@coffeeandtheton

Hi. I write Bridgerton across eras. There will be banter. There will be yearning. There will be at least one Bridgerton who could solve their problems by simply admitting they're in love, but will instead make it everyone’s problem first.

✨Modern AU ✨

➡️One Shots

Anthony/Kate ~ Swoon ~ Cursed ~ Matchmade (featuring Gregory/Lucy) ~ Six ~ Tea ~ Dosed ~ Negotiations ~ Lean ~ Hurricane ~ Weathered ~ Night Shift ~ Track 9 ~ The Assistant to the Viscountess ~ Surprise ~ It Doesn't Have to End ~ When We Run, We Run Together Sophie/Benedict ~ Worth It ~ Embraced ~ Violet Colin/Penelope ~ Revisions Phillip/Eloise ~ Home ~ I've Got You ~ Sticky Notes ~ Stay Kate/Sophie ~ Worth It Gregory/Lucy ~ Nerdy ~ Just Real Francesca/John ~ Cold Hands

➡️Multi-Chapter Stories

~ Everybody Has a Secret

➡️The B-Verse (Group Chat fics)

~ The B-Wives ~ The B Wives: Fall Edition ~ The Pregnant B-Wives ~ Eight Times the Bridgerton Family Group Chat Nearly Fell Apart (and One Time It Actually Did) ~ The B-Husbands ~ The B-Wives & The B-Husbands: Holiday Edition

➡️The Bridgerton Initiative (Professors AU)

~ The Trust Framework ~ What Comes Next ~ Against the Wall ~ Better On You ~ The Academic Findings of Anthony Bridgerton's Cardigan ~ Have Yourself a Smutty Little Christmas ~ A Field Study in Academic Rivalry ~ Rules Worth Breaking ~ Paper Clip Trail

✨Regency✨

➡️One Shots

Anthony/Kate ~ Already Won ~ A Generous Concession ~ For Warmth Benedict/Sophie ~ Mine ~ The Third Spring ~ My Dog ~ Be Here Phillip/Eloise ~ Better Benedict/Sophie & Kate Anthony ~ Reformed

➡️Multi-Chapter Stories

~ Seven Days to Choose You ~ When Time Stood Still: Five Moments in the Life of Kate and Anthony Bridgerton

➡️Season 4 Missing Moments Series

Oh, this is fun! Tagged by @bellascarousel here.

Currently Reading: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood. I read it years ago, but the upcoming movie has me giddy, and I decided a reread was needed.

Last series: My mind automatically went book series here, so I'm giving book and TV answers. Book - The When In Rome series by Sarah Adams (When in Rome and Practice Makes Perfect were okay, but Beg, Borrow Or Steal has quite possibly solidified itself as a top five book for me and In Your Dreams had several moments that required me to go outside and touch grass 🙃).

TV - Schitt's Creek

Last movie: Devil Wears Prada 2 and it was perfect.

Last song: Not counting my four year old serenading me at 6:00 am with his rendition of Grand Old Flag? Drop Dead, Olivia Rodrigo.

Sweet or salty: Both? Both.

Coffee or tea: My username should make this one pretty clear, but just in case there are still any questions...

Working on: Another very delightful project with @bees-bangles-banter because we've created a monster. And I'm currently screaming into chapter 6 of a fun side project I'm tentatively calling Emergency Contact involving one single father Anthony Bridgerton, a four-year old Neddy, and one pediatrician by the name of Dr. Kate Sharma.

Getting to write Benophie as a chaos couple in Grounds for Love, was quite literally, the absolute most fun. Very early on in the outlining process @bees-bangles-banter and I came up with the idea for their care package shenanigans and somehow this chaotic little drabble was born. 🎶

“What are you doing?” Sophie asked as she hovered over Benedict’s shoulder.  “Putting together a little care package for Anthony and Kate. For Aubrey Hall.”  Sophie hummed thoughtfully. “That massage oil is expensive,” she said, lifting the bottle and inspecting it carefully.  “I know,” Benedict replied as he shoved another candle in the bag. “I’m pulling out all the stops.”  “What’s the speaker for?” “Kate loves music. I thought I’d compile a little playlist.”  Sophie sat next to him on the couch, tucking her legs underneath her. “Oh, I’m in. What do you have so far?” Benedict pulled out his phone and opened Spotify. “Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’ obviously,” he began. “‘Let’s Talk About Sex.'”  “Salt-N-Peppa is a lovely touch.”  “I thought so,” Benedict agreed, scrolling the playlist. “How do you feel about Ginuwine?” “'Pony' is a must. That’s non-negotiable,” Sophie gestured toward the phone. “May I?” “Be my guest,” he handed it to her, sitting just a little too close to her on the sofa.  “'Save A Horse, Ride a Cowboy?'” Sophie asked.  “I think it’s important we cross genres,” Benedict explained seriously. “I don’t want to paint Kate into a corner. And I happen to know firsthand that Anthony went through a very intense Big & Rich phase.”  “WAP needs to be on this list,” Sophie said, typing into the search bar and adding it to the playlist Benedict had cleverly named “Kanthony Forever.” "Absolutely," Benedict agreed. "That was a silly oversight on my part." He watched as Sophie continued searching for artists and adding her own recommendations. “Why are you adding a Lion King song?” Benedict asked, his brows scrunched in concentration.  Sophie paused and studied him. “Are you serious right now?” Ben nodded.  “'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' is the single sexiest song Disney has ever had the audacity to be put on a soundtrack.”  Benedict seemed to consider this. “'A Whole New World,'” he countered.  “Simba and Nala are literally singing to each other about having sex!”  “And what do you think Aladdin and Jasmine are singing about? Over, under, and sideways, Sophie? My man is a player. Magic lamps are not the only thing he’s rubbing.”  “But it’s not just the lyrics, it’s the sensual nature of the music itself.”  “Whole New World is a thousand times more romantic.”  “Get your stupid speaker,” Sophie finally commanded him as she stood and grabbed the box of condoms from the coffee table. “And that massage oil.”  “Why?” Benedict asked, but he was already reaching for the requested items.  “I’m about to prove a point.”

What other songs do we think Benophie is putting on their playlist? We'd love to know your thoughts!

“Anthony,” Kate attempts. “You do know that we did in fact sleep together.”

This just reminds me what Greta Lee said on a recent podcast:

But did you know, Amy, that acting like you're drowning for something is just drowning? Did you know that? They're like, "Okay, so do the fake drowning." It's like, "Okay, I guess it's the swallowing water?" You have to choke, and you have to—

🤣🤣 our fake couple is very big on physical authenticity I suppose.

Could you…I don’t know…make them rehearse for something? In their couple lessons, I mean? I’m shameless, I know…

Hello!

First off all, I'm obsessed with Good Hang and very familiar with Greta's interview.

There are some lines that Kanthony just isn't crossing yet. Anthony gets into that more in the next chapter but basically

As @bees-bangles-banter said when I ran this one by her - "But let’s just say that in their future, they’re very much a practice makes perfect sort of real couple." 

Define soon...

Here's what I can promise: 1. It's coming. 2. It will be worth it. 3. It's earned. 4. There are TONS of delicious things that happen between now and then.

Anthony has thought about it at length and is very sure of himself.

Love that for Kate 🤣

Anthony is nothing but fully committed to being the best fake boyfriend Kate Sharma has ever had. And if that means mentally calculating the appropriate number of condoms to pull from Ben and Sophie's surprise box, well...it's a sacrifice he's willing to make.

I hope you had a great vacation. Thank you to you and @bees-bangles-banter for another great chapter 🥳

I'm so glad you loved the chapter. This was a really fun one for @bees-bangles-banter to write! We loved leaning into that chaotic energy from Ben and Sophie. Is it ridiculous? Absolutely. Does it fit our Benophie? Absolutely 😂. It's a slow burn, but we're getting there! That spice will come!

Hellllooooo! I'm back and just in time to check in and see how Anthony and Kate are fairing on their little weekend retreat. I'm sure it's all going just fine and that contract is holding up just the way Anthony and Kate intended it to...

But in case you want to see for yourself, you can read Chapter 11 now!

Chapter 11 drops tomorrow! You didn’t honestly think we’d go to Aubrey and not do Pall Mall, right?

“I’m going to set up for the game, are you good here?” Anthony asks.

“I’ve got her,” Eloise says, wrapping her arm around Kate’s.

“Eloise’s got me,” Kate says, smiling at the young woman.

“I do not know how I feel about this,” Anthony says, looking between them.

“Sounds like a you problem.”

Kate and Eloise walk to join the rest of the Bridgertons on the grounds, “Do Simon and Francesca not play?”

“For the sake of his and Daphne’s marriage, Simon doesn’t. And Frannie can’t be bothered. And that’s for the best honestly, she’s secretly the craziest of us all.”

Kate chuckles, “You guys don’t take games lightly do you?”

“No, we don’t—what are they doing?” Eloise says, seeing her siblings play with the wickets, “I have to go deal with that. The last time Colin moved one, we ended up with three balls in the lake.”

“Go ahead,” Kate assures, and continues walking toward Sophie, who is watching the group of adults now fighting over a garden game originated 200 years ago with the same interest she’s seen her watch Love Island.

I guess this is the magic of slow burn stories 🤔? They can’t full on make out, so their time is filled with sweet moments like this. Also unlike established relationships, they are more hyper sensitive to each other, thus each innocent act feels like much more? Do you plan for these moments when you write? Or is it more like a discovery writing/following the thread kind of situation?

My mom used to work late nights shifts when I was little so I was always waiting for the mattress dipping when she comes back and lay beside me. I think I was usually asleep but somehow I could tell around when she came back most of the days. Then it’s my cat. She spends her early mornings jumping enthusiastically on my bed, up and down, round and round. It happens everyday and each time I feel a spark of warmth and joy. I actually think my sleep quality got better with her “disruption and environment noise”. I find myself attached and sentimental about this cadence of things…

Sorry for the over sharing but the part where Anthony trying to his shirt off without alerting Kate is endearingly childlike, and it makes me nostalgic. Not the kind of reading experience I was expecting but sweet as always.

Thank you both for the awesome writing! Have a nice day!

This was the sweetest message to wake up to today!

I love one bed scenes for a slew of reasons, but it’s just like you said - they’re so hyperaware of each other. It’s the forced proximity, the vulnerability that comes with not being fully in control of your subconscious actions (I can’t imagine how we’ll find these two when they wake up 🙃) It’s these quite intimate moments that yes, make the slow burn delicious. And also a little frustrating at times because my goodness you two are ridiculous.

The bed dip memories 😩. It’s funny what we register even subconsciously. I used to fall asleep in the car when my dad would drive us to our grandparents and there was this one turn that I would always wake up right before. Like my body just knew we were getting close.

As for whether we plan those moments or let them evolve - a little of both. We had certain beats in this scene we knew we wanted to hit - pillow barrier, Anthony’s shirt, and I feel like we probably talked about the tone we wanted too? (@bees-bangles-banter do you have any other memories of this?)

Violet should have worked harder though lol. Swap it out for a twin bed! What could they do? Someone’s always looking for a place to crash, so we generous souls just gave it away. And take down the fan! It’s an old house. These things happen! Surely a loved up couple wouldn’t mind.

Thanks for the new chapter!

😂 oh this was such a fun set of chapters to write (11 drops Sunday!). @bees-bangles-banter and I loved Bridgerton family chaos moment and we had so much fun writing these Aubrey Hall chapters.

The other thing you need to know about Bees and I - we are absolutely going to add an only one bed scene wherever possible. 🤭

Violet Bridgerton is absolutely Violet Bridgerton-ing here, but I’m not sure if she or Kate is going to rip that fan first…