1 - 20 of 24 Bookmarks by gigglemonster
Navigation
List of Bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
“I was trying to be cool about it.” Shane's confession is a quiet whine, muffled into his palms. “Go with the flow, y’know?”
It’s almost unbearable, how much Ilya adores this perfect, neurotic man. “Hollander,” he says patiently. “You have never once gone with flow. Not ever in your life.”
There is only one grey cloud in the perfect blue sky of Ilya’s summer.
His two weeks at the cottage are almost over, and Shane still hasn’t asked him to stay.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 21,522
- Chapters:
- 4/4
- Comments:
- 313
- Kudos:
- 4,573
- Bookmarks:
- 1,345
- Hits:
- 44,771
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
13 Jul 2026
-
Closer to where you are (is where I must be) by sistercacao
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers | Heated Rivalry - All Media Types, Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
19 Jun 2026
Tags
Summary
“Ilya, what are we gonna do?” Shane says.
Ilya finishes whatever he has been doing on his phone, and tosses it gently to the bed beside him. He crosses the room to Shane, stands in front of him, squeezes into his shoulders with his big hands, rubbing them like he means to warm them up.
“Looks like we will have a little vacation,” he says, with a big obnoxious grin.
Boston and Montreal are sent to Paris to play against each other in an exhibition series in January 2017. Ilya and Shane decide to stay in Paris for one more night. Just one more night, so they can talk. Maybe finally understand each other.
They aren't expecting a volcano to erupt in Iceland and close all the airspace in Europe, leaving them stranded there. Together.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 127,267
- Chapters:
- 14/14
- Comments:
- 6,679
- Kudos:
- 30,863
- Bookmarks:
- 12,830
- Hits:
- 1,027,291
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
21 Jun 2026
-
I'll meet you at the cottage by windoq
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
17 Jun 2026
Tags
Summary
“Hi Milana,” he murmured, voice gentle. “I’m Ilya, your father’s brother. Did your mama tell you I was coming over?”
Milana nodded and pulled her bottom lip into her mouth, gaze contemplative as Ilya held out a hand to her. He didn’t touch her, didn’t broach the barrier of the doorframe, just held his palm out, a gesture of vulnerability, exposing soft skin. When he’d been a child, listening out for the sound of his father’s footfalls down the hall, trying to guess at what mood the man was in that day, if today was a day he would likely be hit, those gestures of vulnerability–upturned palms, tears on cheeks–had been the only thing he’d trusted. The wounded animal in his sternum reaching out for comfort, seeking safety in the fragility of others. Proof that he wasn’t the weakest one.
Or: After spending Christmas with the Hollanders Ilya realises he has unfinished business in Moscow; namely, saying goodbye to his mother's grave and recovering the pieces of his history. Before meeting Shane at the cottage for their second summer together - and before upending his life and moving to another country once again - Ilya decides to return to his home city and attempt to lay his past to rest.
Series
- Part 5 of The Boston Year
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 117,071
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Comments:
- 1,117
- Kudos:
- 2,583
- Bookmarks:
- 846
- Hits:
- 114,739
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
21 Jun 2026
-
flight (the rapid motion of wings) by queer-z0mbies (LaVoileBlanche)
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV)
16 Apr 2026
Tags
Summary
They toe off their shoes in the entryway and Shane looks around, pulling in a deep breath and letting it go. Two hours ago, his dad had walked in on him and Ilya and Shane had thought the world was ending. Now, the world seems bigger and more plausible than ever, like a smooth, fresh field of ice, stretching all the way to the horizon, just waiting for his skates to mark it up. He turns, and there is Ilya, hands in his pockets, watching Shane with a look of lazy contentment on his face as if he feels it, too.
OR: Two weeks at the cottage.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 28,217
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Comments:
- 302
- Kudos:
- 1,329
- Bookmarks:
- 525
- Hits:
- 21,481
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
25 Apr 2026
-
Wherever I'm with you by SatsumaSegments
Fandoms: Heated Rivalry (TV), Game Changers Series - Rachel Reid
30 Dec 2025
Tags
Summary
He drives to the airport with an unshakeable urge to pull over and turn around. He smokes four cigarettes in a row before he boards the plane, then chews an entire pack of gum on the flight to try and cover the worst of the smell.
He exits the airport half-hoping that Shane has chickened out of the whole thing. Then he spots him, tapping his fingers against the steering wheel in the most boring suburban dad car Ilya has ever had the misfortune of laying his eyes on, and he’s so happy to see him that his legs feel unsteady beneath his weight.
--
Or, the cottage, Ilya's version: an extended ep 6 featuring my take on what happened in the gaps we didn't see.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 12,009
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Comments:
- 396
- Kudos:
- 11,989
- Bookmarks:
- 2,915
- Hits:
- 120,270
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
12 Apr 2026
-
All our Sweetest Hours Fly Fastest by AHistoricDistraction, ALittleSideProject
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
21 Sep 2023
Tags
Summary
It has been three years since they were outted and Henry and Alex have finally settled into a groove that works well for them, except for the fact that it feels like they're always having to steal time together. Queen Mary constantly coming up with excuses to get Henry out of public events with Alex isn't helping, and Alex is done with it. After a long conference in Tokyo that Henry couldn't attend, Alex's flight home being delayed is the last straw and he calls Henry to say they need to figure out a better way to do this, to which Henry agrees. But fate has other ideas. Alex's flight goes missing somewhere over the Pacific, no trace of it to be found, leaving Henry and Alex's family struggling to not lose hope while unable to do anything.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 69,652
- Chapters:
- 25/25
- Comments:
- 2,248
- Kudos:
- 4,853
- Bookmarks:
- 1,492
- Hits:
- 134,767
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
10 Apr 2025
-
in other words, until eternity (baby, i'm yours) by 0npurpose
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
21 Jan 2024
Tags
Summary
Henry reaches up and traces Alex’s cheek. Alex closes his eyes at his touch and lets Henry map his face with the pads of his fingers. He brushes over the curve of Alex’s ear, thumbs at the cut of his jaw and the indent of his chin dimple. Alex feels himself practically trembling, half in anticipation and half in response to the tenderness of the moment. His nose is next, then the line of his brows before Henry finally, finally traces the shape of his lips.
---
or: domestic bliss, firstprince edition
Series
- Part 1 of Alex POV
- Part 1 of smut fics
- Part 1 of brownstone one-shots
- Part 1 of fluff fics
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
12 Mar 2025
-
as if it might turn out this time by 4722
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
19 Dec 2024
Tags
Summary
Everything is the same, again.
Henry is alive. Impossibly. Improbably.
He’s not one to complain, but Alex has no idea what is going on.
//
Or: Alex gets caught in a time loop where he keeps killing Henry. He doesn't know how to stop it.
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
02 Mar 2025
-
Tags
Summary
Henry flushes, tonguing their lip. They try to ignore the man’s eyes dropping to their mouth. “Well, why should I trust you?”
“You probably shouldn’t. I am a stranger, and I know who you are,” The man says. He crosses his arms, and Henry gets an urge to touch his bicep. They ignore it. “I’ve got a date with Hyde Park and the Frameless experience nearby. Wanna come with?”
Henry should say no. Their entire being, the one composed of painstakingly built walls of logic and reason above their every want and desire, screams at them. Funnily enough, it's in Pip’s voice.
Well. It's about time Henry decides something on their own.
(Or: Henry leaves the palace for the day, and meets Alex on the tube.)
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
14 Dec 2024
-
Tags
Summary
One of the world’s largest retailers is opening a store on his street. A bookstore. He looks down at the article in his hand again and catches sight of a phrase: “We hope that people will see this as more than a bookstore, and hope to foster a sense of community.” As if Henry Fox-Mountchristen has any concept of what community means.
Alex very narrowly does not break something.
(When global mega-retailer Mountchristen opens a new location—led by the infuriatingly attractive and insufferable Henry Fox-Mountchristen—near his LGBTQ-focused bookshop in Soho, Alex's comfortable life is turned upsided down. Luckily, he has one of his best friends to turn to: a guy he met online and knows only as H. Meanwhile, Henry is battling against his family to make a positive difference in the world and falling further in love with a man he's never met. But... what if they changed that?
Yes, it's a You've Got Mail AU.)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 61,992
- Chapters:
- 12/12
- Comments:
- 2,261
- Kudos:
- 2,692
- Bookmarks:
- 737
- Hits:
- 55,209
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
13 Dec 2024
-
A Very Merry (Happy) Kinkmas by WooHoo92
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
25 Dec 2023
Tags
Summary
Henry felt his face spread wide in a feverish grin. "Alex, have you made me a Twelve Days of Christmas sexy Advent calendar?"
"I made US a Twelve Days of Christmas sexy Advent calendar," he specified. "A 'Twelve Days of Kinkmas', if you will."Knowing that royal obligations will keep them apart for some of the holiday season, Alex gets creative with his gift giving and starts a new tradition of sorts. It involves lots of boxes, lots of toys, lots of orgasms, and a little bit of radical change.
This is the story of the first Twelve Days of Kinkmas.
Series
- Part 1 of Kinkmas
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 79,448
- Chapters:
- 15/15
- Comments:
- 431
- Kudos:
- 945
- Bookmarks:
- 256
- Hits:
- 42,661
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
24 Oct 2024
-
you turned a moment (into forever) by viciouslyqueer for coffeecatsme
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
08 May 2022
Tags
Summary
Sharing an apartment with Alex had seemed like a good idea at first. They’re best friends, prices in Brooklyn are absurd, and they had both been in urgent need of residence – it only made sense.
Except for the small, tiny, teeny, barely there fact that Henry has been in love with Alex from the first moment he laid eyes on him. And the fact that Alex doesn’t know, and can never find out.
—
Or, as coffeecatsme so eloquently put it: Roommates AU where Alex has insomnia and slips into Henry’s bed every night because it’s the only way he gets a good night’s sleep.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 10,873
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Comments:
- 249
- Kudos:
- 5,443
- Bookmarks:
- 1,176
- Hits:
- 63,538
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
08 May 2024
-
Tags
Summary
“So,” Alex says, plopping down on Henry’s couch. “You said some things on my channel are more achievable with a partner.”
Or,
The camboy!Alex sequel.
Series
- Part 2 of Platinum Record
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 19,698
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Comments:
- 757
- Kudos:
- 1,807
- Bookmarks:
- 241
- Hits:
- 33,904
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
27 Jan 2024
-
Every Day's a Holiday (When I'm Near to You) by bleedingballroomfloor
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
31 Dec 2022
Tags
Summary
I know this is a long shot, but if anyone’s going to Texas/anywhere south for the holidays and is crazy enough to drive there instead of fly, I’m looking for a road trip buddy. We can split gas money and snacks if you pick good ones. DM me if you’re interested.
And Henry knows he's about the make the most idiotic decision he's ever made in his life.
Or, Henry impulsively tags along with Alex on a road trip to Texas with absolutely no plan. Surely this won't backfire.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 29,898
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Comments:
- 1,063
- Kudos:
- 4,355
- Bookmarks:
- 1,022
- Hits:
- 65,015
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
20 Dec 2023
-
a flicker, a spark by acastle
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
28 Sep 2023
Tags
Summary
“She truly is your daughter, Alex,” Henry sighs, defeated.
“Fuck off, sweetheart,” he laughs, a soundbite of the sun. Henry forces himself not to physically react, the term of endearment sweet and menacingly familiar coming from Alex’s lips. It’s been years. “You know they’re useful.”
“Ah yes, eyelashes, truly a formidable instrument in managing international relations.”
Alex grins, and Henry is too late to catch the slightest downward lilt on the corner of his mouth, “Worked on you once, didn’t it?”
Oh, did that ache.
(Much had happened since the time Henry had told Alex to leave. Alex had passed the bar, gotten married, had the most beautiful daughter. And Henry, well. He stayed right where he was.)
Series
- Part 1 of orion in your fingertips
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 83,067
- Chapters:
- 6/6
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 1,317
- Kudos:
- 5,179
- Bookmarks:
- 1,830
- Hits:
- 146,457
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
01 Dec 2023
-
You deserve my love by whateveridk
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
20 Nov 2023
Tags
Summary
“I’ll leave as soon as you tell me to."
Henry had turned towards him, stealing himself, sticking his chin out, and said “leave.”
Alex has been picking up the pieces ever since. Two years later, living with Nora and June in NYC, it still haunts him, but it's fine. Whatever, he is fine. And then...
Breaking News: Prince Henry comes out as gay
So it's not fine, Alex is not fine.
Basically another AU where Henry tells Alex to leave that night and they both fall apart for two years.
TW: discussed past suicide attempt, discussed and implied eating disorder. Mind the tags, be safe, but nothing is graphic.
Completed and uploading every Friday :)Series
- Part 1 of You deserve my love
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 29,003
- Chapters:
- 8/8
- Comments:
- 207
- Kudos:
- 1,840
- Bookmarks:
- 375
- Hits:
- 43,311
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
20 Nov 2023
-
Tags
Summary
The Little Mermaid fic you never asked for!
Henry is the prince of Britlantis but hates his life. His grandmother rules with an iron fist and has banned all human objects from the kingdom, but Henry doesn't let that stop his quest to find out more about the world above. He's always been supernaturally drawn to human objects, but he never thought he'd be drawn to an actual human. He trades his voice for the chance at true love, but everything comes with a price.
Series
- Part 1 of Red, White & Ocean Blue
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 46,366
- Chapters:
- 18/18
- Comments:
- 209
- Kudos:
- 476
- Bookmarks:
- 132
- Hits:
- 12,451
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
30 Oct 2023
-
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
19 Sep 2023
-
all that glitters (is not gold) by indomitablelove
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
09 Jan 2022
Tags
Summary
Alex Claremont-Diaz has it all. His mom won the election, he’s got the perfect boyfriend. He gets to love Henry out loud. Everything is great. Perfect.
Except for the itch under his skin every time he goes outside, and the tightness in his chest when he goes online, and the fact that he can’t fucking sleep.
But it's fine. He's fine. Really.
—-
Or: after the emails, Alex Claremont-Diaz isn’t fine.Series
- Part 1 of all that glitters (is not gold)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 111,709
- Chapters:
- 30/30
- Comments:
- 2,865
- Kudos:
- 7,994
- Bookmarks:
- 2,768
- Hits:
- 380,575
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
05 Sep 2023
-
Tags
Summary
Jem stared down at the water that clucked peacefully against the side of the ship. It was the side facing away from the Belleisle, because he didn't want his eyes to catch on it all the time.
Bookmarked by gigglemonster
05 Aug 2023