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• Two Berthas by LittleBitGarbage

  Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022), 19th Century CE RPF, Historical RPF  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  01 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Bertha Russell/George Russell
  • Bertha Russell
  • George Russell (The Gilded Age)
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Original Male Character(s)
  • Duke of Buckingham (The Gilded Age)
  • Alfred Merrick
  • are they original characters if theyre taken from history?
  • welcome to my Bertha Palmer infodump
  • get ready to learn about chicago in the gilded age
  • if the canon isnt giving you a proper wife guy store bought is fine
  • bertha making friends for the very first time

  Summary

  When Bertha Russell leaves Sidmouth, her life back in New York seems bleak. Her daughter is married, George and Larry are at their club, and the Met is fully established now. There's no particular pull other than maintaining a position in society.

  Then, she meets Bertha Palmer, a Chicago socialite organizing the women's building for the World's Fair. They become fast friends, and Chicago's Bertha helps New York's Bertha remember how great she truly is.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,105

  Chapters:

  1/?

  Comments:

  5

  Kudos:

  11

  Bookmarks:

  3

  Hits:

  126

• The Fallout by LittleBitGarbage

  Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Major Character Death
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  22 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Bertha Russell/George Russell
  • Duke of Buckingham/Gladys Russell
  • Marian Brook/Larry Russell
  • George Russell (The Gilded Age)
  • Bertha Russell
  • Gladys Russell
  • Larry Russell (The Gilded Age)
  • Marian Brook
  • Agnes van Rhijn
  • Ada Brook
  • Aurora Fane
  • Monica O'Brien
  • Assassination
  • Wakes & Funerals
  • Angst
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Gladys wastes no time telling off the family
  • Larry and George are in the pear wiggler five thousand
  • and all the women in their lives tell them to get over themselves

  Summary

  George returns home, and nothing will ever be the same

  Series

  • Part 2 of The Love That Remains

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  24,708

  Chapters:

  5/6

  Comments:

  33

  Kudos:

  57

  Bookmarks:

  9

  Hits:

  2,173

• A Robber Barroness by LittleBitGarbage

  Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/F, F/M
  • Work in Progress

  11 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Bertha Russell/George Russell
  • Aurora Fane/Bertha Russell
  • Duke of Buckingham/Gladys Russell
  • Marian Brook/Larry Russell
  • Bertha Russell
  • George Russell (The Gilded Age)
  • Gladys Russell
  • Duke of Buckingham (The Gilded Age)
  • Aurora Fane
  • I'll be adding more characters as I keep moving through this fic
  • and the aurora bertha stuff will take a bit to brew
  • but anyway
  • you ever been betrayed and abandoned by the love of your life
  • just to then be better at his job than he ever was
  • Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction

  Summary

  Bertha always knew she would have a hand in shaping the fate of Russell Consolidated Trust. But it's not until Larry comes to her with mounting responsibilities and little support that she realizes just how strong her hand would be in guiding the company's fate.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  42,972

  Chapters:

  14/?

  Comments:

  38

  Kudos:

  102

  Bookmarks:

  10

  Hits:

  2,981

• The Sinking of the SS Lamia by LittleBitGarbage

  Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Major Character Death
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  07 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Major Character Death
  • Bertha Russell/George Russell
  • Marian Brook/Larry Russell
  • Duke of Buckingham/Gladys Russell
  • George Russell (The Gilded Age)
  • Bertha Russell
  • Larry Russell (The Gilded Age)
  • Marian Brook
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Gladys Russell
  • Duke of Buckingham (The Gilded Age)
  • Gladys and Hector are really only mentioned a couple times
  • Suicide Attempt
  • Character Death
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst with a Bittersweet Ending
  • not techincally the titanic but basically the titanic
  • putting george bertha and marian in the blender
  • Found Family
  • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
  • Grief/Mourning

  Summary

  Bertha's knuckles were white and George noticed she was trembling. His ever-composed, butter wouldn't melt in her mouth wife was trembling. Larry, Gladys, and Hector were all coming to New York, and they were, her voice cracked, they were on the SS Lamia.

  George shuffled around the stack of papers on his desk to pull out the Times. Right there, on the front page was the headline, LAMIA SINKS HOURS AFTER HITTING ICEBERG 866 RESCUED BY ANTHEIA PROBABLY 1250 PERISH

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  5,182

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  3

  Kudos:

  29

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  410

• 'cause you know that I'm around, I'm your pet by LittleBitGarbage

  Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022)  

  • Explicit
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/F
  • Complete Work

  01 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Marian Brook/Bertha Russell
  • Bertha Russell
  • Marian Brook
  • allusions to Marian/Sylvia
  • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
  • past george/bertha
  • past larry/marian
  • mention of Gladys/Hector
  • Taking advantage of a modern au and getting the sex toys out
  • Praise Kink

  Summary

  Bertha runs into Marian at a bar. At first, they can't help but complain about their exes. Then, they slowly realize they have more in common than either of them ever dreamed of.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  7,132

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  5

  Kudos:

  6

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  137