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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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Look at me by th0ughts
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
20 Aug 2023
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Martha cocks her head at Alex’s uncharacteristically agitated reaction, used to his easy confidence and ability to turn anything into a laugh. “You alright, ducky?” She asks, feeling concern starting to flare up.
Alex eyes her carefully, his mouth is opening and closing but no words are coming out. “There’s something I’ve been meaning to tell you, actually,” He says, fidgeting with the beads of his bracelet, “but this place is making me sweat. Let’s skip dessert and fuck off, I know a place the crown would definitely not approve. You up for cocktails?”
Martha scoffs. “Can’t believe you’d even ask.”
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Alex needs help with something. But he has to tell Martha what that thing is first.
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- Part 2 of Alejito y Marimar
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05 Jun 2024
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More Alex and Martha as besties. ♥️
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More Than Brick and Mortar by cricketnationrise
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
14 Dec 2022
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The Brownstone stirs for the first time since its original owners built it on an ordinary Tuesday in October. The last sigh of summer air follows the realtor into its entryway, desperate to escape the chill of an autumn breeze right behind it.
The buyer has an intriguing mix of seldom-used authority and a dark shadow of grief at the foundation of his soul, but also love – so much love. It swirls around him in long ribbons, as though the shining tendrils refuse to go further than arm’s reach for fear they’d get left behind. It hasn’t seen love stream so loyally, so stubbornly, behind a human in its own many years of caring for its humans. That must have been what woke The Brownstone.
Magic calls to magic, after all.
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19 Jan 2024
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♥️🤍💙What a magical EU one shot — from the perspective of the Brownstone! Beautifully written. WOW. Inspired by a story in another fandom. But this one. This one is just perfect. ♥️🤍💙
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all that glitters (is not gold) by indomitablelove
Fandom Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
13 Feb 2022
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Bookmarked by Penandra
01 Feb 2026
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The best. The very best. How do I not already have this series bookmarked? Excellent.
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(Secret) Santa Baby by indomitablelove for allmylovesatonce
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
20 Dec 2023
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"When it comes to Secret Santa, Alex really does have a reputation to uphold. Everybody wants Alex to get them. Nobody actually wants to get Alex, which is why he usually ends up with novelty socks or a political biography, but he doesn’t care. Ultimately, everybody wants Alex to get their name. And right now, Alex is seconds away from finding out who his new mark is. The person that he’s going to spend the next few weeks learning inside and out to ensure that he gets them the perfect gift."
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Alex gets his work nemesis, Henry, in the office Secret Santa and realises that he doesn't know nearly as much about him as he thought...- Language:
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03 Jan 2024
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Secret Santa - colleagues
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‘It really was a beautiful speech,’ he says, glancing towards her. She’s in a pair of leggings and a faded UT Austin sweatshirt, hair piled into a bun and her eyes rimmed with dark circles. She's barely slept, still worrying about Alex. There’s a mug of steaming tea in front of her, and one clasped in Henry’s hands.
She shrugs. ‘I was just trying to think about, you know.' She waves her arm in the air. 'What the two of you mean to people, what he means too.’
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After his speech, Alex falls asleep. Henry takes the opportunity to talk to June.
Bookmarked by Penandra
11 Feb 2024
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Missing moment with Henry and June — after the speech