SO CUTE HAHAHHA this whole interaction is so cute

WHO TOLD

FFS CRESSIDaA

okay tbf to cressida, eloise like did not hold unto that secret at ALLLL she wasnt even discrete about telling mere seconds after being told not to say anything jeeeeez

SLAY FRANNY !!!!!!!!!!!!! the queen sure does loves her pianoforte

PORTIA WTF

EYYYY ITS THE KISS SCENE!!! FROM THE BOOK!!!!!!!!!! *insert the captain america “i understood that reference” gif*

EYYYYYYSHSJSHSJS THEY KISSED 😔💕🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵🫵 colin i know u felt a spark buddy !!!!!!!!

[olderthannetfic]

https://olderthannetfic.tumblr.com/post/747778548718321664/an-element-of-the-not-enough-ff-fic#notes

tbf, the "not shipping the canon het relationship is misogyny!" thing has escaped containment enough to the dumbest, most homophobic het-onlys that I've seen those people argue that for F/F pairings where there IS no competing M/M relationship, where people genuinely couldn't give less of a shit about the guy and are only in it to put the woman with someone better. Or when the M/M ship they also like is completely non-overlapping.... somehow it's somehow still misogynistic for them to prefer this completely DIFFERENT woman with her female best friend over whatever crappy guy she's with in canon whom they ship with nobody.

My friend has seen this in Bridgerton fandom, where people throw out the "but misogyny!" shit for people who prefer shipping Eloise with women, over her book-canon male love interest (who is a rapist who sucks and she ends up basically just being nanny to his kids, gee I wonder why a lot of people don't want that as the eventual fate of the character who in the show is the Outspoken Feminist). Their claim for why that's supposedly what's going on is these same people sometimes also like to ship her brother Benedict with men.... but like, the "canon" ship isn't Benedict/Eloise. Nobody ships that. They just like both of them in same-gender relationships. And in Eloise's case, it's clearly motivated by a love of Eloise as a character, a dislike of her book husband, and often also liking her relationships with other women in the show and thinking it would be interesting to ship them. What could possibly be misogyny and "pair the spares" about that....?

(Granted, the people mad about this in Bridgerton seem particularly homophobic and stupid and like, new to fanfic fandom or something. They had meltdowns about someone tagging a het ship with its ship tag when they wrote a fic with one of them Rule 63'd..... pretty sure that's standard AO3 practice to do that? The person tagged it as either M/M or F/F - whichever it was - rather than F/M, and put a tag in there about it being Genderswap/Rule 63, they were adequately warned. So there was literally no reason to complain except that you mad that you were reminded of the existence of non-het in your fandom by scrolling through the tag. The horror! Or maybe it's 2024 and especially if you're using AO3 of all fucking places, you need to get the fuck over the idea that "can gay people exist but like, not where I can see them?" is a preference it's ok and normal and non-bigoted for you to have)

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[thesparkling-diamond27]

Update

Hi everyone!!!!! I know it’s been awhile and I am just here to share an update on The Second Bridgerton and I. I will definitely finish this ff, but I just don’t know when. I will definitely finish it before the end of the year though. I have just been very busy with college and especially because I’m a double major now 😬. I just hope that you are all patient with me and wait until the fic is over.

The final season of Umbrella Academy came out in August (I have very mixed reactions on it) and I wrote one chapter of an Umbrella Academy ff. That’s what I’m planning on writing when I’m done with The Second Bridgerton and I, so stay tuned for that.

Thank you so much for giving my ff so much love and I can’t wait to finish the rest :)

Enjoy the Benedict and Anthony gif🤭🤭

[austenhowe]

I'll ask for nothing else if I get this in show canon

alright, walk with me. if they're bringing cressida back in s4 for sophie's intro and with francesca still married to john and with eloise trying to figure herself out, I want a drawing room scene where cressida and michaela interact (read: lowkey flirt).

crackship, I know, but the potential for jealous!francesca (aware of her feelings) and jealous!eloise (confused and unaware of her feelings) with sophie and benedict falling in love and side-eyeing the gay drama subtly unfolding is just too delicious and can deliver a "kill three birds with one stone" scenario (the first of its kind but gay math so it checks out).

assuming that cressida's role will that be of a close friend accompanying sophie in navigating the london season after having been essentially exiled to wales, I imagine she'll only be comfortable interacting with sophie and that she'll be reluctant to engage in small talk with any of the bridgertons present.

now, I don't recall if they ever showed intimate dinner parties in the bridgerton universe (that wasn't for the sake of a betrothal) since they only show balls, but for the sake of this scene a small dinner party is held by a mutual acquaintance after the masquerade ball.

so, in this setup, we'll have benedict, sophie, francesca, john, michaela, eloise, and cressida along with about 5 other dinner party guests (not important for the bit but you can round it out with whoever else you want to bear witness to this scene) in the drawing room before dinner.

my headcanon is that cressida is not too fond of reading because she's dyslexic (undiagnosed due to the time period; can explain away the whole "she can't write whistledown 'cause she's stupid and doesn't read books" thing they tried to set up as hilarious in the show; she's smart, cunning, and observant ffs!) but that she enjoys listening to people read to her.

I imagine michaela stirling is the smoothest and most considerate angel in england and with everyone else paired off in conversation she approaches cressida. she's impartial and only knows about the whistledown drama from what eloise shared with her while they were in scotland, that is to say that she has no qualms conversing with this reserved and softened version of cressida cowper.

she strikes up a conversation with cressida, inquires about her time in wales, her hobbies, her opinions about society, etc. and she's kind to her. cressida, greatly moved and appreciative of this kindness, engages michaela as well, asking about her and scotland and her opinions on various other subjects.

they eventually get to the topic of books and cressida tells her that she's not much of a reader. she adds that she reads uncommonly slow and she loses her train of thought too fast since she has difficulty focusing on the words on the page but that she enjoyed hearing stories. so michaela offers to read to her.

this interaction doesn't go unnoticed by the other occupants of the drawing room. in fact, it's an intriguing sight.

they break for dinner and are separated by the seating arrangements but they pay attention to each other's polite conversations with their respective seat mates.

francesca and eloise are keenly aware of the two unexpected but loyal conversationalists and in turn make for inattentive conversation partners all throughout the meal. sophie and benedict are engaged in their own conversation but they are not insensible of michaela and cressida's budding friendship.

after dinner, they return to the drawing room. francesca is enjoined to perform on the pianoforte, with john dutifully turning her pages. sophie is invited to dance with their host. eloise is cajoled into dancing by benedict to distract her from her concentrated staring at cressida who takes a seat in the opposite corner of the room.

michaela having returned from stopping by the library to fetch a book of poetry sits beside cressida and offers to read to her. cressida is struck by her thoughtfulness and accepts, a curiously soft look upon her face. they pass the time reading and listening to poetry and discussing the verses.

to sum up: michaela is glad to have made a friend, cressida is equally as glad to have made a friend and also develop a crush (she already knows she's into women), francesca further confirms her suspicions about her own feelings, eloise still doesn't know she's into women but clocks the vibes of michaela and cressida (leading to her own questioning and subsequent realization) and sophie and benedict are having the time of their lives falling in love.

like give me a full-on ensemble season of the fruity bridgertons while further setting up the romantic threads for the next ones. the comedic (possibly angsty) potential of simultaneous gay awakenings stemming just from michaela's presence and influence is too good lol.

I need michaela stirling to be fully involved front and center in the next season just to spite the haters. just give me all the gays please and thanks!

[marchentraume]

Bridgerton S3 thoughts/show future below

Okay first and foremost if it wasn't clear by my reblogs and tags, I love LOVE Michaela Stirling and the direction hinted at Francesca's story (our beautiful sapphic bi-queen). I am also really disgusted by the backlash towards this gender blind casting choice, as someone who read the book and has it as their second fave in the series so far this in no way discredits her storyline at all. This is no way erases her feelings for John, this in a way adds layers to their relationship that we didn't really know much beyond her memories and the prologue in WHWW (so kudos to the show making it even SADDER).

Suddenly historical accuracy matters after years of "it's a show and they're doing their own thing"? Suddenly only cishet women go through infertility issues??????? Please do not come here with that, the book still exists and the show can also exist and do it's own thing without change that! Amazing right?! You also have had 4 whole seasons of heterosexual (well on the surface) love stories, including Queen Charlotte, so please let us have fun and enjoy this. FFS their season isn't even OUT yet and probably won't be for a while!

~Speaking of, S4 BENEDICT/SOPHIE HYPE TRAIN BEGINS NOW~

At least I'm hoping that's the direction they go with, Eloise is way too soon and she herself said she needs to get out and see the world outside her family estates which is a good step forward from the books. Creloise didn't happen...this season. I don't think Cressida's story is quite over yet, her getting away to that aunt looks shitty but if they ended her story like this after escaping a really gross marriage arrangement would seem so...shitty? Even for her. I just hope the show doesn't go with "only the smart pretty women who are kind get happy endings" isn't what they're going for (I really doubt it but...putting a pin there for a while). IDK how I feel about her and Eloise as a ship now as well considering the latter quickly threw her aside, thus both going away for a while will be good in general.

Back to Benedict, our bi-king, I do wonder now what direction Sophie will go as this season wanted to establish a lot with his personality and choices in life. As long as he meets her at the masquerade ball and they fall in love I will be happy, and also the book still exists so it'll be entertaining hopefully no matter what. I just REALLYYYYY hope they're next, NGL Pen and Colin's story isn't my fave even in the books. I have no real issue to even bring up, the trope itself doesn't really do much for me. But I AM a Nicola Coughlan fan and she knocked it out so hard this season, I hope she gets the recognition in the next awards season!

Anyway I am gonna be here for the next 2 years thinking of who Sophie will be and Michaela and Francesca getting to know each other <3

[sunnyie-eve]

Devoted Friend | Characters

(Bridgerton ff)

Paisley Featherington

Penelope Featherington

Philippa and Prudence and Portia Featherington

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Anthony Bridgerton

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Eloise Bridgerton

Daphne Bridgerton

Violet Bridgerton

[ao3feed-kathony]

writing a love song (but the words come out all cluttered)

read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/56482951 by LookingForShadows Penelope: Gen I got invited to Aubrey Hall again and I don't think I can back out this time Penelope: HELP Gen: ffs i’m not your therapist!!!! Gen: it's been almost five years, you need to see him again Penelope and Colin haven't seen each other since a terrible fight tore their friendship apart. But this summer, they're thrown together for one week. Or, the story of how they fell apart and come back together again, through a little social media and a whole lot of WhatsApp messages. (Also, their siblings are either really great or really terrible at meddling.) Words: 1315, Chapters: 1/7, Language: English Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Colin Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington, Eloise Bridgerton, Felicity Featherington, Hyacinth Bridgerton, Francesca Bridgerton, Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma, Anthony Bridgerton, Benedict Bridgerton, Sophie Beckett, Gregory Bridgerton, Violet Bridgerton, Genevieve Delacroix Relationships: Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington, background Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma, background Benedict Bridgerton/Sophie Beckett - Relationship Additional Tags: Epistolary, Bridgerton Family Group Chat, love that's a tag lol, Texting, Estranged Friends to Lovers, Meddling, Matchmaking, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Light Angst, as a treat read it on AO3 at https://archiveofourown.org/works/56482951

[bisluthq]

People are saying the next Bridgerton season might be Benedict, who is also boring and looks 10 years older than Anthony even though the actors are the same age and Anthony is older on the show. Let’s hope they make his partner hot

I need something to wank to lol this is all Not It™️. S1 and S2 understood the assignment. If I’m gonna watch random boring historical shit there are like more historically accurate and ergo better things that I can watch. I watch Bridgerton for the sex???? Ffs.

[butterflybuckethat]

Expectation - Part III

Notes: Benedict x Reader - I don't really know where to put this in my masterlist anymore.

Taglist: @theinfinitenerd @clean-soap @anthonybridgertonsmistress @thatredheadwithglasses

🦋 Part I 🦋 Part II 🦋 Masterlist 🦋

You were still fighting with Benedict into the morning. Both of you were exhausted and sitting on the floor behind the couch. "I am tainted, Benedict. There is no need to bring you down with me." You had been at this for hours. “You are not marrying my brother.” Benedict was nowhere near forgiving Anthony for leading you on or whatever he was doing with you. The Bridgerton’s wanted to deal with this as a family, all piling into the drawing-room and speaking over one another. Benedict was having none of it, which is why you were behind the couch in the first place. “Why do I have to marry? I could move to Paris, live out the rest of my days as a spinster.” You said it in a light tone but you weren’t really kidding. You had no other options: you couldn't stay in London and face the shame and you couldn't marry Benedict and have him resent you for the remainder of your lives. "You cannot move to Paris." "Rome, then." You look towards Benedict with a weak smile but it immediately fell. He pulled you into his arms. "Please don't go. I couldn't bear it." You could feel his tears soaking into the fabric at your shoulder. You had seen Benedict cry before but never as an adult, never like this. You would do anything to make it stop. He looked up at you, his face a wreck with bruised puffy redness. You might have laughed if it weren't all so depressing. "Please, marry me. Please." He begged.

The engagement was longer than you had expected; Violet said it was to fool the rest of the ton into believing that this was always the plan because nothing scandalous ever happens around the Bridgerton's, right? And it seemed to be working. You and Benedict had always been close, best friends and all, so this didn't appear like too much of a leap. Some even seemed relieved, finally understanding your relationship: a long con to marry a Bridgerton- ambitious mamas would remember your name for decades to come. Being engaged was surprisingly freeing. You could truly be alone with Benedict for the first time since your childhood, stand next to him, even touch his arm without having to fret about what it looked like. But that did not mean that you felt any less guilty about dashing Benedict's chances at finding true love.

You and he were in Florence Smythe-Smith’s wedding party. It was a surprise when she asked; you came out together but otherwise, you weren’t terribly close, you hadn’t even met her fiancé. But she dismissed your concerns with the light smile of someone desperately in love and explained that it was lucky to have a happy couple at the party, apparently, all her cousins were unwed and miserably so. You clung to Benedict’s side, throughout all the events, and he was clearly growing concerned: "Are you alright?" You made some high-pitched noise in the affirmative. You were watching Florence and her soon-to-be husband take a private moment in the middle of the chaos that was the evening before her nuptials. They wore soft smiles and he placed light lingering kisses on her nose and forehead and you couldn’t help but feel- "Do you want to dance?" Benedict pushed a loose strand behind your ear, you shook your head. "A drink?" Same response. "Do you want to go somewhere and kiss?" "What?" You shrieked, eyes blown wide. He only chuckled. "Only wanted to make sure you were listening" "How can you joke at a time like this?" "A time like what?" You shook your head in utter disbelief. "Would you, at least, pretend you're happy to be with me? I think I'm beginning to look like a cad,” and finally you saw it: he was hurting as bad as you were. He wasn’t actually chastising you, his tone was light, but there was a flicker of something in his eyes, something so easy to miss but you saw it. You took a deep breath and put on a smile. You were engaged and at your friend’s wedding, this was supposed to be fun. “Do you think we could bribe a footman into telling us where they keep the sweets?” “If that fails, there’s always intimidation.” “Please, you could never.” “I could too!” “Face it, Benedict, you’re soft.” And just like that, everything was back to normal. Or, at least, as normal as this situation could possibly be.

The wedding reception was beautiful, filled with pale pink flowers, dancing, and the best cake you had ever had. You and Benedict were sitting together up on the dais, eating each other’s slices. “Why is your piece always better than mine?” Benedict asked. You watched him lick frosting off his fork. “Because I’m better than you. In every conceivable manner.” “I already knew that,” and he grinned. He wasn’t teasing. Your lips parted. “You just complimented me.” “You act as if I have never done that before,” he laughed and took another piece of your cake. But he hadn’t done that before, not in the same way he did it this time. Something was different. He really meant it. “I’m not,” you put your gloved hand in his and squeezed, “I am not, in any way, better than you.” “You are,” his brows furrowed and he pulled his chair closer to yours, knee resting between your legs. “You saved me, Benedict,” your voice cracked. You didn’t want to do this here, not on Florence’s wedding day, not in front of all these people. Your eyes welled up with tears, “you saved me and I hate that you had to do that, that I ruined your chances at having that,” you gestured to Florence and her husband, laughing and twirling one another on the dancefloor. Benedict took your face in his hands, soaking your tears in his gloves, “I don’t care about that, Y/N. I care about you. I love you.” “You say that now-“ “And I’ll say it for the rest of my life.” Butterflies erupted in your stomach. "Benedict," you gasped. "Why aren't you dancing?" Eloise cried as she and Penelope came rushing over, you jumped maybe a foot in the air. "Startled?" he nudged your knee with his. "Just shut up and ask me to dance."

Your wedding was beautiful. You wore pale blue and there wasn't a dry eye in sight. Anthony and Benedict seemed to make up, whispering in a dark corner before the ceremony and coming out all smiles. Even you were happy, excited that you were going to spend the rest of your life with your best friend. You immediately left for "My Cottage" bringing near half the cake with you. You had been there before, spent some time in the summers, enough for Mrs. Gibbons to begin to actively enjoy your company. By the time you arrived, it was around midnight and you were experiencing a very real sugar crash. "I thought I would never see the day," she cheered as you and Benedict came through the door. "Mrs. Gibbons, I ruined myself." Might as well set the record straight. "Good for you, girl." You looked back at Benedict with a hand over your mouth, suppressing laughter, and he looked much the same. "Come now, I'll show you to your bedroom." "Don't you mean bedrooms?" You tried as you followed her up the stairs. "I am afraid that was not possible...water damage." "Water damage!" Benedict cried, "Why wasn't I notified of this?" "It's all being taken care of." "Where is it? How did it happen?" He ran down the hallway, looking for any signs of deterioration. "Don't mind that, dear." And, with that, she pushed you both into your room. You stood, dumbfounded, staring at the door. “Is she trying to set us up?” “I wouldn’t put it past her,” Benedict replied, taking off his waistcoat. “But we are already married!” "I don't see what that has to do with anything." You whipped around to look at him and let out a little gasp. He was shirtless and you couldn't tear your eyes away, tracing them down the ripples of muscle and planes of his shoulders. He cleared his throat and you shifted your gaze to his face, flushing deeply. "Do you require my assistance?" he motioned vaguely to your dress. Benedict worked on the buttons with relative speed, wedding dress slipping off your shoulders and down your front. He unlaced your stays as well, undressing you until you were left in only your chemise. You turned, catching him staring at your body, and felt a sudden rush of power. You took a step closer, testing your boundaries, forcing him to look you in the eyes. You began pulling the pins from your coiffure and handing them to Benedict. Your hair fell in ringlets all around out. Benedict tugged on one, mesmerized, and watched ad it sprung back. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but nothing came out, and you stood there, looking up at him through your lashes. "I have a headache," you stuck your bottom lip out in a pout. Benedict only rolled his eyes. "Might you having nothing but cake and champagne have anything to do with it?" he teased but poured you a glass of water as you got in bed. "It was our wedding, Benny. It was expected of me," if you were feeling any less exhausted, you might have put up more of a fuss about you and he sharing a bed. But Benedict fell into bed beside you, pulled you flush to him, and was dead asleep before you could even say a word in protest.

[klarolijahs]

Polin is endgame and always will be. But in the words of a recent anon "I'll give my firstborn" to see just a hint of Benedict flirting with Penelope, or her loosing track of her thoughts for a second because he's just so handsome.

Bonus : Colin watches and his brain short circuits.

[captainbucky-yt]

REQUESTED: Benedict getting us horny hot and bothered with his rolled up sleeves [x]

+ bonus:

[sotangledupinit]

okay but imagine a season one AU that takes place during the anthony/simon duel where they’re checking over daphne after she fell from the horse and kate gallops over to check on daphne, who she assumes was a poor defenseless maiden and needs help and she doesn’t trust these men, and anthony is just… gobsmacked and daphne’s like ‘huh…’ and benedict & colin are living their best lives in amusement and simon’s too focused on daphne to care. chaos ensues.

imagine kate invited to daphne&simon’s wedding. imagine her and anthony running into each other in london before he goes to the country and then him finding excuses to return to london a bunch.

(kate is in london early for waves hands some reason, maybe meet with the sheffields prior to edwina’s season?? idk someone else can figure that out. but oooo if it’s because of this, as kate shuffles to meetings with them, she vents to anthony mainly out of anger because he’s a titled rich dude and she’s got a chip on her shoulder, understandably)

anyway i just think the chaos following kate showing up in the middle of anthony&simon’s duel in s1 would be greatly entertaining. someone please take it and run with it. or something 😭

[ladykbridgerton]

me versus having a crush on ABC bridgerton