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Francesca is in need of money to expand her music shop. Penelope thinks volunteering them for the newest late-night game show, The ChallengeShip, will be a good way for Francesca to acquire the money. The problem? Francesca Bridgerton is an unmated alpha. She's not even seeing anyone casually. But it's too late to back out. Things only get more confusing for Francesca when her best friend's omega cousin, Michaela Stirling, volunteers herself to be Francesca's pretend mate. This would be helpful...if Francesca wasn't head over ass in love with the woman. She's so fucked.
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- Part 1 of A Franchaela Future
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26 Jun 2026
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Francesca plays live piano for a fancy restaurant, which so happens to be the place Michaela decides to bring all her first dates.
Francesca, of course, is very normal about this.
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- Part 1 of always you
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11 Jun 2026
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University AU where Francesca is supposed to be in a perfectly loving relationship with her boyfriend, John, with a sensible future of marriage and children on the horizon, right up until John's cousin, Michaela Stirling, returns from a sabbatical abroad and Francesca finds herself, suddenly, hopelessly curious about another woman in ways that are utterly nonsensical.
Now Francesca finds herself unable to stay away and trying very hard not to think about why telling Michaela she and John are dating feels like it would ruin everything. Surely keeping that little detail about her relationship status cannot be seen as lying if Michaela never asked. Right?
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Or, finding the courage to be yourself before it's too late.
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Doesn't love make us all a little crazy though? Or is that just Francesca?
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11 Jun 2026
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Composure by ocean19
Fandoms: Francesca Bridgerton/Michaela Stirling - Fandom, Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
02 May 2026
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Michaela plucked a strawberry from the platter. It was deeply red and ripened to the point that was uncommon for fruit in early spring. She assessed it before she bit into it, turning it around in her fingers.
Francesca detected the white of her teeth as her mouth closed on the tip.
She took two bites. When she got to the heart of it, her lips enclosed around the remainder and she drew the last of it into her mouth slowly, sucking at its juices.
Then she looked up.
Francesca was still watching.
Their eyes met and held.
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Michaela Stirling has returned to Mayfair after two years of unexplained absence. Her presence slowly whittles away at Francesca's carefully maintained composure, until it breaks.Bookmarked by riley0086
11 Jun 2026
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Michaela returns to Kilmartin House nearly two years to the day of her broken promise and furtive departure, blowing open the front doors like a tempest come to ruin Francesca’s precariously rebuilt peace.
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[Or: Francesca counts the months, and Michaela comes back to throw everything off-kilter.]
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10 Jun 2026