11 Works in The Contessa (Bridgerton)
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Secrets in the Dark by Stillpink
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
08 Oct 2025
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When Colin opened the door for Penelope that day, he hadn’t realized that his life as he knew it was about to change. As he took her coat, it hadn’t occurred to him that he didn’t have all the time in the world to smile at her or enjoy her smiles or to jokingly battle with Eloise over who would have the honor of escorting her to the dining room where everyone was gathered. No, Penelope was his, ever since childhood, and he couldn’t conceive of a world where he didn’t have his best friend.
Sickfic AU
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Colin Bridgerton's girlfriend goes on a semester abroad. Knowing her boyfriends insatiable appetite, she make a rule. He can mess around with other girls, as long as it's anal only. Anything else, she will consider cheating. But can Colin resist sweet, naive, stuttering Penelope Featherington?
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Colin Bridgerton's Travel Tutorial by GentleWriter44
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
02 Aug 2025
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Six years after her debut and two days after her best friend, Eloise, got married, Penelope Featherington was restless and ready to do something for herself: travel the continent as a spinster. Not quite knowing where to start, she turned to the greatest teacher she knew on the subject: unrequited love of her life and close friend, Colin Bridgerton.
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Colin Bridgertons Alpha takes a journey from denial to acceptance when his friend and unrequited love Penelope refuses to respond to his letters.
Determined to become the Alpha he believes she deserves he goes to an Omega brothel where he meets a prostitute named Contessa.
There he learns more than what sates his physical body but what feeds his soul.Inspired by Tracy Chapman’s The Promise. It’s 100% Colin Bridgerton coded.
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“She gave me an offer…”
Colin leaned in closer, close enough his knee brushed against hers. She felt a shiver run up her thigh. “What kind of offer?”
Penelope took a deep breath, gathering her thoughts and composure. “The Queen wants me to go on a Grand Tour. She wants me to be her eyes and ears in Europe, to report back on the high society there.”
Colin turned away and sat in silence a moment before turning back to her, his voice steady and resolute. “What if I come with you?”
After Penelope reveals herself as Lady Whistledown, the Queen commissions Penelope to go on a Grand Tour, and Colin is determined to accompany her. As they navigate the courts of Europe, they soon see that the Napoleonic Wars had a much more significant influence on Europe than they realised. Still, as they face intrigue, secrets, and potential dangers... they also have to come face-to-face with their feelings for one another.
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Colin's Eton roommates learn about Penelope; Daphne saw the purpose conversation and talks to Colin at the bungled nuptials; Colin purchases a ring in Italy; Colin finds a sad secret of Penelope's after they are married.
A series of canon-compliant one-shot vignettes from Colin's perspective, from 1809-1816, that show his growing notice of Penelope and her influence on his life. Filling in some gaps many of us have wondered about, from the origin of their letters, to what happened with Colin and the wedding cake, to how Daphne might encourage Polin, to who is the Contessa, and where did that big ol' ring come from?
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Penelope is living in a dorm during her first year at university. She was perpetually shy and was finding it hard to drop her people-pleasing ways. One night, her roommate throws a party in their room, and a guy slips something into her drink.
*Dark*
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It's A Love Story (Baby Just Say Yes) by Lovelymagnolia
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
31 Jan 2025
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“Actually, speaking of Paige, that kind of brings me to my next question. Do you guys think Callum is in love with Paige?”
The prominence of the silence gave Colin a gut feeling that he was about to receive the exact opposite of the answer he thought he was going to get. Hyacinth was the one who broke it. “I mean… Yeah. Isn’t that obvious?”
Bloody brilliant.
“Well, it can’t be that obvious, considering the author himself didn’t see it,” Colin muttered under his breath.
“I thought it was obvious,” Daphne nodded.
“Same here,” Sophie agreed.
“I caught it instantly,” added Kate.
From there it was a chorus of nods and agreements, Colin felt his stomach dropping as each new person talked about how clear it was that Callum was in love with Paige- that he’d obviously been in love with her for years- if that really was the case then did that mean- no- no surely not-
There's no way the characters Colin wrote based on him and Pen are in love, right?
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Almost everyone knows Colin's in love with Penelope except him, and denial is a river in Egypt.
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Colin is certain that Penelope Featherington has been sent to Danbury Prep, where he works, just to torture him. He can't seem to get the young girl out of his mind, and he quickly realizes that he can't rest until he is sure she is his good girl.
*Dark, Penelope student/Colin teacher fic*
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After a very successful turn of events helping his best friend's family from social ruin and his very rigid eldest brother finding love, Colin Bridgerton rewards himself with another tour. This time, he sights are set on exploring France. But the most peculiar thing happens: he doesn't hear back from home. Not even from Penelope, of whom he found he misses hearing from the most. He decides to venture further into Europe in the hopes of seeming more interesting and worldly. Then he meets a beautiful, young widow; perhaps she can help distract him from thoughts of home... or just a certain special redhead.
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Or, Colin doesn't hear back from Pen and meets the Contessa at a very convenient time, who basically teaches him the art of the situationship, regency-style.
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The Contessa pays Colin a visit
This is my first time ever writing anything. Sorry if it's terrible.