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This is a catch-all for links that may be helpful for AO3 writers. A place where I’ll post URLs, links, etc for writing resources for punctuation, grammar, etc.
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Last First Kiss by Penandra
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
21 Sep 2024
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He knows why he’s awake. He’s not sure he wants to acknowledge it to himself, but he’s going to have to sooner or later, might as well do it at two fuckin thirty-four in the damn morning.
His brain automatically does the math, whether he wants it to or not. Rafael’s flight gets in at 11:33. The airport is a 47 minute drive from his house. He should be there no later than 11:15 just in case the flight is early. The flight won’t be early, Raf is flying east to west so they’ll be bucking head winds coming in. But even so, 11:15 is good. So, his brain continues the calculations.
Or midnight conversations and rude awakenings later in life
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As Time Goes By by Penandra
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
20 Aug 2024
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Henry sinks deeper into the couch. He leans back and feels Alex shift with him and grumble slightly as he moves in his sleep. Tipping his head back, Henry closes his eyes and lets his mind wander. They’ve had a busy week. Things are seldom dull at the shelter. Each new kid, each new case brings them something just a little bit different.
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She heard him over and over echoing in her mind. Everything inside of her wanted to be what he needed. She longed to take that step forward into his arms. But, years and years of building walls and hiding behind them immobilized her keeping her from accepting what he was offering. Years of fear and protecting herself from being abandoned again held her rooted in place. She wanted to convince herself that they would be okay, that she would be okay. That she could give him everything. But she was so damaged. She knew that she was damaged. She wanted to be different. But she didn't know how.
Over and over and over, she just kept hearing his words, "I'm that guy, Bones. I'm that guy."
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It has been a stressful few days to say the least. Dr. Temperance Brennan isn't sure she can yet make sense of everything that has transpired in the past 48 hours. She looks around the table at this group of people who have become her friends and family. It's hard to imagine they've been in her life as long as they have – she’s been friends with Angela the longest of them all, Booth for seven years, Jack a little longer, and Cam a little less. As she looks at their faces, the sudden smile, the wiped aside tears, the smirk, the curly hair, the broad shoulders, she realizes that she has come to rely on these people and is grateful for each of them.
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Pull me back down to earth by LesCorpsBeaux for stellarmeadow
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
18 Feb 2026
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"Look who it is! I promised I'd be there to catch you if you fall again, sweetheart," a smooth, deep voice exclaimed. It had a velvety vibration that seemed to hum against Henry’s very skin, making him startle.
There he was. Christ, Pez had been right. His eyes were staggering. Brown—like an autumnal forest when the setting sun ignites the fallen leaves and the trunks of the trees one last time. Breathtaking.Or
During a night out at a bar, Henry meets a man who instantly catches his eye — someone who might just lead him into a very memorable night.
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New Traff Pat by ExitAriel for aRandomDutchGirl
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
23 Feb 2026
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“Henry, you remember my son, Alex Claremont-Diaz – my younger, slightly less-reliable child?”
Here we go, Alex thinks, turning toward an all-too-familiar face – Henry Fox Mountchristen, the poster boy of a dutiful politician’s son. Blond hair, blue eyes, unwrinkled from shoulder to wingtips. A DC Ken doll. On the list of Alex’s least-favorite people. If he had such a list. Which he doesn’t.
“Henry,” Alex says, holding out a hand to shake.
“Alex,” Henry says. “Well done. As a younger, slightly less reliable child myself, I think you’ve executed your brief perfectly – ensuring your elder sibling appears to best advantage.” He nods at June, who smiles back.
“Cute. Thanks,” Alex says. Jesus Christ. Why does he always want to murder this guy?
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Five, plus one, plus one more, parallel universes in which Alex runs into Henry at a party.- Language:
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Bookmarked by Penandra
25 Feb 2026
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OMG! Read this fic! Re-read this fic! Read the five “First Prince” fics recommended at the end of this fic! Wow.
Oh. And “Hankie alert” -
l'échappatoire by anincompletelist (soldouthaz)
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
03 May 2024
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A sea of dark curls. Warm, kind eyes. A slanted, smiling mouth, a dimple carved into the side. One hand holding a tall, steaming coffee, the other a mug full of Henry’s favorite tea. A whisper, a brush of fingertips in the trade off. The more important details.
“Hey, sweetheart.”
It’d be something out of Henry’s most treasured fantasies if he didn’t already know they’d be the last words this man ever says.
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Henry fixes anomalies in other people's timelines. It's quite predictable and impersonal work for the most part.
(Save for when it seems intent on unraveling his own, of course.)
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a verb in perfect view by jafffacakes for lark_ral
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
01 Feb 2026
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Henry didn't realise that being brave isn't a one-and-done thing. Like checking off a box. Bravery: accomplished.
Unfortunately, Henry has learnt, you can't just apply for an internal job transfer to another country and then move there without knowing anyone, and have that be the one brave thing you do. As if doing something so brave would fulfill his lifetime quota of brave things in one fell swoop. It seems unfair that he has to continue being brave in small and various ways each and every day.
Knocking on a neighbour’s door to introduce himself: brave.
Smiling at the man on the train yesterday morning when he leapt on board, and getting a nod back in response: brave.
Accepting a colleague's invitation to grab a coffee together one weekend, at the cafe next to the dog park: brave
Henry Fox is new to town, lonely, and a little obsessed with this one guy in carriage five on his morning commute.
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17 Feb 2026
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Delightful
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glad to see you back by 4722
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
22 Feb 2026
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On the screen, Catherine steps up next to Arthur, smiling almost as broadly as Arthur is. Henry wants to hate her for it, but he really just hates how unfamiliar the expression is to him.
“I didn’t know your mom used to act,” Alex says.
Henry shakes his head. “Neither did I.”
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Or: Henry gets some VHS tapes in the post and learns some things about his mother.
(or: it's Song Sung Blue inspired)
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- Part 4 of Award Season AUs
Bookmarked by Penandra
24 Feb 2026
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Hurt/Comfort BUT not a happy ending. A study in pain and grief. Unresolved issues.