Drawn By Starlight

My Lady Jane + Costumes

Elizabeth "Bess" Tudor's blue & golden dress in Season 01, Episode 03 & 07.

BRIDGERTON (2020-) SOPHIE AND BENEDICT

[Sophie admonishing Benedict for not bundling up more during the wintertime and contracting influenza, forgetting how to properly fold a bedsheet, becoming so engrossed in painting that he forgets to take a break to eat/drink, carelessly ruining a perfectly good shirt in his haste to tear off his clothes and get her undressed, neglecting to mention his back is sore from a day of riding so that she could massage the tension out for him, etc]

When such an occasion arises, the Bridgerton siblings take it upon themselves to rib Benedict about his dramatic reaction to Sophie’s departure that day at any given opportunity:

“BUT YOU CANNOT LOSE SOPHIE TO THE AMERICAS!!!”

“You must chase her to the docks, brother!”

“Charter a boat!!”

“Swim across the Atlantic for her!!!”

“Liberate her from prison!!!!”

My love has made me selfish. I cannot exist without you – I am forgetful of everything but seeing you again – my Life seems to stop there – I see no further. You have absorb’d me. I have a sensation at the present moment as though I was dissolving – I should be exquisitely miserable without the hope of soon seeing you … I have been astonished that Men could die Martyrs for religion – I have shudder’d at it – I shudder no more – I could be martyr’d for my Religion – Love is my religion – I could die for that – I could die for you.

Happy Benophie Day! Today, June 5th, holds a special place in the hearts of Benophie fans - it's the anniversary of the day Sophie and Benedict first met at that fateful masquerade ball in 1815. So, while this is technically also my first one-shot in the Benophie Week series (June 12th-19th), it feels right to share it with you now, on this day that means so much to their story.

This is a series of eight interconnected one-shots celebrating the timeless love of Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek. Each story stands alone, a glimpse into a different era, a different life, but they are all tied together by the red string of fate that binds these two souls across time and space.

The Art of Loving

Happy Benophie Week!