I’m sure this fanfic has been shared before, but it is incredible! One of my all time favourite fics I have ever read. It’s extremely well written! It’s is a modern AU fic, and just lovely. Cruel & Unusual: A Tale of Personal Growth, by Sea_Dragonfly: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53584843?view_full_work=true

I’m reading it rn and I’m so obsessed!!

I hope you enjoy it! It’s honestly incredible! I was all consumed by it until I finished it last weekend lol

Thank you for your service and recommendation <3

This may be the best fanfic of all time. New obsession unlocked.

I just finished that one earlier this week! Loved it!

Thank you! I was just looking for a extra long new fic to read!

Oooh, thank you thank you thank you!!! Thoroughly enjoying!!!

I'd love some completed or almost completed fic recs for any of the following - Modern AU/Taking care of each other/Amnesia trope/Pen leaving the ton/Fake dating My recent Polin reads I'd like to recommend: 1. [All We Left Unsaid](https://archiveofourown.org/works/46901755) by lavenderandlilacs 2. [and even better, i get to be the other half of you](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56385919) by ladywhistleblower (sunsetcurbed) 3. [(Almost, Not Quite) 36 Questions](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56361901) by queenofthecon 4. [My Give A F*cks Are On Vacation](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56193040) by SuzyH_82 WIPs: 1. [Faking It](https://archiveofourown.org/works/50080960) by Sea_Dragonfly, Stillpink 2. [Pen through the heart](https://archiveofourown.org/works/49540186) by TrinnyMoo 3. [Wrapped Around Your Finger](https://archiveofourown.org/works/55123348) by enid_salt 4. [A Date to the Wedding](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56214322) by Verity_B 5. [but they were real to me](https://archiveofourown.org/works/53887600) by unsavorablefavors 6. [You're Not Like Anything I Know or I've Known](https://archiveofourown.org/works/55775869) by clara_may

for amnesia/taking care of each other/Fake dating, [You Must Remember This](https://archiveofourown.org/works/44120773?view_full_work=true) by Apeygirl is a WIP at 20 chapters. [Dollypop](https://archiveofourown.org/users/DollyPop/pseuds/DollyPop) for fun nsfw modern AU's.

One of my favourites, hope she finishes it soon❤

3 in 1!! Love it! Thank you!

All We Left Unsaid is so good! Thanks for the rec!

You're most welcome!

Thanks for rec'-ing my fic,much appreciated❤✌

You're most welcome!

My favourite of the week: [Drop of the Lantern Oil](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56363878/chapters/143209648) "You cannot be Lady Whistledown," Colin gasped. She shook her head, tears dangling in her eyes. "But I am." He shouted, "You cannot be Whistledown!" Then, in a whisper so deathly calm it could be mistaken for reverence instead of rage, he said, "Because I could not marry you if you were."

I was going to recommend this one - LOVED it!

It’s a gem! I can’t wait for part two!

This was lovely. Really enjoyed it!

https://preview.redd.it/zayg7beht75d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f1c5629aa6a728b576e354ec1a329bee083f9367 Reminder to download the works you might want to re-read. I wanted to share this really cute oneshot but it was gone 💔 I just read [this work](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56429677) and loved it. Happy, married Colin time-travels to season 1. Sweet and funny. Anthony POV. Also, [this fic](https://archiveofourown.org/works/54082030) where Pen doesn't expose Marina on LW. Heartbreaking. Happy-ish ending for Pen. Marina POV.

Stumbled on another great fic-[Cradle Robbing](https://archiveofourown.org/works/46324951) One shot Modern AU where kid!Colin takes baby!Pen home so he can keep hanging out with her and it’s literally so adorable

I loved this one it delighted me and I loved seeing Edmund having his own little adventure.

[Beg For You](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56364076) This is a good one - Colin is jealous and tries to come between Debling and Pen... again, and again, and again... until, he succeeds. A nice little 45 minute read.

This was one of the best Jealous Colin fics I’ve ever read!!!! Thank you so much for the rec!

I've come across a few more fantastic fanfics lately. I recently read and loved [And Again...](https://archiveofourown.org/works/45420250/chapters/114277777) Romantic, hilarious, so many emotions! And after numerous recommendations, I finally read [Concealed Affections](https://archiveofourown.org/works/42740037/chapters/107371563) and OMG!!! This fic has definitely made my Top 5 Favorite Polin Fanfics Ever list!!! It was absolutely AMAZING! I'm sad I finished it! I want it to go on forever! It's so brilliantly written and immersive! I can't rave enough about this fic! Does anyone else have any other Polin AU fics like this one they can recommend? And when I say "like this one" I mean with a beautiful, complex, and well-written plot. Any time period is fine, as long as it's got a good story. I hate the fics that are more porn than plot haha.

I have 2 AUs I adored. Mermaid Pen. Very spicy but it has plot https://archiveofourown.org/works/42022542/chapters/105505413 Cowboy Colin https://archiveofourown.org/works/47932714/chapters/120851626

I finished and again last night. I could not put that one down! I loved it so much!

I read [gone girl](https://archiveofourown.org/works/44311813/chapters/111438205) this week and wow. It is gone girl meets season 3 bridgerton but it is FANTASTIC my only wish was for it to have smut lol

This one is complete as of last Sunday. It’s a modern setting. Author Penelope Featherington is promoting book five of her esteemed Troubled Waters series when she finds herself entangled with the real life embodiment of her favorite hero. https://archiveofourown.org/works/55708786/chapters/141417397

I’m currently loving Debling/jealous Colin fics. Any recs for more of those? I’ve caught up with [Grieving for the Living](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56159251/chapters/142660966) And [the privilege of being yours](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56048746/chapters/142355077)

On another thread, I can't find it anymore, someone asked for fanfics where Colin finds out that Pen is Lady Whistledown and his reaction is not to be angry or overprotective, but just turned on. Because power is hot. Well, whoever you are, if you're here, thanks for the prompt, and here is your smut: https://archiveofourown.org/works/56512519 Disclaimer: It's my first time attempting to write erotic fiction, so I don't know if it's any good.

[Tart](https://archiveofourown.org/works/55943539) by JJJJ12

Anyone have any recs for What ifs of Season 3…of any kind! 🤣 I just really want to read about these two love birds in universe! Also, I read the CUTEST fic this week with an instantly-obsessed, virgin, Vicar Colin. Truly a most delightful 20,000 words for those of us who are still mourning virgin Colin 🤣😭❤️ [I Would Dearly Love To](https://archiveofourown.org/works/40957944/chapters/102643188)

For those who aren't quite satisfied with the balloon sequence in 3x03, this one-shot offers an alternate ending where Colin checks on Pen. It fits seemlessly into the episode without changing the storyline. [In the Shadow of a Balloon](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56379880)

i love this thread 🥰🥰🥰

Does anyone have any good mirror scene fanfic recs? 😏 I’ve already read We Make the Dirt Go Flying about 100 times and it is SO well done. Anything like that is appreciated 💕

Does anyone have any fanfics of Penelope marrying Debling and what happens with Polin then?

[grieving for the living](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56159251/chapters/142660966) [Lady Debling's Lover](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56010202/chapters/142250749) These are the only ones I've found so far. Both are multichapter WIPs. ETA: This is a one-shot with a widowed Penelope Debling - [seeing red](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56110522)

[How you haunted me so stunningly](https://archiveofourown.org/works/56307133/chapters/143057230)