#this started with me imagining how ben & daph would react to a bee sting incident before it slowly involved the other siblings as well

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A lot of time is spent on focusing the bee sting on Anthony and how it affected him, which is understandable not denying it, but I also wish the same was extended to the other Bridgerton siblings. I imagine that Benedict and Daphne may mirror similar panicked and fearful tendencies like Anthony, but just think that they are better at hiding it. I can imagine the pair doing their best to avoid bees as much as possible, without ever really talking about it, but as soon as someone they care about is near them (bees) or even stung by one they go into a panic that consists of them seeking medical attention, reassuring said person (even if they are the ones who actually need assurance) and hovering attentively even if the said person has informed them repeatedly that they are fine.

For Colin and Eloise, I think they take more of a scholarly approach to it all. They secretly spent hours upon hours learning about bees and their habits in general, as well as trying to understand medical aspects of the human body, hoping for some way of understanding their father's death, but it doesn't lead anywhere nor answer the questions they have because, while Edmund died from a severe allergic reaction to the sting, at this point and time the medical community wouldn't have known to diagnose it as such. I think that, possibly with this knowledge, they wouldn't be as terrified of bees as their older siblings, but would still be on edge if one was near.

I think, for the younger Bridgerton siblings, it differs between the three. For Francesca, I think she has an innate desire to avoid them (bees) as much as she can, as a bee did kill her father after all, but isn't prone to share similar reactions as her older siblings (I kind of imagine her simply thinking to herself "why am I afraid of these creatures" or "why should I be afraid of them"). I don't remember her age correlation with Eloise that well, but I'm under the impression that they are close in age so that may warrant Eloise having more personal conversations with Francesca as a result, so that's why I think she may be just a little bit more aware than her younger two siblings.

For Gregory and Hyacinth, I don't think they are much wiser than their other siblings' fear of bees nor the larger impact brought by them, as they are still young enough to not only not have remembered much about said event but probably, if wanting to learn more about their father, wouldn't seem interested on learning more about his death and trying to figure it out, but more so the life he had lived.