#i wanna consume bridgerton fics

[megamindsecretlair]

How could anyone say this wasn't the right music for Pen and Colin? 😭 juss binged again and lordt, it's so perfect for them 😪

Because they love out loud. So why shouldn't their special scene be out loud as well?

[collectionoftulips]

OMG, OMG!!!!! You did it again! The last chapter just kept me on the edge of my seat. I have so many feelings and incoherent thoughts.

I love how you write their internal dialogues. Your writing is full of beautiful nuance and finesse. The SMUT is flawless. You brilliantly capture their deep connection and vulnerabilities. Even though they don't communicate with their words, their body cannot hide how they feel.

Bringing Dorset in was genius. He is such a supportive friend for Kate and I love how our dear Anthony reacted to him :P

I just love that Anthony know that Kate's heart is with Ballet.

How is the relationship between Kate and Mary? Are they close?

Will Anthony meet Mary and Edwina before they end-up together?

Did Dorset had romantic feelings for Kate in the course of their friendship but it was one-side or they were always just super close friends + colleagues?

Thank you for sharing this world with us. I love this fic so much.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

This is such an incredibly nice ask, thank you so much 🥰

The idea that their bodies can't hide what they feel and what them hide from themselves is such a key theme/inspiration for this story so the fact that you picked it up in these chapters really means a lot 🥰 It's such a relief that one of the things that I tried to convey comes across ❤️

I loooove a jealous Anthony. I particularly adore Anthony losing his shit in relation to Dorset, for some reason. It's my drug. It will never be boring to me. I adore it. Therefore I always want to include it in my stories (I'm a simple person with simple tastes at the end of the day). Love that you love that too. Jealousy in real life is such a turn off - in fiction it's a completely different story (at least with this character who spends so much time cultivating this perfect facade that just completely crumbles from the sheer force of his feelings for Kate that almost seems to have a life of its own that he cannot control. I think someone once put it like it's the whole tension between who he thinks he is versus who he actually is deep down coming to the surface and I think that's very true).

Anthony loves watching Kate dance ballet, because it feels special and personal and the way I write it is that they are moments when he truly sees her, but he doesn't know it and neither does she.

We will delve into a little bit more detail regarding Kate's relationship to her family (I keep moving around when/where some aspects will be explored a little bit, and this has been one of them, as is my attempt at a background Simon/Daphne, for example). But the general gist is that in this AU they are close but Kate feels a bit of tension because she feels like Mary doesn't quite fully understand why Kate kept with dancing and decided to pursue it professionally. It's not nearly as dysfunctional as the Bridgertons, but it's one of those subtle background tensions that families can have. Plus, Kate feels a need to prove herself and justify her choice to her family, so she has a lot of insecurities around that (which is why in an earlier chapter she talked about dance feeling selfish etc). (somehow I also notice that the beginning of my really long fics tend to have a structure that is initially very Anthony-heavy, and then a much more Kate-centric focus towards the end, so we'll see if that structure is maintained in this)

As for when/if Anthony will meet Mary and Edwina in the story proper, I can't fully commit to a clear answer because a lot of different family dynamics keep being pushed towards later in the story, but it certainly my intention to have them meet. Whether/when that happens will be less clear (turns out even a fictional Strictly schedule is time-consuming and makes anything outside of the competition difficult haha, especially with the hours of training Kate and Anthony put in).

Dorset and Kate's relationship will definitely be explored in more detail later in the story, so I don't wanna say too much, but I will say that Dorset did definitely have romantic feelings towards Kate, but all of that (as you might imagine) will be a later issue in the story.

Truly, thank you so much for this ask and I'm so so so so happy that you're enjoying the fic. I have been very nervous that I was like wrecking my fic by making it more smutty (since I haven't written a lot of smut and I feel very self-conscious about it), but you taking away from it what I wanted to convey is such a wonderful piece of reassurance for me ❤️ Thank you

[saltybenchday]

Tagged by @lordjohnwgrey thanks friend!

Rules I’m breaking because tagging people gives me ✨anxiety✨: tag nine people you want to know better.

Three ships: Jamie Fraser/Lord John Grey (Outlander), James Flint/Thomas Hamilton(/Miranda Hamilton too!) (Black Sails), Kate Sharma/Anthony Bridgerton (Bridgerton)

First ever ship: I super don’t remember. But I did just see a gif from Buffy and remembered how hard I used to ship Buffy/Spike (before I had any idea what shipping was 😂)

Last Song: ‘I’m Not There Yet’ by Malinda 😭

Last Movie: Thor: Love and Thunder again

Currently Reading: mostly my own fic because I’m trying to edit the damn thing! Also The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold (v good urban fantasy)

Currently watching: Just finished Andor and am comfort rewatching Community

Currently consuming: tea ☕️

Currently craving: nothing really! A good nights sleep 😴

Tagging: You! If you wanna do this for fun. Say I tagged you. I’ll back you up I promise 😉

[notyetbulletproof]

I’m reading a fic by @ninzied and there is this Eloise and Anthony moment and I want it on the show YALL. I need it. I honestly need more Anthony and his sibling interactions. Especially the ones that knew him before their father died. Who saw him change and are finally seeing their brother again after years of him locking himself away. Of course I want to see him with the younger siblings too (Fran, Gregory and Hyacinth). I just think that their relationship with him is very different to the older siblings.

I’ve honestly been thinking a lot about the role Benedict had to step into when his father died. Anthony had become consumed by protecting his family, leading them, keeping them safe. Anthony became the head of their family. Benedict? Became it’s heart. This OG tag team covered all the bases for their family whether they realised it or not. Anthony stepped into the role their father left behind and Benedict stepped into Anthony’s role. He got to be the older brother his siblings needed to navigate a life without the father they knew.

(I do hope this is explored or discussed in his season.)

I think about Anthony trying so hard to look after everyone, living his life for his family, a part of him constantly devastated at the idea that they might despise him. That they did not love him the way he did them. That he cared about them so much, it made it difficult to show them just how much he loved them. And Benedict, the softer one. I’m not saying that in a derogatory manner or suggesting Ben is less. Nope. I mean, the pressures were different. He filled in the role of caregiver his siblings needed. And that role is immense in itself. He had to navigate everyone’s own emotional minefield. He chose to be softer, kinder. He has the gift of seeing people as they are, what’s actually going on with them and telling them exactly what they need to hear. Anthony had to become a parent and became a steadfast fierce captain of the ship that is their family (very captain von Trapp there), in doing so, he kept most of them at arm’s length. To protect them, to protect himself. Imo, Benedict had to balance it out by being the brother his siblings felt they could confide in. Find solace in. It’s also why I think he was particularly miffed when Colin suggests Daphne likes him (Colin) better than she likes him (Benedict). Sorry Colin, but I don’t believe that for a second. Have you met Benny B? He’s a national treasure.

I truly love Benedict Bridgerton and I love the relationships he’s cultivated with all his siblings. The trust he commands. The respect. The friendships. How he is constantly teaching them but also learning for them and actually open to learning from them. I love his relationship with Eloise and the way they parallel it with Anthony and Daphne. The second son and the second daughter and the understanding they share. Second, not absolved from duty, not less, second. The roles they know they’re suppose to fill but feel like imposters in. The shared understanding of both their privilege or not being born first but the pitfalls to always being compared and the knowledge (and respect) that their struggles are different (gender being a huge difference). Not less. Different. Yet there is a common thread between them. The way their struggles with their identity align. Who they are outside of the roles they were born to play. The parallels between Anthony x Benedict and Daphne x Eloise are pretty awesome too. Honestly, I Iove watching their scenes. I wanna see Eloise leaning on her brothers, letting them in, watching her watch them accept her as she is. Despite her annoying (not at all actually) tendency to just be better at them at everything. Gosh I wanna see her beat them at shooting hahah. Part of me hopes that they will play up the fact that whatever Kate gets to explore, Eloise will too as she is Viscountess and with Anthony (and Violet) is responsible for the upbringing of his siblings and “launching of his sisters into society”. Since Anthony is not one to deny his wife the things she wants to learn and do, why would he stop his sisters from doing the same? You know? Like Kate challenges his held beliefs, the things society has ingrained in him to expect from women - (do not / not allowed to) and I like to think about Anthony taking that to heart and doing what he can within his capacity to ensure that his wife and all his sisters are not left at a disadvantage. (Privilege helps). He’s cared about societal beliefs because it’s directly tied to duty and carrying on the Bridgerton name. Directly tied to standing, favour and legacy. Directly tied to who he felt he had to be to look after his family and I don’t think that’s magically going to go away but I do think that wanting a life that suits them both, seeing his wife for exactly who she is and loving her for all of that opens him up to knowing that traditional ideas must be challenged and trying his best to ensure Kate and his sisters have the opportunities to be themselves. (After assessing the risks of course because let’s be real this is Anthony).

I do feel Benedict is the same. Or that he’s already there. Ahead of the pack in that sense.He sees Eloise for who she is becoming. Not for the lady she has to be but for who she actually is and it’s such a solid foundation to their relationship because she doesn’t have to explain herself with him. He doesn’t question a women’s right to do whatever she damn pleases especially if the reason not to is “polite societal values”. He sees Kate for who she is and legit celebrates each time she banters with his brother because watching Anthony meet his match is so delightful to him.

I also can’t wait to see all the Bridgertons remind Benedict to go for love during his season. To go for the thing he encourages everyone to pursue. To see in himself what they all see in him— love, light, beauty and joy. I should read his book, I got the gist but I do wanna see how the family supports him.

Also: I can’t wait to see Benny B and Eloise interact with Kate in her role as Viscountess and in her role as being the person Anthony came back to himself for.

This post started one way and went on a long journey where the point changed a couple of times. My apologies.

In summary: I have high hopes for Season 3 and I hope we don’t get let down. Read @ninzied’s fics. Kanthony has my heart, forever and always. Benedict Bridgerton is an incredible brother, amazing friend and lovely man. Eloise rocks my socks off.