Colin was always an Edwina stan, ofc he knows as little bro to a trash big sibling of course he didn’t get devil Kate anything 🤭 why would he the girl that betrayed backstabbed her own sister for a man! And that’s why Colin will always be so real and the only Bridgerton boy

Colin always had best taste and was always sucker for smart direct outspoken pretty smiley girl in pink dress

the fact that Anthony gave Edwina a horse and they bare knew each other only because she said she liked animals and he would’ve gotten something for Edwina too and pen when it’s not normal to give gifts to non family members but it’s cutee Edwina is so loved by all

The Bridgerton family loves Edwina so much like same!Oh she’s my favorite Bridgerton sister love her down🥹

So far the only Kanthony fic writers I can really trust right now are you and lizzibennet. I won't read anything else haha. I get you can use fanfic merely to vent or as a form of catharsis, despite having the characters be out of character to do so. For people who really love Kate/heavily identity with Kate, maybe they want justice for her being parentified and giving up everything for her sister, whether or not Mary and Edwina ever intended for that to happen to her (because they really do love her!). That part's understandable. And the writing was really clunky in regards to the Sharma relationships, too. The THING is, in these anti Edwina/Mary fics, why are Anthony's actions much more forgivable than Mary's or Edwina's? Why isn't Anthony banished for how he treated her also? Why is Anthony in these fics either a) flawless, or b) has to apologize one time but will immediately be forgiven, while Mary and Edwina are required to grovel on their knees and make ten minute speeches on why they were so awful? Why is Anthony's character written to be nuanced/sympathetic, and get to have a moment of realization/turn of character in regards to his treatment of Kate, but Mary or Edwina are not given those characteristics or opportunity, remaining obstinately righteous and bitter till the end, therefore it's best Kate cut them off? Surely if you were wanting catharsis for Kate, you'd want her to cut off Anthony too? And why is Kate being cut off from her family a desired outcome anyway? Why is the white Bridgerton family her "real" family? Like, how is that a happy ending lol.

Thank you lovely! There are some really good Kathony fic writers who don't exclude Kate's relationship with her mum and sister - check out my fic rec tag!

I feel like some people forget how much Kate loves India and her culture - so she's going to leave her family for these white people, who, are wonderful but do not share her faith or culture and go through an anglicization process?? Is it crack??

I just like writing to see healthy relationships between brown women. Parentification - at least in my experience is not done on purpose but rather a vicious cycle. My mom and her mum were elder siblings who had that guiding role but my mum cut that off. Mary was in a depression fuelled by grief, likely did not want to go to England because of her awful parents and Kate, fuelled her own grief wanted to help so it's a lot messier than Mary being a bad mother who loves one daughter more than another.

Regarding Edwina, I would have liked more of her bookish character shown but this Edwina in the show is a wide eyed, extremely optimistic way too trusting eighteen year old who completely trusts her mother and sister and has this viscount court and charm her (lie to her) and then that comes crashing down. Also, yes, I knew that Kate is very protective of her and wants nothing bad to happen to her which is sweet, but if she is old enough to be put out to marry, then she is old enough to be told about the problems in her family. It doesn't mean Kate or Edwina are bad people but they are human beings who make mistakes and say and do bad things sometimes. In other words, normal.

Anthony, on the other hand, I blame him for 98% of that situation because he is a man. He has all the power in the situation. He was told that Edwina wished for a love match but pursued her anyway whilst he knew he was lusting after Kate. He proposed to Edwina in front of Kate. He did not sit down with Edwina and be explicit, frankly taking advantage of the fact that she's the Diamond and she's new to the country. He is responsible for this. Kate, yes, should have said something to Mary perhaps about her and Anthony and Edwina should have listened more to him but he was putting in work to ruin their relationship.