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All of my fics live over on AO3, but here's a masterlist for easy access. I've broken them up into some basic general categories (mutli-chapter, one-shots, etc.)
Everything's clearly labeled, so please pay attention to ratings and such before you follow the links over to the fics. I'll try my best to keep this updated as I write more.
Happy reading! 💜
Penelope’s royal identity as a princess has been kept a closely guarded secret so she can attend Cambridge University as a normal student. Enter: former naval intelligence officer, Colin Bridgerton— tasked to serve as the princess’ undercover protection (posing as her new suite mate/academic tutor) after a string of events suddenly finds Penelope next in line for the throne.
SUMMARY:
With one final brush to his bruised cheekbone, Penelope leans in and presses a soft kiss against the injury there, too. Colin swallows hard, breathing her name out with a sort of reverence that makes her own breath catch in her throat. “Are you planning to kiss all of my bruises away?” He rasps. “Perhaps I am. But only if…” “If…?” “Only if you tell me where else it hurts,” she whispers back. -- OR -- Penelope patches Colin up after he gets into a fight defending her honor
EXCERPT:
The part of Penelope’s heart that’s still bruised selfishly wants to hold fast to the stalemate she’s been diligently keeping them locked in. But how can she continue to be cross with Colin Bridgerton at all when he’s pleading with her like this? When his voice is thick and weighed down by the pain of living with the knowledge of her disappointment? When she’s watched him from the shadows since his return, floating around Mayfair, devoid of all the emotion, and passion, and excitability that he’d had before. Glorious traits and qualities she’s quietly spent nearly all her life adoring, but that Colin had now chosen to conceal behind the carefully crafted armor he’d come back donned in. When he’s been so diligent in ensuring that same armor hasn’t slipped a day since his return, but there’s no denying now that she— plain old Penelope Featherington— is the reason that very same armor is finally starting to fall?
Hi Polin fandom! First time poster, long time lurker-- nice to meet y'all!
I started this one shot sometime between when we got the trailer and when the first half of season 3 dropped and then life got in the way so I had to shelve it. Happy to have finally gotten around to finising it though as i've been wanting to play around with writing Polin for a while now. So consider this my practice run-- a way to warm up and dust off the cobwebs, if you will-- before I try my hand at something longer! Hope you enjoy reading!
SUMMARY:
Some days, Colin’s thoroughly convinced that he’ll never love anything as much as he loves travel. That no other feeling will ever measure up to one he only ever gets when he sets foot in lands thousands of miles away from the only home he’s ever known. But then, he kisses Penelope Featherington. And suddenly every notion he’s ever had about love absolutely pales in comparison. — OR — A glimpse into Colin's thoughts for season 3, episodes 1-4, with an alternate love confession at the end as a little treat.
EXCERPT:
Perhaps if he’d unburdened the truth of his feelings— if he’d told her that his heart was hers to fill or burst, to keep or toss aside, to do with whatever she thought fit— then she’d still be standing right in front of him. Instead, Colin is forced to watch on as Penelope catches up to Debling. He can see them from even down below where he’s still rooted to the same spot, his jaw clenching involuntarily when he sees Penelope offer the other man an encouraging smile. Part of him doesn’t think he can stomach the sight of the woman he loves accepting a proposal from another. But the other part of him that already aches is the part of him that won’t let him look away. If he’s going to have his heart broken by Penelope Featherington either way, he might as well make sure it’s done thoroughly.
Just one dream away from who we're meant to be 🎶
This piece goes out to @starlady-baby! Have a happy @jatpfebfanfest 2024! 🎉
Feeling nostalgic and sentimental about jatp and the height of the fandom and just wanted to send this to some writers/gif makers whose works I really love and appreciate. Thank you for giving us what you did and/or continue to and I hope you’re doing well! <3
WAIT STOP. Listen nonny, I have no idea when you sent this because I've been away for a while. But I feel like it's sort of kismet that I happened to find your ask just as I'm feeling especially nostalgic for juke and jatp in general myself.
This show holds such a special place in my heart and I am so grateful for the people it's brought into my life. I'm also forever grateful for all of the love and support people like you have shown me and my writing-- so thank you for taking the time to send over such a sweet message.
I'm sure all your other faves you sent notes to were equally appreciative/soft over your kindness in thinking of us 💜💜💜
You're my neck of the, neck of the woods Leave you, babe, I never could Ginger and gestures of goodwill go forth, let go Of sorrow and sadness and spite I'm somebody taller tonight
Bring It On (2000) dir. Peyton Reed
A ghost of a memory…
It’s been awhile…
I started reading the book series. Thanks to everyone who recommended :). This is obviously the Netflix version.
i’m going to say something that might make me seem ungrateful, but i think it’s true of many fic writers:
we want you to leave comments ON ao3.
we’re not angry or disappointed or anything like that when you leave qrts or lots of tags on our fic posts, not at all. we don’t NOT want you to message us to tell us how a fic touched you. but in addition to that, please consider just copying those words and posting them on ao3 as a comment.
why?
the reason is simple: leaving commentary in other places is ephemeral. story posts get pushed down. chats get pushed down in the list of chats, or worse, pushed up in lists of messages as the conversation continues. but comments on ao3 are easily accessible. and this is important because writers read and reread these comments regularly.
writing, especially writing longfics, is exhausting and drains your confidence over time. having a collection of people who enjoyed your past work at your fingertips is an excellent way to build yourself up when you’re feeling down. fic writers need this a lot.
i know over the past few years there’s this trend to be very descriptive with what is an “acceptable” comment. that’s all nonsense, as long as you’re not being an asshole, just say what’s on your heart.
but post it on ao3. please.
Also something I see a lot: people gushing to their friends in discord about a fic but not commenting on it to the author themselves. It’s reassuring to find out secondhand that people gushed about your creation, but it’s so much better when someone tells you directly! Reaching out directly on AO3 also helps to curb any lingering doubt of like… Is this something they’d only admit to in private but don’t want their name connected to mine on AO3? Since there’s a lot of weirdness around who someone associates with in fandom these days
I will say also that some of my FAVORITE comments I have EVER gotten were copy-and-paste Discord conversations, like that is PURE! JOY!!! If you ever find yourself gushing about a fic in a server and everyone else in the conversation is cool with it, PLEASE copy and past that into an AO3 comment, you will make an author’s YEAR.
oh i’ve never had anyone copy-paste a discord chat but that sounds really lovely!! what a great thing to read!
