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Me when my comfort-blorpos are actually just middle aged sad losers 😔😔😔

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I think the most perfect fancast for avar kriss and elzar mann is brie larson and dev patel. they would EAT THAT SHIT UP.

(they're also conveniently the same age - 34)

#star wars the high republic #elvar #elzar mann #avar kriss #elzar mann x avar kriss #avar kriss x elzar mann

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me on a mantra: it's wrong to ship real people, it's wrong to ship real people, it's wrong to ship real people, it's wrong to ship real people...

also me with a side-eye glance: *looks at nicola and luke*

me, whimpering, and sweating at the brow: it's wrong to ship real people, it's wrong to ship real people, it's wrong to ship real people, it's wrong to ship real people...

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Nicola Coughlan for Teen Vogue (May, 2024) (part1).

Full interview here.

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why is netflix showing the first episodes already. we still have a month to go and i'd like to actually enjoy it when it comes out

#polin #bridgerton season 3 #bridgerton #bridgerton s3

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Nicola Coughlan and Luke Newton in Australia for Bridgerton 🐝

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I feel like it would also be an interesting take to see Colin try to step aside and let Lord Debling propose to Penelope. Like he doesn't want to hurt her best chances to marry a Lord, and it would be a contrast to how he jumped into things with Marina.

And then Anthony pulls him into the study "You love her?" "Yes, that is why I cannot let her know my true intentions" and perhaps some brotherly advice from him or sisterly advice from Kate since Daphne isn't here this season.

And somewhere Benedict and Violet and Anthony are going "thank god, at last" because they've known Penelope is in love with Colin forever

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baby agatha with her mama this time 🫶 (of course i have to make a penelope version who do you think i am?!)

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at first, i hadn't seen anyone say anything about colin but then i saw what you're talking about and whew. suddenly they're talking about power imbalances and red flags like there were no power imbalances between any of the other brothers and their ladies of choice?

all of these men have power. including debling? he's a titled man looking for a wife in a society where it's considered inappropriate to refuse a dance if a man asks so like??? is there no power imbalance when it comes to penelope and debling? why are people acting like debling doesn't visit brothels? what if he does? i'm also going to guess he's not a virgin.

taking up some activism for sex workers in a tv show based on a time where visiting brothels was considered normal and rite of passage even is just a cover for being mad he's not going to be a virgin but penelope is. suddenly voyeurism is a red flag fetish that penelope won't be able to compete with? what? colin is going to cheat on her because he likes something? i don't even know what to say to that?

he is a grown man who is going to fall in love with penelope and they're going to discover each other together, he's not going to just wander off and fall into a brothel because it's two for tuesday?

agreed anon.

there's a lot of context people miss from the time period but then the don't apply the same logic to how we exist today, and it shows when people make assumptions like that. like yes they existed in a time where women experienced an extreme power imbalance and were kept in the dark about many things, but people also forget that people acted the same. human beings don't change behavior, and that's why many bridgerton characters are so relatable, because they make human mistakes that are timeless.

#POSSIBLE BRIDGERTON S3 SPOILERS #polin #bridgerton #bridgerton season 3 #bridgerton s3 #penelope featherington #colin bridgerton

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i'm gonna rant, and yes this is about certain screener spoilers from s3 that i've seen circling around the fandom. i've already had to unfollow someone because they were being so rude about this. im defending colin bc no one will.

some polin stans don't treat colin as his own character, they just simply see him as a means to pen's happiness or they treat him like an object. may i remind you the reason why the romance genre is a thing is BECAUSE men did that to women??

so even if these rumors are true, that doesn't mean colin HAS to be perfect in order to deserve penelope, because that is not what bridgerton is about. also, in this time period, sex worked differently! believe it or not! so if colin has a few scenes with sex workers to show how he bends to society's expectation for him or for character development or whatever, then so be it. polin will end up together either way.

to say that colin has "red flags" because he has sex with sex workers and has done drugs is so fucking dumb. do you actually hear yourself? WHAT person on earth do you know that hasn't had sex with someone they don't know or done drugs or both. be realistic. multiple times luke has stated that this season deals with how young colin and penelope are and how they are still finding themselves and navigating how to love under that burden of youth and immaturity. to say colin has red flags and PENELOPE DOESNT? bruh. I am a penelope defender to the death but she has made many questionable choices. These "red flags" are simple human actions, largely made off of good intention, and it doesn't make them evil or mean that they're gonna cheat on each other or anything. it just means that they're multi dimensional, and that they're like us in that way. because literally no one would relate to a character that never makes mistakes.

stop treating colin like he's just a way for penelope to get laid. he is a multi dimensional character like penelope is, which is why they work so well together. to say that these fictional characters can't make mistakes is unrealistic and stupid. the fact that i have to state that colin is not an object is not something new in this fandom. please be better.

please use your braincells.

#POSSIBLE BRIDGERTON SPOILERS #polin #bridgerton season 3 #bridgerton s3 #polin stans #colin bridgerton #penelope featherington

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Listen, I’m on the “I’ll believe it when I see it” train with all these inconsistent S3 rumors because 1) LOL the fucking Sun, people, really?! and 2) “Well, the friend of my friend said… and they’re really reliable! Trust me!” 🙄

But even if it all ends up being true: I’ve already seen a handful of great posts talking about no, it’s NOT actually harming Colin’s character, thanks, and would make a lot of sense from what we know about where he’s at mentally so far - I’ll try not to rehash stuff they’ve already argued really well… and probably fail once i get going 😬

But I would also like to throw out that canonically… Book!Colin ALSO had experience prior to his relationship with Penelope?? Not to rakeish levels, but yeah, he had sexual encounters with women… That he then specifically mentions as meaning NOTHING once he compares it to what he has with Penelope because with her there is actual LOVE built over YEARS of INTIMACY.

And since Show!Colin is markedly younger than his book counterpart, it would make sense that this is something he is exploring, whether the initial choice is through coercion from his brother(s), or because he is curious, or… whatever he reason is?? It doesn’t matter??

He’s YOUNG. Being young means being curious about sex! It often means learning over time the difference between mere physicality vs intimacy. Learning about sex can be messy, confusing, wonderful, terrible, mediocre, not what you thought it’d be, etc etc etc.

Regardless of if we’re taking about Penelope OR Colin: Context is everything and WE. DON’T. HAVE. ANY. YET.

Penelope has her own coping mechanism for what she’s dealing with on her own throughout the show with LW; why is Colin any different, whether that’s drinking, tea, sex, etc? He’s clearly exploring different aspects of himself and finding what appeals or doesn’t appeal to him. And that’s normal!!

The IRONY of people claiming they’re furious at Colin treating women like sex toys… when that’s exactly how some people view Colin for Penelope. He is more than a prop for her! Their whole story is that they choose each other after years of self discovery and recognition of each others true selves… ALL of their past experiences included.

Even if the rumored second instance is true… 1) it would clearly be used as a way to prove that he’s miserable and NEEDS love and Pen and intimacy and 2) characters make mistakes... often ones they learn from. Pen has made her fair share of poor choices, too. Colin has and WILL make mistakes because that is what interesting, developing characters do, yet y’all act like he is unforgivable for being given his own plot scenes. He is NOT just there to have sex with Penelope!! He is a character outside of his romance with his own struggles to grapple with!

Also, please be real - this was SO NORMAL for men during this era, especially at his age! Why are MODERN DAY AUDIENCES acting so fucking scandalized?? One or two instances doesn’t even make him a real rake, ESPECIALLY if it’s being framed as him realizing it isn’t what he ultimately wants! Why are you even watching this show if something like this is so offensive to you?!

If all this ends up being accurate (which again, I doubt), I will admit I’ll probably be picky about how it’s handled… but I’ve always felt that way about this pairing in the short time I’ve been in the fandom.

But I NEED people to chill the fuck out until the season actually airs. You’re lambasting something you HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN YET.

#ALL OF THIS #because literally yall are spiraling for no reason and the season isnt even out #also the amount of hate ive seen of sex workers over this is crazy #bridgerton #polin

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Part 206 of my bakery “enemies” au!

THE END!! I can't believe I finally completed this. When I first started this comic, I had no idea that it would end up being this long. A little over 3 years and over 200 parts, so around 2000 panels. (My folder that holds all my files relating to this comic is 3 GB with 2,017 items....). I honestly can't believe that I managed to stick around to the end of this. Thank you all so much for the support, I never imagined that so many people would care about this comic when I started it!

Of course, there are still some loose threads. The kwamis and Nathalie for example, but the core of this series has always been about the emotional conflict between Marinette and Adrien, and that has been resolved. I have some epilogue ideas to cover those loose ends, but this comic has already taken so much of my time and I'm not sure I want to promise that I'll get around to it. ... But who knows. Maybe!

For now, Adrien and Marinette will get some long-deserved rest.

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idk why he's shaking his head but i'm gonna convince myself that he's wordlessly communicating something to penelope as they gaze at each other across the room

#polin #bridgerton season 3 #bridgerton #penelope featherington #colin bridgerton

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Part 204 of my bakery “enemies” au!

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#i xant do this rn #HWSTSNDNF #ITS FINALLY HAPPENING #BUGGACHAT I LOVE YOU

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Can I please have a convo with the one who approved the bookcover. I need to ask what they were thinking

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the face of a man who definitely just saw the love of his life get into a hack