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“Which was it for you then?" Benedict asks, his face burning, clasping his hands behind his back, drawing himself up to his full height to really take advantage of that extra half inch of height. Benedict wanted to let this go, Anthony is the one who brought this all up again. And he cannot help seeing Anthony, returning home, rained out and forlorn, never having made it Daphne's ball. How often did Benedict cover for him, how little did Benedict taunt him over his foolish desire to have him or Colin or Gregory carry on the line of succession? And he, Lord Anthony Bridgerton, Viscount, to whom that responsibility truly fell. Not Benedict, number two, libertine, free spirit, spare. "Hmm? Selfish or thoughtless?"
me watching tv: what if we made the argument longer more brutal and terrible for televison in thag it’s hard to watch and doesn’t advance the plot.
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Benedict cannot leave Francesca here, in this great big house, all by herself. So young, widowed at nineteen. He cannot let Sophie leave, without even trying to convince her to stay.
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The euphoric effects of the tea are wearing off, being replaced by a heaviness and melancholy. He can only think of how the house smelled in the weeks after Father died, the oppressive scent of the hyacinths laying on his ribcage.
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In the weeks following his father's death, Anthony feels as if he has died too. But real life must go on. And, well, time does not stop for any of them, least of all little Franny, who still must turn six years old.
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Le Grand Guignol by laertez
Fandoms: Legacies (TV 2018), The Vampire Diaries & Related Fandoms
13 Jan 2026
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When Hope returns to the Salvatore School after her parents' death, she returns to find more of the same: high school drama elevated by the supernatural. At first she finds herself more alone than before, but a new student, Rafael Waithe, has none of the qualities that bug her about the other guys at her school. He's charming and down to earth and he doesn't care about Hope's freaky family.
She should know better than to fall for him. Her life is complicated enough as it is, and as the situation at the Salvatore School and in New Orleans deteriorates, everyone is Hope's life is going to be forced to take a side, and Hope will have to choose to step up or run away.
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This WAS deus ex machina, which will have to be four parts. AU, picking up right where The Originals leaves off.
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Whumptober '25 by laertez
Fandom Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Supernatural (TV 2005), The Originals (TV), The Vampire Diaries & Related Fandoms, The Vampire Diaries (TV)
29 Oct 2025
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Supernatural Episode Tags by laertez, Queen Edmund Pevensie (laertez)
Fandom Supernatural, Supernatural (TV 2005)
18 Oct 2025
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crawling 'verse by laertez
Fandom Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV)
18 Oct 2025
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Vader's mask cracked in two, Kenobi stares down at the monster his oldest friend became and sees him, Anakin, the boy he raised and the boy he loved. He could not kill him on Musatfar, he cannot kill him now.
His mistake, of course, to leave him for dead, instead of finishing the job. He can't make it again.
Instead, he strikes the final blow, and scoops him up, returning him to Alderaan, the only place in the Galaxy he can think of.
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Whumptober '22 by laertez, Queen Edmund Pevensie (laertez)
Fandom Avatar: The Last Airbender, Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Legacies (TV 2018), Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Supernatural (TV 2005), The Originals (TV), The Vampire Diaries & Related Fandoms, The Vampire Diaries (TV)
31 Oct 2022
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Fills from Whumptober 2022
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Kings and Queens of Old by laertez, Queen Edmund Pevensie (laertez)
Fandom Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types, Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
17 Jan 2017
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Everything and Nothing by Anonymous
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
24 Mar 2026
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Three times Benedict Bridgerton retreats into a dream, only to crash back down to reality. Three times he braves reality, and is rewarded with a dream.
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Bookmarked by laertez
28 Jun 2026
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Uninvited, Unannounced, Unavoidable by lorarawr
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
08 Feb 2026
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"The message from Crabtree said 'infirm.' It did not say you looked like you’d been trampled by a regiment of cavalry."
When Benedict Bridgerton vanishes to Wiltshire and returns battered, bruised, and feverish, the staff do the only sensible thing: they send for the Viscount.
Now Benedict has to survive his recovery, three broken ribs, and the terrifying, aggressive love of his brothers. Anthony is managing his trauma through logistics, Colin is asking too many questions about the "housemaid," and Benedict is just high enough on laudanum to tell them exactly how much he loves them.
Sophie Beckett just hopes they don't notice she's using the wrong fork.
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the one Bridgerton braincell getting passed around like a hot potato
Bookmarked by laertez
05 May 2026
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What I Can't Face, You Can't (Must) Make Me by AHubOfHuntersAndAngels
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
25 Feb 2026
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Benedict wants to be with Sophie. He plans to marry Sophie as soon as he can. He does not want to wait, or think, or stop and listen. If he does those, he might see what he does not want to face: consequences, his own misconduct, the pain he is causing, feelings he is afraid of. Benedict has always run from things, but running towards Sophie is not the same as running away, is it?
Anthony has returned from India, and knows that his little brother has done things that he must speak with Benedict about. They must speak about his future, too: Benedict is risking everything, and the stakes are too high to ignore.
Benedict can refuse to listen, and even say Anthony should not have come home. Benedict can insist “this conversation is over“. But by God, and by their father, they are going to have it, one way or another. for everyone’s sake, and Benedict‘s most of all.
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Bookmarked by laertez
05 May 2026
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Prequel to “What I Can’t Face, You Can’t (Must) Make Me” For eighteen-year-old Benedict, there are endless temptations as he enters London society. The greatest is The Duchess of Manderley – Maggie Seward, the flirtatious neighbor older girl he has loved for years, who just got back from her honeymoon with her much older husband. The Duke and Duchess will be throwing a New Year’s Ball, and Benedict knows duke’s wives should be off-limits. But surely not this one. Besides, what does it matter what the second Bridgerton does when there is a third and a fourth? The ton is watching: just how reckless is this charming second son, and how much does Viscount Bridgerton value him when he has other spares?
Benedict is very, very reckless. Anthony has very strong opinions on how much he values Benedict. And he has a duty, as Benedict’s legal guardian, to correct unacceptable and dangerous behavior while he can.
Bookmarked by laertez
05 May 2026
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Artistic Outliers by Bookie4682
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
02 Mar 2026
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The night before her debut Francesca has a discussion with her brother.
Bookmarked by laertez
29 Apr 2026