Going back to my first blog post regarding this fandom... still holds true. I'm sat, watching this play out, but I'm grabbing drinks and snacks for the show this time.
I haven't been in a writing mood lately, so for Polin Week this year, I have finally started organising my bookmarks and prepared a series of themed Polin fic recs instead.
I will start with a couple that are not listed as this year's prompts, as a bonus... I adore this trope and posted about this before here.
Below are some more recs for this year's celebration - and if I left your favourite out, please feel free to leave your own recommendations in the comments or reblogs. And self-promo is heavily encouraged — the more, the merrier!
September 24th, by LadyMoonlight_89
Summary: Colin had loved Penelope since, well— forever. So when she got engaged to Alf Debling, Colin did what he always did when he was hurt—he ran.
When Colin is involved in a car accident on September 24th, his emotional and mental state ran when his legs could not.
But being a Bridgerton, Colin would soon come to learn that there is no running from your heart—literally or metaphorically.
And Penelope Featherington was his whole heart. She was his everything.
This is the story of healing, strength, of second chances. And proof that sometimes love really does conquer all.
(One of my favourite bedtime re-reads. The angst HURTS, but it's soooo good!!!! HEA, of course. I could read 10 more chapters of this one – it lives on in my head!)
The Weight of Silence, by Keenbean90
Summary: Disaster doesn't ask permission; it crashes in without warning, but in its wake, it leaves the chance to grasp what matters most, if only Colin is brave enough to reach.
(Pen and El are in a horrific car accident. Cue desperate Col at her bedside. I love this fic an insane amount and I would love to read the epilogue the author wrote!!)
EpiPen, by everlarktoast
Summary: “This is Penelope. She moved into the house across the way. She’s allergic to nuts, but she has her EpiPen.”
Five times Bridgertons decide to stop eating nuts, and the time Colin realizes he’d given them up a long time ago.
(Oh, the angst!!!!! One of my fave bedtime re-reads.)
A Taste too Far, by FernEdits95
Summary: When Gregory and Hyacinth coerce their older siblings into participating in a TikTok taste test things don’t quite go to plan.
One awful cocktail and hospital trip later, Colin realizes that maybe he has more to lose than just a game.
(Delicious angst, with Col carrying Pen more than once!!! Yum!!!!!)
We Skipped Several Steps, by StrawberryWhorecake
Penelope only finds out she is pregnant when she goes to hospital in labour. Colin flies back thinking she is ill, just to meet his son for the first time. I love this so much, the story just kept going in my head.
(And I guess this also fits the "Didn't Know They Were Dating" prompt for day 5!)
What We Carry, by emwrites7
Pen offers to be a surrogate for Frannie and Michael. Pen, El and Col are flatmates. Angsty and lovely, with a good-mum-Portia making an appearance.
All I Saw Was You, by kat2050
Colin and El are in a car accident (and make a full recovery), and Pen and Col have a wonderful heart-to-heart afterwards… With a surprise fun cameo at the end, which I hope turns into a sequel one day!
And shameless self-promo time:
A shoulder to cry on, by BigDramaQuill
Summary: Penelope woke up with a heavy hand on her waist and a wall of warmth on her back. She turned around in his arms to look at that beautiful face; the chiselled jaw, the perfect lips. He was so pretty. Her movement woke him. And there they were: the saddest pair of eyes she had ever seen. But then, hers probably matched his in devastation.
Mornings were the worst.
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It’s been a death by a thousand cuts. When Colin and Francesca Bridgerton seemingly kill all their hopes for good, Penelope Featherington and Michael Sterling decide they’ve had enough heartbreak. And when they make their friends-with-benefits arrangement public, the objects of their affection do not react well.
The Twelve Days of Agony, by BigDramaQuill
Summary: A few days before Christmas, Colin ends up in hospital and overhears Pen in a vulnerable moment. He wants to talk to her, but will his overbearing and ever-present family let them have a minute alone?
We've been dreaming about it (heh heh). Five days to go!
Polin Week 2026 begins April 6th and concludes April 12th!
RULES:
tag your posts #polinweek and/or #polinweek2026 in one of the first five tags so that we can find it.
we will reblog ( and tag ) everything posted in those tags.
search through this blog, following the tags, to find all of the Polin content from that week
SCHEDULE OF THE WEEK:
DAY ONE: Polin Day ♡ Double Date ♡ Genderswap AU ♡ Roleplay
DAY TWO: Favourite S4 Scenes ♡ Fake Engagement ♡ Academics AU ♡ Mirror
DAY THREE: Penelope's Birthday ♡ Drunk Confession ♡ Medieval AU ♡ Exhibitionists
DAY FOUR: Favourite Colin Moment ♡ Runaway Bride/Groom ♡ Bookstore AU ♡ Cockwarming
DAY FIVE: Favourite Kiss ♡ Didn't Know They Were Dating ♡ Angels & Demons AU ♡ Oral Sex
DAY SIX: Polin as Parents ♡ Long Distance ♡ Time Travel AU ♡ Dry Humping
DAY SEVEN: Luke and Nicola Appreciation Day ♡ Fake Amnesia ♡ Mafia AU ♡ Omegaverse
Admins' Note: Feel free to take these prompts and run with it - write a fanfic, create a gifset or a moodboard, draw fanart, create a playlist - the only limit is your imagination!
The countdown begins. Seven days to go, Dearest Gentle Readers!
Polin Week 2026 begins April 6th and concludes April 12th!
RULES:
tag your posts #polinweek and/or #polinweek2026 in one of the first five tags so that we can find it.
we will reblog ( and tag ) everything posted in those tags.
search through this blog, following the tags, to find all of the Polin content from that week
SCHEDULE OF THE WEEK:
DAY ONE: Polin Day ♡ Double Date ♡ Genderswap AU ♡ Roleplay
DAY TWO: Favourite S4 Scenes ♡ Fake Engagement ♡ Academics AU ♡ Mirror
DAY THREE: Penelope's Birthday ♡ Drunk Confession ♡ Medieval AU ♡ Exhibitionists
DAY FOUR: Favourite Colin Moment ♡ Runaway Bride/Groom ♡ Bookstore AU ♡ Cockwarming
DAY FIVE: Favourite Kiss ♡ Didn't Know They Were Dating ♡ Angels & Demons AU ♡ Oral Sex
DAY SIX: Polin as Parents ♡ Long Distance ♡ Time Travel AU ♡ Dry Humping
DAY SEVEN: Luke and Nicola Appreciation Day ♡ Fake Amnesia ♡ Mafia AU ♡ Omegaverse
Admins' Note: Feel free to take these prompts and run with it - write a fanfic, create a gifset or a moodboard, draw fanart, create a playlist - the only limit is your imagination!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Dearest Gentle Readers. It is that special time of the year again! The admins are happy to announce the dates for our Annual Polin Ship Week for 2026!
Mark your calendars, as Polin Week 2026 begins April 6th and concludes April 12th. We invite all fans of Colin and Penelope to participate and join us in celebrating the love we all share for these wonderful characters and this glorious couple!
RULES:
reblog this post so everyone can see it!
tag your posts #polinweek and/or #polinweek2026 in one of the first five tags so that we can find it.
we will reblog ( and tag ) everything posted in those tags.
search through this blog, following the tags, to find all of the Polin content from that week
If you have any comments, concerns, or questions, please do not hesitate to ask!
SCHEDULE OF THE WEEK:
Admins’ Note: Feel free to take these prompts and run with it - write a fanfic, create a gifset or a moodboard, draw fanart, create a playlist - the only limit is your imagination!
I will be on the hunt for
* Day 2 - Academics - specifically teacher/professor colin
* Day 3 - Drunk Confessions - humour with a side of smutty, smut-smut
* Day 4 - cockwarming IN aBookstore - yes please…
* Day…. Oh what the hell - I’ll be looking for all the Polin week fics!!!
BRIDGERTON: Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington
His Future - Little filler set from the end of the ball scene to when Colin reaches Penelope's carriage - Rated: G - Complete
A Family of Their Own - Set a few weeks after the Butterfly Ball, Penelope and Colin discover they are going to be parents. A fluffy tale with a smattering of smut - Rated: M - Complete
Dear Family - Set the day after A Family of Their Own. Colin tells his family that Penelope is expecting. Just a bit of domestic fluff with a dash of humour - Rated: G - Complete
Caught In The Act - Colin catches Penelope doing something he thinks she shouldn't - especially when she's a fair few months pregnant - Rated: G - Complete
Tongue Tied - After not being able to speak to Penelope at the Innovations Ball, Colin ponders why he suddenly got tongue tied - Rated: G - Complete
Pyewacket - Modern AU - Penelope is in love with Colin. Colin is in love with Penelope. Both think that their love is unrequited and don't want to act upon their feelings in case it ruins their friendship
Enter, Pyewacket... - Rated: M - Complete
Blame It On The Mistletoe - Modern AU - Colin and Penelope share a kiss under the mistletoe but then they're interrupted by Fife and his friends - Rated: Teen - Complete
Never Been Kissed - Modern AU - Colin finds out that Penelope has never been kissed at midnight on New Year's Eve and resolves to ensure that doesn't happen again - Rated: G - Complete
All's Fair in Love and War - When the wind catches the Hawkins balloon, Penelope is distracted and hesitates a moment too long before trying to run away. Colin is devastated that he wasn't able to save her from being injured and grows increasingly upset the longer she remains unconscious. When she finally does wake up though, he finds his problems may have only just begun... Rated: G - WIP
(Not So) Secret Admirer - Modern AU - Colin decides to secretly woo Penelope over the course of a week leading up to Valentine's Day with the aid of his siblings - Rated: G - Complete
UPDATED Always Together, Eternally Apart - Fantasy AU - Colin and Penelope have been cursed. She is a hawk by day and human by night. He is human by day and a wolf by night. Always together, yet eternally apart. Based on the film 'Ladyhawke' - Rated: G - WIP
What's Life Without a Little Fake Dating? - Modern AU - Penelope needs a date to her ex boyfriend, Alfie Debling's wedding. She thinks asking Colin to pretend to be her date for the evening could be the best, or more likely, the worst, idea she's ever had. Colin just wonders how on earth he's going to get through the evening when pretending is the last thing he wants to be doing when it comes to Penelope. Rated: G - WIP
Between The Lines - Modern AU - Penelope arrives at the annual Halloween Gala for Cowper Publishing not exactly dressed right for the occasion - Rated: G - Complete
Letters Never Sent - Just before they travel to Aubrey Hall for Christmas, Colin finds some letters in Penelope's desk, but they aren't from him - so who are from and why has she kept them a secret? - Rated: G - Complete
NEW Rust - After his fiancee's deception had left him humiliated and heartbroken, Colin had sworn off women and thrown himself into his work, hardening his heart and rejecting love. So, what do you do when the man you’re in love with barely acknowledges that you’re female let alone realise that you have feelings for him? Penelope knew exactly what she was going to do and Colin was going to hate it. Christmas Fic. Rated: M - WIP - UPDATED - Chapter 8
ONCE UPON A TIME: Killian Jones/Emma Swan
No Consequences - Ficlet for season 3 finale - set after Emma and Hook leave Past!Hook knocked out aboard the Jolly Roger: “I remember what you did, you know,” he muttered with a hint of resentment. “What you said to him…me, how you acted. It’s hazy, but as I stand here, I can recall everything, Emma.” - Rated: G - Complete
Just The Beginning - "I have some people I need to see," she replied with a smile before turning and running away. From him. Again. Oneshot/Filler for "There's No Place Like Home." Minor Spoilers. Rated: G - Complete
His Greatest Adventure - AU. CS. Set after Zelena has gone but no time travel ever took place and Emma hasn't got her magic back: "Well, this is awkward." Captain Hook's lightly spoken words hung in the air between them causing Emma Swan to let out a sigh and roll her eyes as she shook her head in annoyance. "You think?" she snapped irritably gesturing to the large heavy chain that joined them together - Rated: G - Complete
Glimpses of Love and Affection - "What the hell did you do that for? You could've been killed," Emma Swan accused loudly as she stalked up to the one-handed pirate who had just blocked and eventually killed a rather nasty looking flying monkey that had been almost on top of her. "I thought it was obvious, Swan. I was saving your life." Set after "Quiet Minds" then does its own thing from there. Some violence but nothing too graphic. Rated M for chapter 20 only - Rated: Teen - Complete
The Promise - AU: Zelena's time portal isn't opened up by her death and Emma leaves Storybrooke as planned after making Hook promise not to follow her - when she returns Hook is gone... Follows events through to 'Kansas' then does its own thing from there… Rated: G - Complete
Just Tonight - Modern AU - A night of unexpected passion leads to something infinitely more precious between two friends who don't realise the hidden depths of affection each has for the other. Romance/Angst and a little bit of Christmas fluffiness...eventually - Rated: M - Complete
No Quarter - The past catches up with Killian Jones as one of Hook's previous adversaries returns to wreak vengeance. Sequel to 'Glimpses of Love and Affection'. It's not a necessity to read GOLAA first but please note that I will make some references to events in that story - Rated: Teen - WIP
Hindsight is a Wonderful Thing - In answer to a group prompt on Tumblr: David's reaction to walking in on CS in a compromising position/private moment - Rated: Teen - Complete
When Did You? - Killian and Emma reveal when they first had feelings for the other - Rated: Teen - Complete
A Little Perspective - When their wedding plans threaten to overwhelm her, Killian reminds Emma just why she loves him - Rated: G - Complete
Just Forever - Modern AU - Killian and Emma spend their first Christmas together as a family. Sequel to 'Just Tonight' - Rated: G - Complete
Force of Feeling - Modern AU - Emma Swan is scared of opening her heart up to any man ever again. Love only brings pain as far as she's concerned but then she meets someone who could prove her wrong...if only she has the courage to let him in - Rated: Teen - WIP
So, Elopement? - A little divergence for 6x18. Captain Swan - Rated: G - Complete
101 Days of Captain Swan - 101 CS ficlets. Based off a list of 101 fluffy prompts. For the list go to http://bromfieldhall.tumblr.com/101days and send me a number! - Rated: Various - WIP
THE MENTALIST - Patrick Jane/Teresa Lisbon
Red Diablo - Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon had been missing from the California Bureau of Investigations for exactly fourteen hours and twenty-seven minutes. She'd gone home for a quick change of clothes and had never come back. Set after series four finale, sometime in the future - Rated: Teen - Complete
In The Dark - "Seriously, Jane, what is it with you and making me hide in small dark places?" Agent Teresa Lisbon grumbled irritably as she tried to shift one of her legs into a more comfortable position. What happens to Jane and Lisbon when they're left in the dark? Rated: G - Complete
What Makes You Beautiful - "Yesterday I made a New Year's resolution. I'm going to give myself one whole year to woo and win the love of California Bureau of Investigation's Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon." Jane's POV - Rated: Teen - Complete
Everything's Possible - Cho has some advice for the other men on the team - Rated: G - Complete
Redwood - "We're up, guys. Another body has been found dumped along the 299 a few miles south of Willow Creek this time." Jane and Lisbon are forced into a deadly game when they try to catch what they think is a new serial killer - Rated: Teen - Complete
UGLY BETTY - Gio/Betty
Painted On My Heart - Gio believes that it's over between Betty and himself and is determined to move on, but Betty has other ideas. Set after episode, 'Betty Suarez Land' then goes AU from there - Rated: Teen - Complete
A Little Hot Chocolate - "God, Suarez, it's been three months and the first thing I do when I see you again is help you out," drawled a familiar, low voice. "Looks like I'll never learn." Christmas Fic - Rated: G - Complete
He Doesn't Know - "I watch him hand over a sandwich to one of the models and notice how she eyes up the cakes as he walks away. I know exactly how she feels...I'd like to grab his buns too." Alphabet Challenge: U for Unrequited. Someone is lusting after Gio - Rated: Teen - Complete
The Morning After - "Gio chuckled and the sound washed over her like a gentle wave, bringing her body to abrupt, unwelcome awareness. When had his laugh stopped grating on her nerves?" Set the morning after S2 episode, Bananas For Betty - Rated: Teen - Complete
Nice To Eat You - Halloween Challenge - Betty walks home and encounters an old flame who's not quite the man he used to be. Y is for Yarling - Rated: G - Complete
SCARECROW AND MRS KING - Lee Stetson/Amanda King
I Am Not Now, Nor Have A Ever Been...A Spy - "Suddenly Lee had to get out of the office. He couldn't be there while they were checking hospitals and morgues for Amanda. He didn't want to think of her hurt somewhere or even worse - dead. It just made him feel sick." Filler. A scene which tells what might have happened while Lee waits for news on Amanda - Rated: G - Complete
Old Friends - An old friend helps Lee and Amanda with a case - Rated: Teen - Complete
Service Above and Beyond - Filler from the time Amanda pulled the mike from her ear and gave it back to Lee until they meet again at the house - Rated: G - Complete
Their Goes The Neighborhood - A filler that takes place in the time between Lee going to bed and them going to check on Frank Bodine's house - Rated: G - Complete
The Best Intentions - Set late first season. Lee isn't impressed with Amanda's latest attempt at helping him - Rated: G - Complete
A Hard Decision - 'That was close,' he thought to himself in relief. He felt extremely glad that he didn't have to try and explain to Amanda just why he was doing a background check on her fiancé. He shook his head in disbelief - he couldn't even explain it to himself - Rated: G - Complete
Second Honeymoon - Lee takes Amanda to London for their second honeymoon. Set a couple of years after the end of the series - Rated: G - Complete
All Is Calm - Lee reflects on how much his life has changed - Rated: G - Complete
Mistaken Identity - Filler for episode, "You Only Die Twice." Lee goes over the police files and reads about Amanda's 'death' - Rated: G - Complete
BABYLON 5 - Marcus Cole/Susan Ivanova
Valentine - "Marcus Cole ran full pelt along the corridors of Babylon 5, dodging the various lifeforms he met along the way. His mission this day was to leave a data crystal with a note outside Commander Susan Ivanova's door, ring the chime...then run like hell." Rated: Teen - Complete
Love Conquers All - Susan Ivanova meets an old friend of Marcus Cole's that may have the answer to bringing the Ranger back. A Marcus/Ivanova story set after the end of season 4 - Rated: Teen - Complete
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - Spike/Buffy Summers
Atonement - Buffy doesn't die at the end of S5's, The Gift, but Spike feels he's completely failed as Dawn is hurt. Just as Buffy discovers her newfound feelings for the vampire, he distances himself from the Scoobies because he feels unworthy. Will Buffy be able to prove him wrong or will the new Evil in town prove him right? - Rated: Teen - Complete
One Special Night - AU - A heated encounter with cynical stranger, William Saunders, on a winter's night gives sensible, Elizabeth Summers a chance to act out of character and leaves her with memories she'll treasure forever. But then, he unexpectedly reappears... Rated: M - Complete
Absolutely Perfect - AU: All Human. A fantasy ficlet where Spike & Buffy are captured in a moment of domestic bliss - Rated: M - Complete
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