10 Bookmarks by escapethrustory
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A series of stories celebrating the most amazing character that Simon Eriksson is 💜 created for his birthday month!
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06 Jul 2024
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one single thread of gold tied me to you by coffeecatsme for thedreamerswin, absoluteaudacity
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
10 Jan 2022
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Soulmarks determine your soulmate—whoever shares your mark is the person you’re meant to be with for the rest of your life. Alex’s nails dig into the picture as he remembers the words from all those years ago, the pamphlet he’s read so often it’s etched into his mind. He turns his wrist and places his own mark next to the boy’s.
The scale mocks him in its asymmetry. Regardless of Alex’s wishes, it didn’t morph into the stages of the moon in the last five minutes.
Alex stares at the boy a few seconds longer, the bright blue eyes and sandy blonde strands so beautiful he inadvertently likens it to sunshine. His lips are curled into a secret smile and just for a moment, Alex dreams that the smile is for him, reaching across the ocean, warming the secret parts of his heart he’ll never admit he has. He allows himself another moment with the boy before he moves away, leaving the magazine on his sister’s desk.
Princes don’t fall in love with boys anyway.
Or, 5 times Alex and Henry think they don't belong together, and one time they do.
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06 Sep 2023
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All the modern day set AUs!
Want something more way-way-back machine? Try the "History, Huh?" collection :)
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03 Aug 2023
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“So, why did you do it?” Simon asks, curiously.Wille doesn’t need the other to specify, he knows exactly what Simon is referring to. He thinks for a few seconds before answering, “We were never going to be free if I didn’t. My denial of being in the video would always hang over us and you would probably come to resent me for it. It wouldn’t have been fair to either of us—but especially you—to be a secret. I couldn’t not do it. Not again.”
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Or: Set right after the end of S2, Simon and Wilhelm face the aftermath of the speech. Overthinking, attempted humor, holding hands, lots of angst, and a romcom ending
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17 Jul 2023
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Guide to Beta Reading (for Authors and Beta Readers) by theirprofoundbond
Fandoms: No Fandom
30 Mar 2021
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A thorough guide to beta reading for both authors and beta readers. Neither exhaustive nor definitive, but hopefully a good starting point that covers the basics and explains how to get the most out of an author-beta reader relationship.
[February 2025: Minor edits and additions throughout the guide.]
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18 Apr 2023
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And that's how you make history, baby. by waybeforeyourtime
Fandoms: Young Royals (TV 2021)
17 Oct 2023
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This is the story of Wilhelm and Simon. They started out as boys who fell in love in secret and turned into men who showed everyone that love really is the most important thing in the world.
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23 Mar 2023
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Wilhelm and Simon stumble back into each other's lives and decide to give themselves one last night together.... or so they thought it would be their last night.
Wilhelm never returned to Hillerska after winter break, and he has spent his entire life regretting it. Nearly a decade later, he runs into Simon. He had hoped he'd successfully moved on from his feelings after all these years, but clearly, he was wrong. The two spend a passionate night together, expecting it to be their last. That is until it happens a second time when the two come arrangement that suits both their needs. Friends with benefits? No, they'd have to actually be friends for that to be the case.
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14 Jan 2023
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09 Aug 2022
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It takes him an eternity to untangle the headphones cords. Nothing unusual happened to them; it’s just his hands are still trembling.
A girl, who sits next to Simon, gives him a long, attentive look. She may be wondering why this stranger prefers outdated headphones when wireless are available. Or she has noticed his distress. But more likely, she has recognised him from magazine covers.
He puts a song on repeat and pockets his phone carefully as if it's a bomb ready to explode. His fingers are twitching - with the impatience to type something back, with the desire to touch his own lips. He shuts his eyes, and the world disappears. There is music, there is fear, there is anticipation.
Then, the song ends. And starts playing again. And again. And again. Seven times - and he is at the bus stop near Micke's building. The girl has left.
Simon reaches for the phone. The screen lightens up from his impatient touch.
There are no new messages.
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06 Jul 2022