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picking up the pieces of you (always and forever) by bayleafs
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
26 Jan 2026
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Henry’s been away and Alex has been spiralling, because it’s all his fault. Like everything is, except this time, Henry’s there to pick up the pieces.
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handprints in concrete at the softest stages by sheWritesToLiveVicariously
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
12 Nov 2023
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“It’s not about that,” Alex says, voice stable. He leans back in, still cleaning wounds, a crease in his forehead growing as he reveals more bruises as he wipes away blood.
“You manage to act like it,” Henry grits out, pushing through the pain.
“What the fuck does that mean?” Alex snaps back, but the withering look in his eyes is a stark different than his hands resting delicate against Henry’s body, and Henry can’t fucking think.
It’s a shock, then, when Alex’s voice comes in as angry, clear as day, “Who the fuck did this to you?”
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a cliche of angry love confessions
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song from "Weird Goodbyes" by The National (ft. Bon Iver)Bookmarked by bayleafs
03 Jan 2026
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A Very Firstprince Christmas by mister_nic for chamel
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
18 Dec 2025
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Welcome to my series of festive firstprince ficlets based on the daily Draw-cember doodles of Chamel on Twitter! Some of the stories featured in this series will be connected, others won't. Skip around as your heart desires or read them all in order. It's up to you!
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08 Dec 2025
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The woman looks up at him with earnest brown eyes. “I was wondering if you might be willing to walk with me to my car? I-I saw you at the table with your husband and um…well, I hope it’s okay, I just thought you might be safe to talk to.”
Henry’s chest softens at her words and he turns to face her completely. “Oh. Is everything alright?”
“Sorry, just, there’s this guy at the bar and he’s been looking at me all night. My friends had to leave and I said I’d be alright on my own but he’s…he’s giving me a really bad feeling. I just think he might be less likely to try something if I’m with another guy, you know?”
“I’m Henry. I’ll get you to your car.”
- a pregnant henry helps a woman in need while out to dinner-
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09 Oct 2025
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How can I love when I'm afraid to fall? by abc_efghij_lmnopqr_tuvwxyz
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
16 Sep 2025
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NYPD Alex x NYU Professor Henry Age Gap romance!
“You absolute idiot,” Alex said, stepping closer, crowding him against the counter. “You think I’ve been showing up at your door like some kind of glorified dick appointment for six weeks because I don’t like you?”Henry’s stomach twisted up. “I thought—”
But he didn’t get to finish. Alex kissed him, hard, like he’d been wanting to all night. Then again, softer, their lips sliding together in a way that was everything Henry had been desperate for and too terrified to admit. Alex’s hands were warm on his jaw, fingers brushing up into his hair, and for a moment all Henry could do was lean into him and feel everything, want, relief, terror, dizzy happiness, crash together at once.
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21 Sep 2025
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love lies patiently by darkestbliss
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
25 Jan 2026
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Bea tells him he’s lonely in the city, without her or Pez around. He argues back that he’s alone, not lonely. Alone means he has time and space to think. Lonely, on the other hand, is an effect, an all-encompassing melancholy which Henry certainly doesn’t experience; he has the children and staff at the music studio, and sometimes Pez visits from Oxford. And of course he has David, who does accompany him when it doesn’t interrupt the dog’s nap schedule. On these walks, Henry is alone, not lonely.
Or, a chance meeting with a stranger changes piano teacher Henry Fox's life.
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08 Sep 2025