Penandra
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This is a catch-all for links that may be helpful for AO3 writers. A place where I’ll post URLs, links, etc for writing resources for punctuation, grammar, etc.
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Last First Kiss by Penandra
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
21 Sep 2024
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He knows why he’s awake. He’s not sure he wants to acknowledge it to himself, but he’s going to have to sooner or later, might as well do it at two fuckin thirty-four in the damn morning.
His brain automatically does the math, whether he wants it to or not. Rafael’s flight gets in at 11:33. The airport is a 47 minute drive from his house. He should be there no later than 11:15 just in case the flight is early. The flight won’t be early, Raf is flying east to west so they’ll be bucking head winds coming in. But even so, 11:15 is good. So, his brain continues the calculations.
Or midnight conversations and rude awakenings later in life
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As Time Goes By by Penandra
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
20 Aug 2024
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Henry sinks deeper into the couch. He leans back and feels Alex shift with him and grumble slightly as he moves in his sleep. Tipping his head back, Henry closes his eyes and lets his mind wander. They’ve had a busy week. Things are seldom dull at the shelter. Each new kid, each new case brings them something just a little bit different.
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She heard him over and over echoing in her mind. Everything inside of her wanted to be what he needed. She longed to take that step forward into his arms. But, years and years of building walls and hiding behind them immobilized her keeping her from accepting what he was offering. Years of fear and protecting herself from being abandoned again held her rooted in place. She wanted to convince herself that they would be okay, that she would be okay. That she could give him everything. But she was so damaged. She knew that she was damaged. She wanted to be different. But she didn't know how.
Over and over and over, she just kept hearing his words, "I'm that guy, Bones. I'm that guy."
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It has been a stressful few days to say the least. Dr. Temperance Brennan isn't sure she can yet make sense of everything that has transpired in the past 48 hours. She looks around the table at this group of people who have become her friends and family. It's hard to imagine they've been in her life as long as they have – she’s been friends with Angela the longest of them all, Booth for seven years, Jack a little longer, and Cam a little less. As she looks at their faces, the sudden smile, the wiped aside tears, the smirk, the curly hair, the broad shoulders, she realizes that she has come to rely on these people and is grateful for each of them.
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Winter Break by Yorhsa15
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
05 Jan 2026
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Alex and Henry meet on December Friday while they were waiting for their cars to get serviced at a car dealership.
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rinse away your worries by loving_yours
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
08 Jan 2026
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“Do you happen to have some extra detergent? I totally forgot to bring mine with me, and I don’t wanna have to walk all the way back to get it.”
Is that an American accent Henry hears? With a southern twinge?
“I–erm–”
“I’ll pay for one of your loads in exchange,” the man adds on, a pleading tone in his voice.
“No, you… You don’t have to do that. I do have some extra. Here,” and Henry hands the man the bottle.
“Thank you so much! You’re a lifesaver.”
And with that, the man walks away to wherever he’s doing his laundry, and Henry sits there stunned.
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Or where Henry is a struggling insomniac who does laundry at night. Alex also does his laundry at night. Cue the romantic atmosphere.
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child's play (pinecone, chestnut, acorn) by looking4orion
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
05 Oct 2024
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The first time Henry is made of aware of them, he hears the sound before he sees their origin. Or rather, he hears the little girl; a bright peel of laughter carrying towards him on the wind, the reds and golds of the autumn leaves falling around her as she excitedly tugs on the sleeve of the man she’s with, forcing him to pay her attention. Her words float towards Henry on the breeze.
“Tìo Alex! No, silly! That’s not right! The pinecone clearly beats the acorn!” Henry sees the expression the young girl is giving the man – Alex. There’s a steel in her eyes that he will later learn is very much inherited from her uncle.
Or: Henry and David meet Alex and his niece in an autumnal park. They play a game together and the rest, as they say, is history.
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slow by looking4orion
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
27 Oct 2024
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“Alex, I think you know as well as I do that running until you cause intense bleeding to your feet is not an advisable or healthy coping mechanism.”
“I think it’s great that you are regularly able to get outside to destress but how much of your surroundings do you really notice when you run?” Alex knows this is a rhetorical question. Knows that she knows the answer to it would be ‘practically zero’. That the only thing in his ears in the pounding of his protesting feet, until the pain becomes loud enough that the noise in his head fades to a fuzzy white static.
“I’d really like you to try to slow down during your next run. Try to take notice of the little things you pass. The color of the leaves. The smell of fresh-cut grass,”—at the mention of this distinctive smell, Alex’s whole body almost instinctively reaches out to find Henry in the otherwise empty room—“the people you pass.”
“Write it down if you need to. We can look through it together at your next appointment. It might be good to see a tangible representation of how you progress.”
Or: Alex's therapist tells him to slow down. Alex doesn't think he can; at least not without Henry's help.
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...and live from NY by miharaikko
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
17 Feb 2025
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“Welcome back, everybody! Our first guest tonight is an Oscar-nominated actor you know from The Glass Prince. He has just returned to host Saturday Night Live for the second time, after 3 years."
"His first hosting gig was memorable in its own right, but now he’s surprised everyone even more."
"Joining us tonight—to talk about not only his most recent project but also the latest developments in his personal life—please welcome back to the show Henry Fox, everybody!”
Or: Three years after his first appearance on SNL, Henry hosted the show for a second time. He talks about some special moments on Late Night With Seth Meyers.
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- Part 2 of SNL