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1. Just Being You by WrensSymphony

   Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   10 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton & Penelope Featherington
   • past Colin Bridgerton/Marina Thompson - Relationship
   • Past Penelope Featherington/Alfred Debling - Relationship
   • Colin Bridgerton
   • Penelope Featherington
   • Hyacinth Bridgerton
   • Eloise Bridgerton
   • Phillip Crane
   • Benedict Bridgerton
   • Sophie Beckett | Sophie Baek
   • Anthony Bridgerton
   • Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Francesca Bridgerton
   • Michaela Stirling
   • Gregory Bridgerton
   • Violet Bridgerton
   • Bridgerton Children - Character
   • Marina Thompson
   • Original Female Characters - Penelope's Daughters
   • Original Female Characters - Marina's Daughters
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington Happy Ending
   • Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington-centric
   • Florist Colin Bridgerton
   • Journalist Penelope Featherington
   • Single Parent Penelope Featherington
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Comfort
   • So much comfort
   • Tenderness
   • Second Chances
   • Childhood Friends
   • Reunions
   • estranged friends
   • Falling In Love
   • Dating
   • Eventual Smut
   • Found Family
   • Blended family
   • Protective Siblings
   • Protective Colin Bridgerton
   • Strong Penelope Featherington
   • Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington Against the World
   • Hyacinth Bridgerton has my entire heart
   • Language of Flowers
   • POV Colin Bridgerton
   • POV Penelope Featherington
   • POV Alternating
   • POV Multiple
   • Post-Divorce
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Loss of Parent(s)
   • Healing
   • Trauma Recovery
   • going to add another comfort tag here because it's the most important part
   • They have each other
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Rating will change
   • Colin Bridgerton Loves Penelope Featherington
   • Penelope Featherington Loves Colin Bridgerton

   Summary

   After a decade estranged from his best friend and unrequited love, Colin's life is turned upside down when Penelope comes crashing into it for the second time.

   A story of second chances, of comfort, of strength, and of what it means to belong to each other.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   16,886

   Chapters:

   2/18

   Comments:

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