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  1. Public Bookmark 61

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    When Colin makes a purchase online that doesn't quite meet his expectations, he and Penelope stumble upon a new world (or several) in the bedroom.

    Or, our lovebirds experiment with roleplay, Polin Week AU-style 💋

     

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    Polin Week 2026
    Day 1: Roleplay
    Day 2: Academics AU
    Day 3: Medieval AU
    Day 4: Bookstore AU
    Day 5: Angels & Demons AU
    Day 6: Time Travel AU
    Day 7: Mafia AU

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    25 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 50

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    Penelope is slightly upset and disappointed after losing the 'BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES' award at the EMMYs. She was planning on just ending her night early and heading back to her hotel, but her costar/friend Edwina insisted on dragging her to an afterparty to lift her spirits. Penelope didn't much feel like celebrating but decides to go anyways. Once there, she locks eyes with a beautiful stranger and suddenly forgot why she didn't want to come in the first place.

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    24 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark *

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    When forty year old Colin meets a vibrant twenty three year old Penelope at a restaurant bar, he tries to avoid her advances, before giving in entirely.

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    When she pulls back, he mourns the loss, but then she asks, “do you want to kiss me?”

    And in that moment, he remembers how young she is. He looks down into her eyes, and sees the uncertainty. The bravado, confidence, it teeters on a knife's edge, a balancing act of substantial proportions. She needs him to take over.

    The first brush of their lips together sends a shiver down his spine. It’s soft, sweet, tentative, and when she moans against his mouth, something inside of him snaps. He grabs her face between his hands, holding it steady while he devours her. Their tongues become embroiled with one another, and the sounds she’s making—god—he wants to eat her alive, all of a sudden. When he feels her body pressed into his, her soft breasts rubbing against his torso, his arousal spikes. But this isn’t his first rodeo. He’s not twenty three.

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    21 May 2026

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    Penelope Featherington meets Colin Bridgerton on an ordinary Sunday afternoon, parting with the promise to see him again and filled with hope for the future. But after tragedy strikes, everything changes, and Penelope and her family unexpectedly find themselves in the midst of the Bridgerton family, who accept them with open arms and open hearts. The question is - will Penelope allow herself to be loved and taken care of in the way she's only ever dreamed of, or will the guilt she feels for moving forward lead to more than just her own broken heart?

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    20 May 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 45

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    Colin was on the end of his rope. It had been but five days since Penelope Featherington had flipped his world on its head and Colin couldn’t take it anymore.

    His days were filled with a manageable, distractible longing, but the nights were only becoming more and more unbearable. He couldn’t think of anything but the taste of her perfect soft lips, the gasp he swallowed, the way her fullness felt against him. He would’ve taken anything she gave him in that moment.

    OR Colin Bridgerton after he kissed Penelope cannot get her out of his head and acts on his deranged thoughts in the middle of the night by sneaking into her room.

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    16 May 2026