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“What if I were terribly desperate?” Francesca asked, putting on her most pleading look.
Michaela bit her lip, staring up without blinking. “You’re already uncomfortable and we haven’t even touched on the actual subject.”
We haven’t even touched. That was all that got through to the processing part of the intoxicated brain, no matter the context. “You enjoy it, though, don’t you? Making me uncomfortable?”
“You’re too fun to tease. If you were terribly desperate, however…” Michaela said, emphasising the term Francesca already regretted having spoken, though, the daring taunt didn’t appear to be the main concern at the moment. Michaela’s fingers deliberately running over her own necklace seized the attention until she opened her mouth to finish her statement. “I suppose I could make an exception and be entirely serious. What is it that you’d like to know about pleasure?”Bookmarked by StrongAndIndependent
11 Mar 2026
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The Greatest Experiment by hopeisnear
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn, Bridgerton (TV) RPF, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (TV)
17 Apr 2026
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“I do not know you.”
“Yet I should like to know you.”
Francesca finds that her eyes have already drifted back to her left, back towards Michaela.
“I—” She feels her cheeks paint pink, “Well you should—” She coughs. “Not.”
Michaela just smiles, nonplussed, “I fear your repellant disposition is having the opposite effect, Miss Bridgerton.”
Francesca cheeks redden even further as she rolls her eyes, looking away again, “I told you to—”
“Tell me then, Francesca..” Michaela purrs, turning towards Francesca and stepping closer. Francesca’s neck jerks right back to her at the sound of her voice. Her heels click once, twice. And she teases a small pout, a dangerous gesture indeed, “What mountains must I move to earn favor with you?”
Francesca’s eyes unconsciously fall to Michaela’s lips for a half-second.
And when she looks back up, Michaela's pout transforms into that same damned enigmatic smile.
Holding her gaze steady, seemingly unaffected, Francesca finally suggests,
“Perhaps you can start with Everest.”
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Or, Queen Charlotte decides to spice up this year’s season by adding a jewel to her collection of diamonds.
Francesca/Michaela
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08 Mar 2026
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where the spirit meets the bones by marginaliaheart
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
19 Feb 2026
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"The cello vibrates against your chest," Michaela said. "It doesn't allow you to hide what you're feeling behind beautiful notes."
Married to John Stirling and ready to assume her role as Countess, Francesca finds herself torn between loyalty to her husband and an inexplicable attraction to his cousin, Michaela.
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05 Feb 2026
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Set across a reimagined version of Stranger Things, this story follows Nancy Wheeler and Robin Buckley as an unlikely partnership becomes something neither of them planned for. As time passes, what starts as shared ground turns into something steadier, something harder to walk away from. A slow burn about paying attention, choosing to stay, and finding comfort in being understood.
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11 Jan 2026
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Nancy Wheeler is done waiting for the past to let her go.
So when a case in Boston starts to feel uncomfortably familiar, she does what she’s always done best and starts asking questions.
Fortunately, she’s not the only former Hawkins resident in town.Bookmarked by StrongAndIndependent
04 Jan 2026