#edwina sharma x matthew bagwell

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Edwina's Children

For @edwinaweek I thought I'd share my headcanon for Edwina and Matthew Bagwell's children as part of my Bridgerton: The Next Generation series.

Jeremy Bagwell is born the day before his cousin Edmund's first birthday, and throughout their childhood the Bridgerton and Bagwell families would celebrate the birthdays together at Aubrey Hall, which was always an anticipated highlight of Jeremy's year. He was a very easy baby and rather quiet much to his parents curious disbelief, especially in comparison to the energetic chaos his cousins wreaked on a daily basis. But as he grew, it became apparent that Jeremy was simply a boy of a quieter nature, who was more than content with his own company and much preferred the peace and tranquility of his parents' library than the rough and tumble of the great outdoors. His favourite pastime was being read to by his parents, an activity which he didn't want to limit to just bedtime alone and he would eagerly run up to either parent throughout the day with books in hand requesting to be read to. When he was old enough to read himself he permanently had his head buried in a book, and he could often be found alongside his father in the library as they separately studied their favoured texts. Much like is father, Jeremy would go on to be a scholar, but instead of philosophy, Jeremy opted to become a professor of his lifelong passion; history. So engrossed was he with his educational role, he never showed much interest in settling down or even courting any of the eligible young ladies of the Ton. He never much cared for balls and parties, with the only social events he ever made an effort to attend being those hosted by his Aunt Kate. While he tended to stick close to his relatives, at one particular ball he slipped away to the library of Bridgerton House in search of a textbook he hadn't reread in several years; only to find the season's diamond tucked away reading the exact book he was after. Miss Theodosia Barrington was a reluctant diamond and had been shocked to named as the season's incomparable, especially when she hadn't wanted to take her bow in society in the first place. Much to his surprise Jeremy felt an instant bond with her, and then to his even greater surprise by the end of the season he had married a diamond of the first water, just like his father had before him.

Three years after their first, Edwina and Matthew welcomed baby number two, Francis, into the world. From very early on Francis was an incredibly smiley baby who adored every show of affection he was spoiled with. While his brother was happy to be independent and do his own thing, Francis loved being surrounded by others and would trail after his Mama, Papa, his brother Jem, the household staff, and any guests that came to visit. Someone he adored in particular was his dear Grandmama Mary, who he always ecstatically greeted with a great big hug and whose lap was his most favourite seat. In turn (as much as she claimed not to have favourites among her grandchildren), Mary couldn't help but possess a special fondness for Francis, not just in the way he loved her abundantly, but how his smile and shining eyes were the most reminiscent of her late husband out of her four grandsons. Francis thoroughly enjoyed his stays at Aubrey Hall throughout the years and loved running after his older cousins Edmund and Miles, as well as his cousins' cousins too, happily integrating himself among them as they played games together and hurtled around from one end of the estate to the other. His outgoing and personable nature carried on into adulthood, making plenty of friends along the way during his years abroad, as well as befriending perfect strangers in any ballroom and assembly room he stepped foot into. As delightfully affable and pleasing as Francis was, there were two weaknesses he possessed; pretty girls and suggestibility. With the former he often tended to fall hard and fast for ladies with winsome smiles and sweet temperaments, and had ended up suffering from a string of heartbreaks as a result. The latter was arguably the bigger flaw for him because as confident a young man as he was, he still relied on the approval of those in his life who he looked up to the most and would end up swaying to agree with whatever his role models advised of him in spite of his own thoughts and feelings on the respective matter at hand.

After another three year gap, the Bagwells welcomed their little girl, Maryam, born a month after her Cousin Charlotte. Edwina and Kate loved having daughters so close in age and much to Mary's amusement, Maryam was practically identical to Edwina as Charlotte was to Kate, and watching her granddaughters play and spend time together was just like watching Kate and Edwina twenty odd years before them. Maryam loved her big brothers and copied them both despite their contrasting natures; she'd lark and dance about with Francis as often as she would take a seat next to Jeremy and read a book alongside him (which she adorably did even before she had learnt how to read). She also loved to copy her Mama and enjoyed playing dress up in her mother's gowns and having her Mama style her hair to match hers. From a young age she adored bedtime stories of handsome princes and falling in love after a single dance, and naturally Edwina couldn't help bracing herself for the day her daughter wanted to make her debut into society and all the hopeless romantic antics it may bring - however Edwina was surprised when Maryam came to her about her debut and made the odd request to spend as little money on her gowns as possible. When Edwina asked why, Maryam expressed her worry of impressing the Queen too much and potentially ending up as diamond of the season just like her, not wanting to suffer the same pressures as Edwina had during her season. Sympathetic to her woes, Edwina assured her daughter that regardless if she was the diamond or not, she shouldn't feel burdened by any pressures of securing a prosperous match for the sake of bettering their family; all she wanted for her daughter was to find a love match and secure her happiness. With the reassurance that she would only be expected to marry for love, Maryam enjoyed her debut season alongside her Cousin Charlotte. Sure, not all the suitors she danced with or who called upon her impressed her much, but she was in no real rush to find her perfect match just yet - that is, until she attended David Basset's wedding and was introduced to the bride's brother, Mr. Benedict Woodson.

[kanthypantsalltheway]

To this date, I have read two Edwina x Bagwell fics and I'm going to protect and gatekeep them with my life, because they are so perfect no one deserves to touch them.

[newtonsheffield]

I can imagine in the farmer AU when Kate ends up pregnant a less than a year later edwina is giving her a huge side eye. Like “I knew it… two people that got can’t keep apart for long”

Edwina holding her tiny nephew who's staring up at her with Kate's eyes in a face that is firmly her brother in law's. Her heart pounding over the way Anthony is hovering over Kate whispering quietly,

"Are you alright my love? Do you need anything?"

Before he goes to hover by his son.

"Edwina if you just-" As he adjusts her position slightly, running his hand over his son's head lightly.

"Thank you, Anthony" She says a little startled at being corrected on anything close to children by a man.

"Darling." Kate says, catching Anthony's attention whose at her side instantly, his eyes wide. "Perhaps you could fetch us some tea. Edwina's had a long journey. Or show Matthew the new horses."

A flicker of something uncomfortable passes over Anthony's face as he looks towards Matthew who'd looked up excitedly at the sound of his name. "I'd quite like to see the farm actually. I'm rather curious."

Anthony nodded slowly, pressing his lips against Kate's cheek, whispering quietly, "Send Gregory for me if you need me."

And Edwina couldn't help but stare at him as he jerks his head for Matthew to follow him, before they leave the sitting room.

"Well." Edwina couldn't help but say a little pointedly

But Kate sighs, "It's not that he doesn't like Matthew, he just feels nervous, out of place with him because Matthew's a gentleman."

Edwina waved her sister off, "Oh, not that, Matthew has the disposition of a rather friendly dog, it can be a bit off putting at first. I was more meaning to comment on your life here."

Kate raised her eyebrows , "What of it?"

Edwina couldn't fight the smirk on her face, "Sad to see you treated as such a governess."

Kate rolled her eyes, spinning the diamond ring they'd all been a little startled to see placed on her finger at her wedding little over a year ago. "You aren't amusing."

Edwina hummed. "The birthing of the master's first son is such a special time in a governess' life I've heard."

"I could always ask you to leave my house." Kate sighed.

"Honestly, probably for the best, I'm worried Matthew will ask Anthony if he can keep a lamb for himself. He thinks they're sweet."

And three weeks later Edwina is indeed bundled back into a carriage with her husband and Lambert between them.

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Snippet of an upcoming fic...

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Chapter 18 & Chapter 19 - In Her Own Right

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Letters I Dare Not Send

"For someone so young, you are already jaded," He clicked his tongue, "Ah, Helen of Troy. Is that how you feel?" She looked up at him with a short glare.

"Do not jeopardize our friendship by referring to me as Helen of Troy. I am more Athena - resigned to a life of pragmatism."

Edwina Sharma & Matthew Bagwell

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The Edwina Sharma Happy-verse

Some really good Edwina Sharma centric fics!

all the bright places by @phantomphaeton

Edwina doesn’t break, she shatters. Diamonds shouldn’t do that—at least that’s not what she’s been told.

If her time in England has taught her anything, it’s that nothing she’s been told was ever true.

—or— In the aftermath of the Bridgerton/Sharma scandal, Edwina picks up the pieces and trudges forward. A Diamond of the First Water—but the waters are murky and gray, the polish is old and inept, and while the seasons change, the world remains the same. Edwina x Prince Friedreich

Only You Always by datsusara84

Miss Edwina Sharma finds herself without a husband by the end of the 1814 season and she could not be happier-truly, she is happy. She now knows that if she were to ever marry, it will only be for true love like the one shared by her sister, Kate, and her husband, Lord Anthony Bridgerton.

Dr. Lucas Blakeley hasn't the time to find a wife, though, clinically, he knows a wife would solve many of his problems, including someone to keep his bed warm at night. However, when he receives an unexpected letter, he knows his life will be forever changed and he will need to re-enter the world of glitz and glamour that he left behind years ago. Edwina Sharma x OC

A Touch of Homesickness by @spitefularmand

Marcus Whitmore/Edwina - crossover fic of Bridgerton and A Discovery of Witches.

A Thing of Soft Misnomers by @valderois

Love simply was not in the cards for Edwina Sharma. Not if she could help it. Not even on the day of her engagement. character study.

don't be unkind by jynlyra (@lizzibennet)

Three times Anthony Bridgerton and Edwina Sharma most definitely do not discuss literature, and one time they… do?

the girl inside the diamond by thefudge (@thefudge)

AU. What's one more forbidden romance? Edwina/Benedict

Goose by Moomin_94 (@newtonsheffield)

“Edwina met a boy at the museum today.” Kate said her eyes sparkling with the delight only made possible by a sibling’s discomfort. Edwina sighed as Anthony raised his eyebrows.

“He wasn’t a boy, he was just a nice man."

OR

Edwina Sheffield meets a Handsome little Gander named Matthew Bagwell.

I know that you're hiding by MiniM236

She ran. She ran away from the Prince of Prussia.

And now she was hiding under the covers of her bed. When she returned to London, she promised herself she would be braver than she had been.

Edwina is anxious about her second season on the marriage mart. Distant from who she was, she finds the Prince of Prussia has an interest in her. But can she allow herself to be seen and loved?

Hope and Hopeless by TooYoungToFeelThisTired

Edwina and Prince Friedreich meet.

and the rest is rust and stardust by @hptriviachamp

He crooked two fingers to beckon her near.

It didn’t occur for Edwina to do anything but to comply.

Glide forward.

Stop scarcely a breath away from him.

And his hand was on her, hot and heavy as it slid up her spine. He flexed his palm against her nape almost experimentally.

“Very well,” he told her. “You will do.” Edwina/Prince Nikolai

The Education of Edwina Sharma by me!

This was so much fun to write and I'm thanking the lovely @hptriviachamp for allowing me to plot in their chat lol. Basically Edwina getting busy in the countryside. Edwina/Matthew Bagwell

Sirius by @harnitbee

'I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.'

This is what Edwina knew love was, but she comes to learn how different it really is.

I'd Be Your Little Spoon by magicalmenagerie

Wherein Edwina finds her own love. Edwina/Fem!Bagwell

god, its brutal out here by MiniM236

Edwina is different after her first season. Character Study.

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Letters I Dare Not Send - Chapter 18

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Letters I Dare Not Send - Chapter 14

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[newtonsheffield]

Wait, who's this novelist who wrote the dinosaur book?

His name is Matthew Bagwell and he write a novel about Dinosaurs which was really about the Hubris of man and Edwina’s got a tiny little celebrity crush on him.

“So like Jurassic Park.” Kate sighs listening to Edwina explain it.

“No, not like Jurassic Park.”

But little does Edwina know, that Anthony’s about to find out when Anthony messages Matthew

“Hey Dude, my girlfriend’s sister is really into your book.”

Matthew has a little crush on her as well.

“Is Kate Sharma Edwina Sharma’s sister?! Like the one who wrote Our Modern Philosophy?!”

“Yep, that’s her.”

“Holy shit! Holy shit! I am such a huge fan of hers, but I’m too scared to slide into her DMs.”

“Here’s her phone number, go to town kid.”

[newtonsheffield]

So in Bruises, does there come a time when Matthew “Goose” Bagwell eventually heads back to Somerset after visiting Anthony and Kate in Kent with his wife in the carriage and one of the footmen minding a goose in a wicker cage for his hobby farm?

Edwina absolutely begging Kate not to let Anthony give Matthew anymore farm animals when they arrive.

"Kate, my house is overrun with them. I've already got a sheep living inside, and a goat, and he wants a donkey this time I can feel it."

And Kate just sighs, "Anthony, Darling, Edwina would see it as a personal favour if you wouldn't give her husband a donkey."

"Alright, Love!" Anthony smiles, kissing her cheek.

And Edwina was sure, this time, she was coming back from Kent unencumbered by a symbol of Matthew's fascination with how her sister and her husband live. Other than the tweed cap he had made to match Anthony's. And it absolutely was very sweet the way Matthew took to everything.

"Edwina! I'm herding sheep!"

"Edwina! Today Anthony let me hold the plough!"

"Edwina! Look! Eggs!"

Edwina just finds it all a little baffling.

And bloody somehow he ends up sitting in the carriage back to Bridgwater with a pair of goslings in a wicker basket between them.

Matthew had proudly shown them to her last night and she'd looked incredulously at her brother in law. "Anthony!"

"You said he couldn't have a donkey, these are much smaller." Anthony says barely paying attention as he rushed over to Kate to take Edmund out of her arms and fuss over her with his hand pressed to the swell of her stomach, murmuring so softly in Kate's ear making her smile so beautifully that Edwina can hardly be mad at him.

"And we'll have eggs!" Matthew added helpfully. "Big ones!"

"Are you very cross with me?" Matthew hummed as the carriage trundled forward shifting nervously.

And still Edwina can only sigh. "No. It's a good thing you're so handsome."

"I thought I'd name them Archibald and Jemima!"

"Lord!"

[newtonsheffield]

Just imagine Edwina and Matthew having children, and then Matthew has Lambert and his children following him all over the village.

Baby Sarah Bagwell, holding onto the tails of her Papa’s coat with Lambert now an honest to god Ram nudging her neatly from behind to make sure she doesn’t get lost. And Edwina’s like

“How did I get here? Why is it so sweet?”

[newtonsheffield]

For Christmas each year Anthony gets Matthew a different farm animal. And one year a full on cow shows up at their door and edwina just sighs and tells the footman to put it with the others

And Matthew just crows delightedly

"Edwina! Darling! It's a milker!"

And Edwina's just like "Yippee!"

but really she thinks it's awfully sweet.

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Letters I Dare Not Send

Pragmatism is the best choice - unfortunately, life and emotions get in the way. Edwina discovers this the hard way during her second season on the marriage mart.

Sequel to Letters Sent and Read

Aka, the only love triangle we should have had while Kate and Anthony are in married bliss whilst trying to control their older sibling instincts.

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Okay fine, Edwina will get a kiss in the next chapter.

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Letters I Dare Not Send - Chapter 13!

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