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Alex's Song by readtolove
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
12 Nov 2024
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“Alex,” he whispers, “you can kiss me back. Do you still want to?”
How can he explain to Henry how terrifying it suddenly is to want to? Because if he kisses that enchanting mouth, he may never recover.
And then Alex remembers a different version of himself. A younger version, less knocked around by life. That Alex would jump and just hope it wasn’t a cliff.
That Alex has picked himself up off the rocks too many times.
But the alternative is to miss this.
There’s only one Henry in the world: A piano-playing poet who’s making his and Dad’s lives immeasurably better. And he’s waiting, both hands on Alex’s face, to find out if Alex still wants to kiss him.
So he jumps. Again. And if it’s a cliff, he’ll pick himself up off the rocks.
Again.
“Yes,” he whispers, threading his fingers into Henry’s hair, “I still do.”