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"Honestly, it's already a disaster that he is oblivious. But Penelope, you pretending to pine over someone else when we all know it's Colin you're in love with? That's chaos!" Eloise rants.

"He asked for a name, El! Should I have replied his?" Penelope says, planting her head on her palms. "We are friends, you know that." She doesn't speak her mind as she thinks, 'I don't count. I'm his friend, so I don't count.'

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They could cross that line. Maybe. Perhaps. Penelope isn't entirely sure. No, she knows they can't. So, she just reads her books, imagining hundreds of love stories that aren't hers. They hurt less.All Rights Reserved

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Baby Blue by Ellenw09

Penelope goes on holiday with the Bridgerton family every year. However, Eloise is bringing her new boyfriend along this year, meaning Penelope is left sharing a room with the only single Bridgerton, Colin. How will she hide her feelings from him for two weeks? Will she believe in herself enough to finally follow her heart? Or will it be the end of a lifelong friendship? I am posting this story on AO3 aswell so I'm not copying anyone's work it's all mine!

My Next Door Neighbor by Martinez_Moon

"Listen I know we've been flirting and shit but that doesn't mean I like you, okay" I cross my arms again and slightly smirk. He smirks down at me and he opens his beautiful mouth. "If that's true, then why did I hear you using the dildo while moaning my name?" Son of a bitch. ____________________________________ Being friends with your neighbor isn't that bad. Need milk? He's got it. Need sugar? She's got it. Ever since she moved into the apartment next door to him, they got close and eventually became close friends. But what happens when four years of friendship starts to turn into something more. Do they want this or do they ignore it? Penelope Jones is a tough woman. She's always on top of things and is always working to improve on her cafe, to make it thrive. She has no time for silly things like relationships, hookups, vacations, especially after everything she has been through. And she's perfectly happy with her life right now, right? Grayson Miller is a caring and funny guy. He's always checking on Penelope, either in her apartment or cafe. But he rarely talks to the tenants in his apartment floor, the only exception is the girl he's had his eyes on. But he conceals his feelings, knowing she has no intentions of dating and knowing she will never reciprocate his feelings, right? TW: Abuse and mention of abuse, stillbirth and slight SA All rights belong to me and to this page only. I really hope you enjoy this story. Start date: 12/16/22 End date: 4/23/23

Wild Nights, Wild Nights || s.reid by persephonesgrace

["The second his lips touched yours, the roar of bad memories and gruesome crime scenes that always filled the silence in your mind dulled down to a whisper. The darkness of the world faded into an afterthought, barely a blip in the back of your mind. The demons stopped clawing at your throat and settled down to hibernate for the night. For the first time in years, you felt like you could breathe. No amount of booze in the world could have compared to that feeling. You had found a new distraction, a new way to forget, and he was highly addictive."] * Following a particularly grueling case and an unexpected night together, the reader and Spencer Reid become friends-with-benefits: no expectations, no strings attached, nothing more than just using each other for sex. But as the reader and Spencer grow closer despite their best efforts, ghosts from the reader's past begin overtaking her present, threatening the delicate thing between them. And though their arrangement is just meant to distract them both from the horrors of their day-to-day lives, the reader comes to find that some horrors just refuse to be ignored. Some ghosts just refuse to stay dead. _ Beautiful cover by Cynthia (or clarade on ao3)!!

Step into the Daylight // Polin au by wehavetimeNorush

After five years away, the Bridgerton family revisits their tradition of spending the summer holidays at their ancestral home, Aubrey Hall. A lot has changed and with several new additions to the family, they haven't had a chance to properly spend time together. One constant, however, is Penelope, his sister's best friend, who is practically a member of the family. Colin hasn't seen her in a long time, and her presence now tilts his world on its axis and sends it plummeting into the abyss. Or the one in which: Colin's feelings smack him across the face like a fucking sledgehammer blow. His childhood friend has transformed into a walking goddess, and he struggles not to drool around her. Eloise thinks he is acting like a fucking idiot. Colin is, in fact, acting like a fucking idiot. He realizes he is a boobs-man. And God, it seems, doesn't give a shit (otherwise, Colin wouldn't be going through this, right?)

Everything Has Changed Now by chocozee27

Penelope Bridgerton is left alone in her marital home, feeling lonely and lost when she has an unexpected revelation. She discovers that she is with child, two days after she sent the queen and her mother in law letters of being Lady Whistledown. She couldn't tell Colin, not after he still remained distanced from her, even after she poured her heart out to him and begged him to love her. Penelope decided she would flee Mayfair for the sake and the happiness of her child. Will Colin be able to stop her from going when he finds out she is missing? This story starts in season 3 episode 8 after Francesca's wedding, before the Butterfly Ball. As per the conversation between Polin at the Butterfly ball, it seems Colin was not staying with Pen in their house and she was all alone or they were apart even while being in the same house, it was not clear. I felt as though he had to be with her at such a time as a support and this is when Pen starts realising how lonely she is in this marriage. Here he is not staying with her.

Not so fake love by macplau18

When a cover up becomes reality sparks fly. This story sort of jumps in already started because I originally wrote it as a head canon for another fanfic so for context Eloise marries Phillip and Pen is a bridesmaid and Colin is a groomsmen. (They're paired as they walk down the aisle.) But both of there exes are accidentally invited to the wedding and cause awkward mayhem. Colin and Pen fake a relationship to scare them off but when they have to continue that charade over a holiday in Italy real feelings may come to light. Also I made Penelope a blonde like Nicola

First Kiss Is... All It Takes - A Colin Bridgerton & Penelope fanfiction by LouJammers

Friends can be there for each other from childhood to adulthood but when feelings start to rise who will make the first move.... Colin and Penelope have been friends since they can remember but what happened one evening whilst attending one of ton's balls will leave you burning for more.... A simple first kiss in a darken corner of the Queen's garden could change this friendship into something called love? Do they both feel the same or is it one sided? Colin is known to enjoy flirting with the women among the Ton whilst his friend Penelope watches on the side lines, taking in all the glitz, gossip and glam of such evenings.

Things We Have in Common by bridgerton_swiftie

"My heart ached for her when she wasn't near, but it skipped a beat when I saw her." It is Elizabeth Johnston's second debutante, she finds it pressuring that even the Queen is sending her hope in finding a suitable husband. While experiencing every possible emotion you could before be presented to society a second time, she finds herself falling for someone that she can't have. At least not in public for all eyes to see. ________________________________________________ eloise x fem oc I do not own any of Netflix's Bridgerton characters. I only own the ones in this story that are not in the show or books. before you read, i will warn you, i changed around the timeline of the siblings getting married just a little bit. :)

Happiness Begins // polin A.U. by atlafan-tumblr

Penelope didn't choose to have a crush on her best friend's older brother. She didn't choose for that crush to turn into pure, unadulterated love. If she had any choices, she would have chosen for Colin to love her back. To notice her. That's not fair. He does notice her, just not in the way she'd like him to. polin AU

Never Be The Same. by BurtonBridge04

Modern Polin Love Story 💗 FIC UPDATED - 23/12/24 (Grammar and story updated a little with some extras) Penelope hasn't been in contact with Colin Bridgerton for four years, her relationships with the Bridgerton's had became strained after her 18th birthday. Eloise was drifting away and she finally found her independence... Until, She receives an invitation to her old friend's wedding and new feelings and old feelings come to light. Will Italy be the destination of dreams, failures or love? Penelope has changed, and everyone is going to notice. It was now or never.

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Baby Blue

Penelope goes on holiday with the Bridgerton family every year. However, Eloise is bringing her new boyfriend along this year, meaning Penelope is left sharing a room with the only single Bridgerton, Colin. How will she hide her feelings from him for two weeks? Will she believe in herself enough to finally follow her heart? Or will it be the end of a lifelong friendship? I am posting this story on AO3 aswell so I'm not copying anyone's work it's all mine!