Best Saphne Arranged Marriage Fanfics
The best arranged marriage Saphne (Simon Basset/Daphne Bridgerton) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. The tension between duty and desire, plus watching strangers slowly fall in love despite the unconventional start.
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And Then There You Were
Arranged Marriageby Littlepearlfairy
When Benedict loses a bet to Lord Featherington, Colin and Penelope are forced to get married.Only they've never met each other.How do they navigate married life, while still getting to know reach other?Also, all the Bridgerton children and their spouses still live at home. I don't know, I just
A Gentleman’s Guide to Planning the Perfect Romantic Getaway
by KatofKanals
Colin Bridgerton is a rather popular travel influencer on Instagram and contributor to GQ magazine. He goes home for the holidays to visit his family after a particularly long stretch abroad. Somehow, he ends up going on an all-expenses paid trip to a little slice of heaven in the Caribbean with his
You Must Not Romance Mrs. Bridgerton
by TonksieFea
Colin Bridgerton has woken up in the worst possible way, without his wife in his bed! A scream stops his plans to search for her only for him to find Daphne over an empty bassinet and Anthony shouting for Kate, whom is not there. The three of the four Married Bridgerton Siblings must find the way to
Consider the Lilies
by effluxpoison
A passionate honeymoon, a long-awaited pregnancy, and a devastating loss that nearly breaks Kate and Anthony before they’ve even begun. Starts right after S2’s engagement scene. Kate and Anthony’s love survives the unimaginable, but healing is its own long road. Now, as they grieve, grow, and learn
Embracing Scandal
by dreamchaser31
A few months after Anthony marries Edwina, Kate marries a Duke in order to stay in London to be close to her sister.Both marriages are not what Kate and Anthony pictured for their happily ever after.It's been years since the entire family has seen or heard from Kate, and now Edwina has run off in th
Just Mates
by ravenpuff1956
What was going to be a relaxing holiday, is quickly turning into a test of her will. But she refuses to fall in love with Colin Bridgerton again. Penelope Featherington will not. Edited on 02/09/2022
Cold Case Bridgerton Mystery
by Agentrogers17
Penelope is a Bridgerton, no matter the genes or legal family ties. She always was and always will be. And every Bridgerton is too used to the idea that sometimes they forget Penelope is not a Bridgerton, but she has the very potential of being one.But only a non-Bridgerton has the vision to see tha
The Heart Doesn't Forget
by fictionfrek101
In 1803, sixteen-year-old Benedict Bridgerton is spending the summer in Paris when the Napoleonic Wars are declared and he becomes a prisoner of war. The Bridgertons constantly worry about their missing brother, working to find a way to bring him home when suddenly the letters stop. In 1807, eightee
Five Minutes Alone With You
by melanoradrood
All it takes is five minutes alone with one another, and then Daphne's cheeks are so red, she cannot deny who and what she desires. Simon decides to follow love rather than hate, and talks about his feelings.The Courtship, Engagement, Wedding, Reception, and Wedding Night they deserved.
keep me like a promise
by runimpossiblegirl
5 + 1: times their secret relationship was almost discovered and the one time it did
Couldn't Say It To Myself
by INTPSlytherin_reylove97
When Anthony began dating Edwina, he knew she’d fit the bill. Attractive, intelligent, and well-mannered. A fine wife in the making. Perfect to placid his family and perhaps stable enough to quiet the gossip and Lady Whistledown’s ever active twitter. When the annual Bridgerton summer holiday rolled
All’s Well That Ends Well (To End Up With You)
by aRegularJo
Anthony Bridgerton does *not* want to marry Kate Sharma. And Kate Sharma definitely doesn’t have time to date Anthony Bridgerton. But a friends-with-benefits contract? That’s rational; in fact, it’s really just good sense.Things escalate quickly.Or:A modern, deconstructed Bridgerton (mostly) rom-dra
Mykonos, Greece
by Royal_Darjeeling
Colin Bridgerton is in Greece.Penelope Featherington also happens to be in Greece.... and the Bridgerton siblings want nothing more than to know what on earth is going on between them.Or, the Bridgertons have too many group chats, Benedict is simultaneously the best and worst wingman in history, Gre
The Difference a Wife Makes
by Rachel0190
Following the death of both parents, Lord Anthony Bridgerton must take a wife to help him raise his siblings. The difference made to one family and their friends following the marriage of one man and one woman in 1807. ORAnthony marries Kate in 1807 and together they raise the rest of the Bridgerton
When a Rake Saves a Wallflower
by Amberpoconuts
When a Rake saves a wallflower a marriage of Duty is born, can said marriage turn to more?Or I read all the Anthony and Penelopy fics and ran out. And when I say all I mean all, sadly there's only like 15 (that aren't modern AU's which just isn't my thing). So I'm making my own.Pretty easy premise,
Unconditional
by Katie993
Marina Thompson had almost ensnared the most coveted pack of the Ton. With one scandal sheet the potential lovematch/entrapment/scheme had come crashing down.The Featherington's reputation has been left decimated. Unhelped by Portia's determination to pretend all is well, and the fact that there is
You Are Mine
by Littlepearlfairy
What if instead of Marina finding herself pregnant and unwed at the beginning of the season, it's Penelope?Terrified for her young cousin, Marina thinks up a plan to help Penelope find a good match before her mother forces to marry an old man.Colin finds himself rushing to Penelope's aid... but will
all that glitters
by sharmasting
In an effort to distract from a major scandal, the palace comes up with a better story: Reformed heir to the throne, Prince Anthony, settles down with hotshot lawyer Kate Sharma.For Kate, what starts as a favor to a friend spirals into a media frenzy that's even more tumultuous from the inside.or: t
A Devil's Love
by FormerlyIR (Irony_Rocks)
When Kate's sister goes missing, she gets herself a waitress job at the Pebble Lounge to track her down, working under London’s seedy underbelly to find the only person she has left in this world to love. And Anthony Bridgerton? No matter how alluring and distracting he may be, he’s just a means to
A Mischevious Nightmare
by Crizzadile
One shall be wise not to cross Colin Bridgerton when it comes to his wife. The one where Colin Bridgerton gets super petty, and does not appreciate anyone being rude to his wife. No one was safe, not even the Bridgerton's. [one-shot]
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Why Arranged Marriage Saphne Fanfiction Works So Well
Simon Basset/Daphne Bridgerton — Bridgerton's first season runs the full fake-courtship gauntlet: the duke who vowed never to marry and the debutante who needed the season's prize pretend an attachment that stops being pretend. Regency fandom's modern revival starts here.
Arranged Marriage — Characters enter a marriage arranged by others, often for political, financial, or family reasons. Romance may develop despite or because of the circumstances.
Fake dating, a duel, one garden kiss too many — season one is a tropes syllabus and Saphne fic is the coursework. The tension between duty and desire, plus watching strangers slowly fall in love despite the unconventional start. That's why arranged marriage Saphne fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.
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