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1. Threads of Affection by just_a_person_reading_things

   Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   09 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Anthony Bridgerton/Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Edwina Sheffield | Edwina Sharma & Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma & Mary Sheffield | Mary Sharma
   • Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Anthony Bridgerton
   • Mary Sheffield | Mary Sharma
   • Edwina Sheffield | Edwina Sharma
   • Canon Compliant
   • Engagement
   • Post-Season/Series 02
   • Mutual Pining
   • Idiots in Love
   • Protective Anthony Bridgerton
   • Soft Anthony Bridgerton
   • Anthony Bridgerton is Obsessed with Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Anthony Bridgerton is a Simp for Kate Sheffield | Kate Sharma
   • Anthony Bridgerton teasing Kate Sharma
   • Flirting
   • Established Relationship
   • Courtship
   • Suggestive Themes
   • Implied Sexual Content
   • Sexual Tension
   • Supportive Edwina Sharma
   • Morning Rides.
   • Hair Ribbons

   Summary

   Kate Sharma has never been very good at staying still — and Anthony Bridgerton has never been very good at not noticing. During their courtship and engagement, a single gifted ribbon sparks a quiet ritual of early morning rides, stolen moments, and restrained affection beneath the rules of propriety.

    

   Or: Anthony Bridgerton buys Kate Sharma a ribbon and accidentally invents dawn rides, emotional vulnerability, and several wildly inappropriate thoughts before breakfast.

   Chronologically set before parts 1-3 of this series, though best read in order of publishing :)

   Series

   • Part 4 of On The Matter of Restraint

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   English

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