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in the cracks, the lights are you by agdsummerdream
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
07 Oct 2023
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"I like when you get like this." Alex says as he slowly runs his finger on Henry's lower lash line.
Henry's eyelids flutter, "Like what? Dumb with arousal?"
Alex smiles softly, tracing the finger down Henry's cheekbone, "Transfixed. On me."
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They're just so much in love and they talk about it.
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25 Aug 2026
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When Alex doesn’t say anything, Henry reaches out across the table to tentatively wrap his elegantly long fingers around Alex’s hand. His thumb is resting on the knob of Alex’s wrist, and he swipes this thumb over the skin, almost absentmindedly. Alex can’t think of anything else, revelling in the feeling of Henry touching him again.
“Love,” Henry starts, voice sincere. “I have never needed space from you. I needed space from some… emotions I was feeling, and I’m so sorry I didn’t stop to think about how that would make you feel. Truly, it was nothing to do with you, I promise. If I haven’t thrown our friendship out of the window, I would want nothing more than to go back to how things were before. I mean it.”
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07 Aug 2026
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Yours, for a while by blahblahtara
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
20 Jun 2025
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Alex couldn’t stop himself from pulling Henry closer by the bend of his elbow, from slipping his hands into his favourite spot on Henry’s waist and dragging Henry towards his lips. It’s not like Henry protested at all, in fact he was the one who pushed Alex against the counter, threaded his hands into Alex’s hair and swallowed the soft moan that slipped from Alex’s lips. Their meal had been cold for hours by the time they resurfaced for air, their bodies exhausted and pliable and dotted with fresh marks of mine, at least for a while. But they didn’t talk about it.
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or the one where I had a thought on the tube and couldn't stop writing.
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28 Jul 2026
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Alex can’t stand him from the start.
The guy’s personality is, objectively, annoying. He has the worst taste in ties, which to Alex says a lot, and he can’t go more than five minutes without alluding to his pedigree in some way (Alex knows this because he and Nora have made a drinking game out of it at work functions).
Still, it doesn’t explain the weird surge of resentment he gets every time he looks at the guy. And not understanding it might be the most annoying part of all.
He just wishes he knew why.
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06 Jun 2026
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When Alex meets Henry, the first thing he thinks is that Henry does in fact smell like a library. But like a really nice library, with a tea shop and tons of natural light, and rows upon rows of leather-bound books. Maybe one of those rolling ladders, too, with a super hot librarian on the bottom rung.
Anyone with eyes and a nose would easily come to the same conclusion.
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Or, Alex’s new roommate smells nice. Like really nice, objectively speaking.
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05 Jun 2026
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Campus Cassanova, Please Advise by paintingadream
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
05 Dec 2025
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Alex's bisexuality still feels shiny and new after a winter break of discoveries. Henry Fox has... a reputation. Alex has an idea of how to fix his lack of experience.
The plan is foolproof.
Until Henry says no.
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04 Jun 2026
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no one's ever said his name so gentle by Introvertedfangirl
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
17 Sep 2023
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on a night (any night) where Henry and Alex meet to have sex, Alex is sick and doesn't admit ti at first to henry because he thinks henry will make him leave since they're "just casual" (lmao in what world?) But of course Henry wouldn't do that
Excerpt: “I would never make you leave just because we couldn't have sex. You don't know that?” Henry’s hand is warm and solid against his cheek but even it can’t make Alex lie and say he did know. Him not answering is answer enough and Henry’s face softens. Like he knows he’s carrying Alex’s vulnerability in the palm of his hands. Like he knows it’s a fragile thing—that they’re approaching non casual territory. If either acknowledges it they both might just break.
Henry does the best thing. He says, “ok, alright. That’s alright. Now you do.” There’s something like hurt in the corner of his smile, in the crease of his eyes though. Like it hurts him that he's hurt Alex.
“I’m sorry.” Alex says because he needs to say it. “I trust you. I’ve just—No one’s ever cared before about me being sick during sex. Not really. But you, you do.” He hurries to say. “It’s not that I thought you would make me...”
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30 May 2026
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I Did One Thing Right by takasugi1024
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
18 Mar 2026
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“I’ve seen it,” Henry continued. “People who find each other and somehow everything fits. It’s…nice.”
“Nice?” Pez repeated.
“I hope everyone who finds that keeps it. Really. I just think it’s irrelevant to me.”He meant it.
Love, to him, was like a country he had heard about but never visited. Since he had lost the only version of it that mattered, he no longer understood what it meant to keep. And he had stopped feeling the need to go there at all.
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12 May 2026
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the kitten keeps making a sound by takasugi1024
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
22 Apr 2026
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Alex has a theory: his voice is so boring that it cured Henry’s insomnia.
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30 Apr 2026
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i ask you how you’re doing (and i let you lie) by lycanthropuns
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
25 Nov 2023
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The first time Henry sees it happen, he knows instantly that it is not the first time it has ever happened. They’re sitting in the living room of the brownstone, the two of them surrounded by their favorite people in the world, a night of board games long abandoned in favor of mocking the eighth season of Game of Thrones.
“God, don’t you have an off switch?” June groans, laughing as she chucks a piece of popcorn in Alex’s direction while he rambles passionately about the international legal implications of the Red Wedding. Nora cackles. “Whatever you do to thank Henry for putting up with you, it’s not nearly enough. Jesus, I can’t believe he put a ring on your loud mouth.”
Or: Alex is fine. Really, he’s fine — he just wants Henry to stay, even if Alex is too much. Henry just wants his husband back.
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25 Apr 2026
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anything for you (my baby) by Anonymous
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
29 Dec 2024
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There’s this thing Alex does.
Well, it’s more of a thing he says, but that’s beside the point. It’s not just the words, it’s the way they’re said, the look on his face when he says them, the context of the situations in which they are said. The point is, there’s this thing Alex does.
There’s this thing Alex does, and it drives Henry crazy.
or: henry being a disaster over his boyfriend being a sap. that's it.
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10 Apr 2026
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You're my favourite (despite what the tabloids say) by imnoteditingthat
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
01 Mar 2025
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Alex and Henry are friends. Just friends. At least, that's what Henry keeps telling himself. But when Alex invites him on a double date via text (god help him), uncomfortable truths are revealed.
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10 Apr 2026
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Colin and Finn fall in love (real)(not fake)
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01 Mar 2026
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Henry and Alex had never gotten along particularly well. Despite living in the same neighborhood and attending the same schools since they were eight they had never gotten particularly close. In fact, if Henry were to take a guess, he would think that Alex flat out hates him. Alex’s older sister and one of Henry’s best friends, June, is always quick to correct him. Alex doesn’t hate you, she would say. He just doesn’t understand you. Henry didn’t quite believe her.
They aren’t close. So Henry can’t help but wonder why he seems to be the only one who notices that something is wrong.
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Song fic: Wildflower by Thomas Day
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20 Dec 2025
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life happens, coffee helps by glasshouses_and_stones for berrybluefae
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
19 Nov 2025
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Alex smiles back at him, small but genuine this time. “I’ll see you around, Henry.”
Henry waves and stops halfway, awkwardly putting his hand back down. Lydia’s words ring in his head. He’s adorable. “Bye, um…?”
“Alex.”
Henry nods, thoughtful, corners of his mouth twitching a little bit wider. “Bye, Alex.”
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or: Five Times There Wasn't a Second Date, and One Time There Was
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16 Dec 2025
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Another collection of unrelated drabbles with various prompts!
Each chapter will be either pure fluff, a little spice, or copious amounts of hurt/comfort, post-canons and AU shenanigans, all between 100 and 1k words.
Not Rated, more info about tags and rating in the chapter notes.
Enjoy!Series
- Part 2 of FirstPrince drabbles
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20 Oct 2025
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Picture You by Juloviz for viola_player1, 0npurpose
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
16 Aug 2025
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He concentrates on the sink, staring at it as though his life depended on it, heart pounding in his chest like a prisoner desperate to break free. It feels completely wrong to see Henry like this, but even worse is the realization that part of him didn’t want to look away.
Which, tragically, is the central conflict.
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22 Sep 2025
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perfect is an opinion by sheWritesToLiveVicariously
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
25 Mar 2024
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Alex can vaguely hear the audio, and that’s when he knew, he fucked up , playing in the back of his mind. It’s the track to his funeral, and apparently whatever sex-related-challenge-esque-expression Henry’s face is sporting at the moment.
That’s how he lands on his back, wrists gripped firmly in Henry’s hands, arms folded at the elbow and sitting next to his head. He bites his lip, refusing the giddy smile finding its way onto his face. This was his goal. It’s always his goal. It’s a lovely goal.
He starts, “You are…” but trails off as his gaze flits over Alex’s face, focusing on his lips before moving up again. Fully clothed, Alex feels exposed. Vulnerable. And, well, there’s no one else he’d be happier to be vulnerable with.
“A menace. A plague? Oooh, you’ve been using reprobate a lot recently.” A hum, just for kicks. “How’s-"
“Beautiful. You’re beautiful, Alex.”
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aka our soft boys being soft
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- Part 1 of little moments that pass us by
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07 Sep 2025
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are you okay? (what if i'm not?) by MaybeDefinitely404
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
13 Jul 2025
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“What happened, Alex?”
The question breaks the spell that had settled over them. Alex finally pulls away, using his sleeves to wipe the moisture off his face, and then shakes his head.
“You know if I could tell you, I would.”
“What does that mean?”
Alex huffs. “You’re a smart guy. Figure it out.”
Yeah, he’s a smart guy. But with things like classic English authors, or old man activities like Sudoku or Mahjong all wrapped up in an afghan, or when it comes to picking out a matching rug for their couch. And yes, he’s good at riddles, but not the kind flung at him by beautiful Latino roommates mid-breakdown.
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Or, Alex is sexually assaulted at a party and spirals.
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29 Aug 2025
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Baby I'm Yours by CalmInTheDark
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
29 Aug 2025
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Henry looks into the crib and thinks everything was worth her. He tries not to think about the beginning, the shame. It’s better not to try and remember, although there isn’t much memory there, anyway. She’s here and that’s all that matters. She’s here and there is nothing anyone can do about it now. Vodka has never been his friend, but he can't bring himself to regret the result.
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The next exchange comes through loud and clear and shuts Alex down completely.
“And what about her father? Is he in the picture?” the worker asks, “We’ll need to notify him.”
“No,” is the answer, “It’s embarrassing, but I never got a name. It was just a drunken, one night stand with a cowboy.”
Alex freezes, he can literally feel his blood run cold, and he remembers where he knows that scent. It was easily the drunkest night of his life. His biggest regret was losing the handsome stranger.They both mess up, but they've been looking for each other ever since. How could they not?
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26 Aug 2025