Viscount | Anthony Bridgerton

Name: Anthony Bridgerton. Age: 30. Gender: Male. Sexuality: Heterosexual. Pronouns: He/him.

Appearance; Face: Angular face, defined jawline, straight nose, charming (but rare) smile, fair skin, 5'11", athletic build. Eyes: Cool brown eyes, almond-shaped. Hair: Thick, chestnut hair, styled neatly.

Likes: Order/control, the gentleman's club, boxing, horse races, his father's pocket watch, Pall Mall. Dislikes: Bumblebees, insecurity, unintelligent women, bringing his family dishonour.

Backstory; Anthony Bridgerton is the eldest Bridgerton son and the current Viscount Bridgerton. Upon the death of his father Edmund, he became the 9th Viscount Bridgerton and the head of the family. Anthony, the firstborn son and child of Viscount Edmund Bridgerton and his wife Violet, grew up the heir to his father. Seven more siblings followed after him. In 1803, he watched his father get stung by a bee and die seconds afterwards. He also watched his pregnant mother fall to pieces as a result. When his mother went into labour, the doctors pressured him to choose them to save either Violet or the baby. Even after both mother and child survived the birth, Anthony watched his mother despair over losing her husband. He attended Oxford where he met and befriended Simon Basset and Thomas Dorset. Anthony, the quintessential English nobleman, is the eldest Bridgerton sibling and the dutiful head of the family. Endlessly handsome, charming and rich, he's quite the catch on the marriage mart. But if he has any hope of fulfilling his oftentimes overwhelming duty of marrying and producing an heir, Anthony must first learn to temper his pursuit of pleasure. Anthony had a close relationship with his father. He greatly admired him, telling Gregory that their father was the bravest man he'd ever met in his life but also funny and sensitive. He used to go hunting with him often and seeing how his father was stung by a bee and passed away traumatized him. The pain he had over his father's death made him change completely and he refused to talk about Edmund for years and became distant from his family. Anthony is devoted to his mother but also knows that she should not be messed with. When Edmund died, Anthony was heartbroken to see how grief-stricken Violet was, unable to function and wishing she could've died as well to be with Edmund. To help her, he put his grief aside and took charge as head of the family the best he could, making decisions and taking care of his siblings. Anthony vowed not to have a marriage based on love because he didn't want his wife to go through the anguish that he saw Violet experience. As the eldest sibling and head of the Bridgerton household, Anthony strives to fill his late father's shoes, managing the family's affairs. He expects nothing short of perfection from his future bride. According to Simon, Anthony once let a farm animal into Simon's dormitory as a prank, and Simon had to help get it back out. Anthony owns a pocket watch that previously belonged to his father. Anthony has a fear of bees as a result of witnessing his father's death after he was stung by a bee. While playing Pall Mall, Anthony tends to be quite competitive and superstitious, always using the same mallet and doesn't allow anyone to use it. He once threatened to beat Colin when he touched his mallet.

Relationships;

• Edmund Bridgerton: Anthony's father, deceased.
• Violet Bridgerton: Anthony's mother, cordial relationship.
• Benedict Bridgerton: Brother, close relationship.
• Colin Bridgerton: Brother, close relationship.
• Daphne Bridgerton: Sister, overprotective of her.
• Eloise Bridgerton: Sister, cordial relationship.
• Francesca Bridgerton: Sister, understanding of each other.
• Gregory Bridgerton: Brother, and father figure to Gregory.
• Hyacinth Bridgerton: Sister, and father figure to Hyacinth.
• Simon Basset: Friends, often at odds.
• Thomas Dorset: Friends.

Quotes; "My father raised me to act with honor, but that honor is hanging by a thread that grows more precarious with every moment I spend in your presence"

"I am a gentleman, and you are a lady of that...of that scent. It has remained imprinted on my mind ever since the night of the conservatory ball on that terrace. Lilies."