Lady Penelope Featherington

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| ~ • ~ | Character Basics | ~ • ~ |

.:Name: Penelope Featherington

.:Nick Name: Pen

.:Rank: Nobility

.:Age: 17 in 1813

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance: Penelope has flaming red hair that sets her apart in a crowd. However, even so, her gait and stance, the way she carries herself make her blend in the background. It's the reason she has the nickname "wallflower". In spite of her bright red hair and her ocean blue eyes, Penelope still has some baby fat on her face belying her youth. She is short and, while she trys to inject pride and assurance in her steps, she is always nervous and trying to hide from the stare of others. She's short and rather curvy, in the way most society ladies aren't. However her beauty is dulled by the awful yellow and orange gowns her mother forces on her.


.:Height: 5'0

.:Portrayed by: Nicola Coughlan

| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |

.:Personality: Penelope is a kind and gentle soul, always willing to see the good in others. She always has a smile and she is animated when she talks about the things she loves which are mainly books and music. She looks very like a damsel in distress to Eloise and her brothers, mainly Colin who jumps to her rescue often even if all he sees her as is good friend at best and another sister at worst. Penelope is painfully aware of this, her less than sibling like love for Colin rather obvious to most (except maybe the Bridgertons). On the flip side, she uses her penmanship skills to be on paper exactly who she can't be in real life: brave, outspoken, fierce. For she is also Lady Whistledown.


.:Skills: Penelope makes it a point to hone her intelligence with as much as reading as she can cram in, in spite of her mother's disapproval. Her pen is as sharp as her wit and her observation skills are nothing to scoff at as she practically has spent most of her young life silently people watching. Because who pays attention to Pen?


.:Weaknesses: Unfortunately, as sweet as Penelope is, that is also her biggest curse. Her sweet and trusting nature as well as her naivete make it easy for people to hurt or take advantage of her.

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace: London


.:Family: Lord Archibald Featherington, father (deceased)

Lady Portia Featherington, mother

Prudence Featherington, oldest sister

Philippa Featherington, older sister

Miss Marina Thompson, distant cousin


.:Occupation: Debutante, “anonymous” tabloid writer


.:History: Penelope is the youngest of the Featherington children and most of the time fades into the background like the wallflower she is nicknamed as. All she wants is another year to study before she has to endure the burden of debuting in society and be under constant scrutiny till she lands a good husband. Which in the center of attention is the very last place Penelope wants to be. All she wants is her own little corner with her books and notes, observing the world and people. And her best friend Eloise Bridgerton.

Her mother and the rest of her family are more interested in gambling (in her late father's case) and her sisters and mother are more interested in society balls and finding good husbands. Pen is starved for love and affection and she feels overlooked and alone while everyone bustles around her. She feels insignificant, except when she is with the Bridgertons. The Bridgerton family welcomed and loved her in a way she never knew and she always needed. Eloise can easily be considered her best friend, her comrade-in-arms while Colin...Colin has her heart. She loves him dearly and deeply but, when she finally decides to confess her love to him, he is leaving for his tour to Greece.

But, aside from all this, Penelope has the most surprising secret that no one in polite society or even her circle can guess (aside from Eloise). Instead of a chubby wallflower who is looking more and more by the day that she will be left on a shelf, she is the one holding the pen of Lady Whistledown shedding light on all the secrets that the ones calling her a wallflower have.

| ~ • ~ | Member Info | ~ • ~ |

.:Name or Online Alias: Hella

.:Your Pronouns: she/her

.:Are you 18+: yes

.:How Did You Find Us: I got scouted and recommended by my friend CheeseLover.

[The Writer]