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    all that glitters (is not gold) by

    Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston  

    09 Jan 2022

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    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.

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    10 Sep 2024

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    Ever Thine, Ever Mine, Ever Ours by

    Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)  

    29 Nov 2024

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    “Oh, sweetheart,” Henry breathes, sitting beside him in the lounge chair, quickly grasping Alex’s hand in his own.

    Immediately, Alex knows what Henry is going to say. “No, I know,” he says quickly.

    Henry shakes his head at him. “No, I don't think you do,” he says in a hoarse voice. Alex looks closely at his husband and observes the dark circles under his eyes. It doesn’t look like he slept at all, and a pit forms in his stomach at the thought.

    “And even if you do,” Henry continues. “I need to say it. We are going to fight this,” he says firmly. “And we are going to go wherever we have to go, see whoever we have to see, and we are going to win. Because I'm not going to let anything happen to you.”

     

    Five years after moving to Austin, Henry and Alex are new parents to a beautiful baby boy, the light of their life. Alex is a stay-at-home Dad, while Henry is President of the Okonjo Foundation, breaking barriers to open a new shelter in Austin. Being new parents while balancing their career shifts is challenging enough. But when Alex receives a devastating diagnosis, will it bring them closer together, or drive them further apart?

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    02 Sep 2024

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    Wrong Hands by Anonymous

    Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)  

    12 Oct 2024

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    I've seen the plot of "Alex was raped and tells Henry he cheated on him in order to protect Henry. They break up until Alex's secrets are revealed" (an old story and the new one -- both brilliant!) and I wanted to add my own take to that plot: What if Henry doesn't believe Alex when he says he cheated?

    There will be no explicit discussion of the rape or SANE exam, but both will be mentioned, so be kind to yourself and read with caution.

    Established relationship, movie/book canon mushed together as I please, prior to a move to the brownstone.
    Please read the Inspired By work -- it's delightful and I'm enjoying the angst so much!

    Sporadic updates (10/12/24)

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    30 Aug 2024

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    Emails I Can't (Un)Send by

    Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston  

    23 Sep 2024

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    With trembling fingers, he clicks it. The article expands to swallow his entire screen, and the full headline slaps him across the face. PRINCE OF BROKEN HEARTS? INSIDE FIRST SON’S DEVASTATING EMAILS.

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    30 Aug 2024