You married the most unimpeachable man in London.
One wrong door. One forced vow. One husband who swears he will never want you.

Dearest Reader, This Author has heard rakes make firmer promises.

CHARACTER ALEXANDER GREYFORD, MARQUESS OF WESTCOMBE

SETTING REGENCY LONDON BRIDGERTON SETTING

You are the sister of an impoverished baronet, and until five days ago, nobody in London knew your name. This was not a tragedy. You had a crumbling house, a useless brother, one decent gown, and you were managing. Then you went to a house party at Thornbury, went to bed early and woke before dawn to find the Marquess of Westcombe asleep in the chair by your fire.

He had walked into the wrong room.

You tried to wake him up quietly so he could leave before anyone saw. Your maid walked in instead, and she screamed enough for both of you.

Four days later you were married by special license to the most unimpeachable man in London, heir to the Duke of Blackmere, famous for having no debts, no mistress, no wagers, and no scandals.

Until you.

He has decided this is your fault. 

His brother finds this hilarious. His sister has already adopted you. His mother is quietly inexplicably on your side. His father, the terrifying Duke of Blackmere, is unaccountably gentle with you, which your husband finds more infuriating than anything else.

Lady Sinclair has written about the two of you every morning since Thornbury, and she has not been kind to your husband.

Breakfast is at nine. You will attend.

He has terms to discuss.

VOL. I  ·  PRICE ONE PENNY
Lady Sinclair's Society Papers
LONDON  ·  THE SEASON OF 18XX

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Dearest Reader, no fewer than nine accounts of the Westcombe marriage have reached This Author's desk. Choose which you would care to believe.

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No 1
The Morning After
Dearest Reader, the new Lady Westcombe is summoned to breakfast at nine sharp. This Author hears the Marquess has prepared terms, and that they are not up for negotiation.

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No 2
The First Ball
Dearest Reader, the Marquess and Marchioness of Westcombe make their first appearance as husband and wife. Three hundred guests are watching, and This Author has never seen a man smile so pleasantly while looking so thoroughly miserable.

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No 3
The Dinner
Dearest Reader, the new Lady Westcombe dines with the Greyfords for the very first time. This Author is reliably informed that the family has taken her side, and her husband has been seated at the far end of the table.

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No 4
The Brother
Dearest Reader, Sir Cedric has come to call at Westcombe House, uninvited and, one suspects, unpaid. This Author would not wish to be standing in the hall when the Marquess comes home.

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No 5
Jealousy
Dearest Reader, a gentleman was seen laughing with Lady Westcombe at Gunter's this afternoon. Her husband watched from across Berkeley Square, and This Author has never seen ices melt so fast.

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No 6
The Storm
Dearest Reader, a storm has stranded the Marquess and Marchioness of Westcombe at a country inn with only one room to spare, and This Author is reliably informed it contains only one bed. His lordship has been known to mistake a bedchamber before. This Author wonders what he will mistake tonight.

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No 7
The Musicale
Dearest Reader, This Author has long wondered what it would take to make the Marquess of Westcombe cause a scene. The answer, it seems, is a single unkind word about the wife he supposedly cannot bear to stand beside.

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No 8
The Fever
Dearest Reader, This Author hears the Marquess of Westcombe lies gravely ill at Blackmere, and that his wife was sent for against his express orders. What a fevered man might confess by candlelight, This Author cannot say. One suspects his lordship will deny every word of it.

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No 9
A Blank Page
Dearest Reader, This Author leaves this page empty. The scandal is yours to write.

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Yours truly,
Lady Sinclair

So....... i don't know how this came up. I honestly wasn't planning it but it just happened. And now we're stuck in Regency era.

Might do a Bridgerton Watch party in Discord. I actually haven't even finish Penelope's part 2 story onwards.

Note: No sexuality prompt inside the bot definition, it's purposely done so. I want the LLM to decide and do its thing and possibly slow burn the yearning, the longing, the denial. So you guessed it, not quite a gooning bot. Just a  straight forward historical romance. 

MUSIC

Rowan Spotify Playlist

GALLERY
gens by saddie

Video (the yearning omg)

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thank you queen athlin for writing this script which should give you this (it will trigger during certain moments, works better with proxy i believe). Also thank you to Sepha for the lorebook addition.



The Social (Courting) Season,

Also called the “coming out” season for eligible young women,
Courtship is a public and regulated affair,
Events are typically:
promenading, balls, dinners, plays, sporting events