then what good am i to you?

She wanted him to be proud of her. She wanted it more than anything in the world, more even than she’d wanted him when she’d watched him from afar.

— Chapter 19, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

#he did open his eyes 🫶

Colin looked completely unlike himself. The easy smile that always tugged at his lips, the good humor forever lurking in his eyes—they were all gone, replaced by harsh lines and cold, pure ice.

The man she knew, the man she’d loved for so very long—she didn’t know who he was anymore.

— Chapter 12, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

#there's nothing quite like truly feeling seen <3

His apologies, of course, were accompanied by one of his lethal smiles, and no fewer than three ladies positively melted in their seats as a result.

Penelope frowned. It was disgusting.

— Chapter 7, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

His heart stood still.

Because that was when he finally understood her.

She had told him before that she loved him, and she had shown her love as well, in all the ways he’d taught her. But never before had it been so clear, so frank, so raw.

— Chapter 23, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

She was Penelope. She was supposed to be an open book. He knew her. He’d always known her.

And now it seemed he’d never known her.

— Chapter 12, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

“I heard you went to see Penelope today,” she said without preamble.

Wrong thing to say.

“Where did you hear that?” he asked carefully. He knew that his sister and Penelope were close, but surely Penelope wouldn’t have told Eloise about that.

— Chapter 9, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

Why why why had she been so foolish as to think that he was the perfect man? She’d spent half her life worshiping someone who wasn’t even real. Because the Colin she knew—no, the Colin she’d thought she’d known—clearly didn’t exist. And whoever this man was, she wasn’t even sure she liked him. The man she’d loved so faithfully over the years never would have behaved like this.

— Chapter 12, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

His cheeks went from pink to red. He opened his mouth, but not a sound came out. It was, Penelope thought with wry satisfaction, probably the only time in his life he’d ever been at a loss for words.

— Prologue, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

BRIDGERTON 3.08 | “Into the Light”

Penelope being horny AF again (as she should be!)

Deep inside, she knew who she was, and that person was smart and kind and often even funny, but somehow her personality always got lost somewhere between her heart and her mouth, and she found herself saying the wrong thing or, more often, nothing at all.

— Prologue, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

BRIDGERTON: SEASON 3 ▶ Spotify Playlist

But the season wasn’t a complete disaster. There were a few people with whom she seemed able to speak. Lady Bridgerton, of all people, took a liking to her, and Penelope found that she could often tell things to the lovely viscountess that she would never dream of saying to her own mother.

— Prologue, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

“If you want a new direction for your life,” she said, “then for heaven’s sake, just pick something out and do it. The world is your oyster, Colin. You’re young, wealthy, and you’re a man.” Penelope’s voice turned bitter, resentful. “You can do anything you want.”

— Chapter 6, ROMANCING MISTER BRIDGERTON

#that’s Colin Featherington to you