𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

i go by wish/wishbone. i’m 26 years old (a libra).

white, queer and trans! i use he/they pronouns.

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

⪩. .⪨ 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

“very funny”

he said, shaking his head a little before walking into her room. gregory felt awful for keeping eloise awake.

“i apologize for keeping you awake at this hour .. i just cannot seem to sleep”

[‍ ‍* ‍𝔀͟𝒂͟𝒚͟𝒘͟𝒂͟𝒓͟𝒅͟ ‍𝕯𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 ‍༉ @caughtmidair]

“ have you tried closing your eyes? i hear it is rather essential to the whole business. ”

one brow lifts in sleepy enquiry ，though the beginnings of a smile rather spoil the severity of her expression.

“ well ，in you come. apparently ⤸

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

i- nothing !

[𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗬 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗢𝗡. @dutyres]

what have you done.

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

as he stuck out his tongue, gregory returned to his book, letting out a soft sigh.

“go ahead”

[ℋ𝓎𝒶𝒸𝒾𝓃𝓉𝒽. @hyacinthswnx]

“ow!!”

hyacinth winced a little because gregory nudged her harder than before.

“you... just wait until i tell anthony...”

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

“forgive me .. i did not get to sleep”

as he nudged hyacinth a little harder, gregory grinned a little.

[ℋ𝓎𝒶𝒸𝒾𝓃𝓉𝒽. @hyacinthswnx]

“apologies, gregory..” hyacinth nudged him back.

“you sounded serious and stoic like anthony now. you know that?”

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

as he rolled his eyes, he nudged hyacinth a little before rubbing his eyes.

“that was far from funny!”

[ℋ𝓎𝒶𝒸𝒾𝓃𝓉𝒽. @hyacinthswnx]

“hahaha... i was just jesting! no bees. i did that because you yawned so loud and wide.”

hyacinth giggled all the way. “no need to wince, brother.”

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

immediately moving away, gregory winced softly before shaking his head.

“where?!”

[ℋ𝓎𝒶𝒸𝒾𝓃𝓉𝒽. @hyacinthswnx]

“hey, gregory! watch it! there are bees around you!”

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

yawns …

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

so … tired …

[ℰ𝓁ℴ𝒾𝓈ℯ @DefiantSpinster]

https://t.co/DDQ2b0oCg1

[𝑷𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆. @featheringtaut]

𓆸 ┊ 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰, 𝘐’𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

yes, brother?

[𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗬 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗢𝗡. @dutyres]

gregory bridgerton.

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

- he said, letting out a soft sigh.

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

as he stood there, gregory wasn’t sure as to where to go next. everyone was asleep and he? well, he couldn’t sleep.

as the door opened very slowly, gregory shrugged a little, looking around the corridor with a quite confused look on his face.

“i cannot seem to fall asleep”

-

[‍ ‍* ‍𝔀͟𝒂͟𝒚͟𝒘͟𝒂͟𝒓͟𝒅͟ ‍𝕯𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 ‍༉ @caughtmidair]

a little frown gathers between her brows ，bottom lip pushing forward in sleepy confusion. bare feet carry her towards the door ，opening it with a soft 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬.

“ no ，no ，don’t go apologising. i only meant——well ，you must have wanted ⤸

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

as soon as he heard her voice, he wasn’t quite sure as to what to say so he just tried to search for the right words.

“i …” he said. “nothing, i apologize for waking you up”

[‍ ‍* ‍𝔀͟𝒂͟𝒚͟𝒘͟𝒂͟𝒓͟𝒅͟ ‍𝕯𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 ‍༉ @caughtmidair]

one eye blinks open ，followed by a deeply offended little squint towards the door.

“ gregory? what on earth are you doing awake at this hour? ”

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

he’s gently knocking on @caughtmidair her bedroom door in the middle of the night as he’s holding a candle and a book.

“eloise .. ? “

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

he’s sat in the drawing room with a candle lit, staring at the ceiling with soft sighs.

[𝐆. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 @OFTHEGAZE]

i should keep my mouth shut .. right ? i apologize

[‍ ‍* ‍𝔀͟𝒂͟𝒚͟𝒘͟𝒂͟𝒓͟𝒅͟ ‍𝕯𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 ‍༉ @caughtmidair]

oh yes ，that settles the matter then ：anthony is 𝒂nthony. what a tremendous relief!

… forgive me ，gregory. i know perfectly well you are not responsible for his behaviour. though i do wish you would be a little less reasonable about it.