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get him alone by congee4lunch
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
05 Nov 2023
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Alex looks at him, like Henry’s a speck of dirt on his pristine chinos. “Why would June send you to check up on me?”
“Because I’m her best friend and you’re her brother?”
“I always said she has bad taste.”
“Well,” Henry smiles. It feels as placid on his face as it probably looks. “I would say the same thing, but family doesn’t account for one’s taste, unfortunately.”
in which henry fox is june’s childhood best friend and alex claremont-diaz is june’s younger brother. as the years pass, they tolerate each other at best and are downright destructive at worst. until they begin falling into each other's beds.
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18 Oct 2024
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Henry Fox is a nurse at the New York Cancer Center. He’s happy with his job, content enough with his life, but it all gets turned on its head when he connects with a patient with a brain tumor—Alex Claremont-Diaz.
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Henry is a nurse, Alex is a patient, I suck at summaries.
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18 Oct 2024
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Bite Your Tongue On Purpose by Woodsarelovely
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
23 Nov 2022
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“Hey, man. Can I get a black coffee to go?”
“Er…” he says – a faintly bewildered expression on his face. “Yes, I imagine so.”
Turns out the guy is also British, which is like, whatever. Alex gives him one of his best smiles. “Great, thanks.”
Hot Barista glances vaguely around himself, then back to Alex. He looks simultaneously surprised and uncertain, like some kind of aggressively handsome time-traveller who’s been unexpectedly yeeted into a different century. After a beat, he says – “From me?”
“Uh yeah. You’re working here, right?”
“Well... yes?”
Alex tries very hard not to sigh.
Great. Looks like he’s dealing with one of those people who are so attractive, they’ve never had the need to develop any kind of personality beyond that of a Tupperware container of room-temperature potato salad.
Alex absolutely does not have time for whatever this shit is.***
Five times Henry serves Alex coffee and one time Alex serves Henry.
Strap in, folks. It's a coffee shop AU ...Kind of.
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09 Jul 2024
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The Best Bar in the World by pridepages
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
15 Mar 2023
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If someone had asked Alex to picture a gay bar, he probably would have imagined flashing rainbow lights, pounding club music, and a sticky dive floor coated in spilled beer and vodka. The last thing he would have thought of was this...
As Alex drank in the sight, his companion drew back heavy curtains, allowing sunlight to pour in from the quiet courtyard outside. The man turned back with a smile at the look of awe on Alex's face. "Welcome to Wilde's...I'm Henry, and it's a pleasure to meet you at last."
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The same day Alex Claremont-Diaz is dumped by his boyfriend, he discovers Wilde's: the best bar in the world.
The one in which Henry Fox owns a bar and falls for one of his regulars.
This is not a romance. It's a love story.
(TEXT EDITED FOR CLARITY AND CONCISION: 12/29/23)
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08 Jul 2024
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there were pages turned with the bridges burned (everything you lose is a step you take) by anincompletelist (soldouthaz)
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
30 Sep 2024
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The entire world has it on video. Alex stumbling forward, straight into Henry’s shoulder, knocking him back into the table and then crumbling to the ground, the cake falling on top of them. Everyone thinks Alex was drunk, or that he hates him, or that he’s immature or unfit for his title, but none of it’s the truth. Everyone’s acting like it’s the end of the world regardless.
And maybe, for Alex, it kind of is.
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[Or, the way things might have played out if Alex had been diagnosed with type one diabetes after the royal wedding.]
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- Part 1 of diabetic!alex
- Part 2 of the chronic illness club
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08 Jul 2024
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he looks up grinning like the devil by coffeecatsme
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
17 Sep 2023
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Henry can’t help it—he lets out a laugh and shakes his head. Beta Sigma Chi being a safe space is about as likely as the Republicans championing queer rights. “Right, and who’s this new president that somehow managed to turn around an entire fraternity?”
Pez winces. She hesitates at first, but then she must decide on something because her chin juts out. “Well,” she says slowly. “It’s Alexander Claremont-Diaz.”
Henry laughs so hard he almost falls off his seat.
Or, Henry Fox learns to fall in love with everything that is Alexander Claremont-Diaz, even if he insists on calling Henry "dude".
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- Part 1 of beta sigma chi
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01 May 2024
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Trust Your Heart If The Seas Catch Fire by Light_of_Bane
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
19 Oct 2023
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Alex had a plan.
And then his life got thrown upside down after finding out President Claremont is his mother.
Now his plan is shot to hell and he's stuck navigating a world he never expected to be in - one of privilege and the spotlight and a family that's far cry from the abusive one he had grown up with. How's he supposed to do this?
And why is Prince Henry so much prettier in person?
This was not the plan.
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- Part 1 of Though The Stars Walk Backward
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01 May 2024
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all that glitters (is not gold) by indomitablelove
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.
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Or: after the emails, Alex Claremont-Diaz isn’t fine.Series
- Part 1 of all that glitters (is not gold)
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01 May 2024
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You're Everything I Want (But I Never Thought I'd Find) by that_was_tedious
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
29 Mar 2024
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'“It’s all so fucking stupid, you know? Soulmates, soulmarks, the whole damn thing. Soulmates are supposed to be your perfect match; your other half...It’s supposed to be this big, beautiful thing and the system is fucking flawed. If two people who are supposed to be perfect for each other can’t make it work…” Alex isn’t going to finish that sentence. He’s been trying not to think about the words on his wrist all damn week. Every time the thought comes up, something deep twists in his gut. There’s a possibility that his soulmate might not even like him and what is he supposed to do with that? If the person that’s supposed to be ‘perfect’ for him doesn’t tolerate him, how will anyone else?"
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OR; Alex has a complicated relationships with the words on his wrists. From the time Alex is eight and he first sees them, they make him feel uneasy. Then a gorgeous blond man comes crashing into his life and everything Alex thinks he knows about his 'destiny' is turned on its head.- Language:
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12 Mar 2024
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All our Sweetest Hours Fly Fastest by AHistoricDistraction, ALittleSideProject
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
21 Sep 2023
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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.
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27 Feb 2024
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Henry Fox never expected to have children. As the black—or rainbow—sheep of the family, he accepted that long ago. But tragedy takes the lives of his brother and sister-in-law. Suddenly, Henry finds himself the guardian of his precocious little niece, turning his life upside down!
Alex Claremont-Diaz is just fine, thank you very much. Freshly graduated from NYU Law, he’s ready to kick off his career.
One day, he runs into a handsome man with his little girl.
Sometimes we have to find each other before we can find ourselves.
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- Part 1 of Family Matters
- Language:
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- 30/30
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29 Jan 2024
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what kind of day has it been? by ebelila
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
27 May 2024
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It’s been nearly two years since the leak of the so-called Waterloo Letters and Alex and Henry are doing their best to live their lives on their own terms. But between the pressures of American politics, their increasing frustration with the Palace along with the harassment of the British tabloids and strangers who hate them for no reason, it feels like it’s impossible for them to move forward.
When someone opens fire at a political event ahead of the midterm elections, their life is once again thrown into chaos and they start to question if they’ll ever find the peace they so desperately want or if they’ll cave under the weight of it all.
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- Part 1 of the eras of us, a story of love
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- English
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19 Jan 2024
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When You Call My Name, There Will Be An Answer by Watermelon_Milk
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
19 Nov 2023
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Alex has been left behind a lot. After his parent's divorce, he became hyperaware of the people he lets in his life, wondering if they'll leave him too. He doesn't have many friends, he drowns himself in his school work to distract himself from needing to be around people. So when he finds Henry, his life is completely turned around. Alex finally lets someone in. The issue is... what if Henry wants out too?
//Or Alex is terrified of Henry leaving him, causing his mental health to plummet
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- Part 1 of The FirstPrince Delulu Era
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17 Jan 2024
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"What was it like?" Hanna asked. "Kissing Alison?"
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03 Aug 2023