17 Works by nojamhands
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He looks like hell.
It's a wretched thought, considering all that's transpired the last few hours, and considering he still looks better than a majority of men look on their best days, but all the same. His hair is a tangled mess, bits of leaves and twigs twisted and snarled into the curled mass; his face is dirty and appears to have some small cuts, undoubtedly from the heavy winds casting debris about as he trudged around in the dark saving her sister and searching for Monica; and the dark smudges under his eyes, and the tear tracks beneath them, are the most telling. Every step he takes into the kitchen is heavy, like he carries the weight of the entire world on his shoulders; Atlas reborn in the heart of the Cotswolds.
She wants to reach for him but hesitates; is that what he wants?
The morning after the great storm, after the shocking loss, Taggie and Rupert are left alone in The Priory kitchen.
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When Penelope wakes, blearily, she shifts to her opposite side in the uncomfortable hospital bed.
She sees him there, in the same place he has been for the last several days, from the moment she first awoke.
The man they say is her husband.
She knows this man; she has known him nearly her whole life.
But she does not know Colin Bridgerton as her husband.
An accident steals five years of Penelope's memory, leaving her baffled and confused as she tries to adjust to the life that is, apparently, hers—a life she had once dreamed of, no less. Colin is Colin, taking care of her every need, but maintaining a careful distance that has her wondering how he fell in love with her in the first place. But as they navigate the strange new world they find themselves in, and as bits and pieces of Penelope's memory return, she learns how it feels to be truly and wholly loved by Colin Bridgerton.
And how it feels to be betrayed by him.
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sew your heart to my sleeve by nojamhands for Fifi2930, latinasmoak
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
28 Jun 2026
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Lady Danbury sets her tea cup in its saucer on the table and fixes Penelope with her intense gaze.
"I'd like to sponsor you."
Penelope chokes on her next swig of tea so badly that Lady Danbury rises, moving next to her and patting her back until her hacking abates. Penelope takes in a few steadying breaths, willing air into her lungs. She is sure she misheard, that the shock of her choking has altered her memory. "Pardon, my lady? You wish to…?"
"Sponsor you. For the season."
After Archibald Featherington loses the family fortune when Penelope is thirteen, the family is forced to adapt to life as members of the lower class. By nineteen, Penelope has become Madame Delacroix's apprentice, and her fine skills with a needle catch the eye of Lady Agatha Danbury. Debuting in society thrills and terrifies her in equal measure, as she knows nothing of how a proper lady should behave, but she wants nothing more than to escape from her cruel, embittered mother—and she is perfectly content to settle for a straightforward, comfortable marriage in order to do so.
Enter Colin Bridgerton.
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long live all the magic we made by nojamhands
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
03 Apr 2026
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Vignettes of life with Willow including:
• first word
• first steps
• Polin's wedding
• Willow's first day of schoolSeries
- Part 7 of The Willowverse
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Penelope's first Mother's Day
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- Part 6 of The Willowverse
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special delivery by nojamhands for unsavorablefavors
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
14 Feb 2026
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When Penelope was ten years old, she got a delivery at her house on Valentine's Day.
At first, her mother was delighted to receive the parcel from the delivery boy. She practically swooned when he placed the small box into her hands, and Penelope swore she heard a girlish giggle when Portia lifted the lid and saw what was inside.
But when her mother saw the note attached, her expression transformed from pleased to stony in less than a heartbeat. Her steps were measured as she walked over to where Penelope sat in the living room.
She thrust the package into Penelope's lap. "For you."
Penelope barely had time to take a breath before Portia whirled around and marched away. Penelope frowned after her mother, brows furrowed in concern and confusion. When she opened the box and saw the flower, she gasped. She rummaged around for the card her mother had carelessly dropped, her heart thudding so powerfully in her chest she was certain her sternum would crack, and pulled out the small slip of paper with slightly shaky hands.
Happy Valentine's Day, Penelope
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Tis the Season (Valentine's Day) by nojamhands
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
09 Feb 2026
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Colin and Penelope celebrate two Valentine's Days
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- Part 5 of The Willowverse
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the lark ascending by nojamhands
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
21 Jan 2026
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He misses them all so much.
The children's laughter, Penelope's smile.
The simple warmth brought about from basking in their love every single morning.
But Colin knows they're in a better place now.
It's all for the best, he tells himself for the hundredth time, wiping his face once more. He restarts his work and tries to focus, tries not to get distracted, but he knows even if he manages to do so now, when he lays down this evening, his mind will be swirling with thoughts of them before he slips off into dreamland.
All he can do is hope he can find the strength to get up tomorrow.
The sequel to penelope, plain and small.
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- Part 2 of high on the plains
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penelope, plain and small by nojamhands for canarysingingsweetly
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
13 Jan 2026
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Colin looked between the twins, hoping his expression conveyed contentment. "I've placed an advertisement in the newspapers. For help."
Amanda eyed him skeptically. "Like a housekeeper?"
Colin steeled himself for the reactions his next words might provoke. "No, not like a housekeeper. More like…a wife."
The only sound for the few seconds that followed was the rustling of the leaves in the breeze outside.
"You mean a mother?" Oliver asked quietly, his eager voice barely above a whisper.
"Yes, she would be your mother." He glanced over at Amanda who still had not spoken. "Of course, she would never replace your mother. But she would be like a mother to you. Helping you like a mother would and doing things around the house like a mother would, too."
The children said nothing. Oliver regarded him curiously while Amanda stared at her bowl of stew. Colin cleared his throat and pulled a slip of paper from his pants pocket. "Anyhow, I have received an answer."
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The Sarah, Plain and Tall AUSeries
- Part 1 of high on the plains
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Tis the Season (Christmas) by nojamhands
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
10 Dec 2025
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Christmas through the years with Colin, Penelope, and Willow
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- Part 4 of The Willowverse
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Tis the Season (Halloween) by nojamhands
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
23 Oct 2025
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Autumn is Penelope’s favorite season and she’s excited to share it with her daughter. Colin has a special surprise for her for Halloween.
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- Part 3 of The Willowverse
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Among the Blooming Heather by MidnightMisty, nojamhands
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
15 Oct 2025
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“D’ye believe in the supernatural, Penelope?”
Penelope could not help the giggle that escaped her. “Oh, Mrs. Wilson. The supernatural? Do you mean magic?”
“Aye, lass. Magic. It's everywhere, ye ken? Lingers between the here and there, just out of sight. But there are some places it gathers in hordes, where its power cannae be denied. It buzzes, the wind picks up, and it takes you.”
Penelope felt her breath catch. “It takes you?”
Mrs. Wilson nodded. “Aye. It is said at the Kilmartin Glen, and other places alike, the stones will sweep you to another world.”
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The one where Polin meets Outlander
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long suffering propriety (is what they want from me) by nojamhands for Fifi2930
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
06 Aug 2025
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Anthony paused briefly and gave his brother a pointed look. “If this is a matter of wetting your wick—“
“Enough!” Colin leapt from his chair and moved toward his brother. “You insult me and my intended.” He straightened to his full height, now towering over Anthony sitting at his desk. “But if that is what you truly believe, that my being green and naïveté is what has led me to fall for Miss Thompson, then escort me to one of your bloody brothels and be done with it. If ‘wetting my wick’ as you so crassly put it, brother, is what it takes for you to believe me serious, I will—however begrudgingly—accompany you.”
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Colin goes to a brothel in Season 1 and makes several discoveries (about himself and others) that drastically alter the course of events
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Colin’s first Father’s Day
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- Part 2 of The Willowverse
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where the light exists by nojamhands for uneventfulhouses
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
10 Jun 2025
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“And it's all in how you mix the two
And it starts just where the light exists
It's a feeling that you cannot miss
It burns a hole through everyone that feels it.”
— The Used, Blue & Yellow
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Best friends Colin and Penelope fall in love as teenagers, then find themselves in a precarious situation that puts both of their futures in jeopardy and blows up both of their families. How will they deal with the fallout and carve their own paths, all while trying to balance normal adolescence and young adulthood?
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PLEASE READ THE TAGS!!Series
- Part 1 of The Willowverse
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though we may roam by nojamhands for bumbershootindeed, canarysingingsweetly
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
04 Dec 2024
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“Are you quite serious?”
Colin rolled his eyes and held back an irritated sigh. If he had two quid for every time he’d heard this particular query from his eldest brother, he’d likely be rich enough to do without his trust completely (maybe). “I don’t see what the big fuss is, Ant. This is what you wanted, isn’t it?”
Anthony scoffed. “For you to put down some roots, yes. I didn’t realize going on a reality show would be part of that.”—
ORColin goes on a House Hunters-esque show and brings Penelope along to help him choose his new home. Assumptions are made, tension rises, minor chaos ensues, and the end result is quite different than Colin originally planned.
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I keep these longings locked in lowercase inside a vault by nojamhands
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
24 Sep 2024
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"I did not know it was your diary! I thought it was a very sad book!" Portia exclaimed.
"It was handwritten, Mama!"
"Well you read the strangest things sometimes, Penelope. How was I to know? Honestly some of those ancient tomes on your shelf may as well be written by hand."
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In which Penelope's diaries are accidentally donated to the local bookstore and all her feelings for Colin are out there for all the world to see, including Colin himself.