riabees
Recent bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
There is something strange about Michaela Stirling.
Francesca cannot quite put her finger on what it is, but it has become clear after three weeks on the road to Scotland that she simply cannot be near her.
And Michaela - well, she is worried that Francesca Stirling née Bridgerton is a little plain. And one will eventually start to feel guilty teasing a plain person.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 133,117
- Chapters:
- 25/?
- Comments:
- 270
- Kudos:
- 781
- Bookmarks:
- 195
- Hits:
- 35,876
Bookmarked by riabees
01 Jun 2026
-
Sickly Sweet by bluebumblebee888
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
27 May 2026
Tags
Summary
Francesca character analysis type of story
“Why did you leave me?”
Francesca had long thought of confronting Michaela about it. She had imagined countless scenarios of the fight that would make her scream louder than she had ever allowed her voice to go.
They all contained explosive fights, venomous words, and undying bitterness. A fire she had fed with ire and resentment, at last unleashed.
They were nothing like what she had enabled just now. Her nose was red, and cold. Her boots were wet. Her heart burned with the desire to understand. For a resolution. To be good enough to know Michaela, to be worthy enough to speak the language of her perfectly guarded heart, and even more impassable mind.
or
Francesca is sent away to Scotland to cure her melancholia.
Bookmarked by riabees
29 May 2026
-
Grief-bound Tension by julie6769
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
23 Apr 2026
Tags
Summary
Francesca has a hunch, silence is not an option when Michaela Stirling is around. "Have you seen Miss Stirling tonight? Has she gone to bed already?"
"Did Miss Stirling not inform you?" The maid wondered.
"Of what?" She mumbles.
"She has packed her belongings and left." For a moment, the world stills. The candlelight, the soft rustle of the maid’s apron—everything suspends. Francesca cannot move. She cannot think. She can only feel the now familiar, suffocating sense of loss settle over her again. Michael too, must think something is broken in her.
On the far edge of the ton, Michaela sits rigidly in her carriage, watching the night sky blur past the window. She wonders whether John is there watching over her. Grieving is certainly draining, but Michaela cannot help but be consumed by guilt. Guilt for leaving Francesca alone despite her promise to stay in Mayfair. But deeper still, guilt for the quiet flutter she felt when Francesca’s hand touched hers in the parlor. If fleeing to the farthest corner of the earth is what it takes to silence her own wicked mind, then she will flee. Even if it means breaking her promise.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 45,679
- Chapters:
- 9/9
- Comments:
- 148
- Kudos:
- 1,205
- Bookmarks:
- 301
- Hits:
- 34,000
Bookmarked by riabees
26 May 2026
-
Tags
Summary
“You come to me in the middle of the night begging for a touch you do not understand?”
Or the friends with benefits/jealous Michaela au
Series
- Part 5 of Commissioned Prompts
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 75,905
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Comments:
- 270
- Kudos:
- 3,234
- Bookmarks:
- 774
- Hits:
- 108,105
Bookmarked by riabees
20 May 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Afterward, she will not be able to forgive herself for years. Decades.
Liar, lover, wife. She'd wanted an out, just not like this.
Bookmarked by riabees
17 May 2026