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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington Characters: Colin Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, Getting Together, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Oblivious Pen, Colin is a little shit sometimes, at least one of them is not an idiot this time, Falling In Love, Jealous Colin Bridgerton, penelope's pov Summary:

“I think you could do better.”

She bites her tongue. That was rich coming from Colin, who only seemed to date girls who were thin, tanned and could not be bothered to know anything about current events. The late one he dated - Chloe, she thinks her name was, didn’t even know who the current prime minister was.

She resists the urge to throw it back in his face - how he could definitely do better, find a nice girl who had more than five braincells and wore a top that did not look like it shrunk two sizes in the wash.

No, it wasn’t her place and unlike him, she knew their friendship had certain boundaries.

Or Colin always seems to find an issue with Pen's boyfriends

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“What a turn of events, huh?” He comments. She swallows before nodding, “quite.” A strange but true story about two people meeting and connecting in front of a Monet painting in one of the, if not the most, romantic cities in the world. Penelope really could not make this up even if she tried her hardest. Or Colin and Penelope meet for the first time in Paris and thus begins something beautiful.

Read it here on AO3.

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Colin was nervous he was going to get a bad performance review.

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PENELOPE FEATHERINGTON and COLIN BRIDGERTON | Bridgerton → 3x03 Forces of Nature

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Back from the dead to scream into the void about Bridgerton because the Polin brain rot is real. I've watched the episodes twice now and have some thoughts nobody asked for:

Colin with all that new found swagger after his hot boy summer just makes me cringe. That whole montage with the ladies - er, no, thanks. Give me back my sensitive Colin please.

Nicola Coughlan is amazing, truly a superstar. She embodies the role so well, in all the bits - comedy, romance, intimate scenes. Ugh. I hope she gets more leading roles!!

Love that Colin drops all pretenses when he senses Penelope's distress at the first ball - sensitive Colin is still there folks!

Also, I think we moved on too quickly from his apology. "There is nothing more I want than to earn back the favor of the one person who has always truly made me feel appreciated." Luke said in an interview that the best version of Colin was the one when he was with Penelope (or something like that) and it does ring true in the first half of the season even if he comes up with this disastrous and misguided plan to help her find a husband. He's always himself when he's with her - there's no postering, no swagger.

I am a huge rom com nerd so I truly appreciated all the rom com elements in this. Nicola just ate that all up. She was amazing in all the awkward moments in the second and third episodes and Luke did a good job too. You could really see their chemistry and how they fed off each other!

They talk about how they first met. Please 🥺 it's the same meeting as in the book and the way they reminisce about it while walking in the market was so cute, straight out of a rom com!

Kinda cringed at Colin's journals because they were about girls 🤡 should have kept them as they were in the book where they were more about his travels.

"We shall gallop along" is this season's "I oiled my way right in" 😂

The first kiss scene was incredible. I think I prefer it to the book because there is much more emotional connection between them - they've been lifelong friends as opposed to acquittances in the book (even if Colin was starting to see Pen in a new light by then). The connection between them is undeniable but they each get something different from it. To Pen, it's the ending. The last thing she would ask from him before she let him go. To Colin, it's the awakening, the shift of his feelings, the beginning of its growth.

Pining, yearning Colin is not as unhinged and chaotic as in the book but I think he might get there in the second half. At least I hope because chaotic, unhinged Colin in the book was pretty great. I mean, interrupting a dance was kind of unhinged of him to do.

But I do like how down bad he becomes after that one kiss 😂 Luke really portrayed it well in the first few minutes of the third episode.

I quite like Francesca and John even though I know how that will end. Curious to see if they'll take front and center in season 4 or if the show is renewed, it'll be in season 5.

I know it is an ensemble show but there seems to be a lot more subplots this season?

lol at Portia trying to get her daughters pregnant when one of them hasn't even done it yet since getting married 💀

Penelope and Eloise ❤️‍🩹 they miss each other ☹️ also, I do not care for Cressida.

I've always liked Violet's talks with her children and how in tuned she is with each of them.

Can't lie, I loved the carriage scene - Colin's confession, the momentary disappointment that he was getting friend zoned, the intimacy but most especially towards the end where they could just laugh together because at the heart of it, they were very, very good friends first.

Also, that look Colin gets when he realizes he's going to marry Penelope? Chef's kiss, 10/10, no notes. Luke really delivered and I think it helps that a lot of the Bridgerton actors are theater actors because they have a distinct way of showcasing little nuisances in their facial expressions.

Needless to say, I enjoyed it. Even if there were some key departures from the book, I think it was a fairly good job. I can't fault them for bringing in an external force (another suitor) to help Colin realize his feelings even more. In the book, a lot of it happens in his head, which can be hard to translate to a show. At least we got rid of the suitor early and it didn't become a legitimate love triangle.

I do need a Lady Danbury and Penelope alliance though. I loved that in the book and I hope they don't drop it!

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Colin’s face journey as decides he's going to marry Penelope is excellent.

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That exact moment in the carriage when Colin realizes he wants to marry Penelope.

Ugh. It was perfect.

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BRIDGERTON 3.02 | How Bright the Moon

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The last scene of episode four was way better than I could have imagined. So much better than the book (and the book was good too, mind you) - the confession, the tension, the sexy times, the laughter (!!!) especially the end when he smiles at her as he waited for her to get out 😭😭😭😭

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"I should like to see your skills as they are first.”

"but I have none.” 💀

I can already tell I am going to be laughing myself silly on Thursday. Let’s go rom com Polin!!

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The Bridgerton brain rot has resulted in a 2k words WIP.

Ah well, it was bound to happen 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Do you believe the best foundation for love is friendship? – It is rare, but you must follow your heart. (x)

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My Bridgerton brainrot has officially commenced and with the drop of that trailer 😭😭

I am a sucker for friends to lovers but rom com Polin??? YES PLEASE.

I am going to really enjoy this season! 🥰

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PLEASE. I’m still recovering 😭

Been waiting for this since last year when I got tickets. Singapore was the only country where she was playing in South East Asia (6 shows!!) and found out recently it was because they had an exclusivity deal with the producer where she couldn’t play anywhere else in the region. Wild but Singapore honestly has the infrastructure and logistics for it. Had she come here, the stadium would still be half empty by the time she started cause the traffic is so bad.

Anyway, I had the time of my life. It was magical, wonderful, amazing, beautiful. I danced, I screamed, I cheered. A culmination of 16 years of loving Taylor’s music 💚💛💜❤️🩵🖤🩷🩶🤎💙

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Clean x evermore ❤️‍🩹 ugh. Can we get Everything Has Changed (with special guest Ed Sheeran please) on my night? He’s playing in the Philippines on March 9 so 👀

She sang Getaway Car!!!! 😭😭🙃☹️☹️☹️

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One part of me is sad that the writers decided to write off Sylvie, mostly because I think there's more stories to tell and so much more that the character can bring to the show but at the same time, I'm glad she (and Casey) got the happy ending. It seemed after Casey left, they didn't know what to do with Sylvie anymore. Better to quit while they're ahead, I guess.

In my opinion, it's probably the most satisfying character exit on the show - being married to the love of her life and riding off into the sunset with their family, off to a new adventure in Portland. I'd imagine them being incredibly happy, putting down roots and building their beautiful family.

Also, wanted to say I'll miss all my Brettsey friends - we've been clowns together, been in the trenches together but no more!!! Thank you to everyone who's made this fandom so enjoyable - gif makers, fic writers, etc - all of you are a gift 🤍 I'll really, really miss all the clowning. I might check in on the show from time to time but pretty sure I won't be tuning in regularly anymore.