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1. A birthday party without balloons by IMakeTheBestDezNutzJokes

   Fandoms: Horrid Henry (Cartoon)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   27 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Major Character Death
   • Horrid Henry/Rude Ralph (Horrid Henry)
   • Perfect Peter & Rude Ralph (Horrid Henry)
   • Horrid Henry & Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
   • Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
   • Rude Ralph (Horrid Henry)
   • Horrid Henry (Horrid Henry)
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt
   • Comfort/Angst
   • Brother Feels
   • Brotherly Angst
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst and Tragedy
   • Angst and Feels
   • Hopeful Ending
   • Angst with a Hopeful Ending
   • Rude Ralph Loves Horrid Henry (Horrid Henry)
   • Good Sibling Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
   • I was writing this fic instead of doing maths
   • the equation was death + henry

   Summary

   Ralph clutched the present harder, “I know man, but it’s your birthday today. And everyone is down to celebrate. They’re just waiting for you, kid.” He gave him a grin, “Eighteen man. Legal to vote, legal to get a tattoo, though if you do, don’t get a lame one, ask me first. Legal to rent a house. Eighteen, Peter. You can-“

   “I don’t want to be older than him.”

   Ralph felt like choking on his words.

   “I can’t be older than him. He’s my older brother.”

   Or

   two boys learn to overcome their grief together.

   A story told in the present and the past

   Language:

   English

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