~BRIDGERTON FANFIC~

Miss Emmeline "Meli" Fairfax played by
AUBRI IBRAG

born 1796

"Kindness is a choice. No matter how little I have, it is mine to give."

EMMELINE FAIRFAX possesses a quiet, timeless beauty — one shaped more by grace than by wealth or fashion. Her long, dark curls fall in loose waves, often pinned back in simple styles, their natural luster undimmed by the years of humble living. Her eyes, deep brown and warm, reflect a soul both gentle and perceptive — eyes that notice the small things others miss and feel the weight of kindness and cruelty alike.

Though her life has been hard, there remains a softness to her features — the delicate curve of her mouth, the graceful line of her neck — untouched by bitterness. The fine bone structure of her face hints at the nobility her stepmother tried to erase.

Years of sewing, mending, and helping in the kitchens have shaped her figure into one of quiet strength and poise. Despite the plainness of her attire, there is an undeniable elegance in the way she moves — light-footed, composed, as if remembering the lessons her father once taught her about dignity.

Emmeline is clever and quick-witted, but never cruel. Her mind is sharp from years spent reading secretly in the attic and learning from conversations she was not meant to overhear. Though she rarely speaks out of turn, when she does, her words carry depth and thoughtfulness.

Above all, she is kind. A heart unspoiled by hardship beats in her chest — one that tends to the wounded sparrow as tenderly as to a fellow servant in need. She helps where she can, in ways both seen and unseen: stitching a maid's torn hem, easing a cook's aching hands, offering a listening ear to the lonely. Even in her sorrow, she shines with quiet compassion.

It is this kindness — this inner light — that sets her apart, and which first draws the eye of a weary Viscount across a crowded ballroom.

Adopted by Lord Elias Fairfax and his late wife, Lady Caroline, who died a year later after adopting the child, Emmeline was raised in love — until the arrival of her stepmother, Lady Honoria, and stepsister, Lady Clarissa. Upon her father's sudden death, her adoption was cruelly revealed and used to strip her of her name and status. Forced to serve in the household as Meli, Emmeline endures life in the shadows.

Lord Anthony Bridgerton
played by
JONATHAN BAILEY

born 1784

"I am a gentleman..."

The eldest of the Bridgerton siblings and head of the family since the untimely death of his father, ANTHONY BRIDGERTON wears the title of Viscount with both pride and unrelenting burden. Tall, broad-shouldered, and striking in appearance, Anthony's presence commands attention. His dark hair is often perfectly styled, his sharp jawline and expressive brown eyes lending him a handsomeness that earns him no shortage of admiring gazes at any gathering of the ton.

Beneath his composed and often cool exterior lies a man haunted by duty — to his family, to his late father, and to the role he was thrust into far too young. The grief of losing Lord Edmund Bridgerton, whose easy laugh and steady guidance shaped Anthony's early years, lingers behind every decision he makes. His loyalty to the Bridgerton name drives him relentlessly, sometimes at the expense of his own happiness.

In matters of marriage, Anthony is pragmatic, determined to choose a wife suited to his station — not one who stirs his heart too deeply. Love, he believes, only leads to pain. Yet for all his self-imposed restraint, beneath the Viscount's polished façade is a man of intense feeling, fierce loyalty, and a capacity for tenderness few have glimpsed.

Anthony's visits to the Fairfax estate are one of the last ties he maintains to his father's memory. Though he harbors little regard for Lady Honoria Fairfax and Lady Clarissa, he returns out of respect for the late Lord Elias Fairfax — the man who had once been like an uncle to him. The estate now feels cold and hollow, but duty keeps bringing him back.

When a young woman with dark curls and luminous eyes crosses his path at a glittering ball — one whose name is only Emmeline, one who vanishes like a dream — something inside the Viscount stirs. The world he thought he knew shifts.

For the first time in years, Anthony begins to wonder: what if life still held room for wonder, for love, for the impossible?

Anthony and Meli<333

Anthony and Emmeline

"She came to the ball as a servant in silk. She left as a mystery the Viscount would never forget."

"He has no idea the women he yearns the most are exact same person"

Lady Honoria Fairfax played by
CATE BLANCHETT

Miss Clarissa Fairfax played by
ABIGAIL COWEN

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