Becoming Sophie
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Last published Sun, May 25, 2025
A fanfiction reimagining of Benedict Bridgerton's story from An Offer from a Gentleman
Sophie Beckett has carved a life for herself in the countryside-quiet, creative, and finally her own. But when her father dies, she is summoned to London not as herself, but as the name she thought she had shed: Sebastian, the heir to an earldom that never belonged to her soul.
In the glittering world of debutantes and duty, Sophie is forced to navigate society's expectations while hiding in plain sight. And then she meets Benedict Bridgerton.
What begins as a friendship rooted in shared artistic longing soon becomes something deeper-and far more dangerous. Benedict sees not just Sebastian, but the woman Sophie has always been. Loving her could cost them both everything.
Becoming Sophie is a gender-expansive retelling of Benedict's story-a tender romance about identity, longing, and what it means to live as a trans woman in a world that has no name for who she is... but might, if she's brave enough, learn to see her.
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