Benedict Bridgerton has learned to tolerate society.
Honestly, it's much easier with his beloved wife by his side, and now his daughter as well, as of earlier that day.
Her debut hadn't been marked by drama, or scandal. Her feather had been a little crooked, but that had been on purpose. Vivi plays proper, but she does take after him quite a bit, so it’s not surprising that she would have her little rebellions.
Not that Benedict is complaining. Vivi is, and always will be, his little angel.
It's funny, he thinks, that his mother and sister decided on a masquerade.
Benedict remembers another masquerade, many, many moons ago. Where a lost gentleman met a maid in disguise and danced, and talked, and fell in love.
He watches Sophie get ready now. She's wearing silver again, though her dress this time is much more fashionable, and he made her mask. Constructed of tree branches and flowers painted in silver.
Benedict steps up behind her, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her cheek delicately. “Once upon a time…”
Sophie laughs softly and cuddles back against him. “Once upon a time, a maid snuck into a masquerade ball.”
“Once upon a time, a very ridiculous gentleman watched as a young lady in silver did not look at the men around her,” he smiles. “Or the dancers, or the other young ladies…she looked up at the chandelier. As if it were the most marvelous thing on the planet. And he fell in love.”
She turns her head and gazes at him adoringly.
“So swiftly, it nearly knocked him off his feet.”
“Actually, I believe that was the young lady, when she stepped on his toes,” Sophie teases gently.
Benedict presses a kiss to.the side of her head. “I would not trade that mildly sore foot for the world.”
She closes her eyes and turns, cuddling in against him. “That night changed my life.”
“And mine,” he agrees into her hair. “We have this life because you showed up to that ball.”
“And you were late.”
“And drunk,” Benedict adds jokingly.
Sophie laughs softly and shakes her head. “So? Once more into the fray?”
“If we must,” he responds with a crooked grin.
It's then that Vivi pokes her head into the room. All in green, dressed as what she describes as a woodland fairy. She looks stunning, her wide smile and sparkling green eyes excited for her first ball.
“We do not want to be late,” she declares.
“The ball is quite literally downstairs, Angel,” Benedict reminds her.
“You are you and you are always late, Papa,” Vivi complains.
Sophie laughs softly. “Alright, Darling. We are coming.”
“Wounded by mine own child,” Benedict whines dramatically.
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It still stuns him just how quiet Penwood house is the next day as he stands in the drawing room, looking around.
It is nice, obviously. The colors are muted and tasteful. There is some art on the walls, but it looks like it hasn’t seen many guests in a long time.
“Mr. Bridgerton?”
Benedict turns and finds Sophie stepping into the room, but she doesn’t cross to greet him, just gives a short curtsy from where she stands.
He bows, feeling a little confused. “Lady Sophie.”
“To what do I owe the pleasure?” she asks.
“I…” he tilts his head. “Why are you standing all the way over there?”
“No reason,” she says quickly.
Benedict blinks and smirks slowly.
Sophie huffs out a breath. “You did not come here to talk about our drawing room geography.”
“Well…no,” he admits, taking slow steps to cross to her.
She takes a few steps away.
“Oh,” he chuckles. “This could be fun.”
“Mr. Bridgerton.”
“There is a chance that if I keep this up, I shall have you out of the room entirely,” he jokes.
Sophie huffs out a breath. “Why are you here?”
“I have something for you,” he tells her. “But I would much prefer it if you were a little closer to receive them.”
She purses her lips and looks down at the floor.
“Have I caught an illness I know nothing about?” Benedict asks. “Or do I smell particularly terrible today?” He tilts his head. “Or…”
“No. No or,” Sophie tells him.
“You have been thinking about me,” he grins.
“No,” she blurts out. “Of course not. That would be ridiculous.”
“Would it?” Benedict asks, moving closer to her again.
This time, she doesn’t step away. “It would,” Sophie tells him. “I have a perfectly fine suitor and you are not interested.”
“What if I was?” he asks.
“You are not.”
“Aren’t I?”
“No!” she cries. “You have spent this entire season running from girls just like me. Hiding from them. Using your sisters as shields so you do not have to talk to them. There is nothing that makes me any different than them. I look for a match as well.”
“You are different to me,” Benedict tells her softly. “You are…clever and engaging and self-aware in a way that the other young ladies seem to lack.”
Sophie swallows and finally looks up at him. “Mr. Bridgerton.”
“Benedict,” he corrects her.
She takes a breath. “Mr. Bridgerton. What is it that you are trying to say?”
“I am saying you have another option,” he shrugs. “Should you want one.” He leans down and opens up an art case, pulling out the painted flower and handing it to her.
Sophie freezes as she stares at it.
It’s lovely; made of cloth and painted over with constellations. She’s never seen anything like it.
“Where did you find this?” she asks softly.
“I found the flower at the new Soho Bazaar,” Benedict explains. “And I used a star chart to paint it.”
“You-” she freezes, staring up at him.
“Mhm.”
Sophie swallows. “Mr. Bridgerton-”
“Benedict.”
“That is not a gift given out of friendship,” Sophie tells him.
“No,” he agrees. “It is not.” He takes a breath. “You deserve so much more than just fine, Sophie. And I know that you feel that it is out of your reach, but I cannot stop thinking about you. I cannot help looking for you at every ball and party I get dragged to. Even when I was with Lady Arnold, I kept thinking of you.”
“And what of Lady Arnold?” she asks quietly. “Are you not still attached?”
“We are not,” he tells her truthfully. “Because of you.”
Sophie stares up at him.
“And I know Lord Tyler is a safe match,” Benedict goes on. “More advantageous than I. But should you choose me instead, I would strive to make you happy. Not just comfortable.”
She stares up at him still. “You…you know nothing of…of how much my dowry is, or…”
“Money does not interest me,” he tells her softly. “At all.”
Sophie swallows and reaches a hand out to carefully take the flower. She gazes at it softly, taking in the details. “It is a lovely gift.”
“I am very glad you like it,” Benedict grins.
She purses her lips again. “If I was to say…I would very much like something more than just…fine…”
“Then I would say I am your man,” he responds, his grin widening.
Sophie gazes up at him, twirling the flower a little, and finds the pull of him undeniable. He leans in, but stops when somewhere clears their throat from the doorway.
“Lady Sophie,” her companion says in a nervous, high-pitched voice.
She takes a breath and steps back from Benedict. “Yes, Miss Claire.”
“It is time we got ready for the Dankworth-Finch Ball.”
Sophie nods slowly and gazes up at Benedict. “Will I see you there, perhaps?”
“You just may,” he grins. He lifts her free hand and kisses the back, before heading out.
*****
Benedict looks up as the butterflies are let loose at the ball, and he smiles at just how uniquely beautiful it is to see them flying through the grand space.
“Birdgerton.”
He turns and sees Lord Tyler stepping up, looking…
Well, he looks like he always looks. Neither sad nor happy.
Fine.
“Lord Tyler,” Benedict smiles. “Is this not delightful?”
“If you say it is,” the other man shrugs. “Listen, Bridgie. I am not at all…emotionally attached to Lady Sophie. If you are…I have no problems stepping aside.”
“That is generous of you,” Benedict nods. “Thank you, Dorian.”
Lord Tyler shrugs. “Wives are wives are wives. I will probably find one at some point, and if I do not, my life will be all the more peaceful.”
Benedict blinks at him. “Yes…?” he tries.
Lord Tyler pats his shoulder and then moves on.
Benedict takes a breath and looks around. He spots his family, and friends.
And looking up, beaming at all the butterflies is Lady Sophie. She looks about as delighted by the surprise as he felt. He steps over to her, chuckling softly when a butterfly lands in Sophie’s hair.
“Have I caught one?” she asks, her eyes sparkling.
Benedict nods. “If only I had a sketchbook and a pencil. I shall have to commit this moment to memory for later.”
Sophie laughs softly, making the butterfly glide away. “I ended my attachment with Lord Tyler,” she tells him.
“He mentioned,” Benedict says. “He did not seem particularly bothered.”
“He never seemed particularly bothered by anything,” Sophie comments.
He grins and offers her his arm. “A dance, Lady Sophie?”
She beams up at him and takes it. “Delighted, Mr. Bridgerton.”
This took a while to write, and it's kinda corny, but so am I. Here's the next installment of the Coffeeshop AU.
Coffee Shop AU (modern)
Primer | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10
Penelope Featherington knocks quickly on the door of Bridge’s coffee. They closed at three to set up for their late night hours, but she’s known the family for a decade. As Eloise’s best friend, she has seen most of what the Bridgerton siblings have been through.
The door swings open, and she’s tugged inside.
“Pen!”
She beams. “Colin!”
They hug tightly, Colin lifting her up into the air, and Penelops squeaks and laughs.
“Colin!”
He puts her down and beams at her. “Here to help with the setup?”
“I heard you and El were-”
“PEN!”
And then Penelope is no longer upright, as Eloise tackles her and hugs her on the floor of the dining area of the coffee shop.
Colin laughs. “Well. That was predictable.”
“I really should have seen that coming,” Penelope laughs as she sits up. “How are things here?”
“Hyacinth is helping Ben with the donuts,” Eloise tells her as they get to their feet. “And there is an argument about which karaoke machine to use.”
“The actual karaoke machine or Francesca on the piano,” Colin clarifies. “Gregory is demanding the actual karaoke machine.”
“Fran will win,” Eloise tells him.
“I don’t think so,” Colin argues. “Greg’s got this in the bag.”
“Why not both?” Penelope asks, smiling.
Eloise laughs softly and wraps her arms around her. “Why not both?”
*****
When Sophie walks into Bridge’s coffee later, it is full with people, most of whom she doesn’t recognize. They’re eating donuts and muffins and drinking milkshakes and coffee and laughing.
She smiles at the sight, spotting Kate at a table towards the back, and smiles back and waves her over.
“Hi,” Sophie says as she steps closer.
“Hi,” Kate responds. “Welcome to late night at Bridge’s.”
“It’s quite the event,” Sophie comments, looking around. She sees quite a few people who look like they could be Ben and Anthony’s siblings, along with Mrs. Bridgerton, who makes eye contact and beams at her, waving. Sophie waves back.
At the front corner, there’s a teenage girl singing “Material Girl” by Madonna to the backing of a karaoke machine.
Sophie laughs softly as she watches.
“That is Anthony and Ben’s youngest sister, Hyacinth,” Kate tells her.
“That’s so cute,” Sophie smiles.
“Do you sing?” Kate asks.
“Oh,” Sophie flushes. “A…A little bit. Sometimes. In the shower. I’m not very good.”
Kate lifts an eyebrow. “Go pick something out and put your name in. You’ve got a while, considering how many people are ahead of you. You’ve got time to build up to it.”
Sophie grins at her sheepishly. “Maybe.” She looks around again. “I really don’t know many people here.”
“It’s hard to, it’s crowded tonight,” Kate tells her. “Anthony and Ben are behind the counter, obviously, with Ben’s best friend, Will and his wife Alice. They own the pub down the way, and they brought alcohol to add to the adult milkshakes.”
Sophie turns and spots Ben, waving at him. He lights up and waves back, starting to move to come say hello, but Anthony drags him back by the collar, and Sophie shakes her head and turns back to Kate.
Kate grins at her knowingly. “Franny is working the karaoke machine. She’s one of Ben and Anthony’s younger sisters. If she doesn’t have a task, she gets a little antsy.”
Sophie nods. “I see other siblings, too. I think. They all look very much alike.”
“Mhm,” Kate confirms. “Eloise and Colin, and her best friend Penelope over there,” she points. “And Daphne and Greg are over there with my sister Edie.”
“Edie?” Sophie asks, looking surprised as she spots the other woman. “Edie Sharma? The model?”
“Mhm,” Kate confirms. “We always told her was pretty enough to be a model, and she took it to heart.”
Sophie laughs softly.
Kate grins and pulls a chair out. “Sit, sit.”
Sophie smiles and does, putting her bag down. “What about the corner table?”
Kate rolls her eyes a little. “Those are Ben’s exes.”
“Oh,” Sophie says quietly. “Are they still close?”
“He’s a people pleaser,” Kate sighs. “So unfortunately I think that plays into how much contact he has with them…though Anthony has been actively trying to keep Paul away from him.”
“Why?” Sophie asks.
“Because he broke up with Ben because he wanted to be free to see other people,” Kate explains. “But he keeps coming around.”
Sophie turns and looks at Ben as he dances around to his sister’s admittedly off-key singing. “That seems like a lot of drama.”
Kate nods. “They’re very good at that.”
The song ends and Franny takes the microphone. “KATE!”
Kate grins and gets to her feet. “I’m up!”
“Good luck,” Sophie smiles as she watches her head to the front. She sits on the piano bench that’s behind her and takes the microphone as Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” starts to play, and there are cheers and laughter and applause as she starts to sing.
“Hello!”
Sophie looks and finds Ben taking the seat next to her in Karte’s place. She smiles. “Hi. This is really something.”
“It’s a lot of fun,” Ben beams. “Do you want a donut? They’re pretty fresh, still a little warm.”
“I’d love one,” Sophie tells him. “Kate was saying your exes are here.”
Ben’s smile dies as he looks around. “Uuuhhhhh. Yeah. They show up to these things sometimes.”
“Are you okay?” Sophie asks.
“Yeah!” he breathes out. “Yeah.” He shrugs. “Those relationships were…educational in a lot of ways. You know? I learned a lot about myself and the things I want, and…and what I don’t want. I want to be done with both of those relationships.”
“You want to?” Sophie tilts her head. “Are you?”
Ben nods. “I am now.”
She smiles at him and scoots her chair closer to his. “Okay.”
“Who is this?” Eloise demands as she takes another chair at their table.
“Eloise, this is Sophie. She’s opening up the bookstore next door,” Ben explains. “Sophie, this is my sister Eloise. She’s studying law right now.”
Eloise blinks at Ben. “You’re hanging out with the bookstore girl.”
Ben blinks back. “Yeah. She’s nice. We’re friends.”
“We are,” Sophie confirms.
“Hm,” Eloise comments, leaning in. “What’s your favorite book?”
“Pride and Prejudice,” Sophie responds automatically.
Eloise wrinkles her nose. “Seriously? Romance?”
“Mhm,” Sophie smiles. “Why, what’s yours?”
“Frankenstein,” Eloise says, as if the answer should be obvious.
“I love that one, too,” Sophie beams, leaning in.
Eloise lights up and Ben gets to his feet before they can get into it.
Sophie does eventually put her name in to sing a song, feeling a little nervous, as Anthony hops out to sing his song.
He grins at her, nudging her gently. “Atagirl.”
She laughs softly and rushes back to sit down, as the front door opens again, and someone else walks in.
Anthony lights up. “BASSET!” He grabs the man by the shirt and drags him over to the microphone. “Sing with me!”
“What are we singing?” the man laughs. “I just got here!”
“Cruel to be Kind,” Anthony tells him.
“Aaah, classic!”
Sophie watches, beaming as they sing and have fun, both of them excellent singers.
“That is Anthony’s best friend, Simon,” Kate informs her as she sits back down. “He and Daphne have kind of an on-and-off thing.”
“Like you and Anthony had?” Sophie asks.
“Eh. Less annoying,” Kate admits with a laugh.
“...Say that that don’t coincide
With the things that you do
When I ask you
To be nice
You say
You gotta be cruel to be kind…”
“It’s so nice to see everyone having so much fun,” Sophie tells her. “My family never had this kind of fun.”
“No?” Kate asks interestedly.
Sophie shakes her head. “Everyone rather…hates each other a little.”
“You won’t find much of that here,” Kate tells her. “At least inside the family. I’m pretty sure Hyacinth has been giving Tilley and Paul the stink eye all night.”
Sophie giggles a little. “The job of a dedicated little sister.”
“Mhm.”
Fran looks up when Anthony and Simon finish their song, and looks around. “BEEEN!”
Ben hops over the counter, a little ukulele in his hand. “On my way!”
“No!” Greg yells. “Use the karaoke machine!”
“Song’s not in the karaoke machine,” Ben tells him as he gets to the front and adjusts the microphone on its stand.
Sophie beams as she watches him as he starts to play and sing.
“Some people seem so obsessed with the morning
Get up early just to watch the sun rise
Some people like it more when there's fire in the sky
Worship the sun when it's high
Some people go for those sultry evenings
Sipping cocktails in the blue, red and grey
But I like every minute of the day
I like every second
So long as you are on my mind
Every moment has its special charm
It's alright when you're around, rain or shine”
“I don’t know this one,” Sophie says with a frown, pulling out her phone to look up the lyrics.
“It’s The Who,” Kate tells her. “I think their dad used to play it.”
“That’s sweet,” Sophie smiles, looking back up to watch, catching his eyes. “I didn’t know he could play.”
He smiles back at her as he keeps playing.
Once he’s done, Violet gets to her feet and goes to the front. “Before we go to the next person, I think my three oldest should sing together.”
“Mother!” Colin groans. “I don’t do that anymore!”
“For one night, you can indulge me,” Violet tells him, gesturing for him and Anthony to come up.
Anthony heads up, carrying a clearly boozy milkshake, taking a long pull and wrapping an arm around Ben, before waving Colin over, who grudgingly lets Ben wrap his arm around his neck, and they start to sing in perfect three part harmony.
“Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can’t help
Falling in love with you…”
Sophie smiles. “Aww.”
“Violet made them take singing lessons when they were very little,” Kate tells her. “And now every time they do a karaoke night, she makes them sing together.”
“I can see why, they’re great,” Sophie says.
After they finish, Violet starts to collect her two youngest kids, and they all get ready to leave, as it’s starting to get late.
She steps over to Kate and Sophie and smiles. “Just wanted to say hi before I left.”
“Hi, Violet,” Kate grins back. “Thank you, as always, for making them sing together.”
“We paid good money for those lessons,” Violet jokes, and then grins at Sophie. “I’m glad you’re becoming part of the group, Sophie. The bookstore is opening this weekend?”
Sophie nods. “Saturday, ten am.”
“I’ll make sure to come by,” Violet promises. “And ask Ben to do up some biscuits. I’m sure he won’t mind.”
Sophie flushes a little but smiles back. “Maybe. Thanks.”
“Have a good night,” Kate tells her as she heads out. She turns to Sophie once Violet heads out. “She likes you.”
“She rented the space to me, I hope she likes me,” Sophie says.
“But she also just offered up Ben’s baking to you,” Kate tells her. “She likes you.”
Sophie grins sheepishly.
*****
The night goes on, and Simon steps up to the microphone, carrying his guitar with him, and starts to play and sing, and the night turns into more of a concert, as he sings through a romantic Hozier song Sophie hadn’t heard before, but now loves, called “Cherry Wine,” and Fran sits at the upright piano and sings “So Far Away” by Carole King.
She finishes to a lot of applause, and she gets up, looking at the karaoke list. She gasps, looking delighted and calls “SOPHIE!” before she sits back down at the piano and starts to play again.
Sophie swallows and turns red. “Oh. I…I can’t possibly go up there now, after all of these amazing singers.”
Kate grins and rolls her eyes, getting to her feet and taking Sophie by the arm, leading her up to the front and settling her in front of the microphone.
*****
Will grabs Ben by the shirt and turns him around. “Your girl is up.”
Ben blinks, confused. “My-” he stops when he sees Sophie standing up at the microphone, and Fran plays behind her.
She starts to sing nervously.
“I used to float, now I just fall down
I used to know, but I'm not sure now
What I was made for
What was I made for?
Taking a drive, I was an ideal
Looked so alive, turns out I'm not real
Just something you paid for
What was I made for? Hm
'Cause I, I
I don't know how to feel
But I wanna try
I don't know how to feel
But someday I might
Someday I might”
Ben swallows as he watches.
“She’s really something,” Will smiles.
“Sshh,” Ben admonishes, still listening.
When she finishes, he climbs over the counter again and meets her at her table as she gets back, and opens his arms, offering her a hug.
Sophie smiles, looking a little emotional and snuggles in, wrapping her arms around him.
“That was amazing,” he mutters into her hair.
“Stop. It wasn’t.”
“It was,” he assures her.
Neither of them notice when Tilley and Paul get up and slip out.
Second part of wonderlandleighleigh's fic compilation.
Coffee Shop AU (modern)
Primer | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10
Nantucket (regency)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24
Dark Nantucket (regency)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Edmund lives (regency)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Lady Mary Penwood (regency)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16
Season 1 AU (regency)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
Bridgerton Mom Brigade (regency)
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7
I just finished Part 2 of Bridgerton S4 and benophie was so adorable and precious I had to draw them.
I’d love to see what their everyday conversations are like after that ending…🥹
will be updated whenever (atm, frequently) & I will do my best to make it semi-organized? (hopefully) this is just a masterlist of my favorite benophie fics :)
Last Updated: March 11th, 2026
G - General Audiences // T - Teen & Up Audiences // E - Explicit // M - Mature // N - Non Rated //
please note that there are some fics that require you to be logged in to ao3 to access it!
“Language of Love” by SilverHallow (G)
“De rigueur” by SilverHallow (T)
“all of the girls you’ve loved before” by mayfairsbeckett (G)
“kiss me underneath the moonlight” by angiesdiary (G)
“When Tomorrow Comes” by Dreamsofmusic (T)
“I chose this life with you” by forgiveme_peter (T)
“loving you’s a sweet symphony” by asilverfeather (T)
“show me my silver lining” by asilverfeather (T)
“One Last Push” by SilverHallow (T)
“Embraced” by k17m20d22 (G)
“In Sickness and In Health” by WorldofImagination18 (T)
“I Always Wanted a Brother” by WorldofImagination18 (G)
“tidy transformation” by mayfairsbeckett (G)
“Family Portraits” by SilverHallow (G)
“What’s In a Name?” by liss99 (T)
“footnote of desire” by mayfairsbeckett (T)
“Seollal” by SilverHallow (G)
“a matter of loyalty” by zarahjoyce (G)
“you drew stars (around my scars)” by aflyingquill (T)
“boring you, was i?” by zarahjoyce (T)
“recognize this could be yours” by purplefruit (E)
“Willow Bark” by Eleanor_Bradstreet (T) [6 Chapters, COMPLETE - note: also has Philloise]
“The Cost of Fate” by SilverHallow (M) [30 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“The sound of sirens” by SilverHallow (T) [2 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“One Wild Night” by benophiefan (T) [8 Chapters, COMPLETE - note: other pairings are included/bridgerton family]
“Once Upon a Wish” by Bookie4682 (G) [5 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“Dolls, Dragons and Second Chances” by Bookie4682 (N) [54 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“latte with a side of romance” by angiesdiary (T) [2 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“The Treasure Hunters Next Door” by benophiefan (T) [18 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“What’s in a Name” by Dreamsofmusic (G) [3 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“Recipe for Perfection - A Hint of Love and a Dash of Bridgerton Crazy” by Dreamsofmusic (G) [4 Chapters, COMPLETE - note: part of a series]
“From The Ashes” by SilverHallow (M) [20 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“last time i saw you (we were just split in two)” by orangepeelshortbreadcookies (T) [2 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“Fake Dates for Reunions or: How Sophie Beckett Finally Got a Boyfriend” by gingerbat (T) [6 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“but only far from home” by gingerbat (T) [9 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“A Mother’s Love” by Dreamsofmusic (G) [10 Chapters, COMPLETE - note: part of a series]
“Love, Unleashed” by SilverHallow (T) [26 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“Don’t You Remember” by captain_bucky_writesaswell (M) [22 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“The Invisible Enemy” by Manu_Rich (G) [8 Chapters, COMPLETE - note: first five chapters are benedict-centric and focused on him and his brothers, the rest of the story is a mixture of benophie and the bridgerton’s]
“A Sunrise Beyond The Gate” by benophiefan (M) [70 Chapters, COMPLETE - note: 70 chapters may seem daunting to some but do give it a try it was an AMAZING ride from start to finish!]
“Where the Colors Go” by Wonderlandleighleigh (M) [29 Chapters, COMPLETE - note: one of the best benophie fics I’ve ever read, take with that what you will]
“The Weight of Legacy” by SilverHallow (T) [17 Chapters, COMPLETE]
“Reimagining An Offer from a Gentleman” by Tilly_Tilly_2827 // Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four - Part Five - Part Six - Part Seven - Part Eight - Part Nine - Part Ten - Part Eleven
“Over Roads and Bridgertons” by liss99 // Part One - Part Two - Part Three - Part Four (note: these are all multi-couples but don’t worry there is a lot of benophie!! very enjoyable reads)
“Bridgerton Game Night” by gingerbat // Part One - Part Two (note: multi-couples, part two is benophie-centric. the chaos of the bridgerton family is always so entertaining to read)
“a dream is a wish your heart makes” by garudyne // Part One (note: this is a series that just started, will update with links as the author uploads!)
“I Think I Dreamed You Into Life” by RedPensandGreenArrows // Part One - Part Two - Part Three
“Doggy Meet Cute AU” by SilverHallow // Part One - Part Two
“The Georgiana Darcy Dowry AU” by gingerbat // Part One - Part Two
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p.s. this took me a while to make, so hopefully this is useful for ya’ll! 🤍
It’s 12 AM and I’m thinking about how Luke Thompson always praises and encourages Yerin Ha in every interview, telling the world how beautiful, gorgeous, talented, and incredible she is. He even tells reporters (The Hollywood Reporter), "There's so many things I love about Yerin". At the same time, he always reminds her to be proud of herself because she really is that amazing (Buzzfeed UK interview for Part 2).
He knows Yerin has self doubts, but he also often mentions that she has this inner confidence and calmness that even helps calm him down (Hits Radio UK Interview). From all of this, it’s clear that Luke knows Yerin really well, and Yerin has confirmed that too (Variety Interview). And it’s the process of how he got to know her so well, and how she got to know him too, all going back to the My Cottage filming that Yerin always brings up as her favorite.
Yerin shared that she decided to be an open book with Luke right away during their "almost two week summer camp". She told him everything, her dreams, aspirations, and fears. She was honest and vulnerable, they had deep conversations, and even shed a few tears along the way (Paris Premiere Interview with British Vogue). And the way both of them still remember those exact moments so vividly, like they mentioned at their last press tour stop in London (Estadao Media interview).
Yerin is right, this first filming period really parallels Benedict and Sophie getting to know each other at My Cottage. But I would also add that those Lukerin moments reflect Benophie’s feelings of being seen and accepted for who they are, which we see again in later scenes like the masquerade ball, the conservatory scene, the hug before the bathtub scene, and the hug before the Queen’s Ball.
Luke once said in an interview, "It means that you’ve got a lot of honesty coming your way, which makes it very difficult not to be honest back with Yerin." (Town & Country Interview). And those words instantly remind me of the iconic “Will you not wade out deeper with me?” line, because that is when Benedict starts opening up to Sophie too.
So even though we know Lukerin are very close friends, aka 친한 친구, I feel like their bond is already almost as deep as Benophie’s. I don’t know.... it’s just so beautiful, istg ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
And I think the reason Luke always answers "Yerin" when he is asked about his number one takeaway or best memory from filming Season 4 is because from the very first day, Yerin gave him everything emotionally. And he really values that. Over time, their bond just kept growing stronger because they stayed open with each other, like both of them always had access to each other’s hearts. In the end, every moment every day of those 10 months became about each other, even during the long press tour days.
I’m genuinely so happy for them and grateful, because their deep connection created such insane chemistry for Benophie. They lived up to "the most legendary bridgerton couple" title based on the books.
Lastly, I’ve been in a lot of fandoms, and there is probably only one other connection that has felt this deep to me. So yeah, what Luke and Yerin have is really rare, and I truly hope they protect and keep it forever. They are my soulmates.
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