Tell me what are my words worth ; Benedict Bridgerton x Reader
Chapter 21: "Cordialement, Y/N et Benedict"
Pairing: Benedict Bridgerton x fem!reader
Summary: It has been two years since your secret was exposed and you had to leave London. Two years with deep buried misery and in which you missed everything you used to have. However, neglect, novelties, and letters made sure to give you more than one reason to return to claim someone who is as rightfully yours as your estate and your people: Benedict Bridgerton.
Warnings/tags: idiots in love, eventual smut, mutual pining, (kinda???) enemies (fake, this is just pride) to lovers (surely), bisexual benedict bridgerton, feminist themes, historical inaccuracy (for the sake of the plot), inspired by mulan (1998), song: the lakes (taylor swift), other tags to be added
Chapter summary: You and Benedict return to London with a wedding invitation and more shocking news for the family.
Word count: 2.7K
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“Ma chérie, when did this happen?”
You cleared your throat. “Uh, during my first trip to London, my Lord.”
“This is unexpected, but… I shall speak to the council about this,” Lord Monet replied. “We believed you and the Prince of Monaco-”
“No,” you firmly denied. “He was a mere suitor, but Mr. Bridgerton is my love match.”
He raised his eyebrow, giving him a despective look. “Is he now?”
You two nodded.
“Is he also fit to be a duke?” he questioned. “Because if you do not marry the Prince, you must marry a man fit to rule the region, at least.”
“Even if he wasn't, and I am not saying he is not fit, I must be the one to perform the ducal duties,” you answered. “Not a soul knows this region better than I. Since my father passed, as you know quite well, I have been the one to take care of Burgundy, the winery, and the state. Therefore, I should be the one who continues doing it.”
“What is your cousin for, then?”
“Nothing, my Lord,” you sighed. “And once I marry and have children, the region shall stay in good hands. Always in our family.”
He sighed. “What is his background, then? His family, what?”
“His father was the late Viscount Edmund Bridgerton. My father's friend from Oxford, if you can recall,” you replied. “He is his second son, and his older brother is Anthony Bridgerton, the now Viscount.”
“You come from a good family, it seems.”
“I do, yes,” Benedict spoke for the first time. “I have seven brothers and sisters. One of my sisters, Daphne, is the Duchess of Hastings.”
“Well, you sound like a good man,” Monet smiled slightly. “Have you decided on a date for the ceremony?”
“The sooner, the better.” Benedict said.
“Why the rush?”
“As I am sure Lord Cartier might have mentioned, there have been issues with my grandfather,” you answered. “He found a bastard child of Father's to take my rightful place. The sooner I marry, the safer I will be, you know? Protected by marriage.”
“As long as the rush does not mean anything else, I believe two months from today will be perfect so you can have everything ready.”
“Will the priest be available?” you asked in concern.
“I'll make him available provided he isn't. The Duchess of Burgundy's wedding must be a priority for the Church,” he replied. “I might as well have the Pope himself marry you.”
You chuckled. “That will not be necessary.”
“The fourteenth of September, then?”
Benedict looked at you with an enamored smile. “Yes.”
Dearest Bridgertons,
We are most delighted to reach out to you with the news of our engagement and upcoming matrimony, which will take place on September 14th at the Palace of Versailles. However, before that, we are pleased to invite the whole family to the engagement ball on August 5th at the Château du Clos de Vougeot.
Additionally, we would be honored for Lady Violet Bridgerton to stay with us until the ceremony to assist us in its planification and keep us beloved company.
We are grateful to all of you for your support and, unbelievably, for meddling in our love. We would not be here today without your carefully schemed and loving interventions.
Finally, we announce our stay in Versailles until July 20th, when we shall start our journey back to London for some days. We are expected in Vougeot by August 1st at the latest (in hopes that you join us), in Dijon on August 28th, and in Versailles on September 2nd. The former information was provided to inform you of our whereabouts in case you wish to join us someday.
Sincerely,
Y/N & Benedict.
You and Benedict were having breakfast when Antoinette arrived at the dining room. Her expression gave you an insight for whatever the unfortunate announcement would be.
“My lady, your grandfather is here. And he brought unpleasant company.”
Your lips formed a fine line, and you looked at Benedict in utter worry.
“Please, inform him we are breaking the fast and take him to the sitting room to wait for us,” you replied. “Tell him we do not have much time to receive him as we are leaving for London within the hour.”
“What should I say if he asks who is ‘we’?”
“Tell him I mean my fiancé and myself.”
She nodded. “Of course, my lady.”
“If you wish, I could ask him to leave,” Benedict proposed when he saw your maid leave. “You will not have to see him if you don’t want to.”
“I will not show him any sign of intimidation, my heart. Plus, I must extend our invitation to the engagement ball in person and have my guards take that misfortune of a brother to the dungeon he belongs to.”
Benedict smirked. “You are a devious young woman, aren't you?”
“This particular trash will not take itself out, so I must make sure someone does,” you replied. “And if it has got to be me so I know it is done properly, you know I will.”
“My darling, you are an unstoppable force of nature.”
You rolled your eyes with affection. “You are a silly man, Your Grace,” you noted. “You better kiss that attitude goodbye by the day of the engagement ball if you want the King of France to approve of you.”
He smiled and finished the last of his breakfast. As soon as you finished, he helped you stand up and walked to the sitting room alongside you.
“Good morning, sir,” you greeted him. “Raphaël, I thought you would be in a dungeon right now.”
Benedict cleared his throat. “Good morning.”
Your grandfather raised his eyebrow arrogantly. “What is the meaning of this, Mr. Bridgerton?”
“Were you not informed?”
“Of what?”
“Y/N and I are getting married mid-September.”
Raphaël frowned. “Married?”
You looked at the engagement ring in your finger and showed it to them. “September 14th, to be precise.”
“You can not marry this man. He is a mere artist! He is not fit to rule the region!”
“And this bastard is?” you questioned, looking the man up and down. “The only person fit to be Duke or Duchess of Burgundy is me, and not even over my dead body somebody else will take my place.”
“No one is asking for your permission, Y/N,” he said. “Either you leave soon, or I'll tell your cousin, the King, about your London shenanigans.”
You frowned. “Are you aware that I could be killed for that motive? Are you truly capable of causing your granddaughter's death?”
“You have brought it upon yourself.”
Benedict watched the scene in bewilderment. “I beg your pardon?”
“You might be engaged to her, but this is a family matter and none of your concern, Mr. Bridgerton.”
“Anything in regards to the mother of my child is of my concern, and I will not allow you or anybody to disrespect her.”
You opened your eyes in the widest astonishment.
You were certainly not with child —at least not just yet—, but you couldn't deny that was a smart move from him.
“Are you with child?!”
You cleared your throat, looking at your grandfather in awe. “Yes.”
The anger in his features was unmatched, and for a second you thought he would have a heart attack at the news. A short second that resulted in the slow-motion scene of him attempting to hit you but his hand landing on your fiancé instead.
Both you and Raphaël gasped loudly as Benedict returned the punch with all the strength of his body.
“Oh, my Lord!”
“Stop!”
“I will kill you with my bare hands for doing that to my granddaughter!”
“Is she your granddaughter now?! You get away from her or I swear to God you will not make it to the engagement ball!”
“You dishonored her not once but twice, and you dared inform of her condition as if it was the most normal thing on Earth to have a lady with child before marriage! Mr. Bridgerton, you are the furthest thing from a gentleman that there is, and you, Y/N, must learn your place! You are acting like a-”
“Speak of her badly once again and I will make sure to break your face.”
“You know what? I am out of here right now.” Raphaël rolled his eyes and exited the sitting room, tired of you and the chaos that surrounded the Dukes of Burgundy.
Your grandfather looked you dead in the eyes. “See what you caused?!”
“Whatever do you mean?!” you questioned. “Leave our property right now for I do not wish to see you again, sir. Perhaps the King should know of my faults and my condition and see how He assesses the situation.”
“For as long as I breathe, I will make sure you never rule this region. I will not let you tarnish my daughter's sacred name.”
“You are welcome to stop, then.” Benedict finished, to then yell for the footmen to take your grandfather out of the Palace.
And then there was silence.
“I will get killed, Benedict.”
He shook his head. “For all the Ton knows, everything was one of Lady Whistledown's rumors. Nobody has actual proof apart from witnesses we can trust in and mere hearsays. We will find Lady Whistledown and have her say it was all a lie or a misunderstanding.”
“Penelope Featherington is Lady Whistledown.” you replied.
“What?!”
You nodded. “She told me herself in an attempt to get my forgiveness so I wouldn't expose her to the Queen. I can only assume Eloise told her the truth, that the Queen and I were looking for her, and she decided to come clean.”
“Did you tell the Queen? Because Lady Whistledown hasn't published anymore, and the Featheringtons are in an economic crisis. The only thing keeping them alive is my family's support.”
“I did tell Her,” you replied. “I confessed to Penelope and Eloise that I was Antoine, and Penelope used that against me to have some sensationalist novelty for her ridiculous scandal sheet. She exposed Eloise's friendship with Theo to save herself because the Queen was getting close to her. Penelope saved herself at the expense of all of us instead of facing the consequences of her actions. It was only fair for me to return the favor.”
“Why would she do that to you?”
“When I was going through Eloise's stuff to find something about Lady Whistledown's identity, I saw that she exposed Miss Marina Thompson's pregnancy right after she got engaged to Colin,” you replied. “She surely was not aware that you and I were the couple and must have known about Colin's intentions to court me and the constant flirtations.”
“My heart, are you completely sure about this?”
“I am, and if her actions keep threatening my life and peace, I will make sure she pays for it even if it's the last thing I ever do,” you swore. “She was responsible for two years of my suffering. If it weren't for her, I would have been able to tell you myself about Antoine and I wouldn't have lost you. Nobody would have found out about anything and my grandfather would not be trying to ruin me. My life would not be hanging by a thread. If I must live in fear for as many moons as I have left, so will she.”
He sighed, kissing your gloved knuckles. “We must tell the family everything as soon as we arrive in London, my heart.”
“We must,” you conceded. “Along with a few other things.”
“Oh, my children! Welcome!”
You and Benedict looked at each other with a smile, and then at his mother again.
“We have been eagerly awaiting your return.” Kate said with a graceful smile.
“We sure have.” Eloise smiled widely.
“Now that you're here, we are finally ready for dinner!” Colin exclaimed. “I am so very happy for the two of you.”
“You better be, Brother.” Benedict teased him.
You cleared your throat. “Uh, before we do, we would like to speak to you. Adults only.”
Anthony nodded in surprise. “Of course. Gregory, Hyacinth, wait for us in the dining room.”
They complained but reluctantly left the sitting room.
However, before getting started, a maid appeared and announced Penelope's arrival to Bridgerton House.
“If you'll excuse me, I must receive her and we shall join you right away.” Colin commented happily.
“We would be grateful if the conversation could please stay within the family.” You looked at them with shyness in your tone.
“But Pen is like part of our family.” Eloise frowned.
“Well said, Sister: like.” Benedict conceded.
“Benedict…” Colin warned him.
Anthony cleared his throat. “There is no need to make a fuss out of this. If Y/N and Benedict's topic of conversation weren't confidential, there would be no issue in her being here. Since it seems to be as such and it is important that it stays between us Bridgertons, then you must respect their wishes, Colin.”
“If she cannot hear it, then perhaps it is none of my concern either.”
You rolled your eyes. “It's just that I personally would not want to see what I have to say on some scandal sheets tomorrow morning, Colin. Though I do not think she would expose herself, will she?”
The room fell silent, and you could see Eloise's offense at your comment. Despite Colin's tension caused by your gaze and words, you did not hesitate to continue.
“But if you do not want to hear what we have to say, it is fine. Less chances of Lady Whistledown finding out about my life if you do not tell her yourself, Colin.”
“Are you implying that Miss Featherington is-” Anthony began, but couldn't bring himself to finish the statement.
“... Lady Whistledown?” Kate continued for him.
“This cannot be true, and I kindly suggest you stop making such accusations, Y/N, for you have the reputation of a liar already and cannot deal another blow to your name.”
You stopped Benedict from interfering. “Eloise, am I lying?”
“I-” she blurted out, but couldn't form a sentence in her favor.
“El?” Colin asked, but she stayed silent.
“Eloise, did she or did she not expose Miss Thompson's condition in order to keep her away from Colin? Is that not the same thing that happened when she said that I was dressing as a man to go to the Academy when the only people who knew for sure were you, her, and my maid?” you questioned. “Did she not expose you and every single one of your family's matters to save herself and have something to say, respectively?”
“This is a serious accusation, dear…” Lady Bridgerton noted. “Are you… are you certain?”
“She told me herself,” you answered. “Trying to get my forgiveness after, I can only assume, Eloise suggested she tell me due to my plans with the Queen.”
“Did you, Eloise?” Anthony asked.
Eloise chuckled nervously but you spoke before she could. “At the end of the day, it was never her secret to tell,” you murmured. “But, for those of you who didn't know, I could get killed if word of it reaches France, so forgive me for not wanting her here.”
“Oh, this is too much to handle…” Lady Bridgerton sighed.
“Colin, have Penelope return home. She is not welcome here.” Anthony demanded.
“But, Brother-”
“Even before being Benedict's fiancée, she has always been the daughter of Father's dear friend, so we owe her our support,” Anthony stated. “And if not for her, do it for our sister Eloise regardless of how fine she is about it currently. Think of how she has affected our family, even Daphne… We are withdrawing our support to the Featheringtons effective immediately.”
Everyone looked at each other in silence.
“You cannot do this, Anthony.” Eloise retorted. “We have known them for-”
“Exactly. If she did not care about that when she used us and took advantage of our crises in her numerous issues, then we shouldn't either,” he spoke firmly. “It should be you or Colin whoever breaks the news. Decide or I'll do it myself tomorrow after breakfast.”
Colin left the sitting room, and Eloise shot you a look of disappointment before doing the very same.
“Let's not make Gregory and Hyacinth wait any more time. They must be starving.” Anthony said before leading the family to the dining room.
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V (뷔)
Real name: 김태형 (Kim Taehyung)
Birth date: 30 December 1995
Home city: Daegu, Geochang
Instagram account
BU character: Kim TaeHyung
BT21 character: Tata
(src)
Biography
For a more complete biography, you can check these ressources:
biography from the volume 3 of the Japan Official Fanclub magazine (trans by kocchi, Kimmy Yang, ktaebwi)
biography from the volume 6 of the magazine (trans by kocchi)
V has also shared tidbits of his daily life:
[VLOG] Lonely V's exciting vacation (2019)
DRIVE VLOG (2022)
Birthday albums: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Recommendations
Music
Spotify playlist
You can find Youtube playlists of the songs he shared on Spotify, on VLive/Weverse and on Twitter or during interviews.
Books/Movies/Series/Anime
Google sheet of his recommendations
Solo activity
Music (discography)
Jimin & V - “95 graduation” (2014)
“Someone like you (sung & produced by V)” (2014)
V, j-hope - “안아줘 (Hug me)” (gift for the Festa, 2015)
Jin, V - “죽어도 너야” (화랑 OST, 2017)
R&V - “네시 (4 O'CLOCK)” (gift for the Festa, 2017)
“Winter Bear” (2019)
“풍경” (Scenery) (2019)
"Sweet Night” (이태원 클라쓰 (ITAEWON CLASS) OST, 2020)
“Snow Flower” (feat. Peakboy) (2020)
“Christmas Tree” (Our Beloved Summer OST, 2021)
--- Chapter 2 ---
“It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas (cover)” (gift for Christmas, 2022)
“Le Jazz de V” (gift for the Festa, 2023)
Layover (2023 )(see this post)
UMI - “ wherever u r” (feat. V of BTS) (2023)
“FRI(END)S” (2024) (see this post)
For more details about the songs that don’t have their own post, I listed all the info I had here. For Chapter 2 songs, please check here.
Shows
구오즈 만다꼬 (95z Mandaggo) (2015, anchor)
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?ㅅ?
?ㅡ?
ㅡㅅㅡ
In The Soop : Friendcation (2022)
Twitter
Jinny’s kitchen 서진이네 (2023)
official tweets
Youtube playlist on tvN’s channel
Youtube playlist on channel fullmoon’s channel
[BANGTAN BOMB] Jinny's Kitchen Press Conference & Variety Show Sketch
Weverse Magazine: “Jinny’s Kitchen is open for business!”
딩고 스토리 / dingo story (2023)
Pixid (2023)
Running Man (2023)
Acting
Hansung, Hwarang (2017)
Brands endorsement
SimInvest (2023): tweets, Youtube
Celine boy for CELINE (2023): article #1, article #2, V’s Instagram post, Esquire Korea (Ep.1, Ep.2, Ep.3), Youtube video
Ambassador for Cartier (2023): announcement, V’s Instagram post, #2, article, tweets
Compose coffee (2024): Youtube videos, Instagram post #1, #2, #3, #4, #5
In the video, V is seen composing music. The piece he ends up with is actually a Korean child song called “학교종” (School Bell) (src). Fans also noticed possible references to movies such as The Grand Budapest Hotel and Big Fish (src)
Here’s the translation of his anwser to one of the questions in the behind video
Magazines
ELLE Korea April issue: tweets, part 2, V as Emoji Interview, V’s Instagram post #1, #2, #3
Arena Homme+ Korea: announcement tweet (Eng), V’s Instagram post, interview (eng trans)
ESQUIRE Korea: V for Celine
DICON vol. 16: tweets, must haVe (V), must giVe (V), making film
Harper's Bazaar Korea 2024 February issue: teaser tweet #1, #2
Interviews
BE comeback interview: “I wish we were back with ARMY, laughing together”
Butter release interview: “I have a desire to perfect one cool thing about myself”
Proof release interview: “I hope I can convey how free I am”
Trivia
Weverse magazine: “V paints a picture through his music”
He does photography as a hobby under the name Vante. Some of his pictures have been posted on Twitter (as Vante, as #김태형 and for the group reaching 10 million followers).
While filming Hwarang, V became friends with the other actors from the cast, notably Park Seojoon and Choi Wooshik. Together with more friends of theirs, namely Peakboy and Park Hyungsik, they formed the Wooga family. They’ve regurlarly shared about their informal meetings on SNS.
They filmed In The Soop : Friendcation and Seojin’s Kitchen (see above) together.
V also has a pomeranian dog named Yeontan that often appears near him in casual SNS posts. You can see him on those tweets: 171227 #1, 171227 #2, other tweets. Taehyung filmed a Vlive (now on Weverse) to introduce him to us.
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