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  1. Public Bookmark 40

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    Penelope stood up, holding an envelope up. “You are not distracting me! I am sending for a doctor who can check the pain in your neck and shoulder.”

    He frowned, but there was no recourse. They would bicker and she would watch him, and he did not feel much better. There were illnesses that hid in the body. He could not leave her, a new mother and in charge of an estate on their son’s behalf.

    “The doctor will find nothing,” Colin called as she left the room.

    “Perhaps in your head he will have to search for your brain, but it rolls to the right spot eventually.”

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    06 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 6

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    Alex is a very structured person. He runs. He showers twice a day. He does his Wordle during his break.
    But living with his best friend (and girlfriend of a few months now) might come with a few disruptions in his daily routine. Including packing his lunch, apparently.

    So Poppy, filled with nothing but love for her boyfriend (and a little bit caution regarding his hangriness levels), takes it upon herself to personally deliver his lunch box to him. Only catch: he works at the place of all her bad memories from her youth.

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    16 Jan 2026

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    Colin to Pen
    9 Dec
    [07:03]

    Colin: I need a favour
    Colin: also hi
    Colin: good morning

    The phone vibrates against the bathroom counter, and Penelope hates the way her heart does this little flip in her chest at the sight of his name flickering at the top of her notifications. She stills, eyeliner poised in her hand, and contemplates answering. He never texts this early, so it is likely whatever he needs is important.

    But she is running late.

    And, more importantly, she is trying to be better about these sorts of things.

    OR: A Hallmark Move Christmas Special featuring two idiots in love and ALLLLLLLL the tropes.

    UPDATE 2/6/26 WITH AN EPILOGUE THAT NOBODY ASKED FOR.

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    07 Jan 2026

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    When Eloise announces she wants to move again, it coincides with Colin's desire to purchase a London flat. It makes sense for them to move in with him financially, but Eloise takes some convincing and as Colin and Penelope work together to persuade her, they fall back into a closer friendship. Meanwhile, Penelope's casual work hook-up starts pushing for something more but her dormant teenage crush on Colin has come back in full force. Still, she has to be realistic, right?

    But when Colin makes her an interesting offer, it has the potential to change everything. It also might burn everything down. She won't know until she tries.

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    25 Dec 2025

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    He shook his head and groaned. The last thing he needed was to think about his ex with another man, being all happy and lovey dovey and downright disgustingly in love.

    Because that used to be them.

    For a year and a half, it was them. They were so, so, very disgustingly in love as pointed out multiple times by his siblings any chance they got. Not that Colin had ever minded. He was pleased to show off how much he loved her, cherished her. That was until it all ended one night with four words that still haunted him in his nightmares.

    “We want different things.”

    Or Colin and Penelope break up because of a misunderstanding and they try to deal with the aftermath.

    (It’s also them figuring things out and inching back together.)

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    23 Dec 2025