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blurry eyes on a friday night by orionseye
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
17 Nov 2020
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Parties were never really his scene, not unless he was very thoroughly drunk, completely disconnected from the delicate sensibilities he was supposed to body as an heir to the throne. A dance floor, a bar, hundreds of people: a scene made for those with energy to feed off of, with enough charisma to spare. A scene made for Alex. He wonders absently, what he did in a past life to deserve being dragged across the Atlantic to an unrequited love’s glorified frat party.
When Henry was invited to the Young America New Year’s Eve Gala, he had second thoughts about going, but the next thing he knew he’s on a plane, and then very quickly at the biggest event of the year, drink in hand, completely alone.
We all know Alex’s POV of this night… but what was going through Henry’s mind?
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23 Feb 2026
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“The family we choose for ourselves is more important than the one we were born into; that people have to earn our respect and trust, not have it handed to them simply because of genetics.”
--Charles de Lint
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- Part 2 of Private Lessons
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23 Feb 2026
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Cara steps out into the brisk Brooklyn fall air in front of a gorgeous townhouse, the kind she’s seen on those television shows about expensive real estate and the agents who sell it. No wonder they could afford to pay double what she usually charges for private lessons. One of the Real Housewives, maybe, she decides.
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- Part 1 of Private Lessons
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23 Feb 2026
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Some Folks Don't Believe in Heros's, Cause they haven't met my dad. by CristinaBlackthornKingson
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
23 Jun 2020
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What would have happened if Arthur Fox beat cancer, and Catherine was never consumed by her grief for her husband?
What if Philip didn't feel as though he had to become the man of the family, what if he was genuinely a good brother to Bea and Henry?
What would have happened if Henry had both his parents on his side, when he came out?Basically an AU where Arthur lives and is there for his kids, as is Catherine, and they're both fiercely protective of Henry when the emails leak.
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22 Feb 2026
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Pitching a Tent by cmere for perfect-porcelain (tedddylupin)
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
27 Jun 2020
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Henry looks Alex up and down appraisingly. Alex feels heat rising in his neck and wills it to stop, burning with curiosity about what Henry’s going to ask. He finally says in a low voice, “Are you a serial killer?”
Alex smirks. “Even if I was a serial killer, wouldn’t I just say no to get you alone?”
“Dammit, you’re right,” Henry says, grinning. “I guess I’ll have to take my chances then.”
“Live dangerously, sweetheart.”
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“our mutual friend dropped out of this trip at the last minute, so hi i guess we’re spending the weekend together” AU!
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21 Feb 2026
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Henry was bored.
That feeling is how he found himself on a dating app scrolling through profiles of guys. Some of them he recognized from classes. Most of them he was able to eliminate right away. Swiping left was almost a reflex and something he would have regretted immensely if he had swiped left on him.
Alex. 21 years old. Pre-Law.
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In honor of Henry's favorite author, here is Jane Austen's Emma inspired fic.
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21 Feb 2026
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Based on a prompt I got on Tumblr.
Basically, one of Alex's law school professors is a little too invested in Firstprince and asks him, very subtly (not subtly at all), to bring Henry in for a presentation. Alex has some fun with that.
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20 Feb 2026
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love dares you, to change our way of caring about ourselves by kapplebougher for arindwell (mumruffin)
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
04 Nov 2019
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Henry has read it all: fairy-tales of princes and their courters, unsung histories of kings and their secret lovers, and he has read all their happy endings. But he is not a prince in a fairy-tale, and he has always thought his own secret love story was likelier to end in tragedy.
Perhaps it’s time that changed.
(Or, Henry’s POV the morning after The Great Claremont-Diaz Ambush at Kensington Palace)
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19 Feb 2026
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talks like a gentleman by perfect-porcelain (tedddylupin)
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
28 Dec 2019
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“So the real question is, do you want your family to have to pretend to play nice while still acknowledging the fact that you’re gay?” Alex cocked his head as he took another sip of his coffee.
Henry pursed his lips together and looked out onto the sidewalk for a moment. “Alright.” He turned towards Alex who grinned again. “I hope you’re a good actor though because you’re going to be my fake boyfriend.”
“Let me write my Oscar speech now.” Alex laughed.
Or the one in which Alex posts an ad to be a fake date in order to get Thanksgiving food for free.
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19 Feb 2026
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Henry reacts in the immediate aftermath of his first kiss with Alex.
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18 Feb 2026
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the gamble (and the game) by knowledgeiscake
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023), The Pairing - Casey McQuiston
14 Feb 2026
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“I bet I could get more dates than you.” The words tumbled out of Alex’s mouth before he could really think them through with any actual sort of logic.
It shouldn’t have been so satisfying, the way that made Henry blink like an owl, but it was. “I beg your pardon?”
“We’ll make it a contest,” Alex pressed on, the idea forming in his head simultaneously as the words left his lips, “Whoever has the most hookups by the end of June wins.”
At first, Henry didn’t say anything. But the party kept going on around them, music thumping and people chattering and drinks spilling, and as time inched on, Henry’s expression changed to one of almost… curiosity.
“Wins what?”
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The Pairing AU
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18 Feb 2026
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Keep Most of Your Heart in London by cresswells for ohgaywarden
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
30 Oct 2019
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Alex thinks he’s prepared – as prepared as he’ll ever be. He’s been waiting for months to do this. He even did his research on the proper etiquette for a British royal engagement – and then promptly ignored it all.
AKA: The one with the engagement of the century.
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16 Feb 2026
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you set my world on fire by perfect-porcelain (tedddylupin) for papencuts
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
27 Oct 2019
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Alex and Henry both have roommates that like to kick them out of their rooms so it made sense that they come together and become good friends.
Or the 5 times Alex and Henry sleep in separate beds and the 1 time they share one.
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16 Feb 2026
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trip the light fantastic by loyaulte_me_lie
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
22 Sep 2019
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Nora & June drag Alex to a gay club to "help" him come to terms with his newly discovered bisexuality.
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16 Feb 2026
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my gift is my song/and this one’s for you by HestiaForever
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
25 Jun 2019
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It still amazes Henry, sometimes. That Alex loves him back; that the whole world knows and it’s okay. He turns his head and kisses Alex gently. The frizzing anxiety in his veins settles, and it’s like taking a breath of fresh air.
Alex breaks away to smile against his lips. “Just like old times, huh? Do I need to let you go flee the country now?”
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Alex and Henry’s relationship, told through five holidays over five years.
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16 Feb 2026
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But Then You Found Me (And Everything Changed) by Lily_Padd_23, supernatural_mondler (starzinoureyes)
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
19 Jul 2019
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Henry accidentally asks a question. Alex is more than ready with the answer.
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16 Feb 2026
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Kiss Me Like Your Boyfriend by firb (f_ing_ruthless_baz)
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
21 Aug 2019
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Alex spends the night on my sofa—I offer to let him share my bed, but he claims he’s too exhausted to move for at least ten hours—and leaves shortly after waking the next morning. (Fewer than ten hours later, might I add.)
I’m used to it by now. To his routine. Get drunk, fool around, pass out, leave. It’s simple. Efficient. Uncomplicated.
Well, for him.
For him it’s just getting off. A bit of a laugh. A way to pass the time. It’s not making his entire world collapse in on itself, piece by piece. He’s not falling desperately, hopelessly, pathetically in love.
Henry and Alex have been friends since they started university last year, but their friendship has gotten more complicated. It's all a terrible idea, of course; Henry is too in love, and Alex is... not. Right?
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14 Feb 2026
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Iced Hazelnut Latte by firb (f_ing_ruthless_baz)
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
17 Oct 2023
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When an American stranger comes up to him acting like his boyfriend, Henry rolls with it. Because what else is he going to do? Study?
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- Part 3 of Red, White, and Royal Blue Ficlets
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14 Feb 2026
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“You can stay for another round, if you want to,” Alex offers.
After their first hook up, Alex invites Henry to stay a little longer. What if Henry said yes?
An alternate beginning where their relationship hits the fast track.
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14 Feb 2026
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Raising the Dead by SmokeAndEmber
Fandoms: Southern Vampire Mysteries - Charlaine Harris
20 Jun 2025
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What's the secret to a normal life for a telepath? Trick question! Caught between babysitting the King of Rock afflicted by a pesky curse, her vampire ex pursued by assassins, and solving an X-File for the FBI, normalcy is just a distant dream for Sookie Stackhouse. Yet, she's beginning to realize that maybe that's not so bad after all... If only she can get her love life in order too.
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11 Feb 2026