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Baba Yaga by Ivan Bilibin



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    “Mr Bridgerton? Colin?”

    He almost did not recognise her. She looked very different — pretty red curls bobbed fashionably; cheeks and lips stained with a little rouge; a day dress in a lovely mauve colour that made her eyes seem bluer, somehow — but it was her scent that threw him off. Now that he thought about it, he could not quite recall what Penelope Featherington actually smelled like (he had not seen her in years, after all). She was so often at Bridgerton House that all he could summon was the same lilac smell that his mother and his siblings bore, but of course there must be other notes he was forgetting.

    Still, he was fairly certain she had never smelled like this: vetiver and geranium, sharp and green and floral.

    Not a bad smell by any means — just not Penelope’s. Even though he could not recall her scent, he knew certainly this was not it. She must be wearing perfume. It befuddled him so much that he realised he had been staring at her silently for a lot longer than was polite, especially for an old family friend he had not seen in ages.

     

    OR: in 1920s paris, perfumer colin meets an old friend

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    Anthony glanced at his brother, who had been uncharacteristically stationed along the wall of the ballroom for the entire night. Well, it would have been uncharacteristic if he hadn’t done the same for the last two balls. Not dancing, not talking to anyone – Colin’s eyes were fixed unerringly on one target as she moved around the room.

    His concentration was intense enough that he didn’t seem to notice – or perhaps didn’t care – as Anthony sidled up to him until the Viscount cleared his throat. “Colin,” he began.

    “Yes. What is it, Anthony?”

    “You’re not – courting, are you? Miss Featherington?” He’d already been surprised by his brother’s romantic and impulsive nature once. He’d prefer to at least have a little warning if it was about to strike again.

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    Part 3 added.

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    A collection of ficlets written for Zeke/Tina week (May 1 - May 8, 2022) on Tumblr

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    She’s gesturing excitedly to the shorter girl, telling her about meeting Dylan at some hotel with a fountain that her mom dumped shampoo in, apparently. Sounds like a Linda shenanigan - one he’d appreciate more if he wasn’t listening to the girl he’s stupidly in love with talking about some dude sleeping in her room all weekend.


    Zeke misunderstands something and gets a little....crazy jealous.

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    The look he gave her made her knees feel weak and for a moment Tina thought he might kiss her again, then he just stepped back towards the doors of the gym. “I’ll see ya later, T-Bird.”

    “See you,” she parroted back, watching him pull the door open and step inside before turning and heading for the entrance of the school. Every part of her ached and screamed at her to go after him, to tell him exactly how she felt and that she was tired of keeping this thing between them a secret from everyone else.

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    or: Zeke and Tina have been sneaking around behind everyone's backs for a month, but when he doesn't ask her out on Valentine's Day she goes to a singles party with Jimmy Jr. and shenanigans ensue. Title from She's Mine by Kip Moore.

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