it’s funny bc you start bridgerton s1 and you’re like anthony is deeply insufferable (negative) and by the end of s2 you’re like anthony is deeply insufferable (affectionate) like that’s character growth baby
She'd let Cressida get away with so much in the past, all because she hadn't the courage to stand up for herself. But she couldn't let Cressida have this. Not her secret life, not the one little corner of her soul that was strong and proud and completely without fear.
Julia Quinn, Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
It's really baffling to me that Colin doesn't seem to get this
emma woodhouse is the funniest jane austen heroine solely because she spends 95% of her precious free time shipping her friends and trying to set them up and being convinced she is the world's greatest matchmaker and talking about how great it will be once her bestie has her perfect true love and then when she's asked if she's considering getting married anytime soon she's like pfffft GOD no why the FUCK would i do that