DENEE BENTON as PEGGY SCOTT in

I thought of You in the lowlands (primrose)

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Bc there's too much ai slop in the tag and it's driving me insane, w some having over a thousand kudos (????) so here are some fics written with love and care bc good things are worth the time and effort you put into them. Please go read, kudos & comment those instead (also here is part one)

Symposium by Kidfish, 10k, complete, rated M

Michaela character study set during the funeral scene, her dance with Francesca and their shared grief pressed into the story like flowers in a book. Gorgeous writing that explores loss and love, with a sprinkle of soulmate au.

Kiss it better by louclaudiafledgling, 11k, complete, rated E

S5 crashout and make-up sex fic where Michaela gets spooked after they make it official to their families and tries to make a run for it (again.) Aching angst and beautiful love confession followed by Michaela giving Francesca a strap-on and creating a monster. (we all cheered) The sex is hot and laced with trauma resolution through kink. Michaela's POV is fantastic, she is full of contradictions and completely surprising and spontaneous and lovely. Queer joy baby

followed a dream and a strange desire by latkeparty, 50k, ongoing, rated E

5 + 1 fic set in Scotland and then after Michaela's return in London. The character study is phenomenal. I loved living in Francesca's head and watching her navigate her marriage and grief as she attempt to articulate her own interiority to herself. I love how this story characterized her relationships not just with Michaela and John, but with Anthony, Scotland, Benedict and Sophie, all the Bridgerton sibs, her piano. I want to eat this fic and i can't wait for part 2

for you i would cross the line by z521, 13k, complete, rated M

Modern AU. Francesca starts dating John and becomes obsessed with his influencer cousin. And I mean obsessed obsessed. Like full-blown online stalker and then some. Kinda starts cute-ish like oh she has a crush and doesn't know how to cope and rapidly devolves into Francesca???? Hello??? Can we slam on the brakes??? Yeah this one takes you on a JOURNEY i love crazy people 💜 Bonus John isn't dead!

live and live and live by ohsocalypesman, 10k, ongoing, not rated

An exploration of Francesca and Benedict's queerness within the confine of their society. Suffocation is a character of its own in this story and it's heartbreaking. Francesca's POV especially made me feel like I was suspended in time. (a horrible fucking time) The imagery of the writing is very striking and always give me a lot to think about when it comes to those these characters.

the hurl and gliding by leohtttbriar, 1k, completed, rated G

Francesca catches Michaela as she is leaving instead of learning about it from their maid. I'm amazed by how much this author covered in such little space. The writing is filled with melancholy, grief and warmth and it is a sweet and heartbreaking exploration of the uncertainty of goodbyes and it gave me lots of feelings.

Reasons by indigo_jackall, 120k, ongoing, rated E

This fic made me want to die in the best possible way. An alternative story for Francesca and Michaela in Scotland that built so well as something different from the books and the show. This was written before season 4 dropped and is still ongoing and their lives are so tangible and some chapters felt like i was putting my heart through a cheese grater for the kick of it. Such an immersive story. It made me think of all the women in history that must've gone through the same thing (and many of them who still are)