lavender. delights.

[francescca]

even though   she looked like a   BRIDGERTON ,   on   the inside she always felt like a bit of a   CHANGELING  .  

FRANCESCCA  .         this   is   an   independent ,  private ,  extremely   low   active   &&   mutually   exclusive   FRANCESCA   BRIDGERTON   of   the ʙʀᴅɪɢᴇʀᴛᴏɴ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ .      portrayal   is   written   with   netflix series & books in mind ,   but mainly focuses on   personal   headcanons   as heavy influences .    est.  may 2024 .          i’m   mariah   the   author  (  she/her ,  32 ,  pst   )        

──── CARRD . PINTEREST . PROMPTS . MULTI .

BEE COLONY : ──── @dreadhour , @norholy

[francescca]

my thoughts on part two..but just about francesca and her story dsfkh

to start i'm sorta mixed about them killing off john early. i think on one hand i like it a lot more for the fact that fran isn't completely alone and isolated like in the book, having her family there with her was the best change, but on the other hand when they've killed him off this early and everyone is talking about how much john and fran were in love, when legit we spent the last ep of season three and all of part one of not seeing that? we saw them having love for each other but not being so deeply in love like what was mentioned/should have been. they had chemistry and i loved them deeply but they purposely didn't show it because they were too busy setting up fran and michaela from fran's perspective when it wasn't necessary. which it makes me salty because the small fraction of the girls that we get to see in this second part i genuinely really enjoy

so fran's story being about second chances and hope in the darkest of places is one of the reason's why i connected with her and her book so much. she goes through so much especially during a time period where as a woman if you lose your significant other you potentially/most likely lose your security. her story showing that there's so much beauty in finding love after you think you'll never have it again, and as well as after so long of difficulty and thinking you know that you'll never be able to conceive, being able to do just that is what makes her journey tragically warm and realistic. and i just think what they're setting up for is for fran to fall in love with michaela and come to a realization that she doesn't need to have kids in order to feel fulfilled, and as much as i love that idea and i'm all for it, because that's how i feel in my life, i also think we're losing a piece of fran and her love for wanting to be a mom by doing so

in part one they truly dropped the ball on fran's whole personality shift and then in part two we got to see more of a fran that we deserved the entire season, because finally it wasn't about one sole subject. as well i loved seeing her with her family, one of my favorite unfortunate moments was benedict being there for fran when the guy was pushing to have her checked, and then the scene of that happening and it's so awful but she has the family with her. i think the bridgerton's really shined as it should be

[francescca]

hey so why is francesca's storyline the worst?

[francescca]

oof those leaks aren't sounding too great...

[alicent-florent]

Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton BRIDGERTON — S4E4: An Offer from a Gentleman

[alicent-florent]

Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton BRIDGERTON — S4E4: An Offer from a Gentleman

[catherinesboleyn]

Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton

Bridgerton 4.01

[francescca]

bridgerton s4 part 1 spoilers below okay..and i have so much to say

i'm going to try and condense this as much as possible because my thoughts are everywhere and i was taking little notes whilst watching but!

- so far this season has the most book like feel. it's most accurate to the books, as well it gives first season vibes but with the beautiful romance of season two and i love it so much! episode three was by far the best episode in this season, and even more so since season two, which further shows just how poorly done season three was done. and i LOOOOOVE that this season is back to being romance first, for me that's why season two was my favorite, because it was all about the yearning and the heart. that being said, i don't think whistledown is necessary anymore and i genuinely think that this should be the last season with her, just as the books did; retire it. it feels a little out of place having it this season - having more bridgertons was exactly what i wanted, the series is about them and it's definitely been lacking! so showing them interact more with their banter, fights and having more of their individual stories without it being too overwhelming makes it feel so much more connected! but also it definitely then shows during those moments when anthony and daphne aren't there - both benedict and sophie as a couple and individuals shine so bright! i cherish and love them so dearly! sophie is so awkward and rooted in the realism of this show that it's a breath of fresh air and a different perspective that i felt like the series has been missing. plus i love that they introduced her through the masquerade first, that was so clever. benedict was made to be a leading man, it's so natural for him to be in the forefront. he's just so charming, there was no need for his character to change because he's always been charming. sophie and benedict have soooo much chemistry, their romance is this intense yearning of two opposites and it's delicious watching them unfold. like c'mon from the cheek kiss and the hand sniff to the clash on the stairs ughh it's so good - and of course francesca. i'm..hm i don't know where to start because obviously she is my favorite and i overanalyze with her characterization immensely. but man i'm so not happy with what they've done with her?? she's been reduced to a person who's constantly pining after an orgasm essentially. that's all she's worried about, every single scene is her asking someone about it and it's so frustrating because they're purposely setting things up for michaela but in such a horrible way?? first of all, why does fran and john's love/marriage have to be the same as everyone else's? love and relationships are different for everyone, yet they're making it seem like there has to be intense lust from the get go in order for the relationship to be counted as special and actual love. i mean this may be just me talking because i am asexual and i will always put romance before any kind of sexual relations of any kind but wtf. this doesn't set up well for fran and michaela's season because ( SPOILERS FOR THE BOOK I GUESS FDKSJFH ) what's going to happen is instead of when john dies and fran goes into mourning for years because of how much she loved john and felt like no other could ever compare to the love that she had with him, what they're going to do is she's going to go into mourning with intense guilt over the fact that she was thinking about michaela the entire time she was with john, so therefore their relationship won't start out great. which is why i refuse to write fran being even remotely interested in michaela while john is alive, because wtf do you mean???? i'm so upset at what they're doing to her, i love her so much but you can't tell me that for weeks this is all she's been thinking about???

little extra sidenotes:

john liking hazel?? pleaseeeee i ship it so hard

POSY IS A GEM AND I'M KEEPING HER IN MY POCKET

also lmao mr lewis? just spinning through the scene in the background behind violet made me laugh

mama violet getting her garden watered finaly

fran seeing john and baby elliot interact ): pleaseeee she wants to be a mom

eloise being surrounded by men and being rightfully terrified

enchanted playing when sophie was looking longingly at benedict through the door was pure cinema

benedict's barely hanging on, unfastened pants was a paid actor and was sooo welcome

also benedict being made to look like a fool in front of sophie because he's literally just a loser and i love that about him

and i need it to be eloise's season next because it only makes sense, the girl cannot wait anymore

[francescca]

i'm finishing my watch for s4 and then i have a lot to say

[alicent-florent]

[archive-folder]

Francesca Bridgerton + outfits

Bridgerton Season 3 Episode 1-4 (Part I)

[galindaelphaba]

LIZZY AND THEO The Buccaneers | 2.05 A Whole Love

[leneemusing]

random sentence starters

“  i never asked for this/that.  ”  “  i said no.  ” “  she/he was the only one who ever understood.  ” “  help me understand.  ” “  if that’s what you want…  ” “  this is about me, for once.  ” “  maybe if you listened instead of running your mouth, you’d know what i was talking about.  ” “  it was a joke.  ” “  let me see that.  ” “  i don’t have a plan, but we’ll figure it out.  ” “  i like to watch the stars. it reminds me how small we all are.  ” “  i didn’t realize you were in so much pain.  ” “  i only wanted to help.  ” “  what are you smiling at?  ” “  why are you looking at me like that?  ” “  i know i have a right to be angry, but i don’t want to be.  ” “  i’m not sure what i’m supposed to feel.  ” “  don’t make me say it.  ” “  that doesn’t sound quite right, but okay.  ” “  i would never lie to you.  ” “  you wouldn’t get it.  ” “  just, let me have this, ok?  ” “  i need you.  ” “  just go.  ” “  how did this happen?  ” “  is this what you wanted?  ” “  love never really goes away, it just changes sometimes.  ”  “  stop trying to figure everything out. just focus on now.  ” “  you were all i wanted.  ” “  now that i’m on the other side of it, i guess i see now how little it mattered  ”

[afterdecay]

oh, they would be the talk of the ton if lady whistledown had known. and what a good thing it had been for them to have spent the off season in france – away from wandering eyes and loose lips privy to gossip. these months had been good to them. and while he knows it's only a matter of time before they should return, criston finds himself enjoying their days together to the fullest before their lives become more discreet. more separation between them, with it being frowned upon for an unwed pair to be sharing space unchaperoned as they've been living. even more frowned upon would be the fact he asked her to expose her back to him. he sat beside her in bed, hovering over her with a thin brush and palette in hand. and he began to write her a letter, from one shoulder to the next, make his way lower the more he wrote. parts were original, other parts were quotes of her favorite novels to help support his love letter to her.

❝ would you hold still? ❞ a breathy laughter slips as he watches her squirm for the umpteenth time. ❝ you're going to ruin remarkable penmanship, ❞ he teases, refraining from continuing until his canvas had gone still once more. a few more strokes and he finishes: yours, the man who wishes to call you wife someday soon. he admires his work for a moment before ultimately swiping his thumb across that last line. (in case she were to steal a peek within a mirror and her future desires didn't align with his.) ❝ there. that wasn't too terrible, was it? ❞ 

@francescca re: your wishlist.

[francescca]

       ❝ i hold none of the fault , i'm merely a canvas . ❞      the hum that came after was in due to the featherlight strokes tickling along bare skin . the flesh pricked unable to hide the chills it incited . upon discreetly coming to france there were a many of things she had wanted to do with criston , but none of them entailed partially undressing and laying on a bed . scandalous and thrilling ──── she isn't against it . from her line of sight she could see out the opened window , watch the cream shaded curtains ripple in the breeze , the threat of warmer weather warning them that france wasn't forever . this was all the peace she yearned for .     ❝      i almost fell asleep because it was so terrible .      ❞ the peck of a smile .

                 she tucked her knees underneath and sat up .      carefully enough with one hand she held the fabric over herself and the other kept the loose let down hair tucked over a shoulder . all that inked her skin would stay immaculately intact by her . steadily she maneuvered to his side , only bracing herself against his side with knees brushing his legs when they were close enough she could count stars in his eyes . oh did she feel ever ardently about him .      ❝      so my dear poet ,      ❞ fingers that had let her hair go continued forward and removed both the brush and palette from his hands . ❝      now that you've made me your masterpiece ,      ❞ she continued and thus swiped up against his cheek , removing the splash of paint . ❝      will you show me what I cannot see ?      ❞

[dailybridgerton]

HANNAH DODD as FRANCESCA BRIDGERTON BRIDGERTON — S3E6: Romancing Mister Bridgerton

[elainiisms]

non sexual intimacy!!!! bathing together, washing each other, playing with each other's hair, kissing every inch of their body, writing love letters on their back with your finger, connecting their moles and freckles to create constellations on their skin, running your hands up and down their thighs, ugh just expressing physical love without it having to be about sex!!!!

[adaptationsdaily]

LITTLE WOMEN dir. Greta Gerwig (2019)