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Happy Father's Day to the best dads ever! 💕

Please reblog, don’t repost :)

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I thought, this is the most incredible thing I have ever seen, and I had better keep it a safe distance away from me. I thought, if someone like that ever loved me, it would set me on fire.

And then I was a careless fool, and I fell in love with you anyway. When you rang me at truly shocking hours of the night, I loved you. When you kissed me in disgusting public toilets and pouted in hotel bars and made me happy in ways in which it had never even occurred to me that a mangled-up, locked-up person like me could be happy, I loved you.

And then, inexplicably, you had the absolute audacity to love me back. Can you believe it?

Sometimes, even now, I still can't.

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Mid-Year Book Freakout

Thank you @dizzymisslizzie for the tag! I love exchanges like this that 1) cause me to pause and reflect on my reading and 2) allow me to see what others have enjoyed so far!

Number of books you’ve read so far:

27! (I read so much earlier in the year and have not read a lot since. BUT, still on track with my goal! + reading a lot of fanfic, per usual.)

Best book you’ve read in 2025:

Cheating a bit, but my two favorites have been “Deep Cuts” by Holly Brickley and “Tides” by @vkelleyart

Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2025:

I haven’t read a series yet, so does “Sunrise On The Reaping” count? (If so, that.)

New release you haven’t yet read but want to:

“The Emperor of Gladness” by Ocean Vuong (need to prepare emotionally)

Most anticipated release for the second half of the year:

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang!

Biggest surprise favorite new author (debut or new to you):

Vanessa Green! I found her content on TikTok and bought a few of her novelas. She’s incredible. Also, Aaron H. Aceves (“This Is Why They Hate Us”)

Newest fictional crush:

I would lay down my life for Ambrose & Kodiak (“The Darkness Outside Us” by Eliot Schrefer)

Book that made you cry:

I read Song of Achilles and am rereading RWRB so definitely those. But I also cry a lot.

Most beautiful book you’ve gotten so far this year:

Tides is so beautiful in so many ways, and the hardcover of the book is included in that.

Book that made you happy:

“The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School” by Sonora Reyes was fantastic.

What books do you need to read by the end of the year?:

I want to read some more lighthearted/fluff/romcom stuff, but I also want to re-read Frankenstein before the movie comes out.

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a compendium of cuddles

teen-rated | 11k | henry pov | here

In which firstprince cuddle in ten different cuddle positions. AKA the fluffiest most self-indulgent fic I’ve ever written.

The Lap Sit Snuggle

How: One partner sits facing forward. The other climbs on their lap facing them, folding their legs beneath them and leaning into their partner for a hug.

Benefits: Allows eye contact and kissing. Eighty-three-percent chance of leading to frotting or thigh-riding. One-hundred-percent chance of feeling loved, comforted and needed.

Henry is curled up on their soft grey couch when the front door clicks and Alex clatters in. David immediately gets to his feet, tail wagging, and rushes toward the sound of his dad shrugging off his coat and toeing off his shoes.

He waits for one of Alex’s usual quips - honey, I’m home! or the light of your life is finally back or, often, Hennnnnn! None of that comes, though. Frowning, Henry tucks his bookmark into the split of his book and casts it to the side.

“In the lounge, darling,” he calls out, shifting around and craning his neck to peek through the entranceway. Alex’s shadow is elongated across the floorboards, curls flopping out as he takes off his beanie.

“Coming.”

Henry surveys his boyfriend closely as he enters the room. His feet are bare, blue jeans rolled up at the ankle. He’s discarded his top layers, leaving him in a plain tee that showcases strong forearms and the leather bracelets around his left wrist.

“Alex,” he says softly, reading the tiredness in the gentle slope of his shoulders and the flicker of his jaw. He opens his arms immediately, a silent offer that Alex seizes with both hands.

Without hesitation, he steps forward and clambers into Henry’s lap. His knees bracket Henry’s hips, and their chests press firmly against each others as Alex curls up in Henry’s embrace and tucks his head into his shoulder.

“Oh, darling,” Henry says softly as Alex clings to him, a slowly thawing ice block in his lap as their central heating begins to work its magic. He slips a hand up Alex’s back, following the ridges of his spine and ghosting over the dips and valleys of his back muscles, thumbing by memory the little freckles that adorn his back. “Bad day?” He asks after a long, uncharacteristic pause.

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WIP Wednesday

Thank you for the tag today, @priincebutt!

For a hot second I thought it was Sunday?? Idk where my mind is. Writing has been very hit or miss lately, but here is a bit more of my canon au where Alex is out and proud.

“You look good out here,” Alex tells him.  “Yeah?” Henry feels his cheeks heat, in spite of everything they’ve said and done to one another.  “Yeah,” Alex breathes back. He plays with Henry’s wet hair and Henry observes the way Alex’s summer-tanned skin stands out in stark contrast to Henry’s pink shoulders, which were no match for the Texas sun, even guarded with SPF 50. “I’m really glad you came this weekend. I’ve had so much going on lately, it feels nice to just relax. I needed this, but it’s so much better with you here.” “You carry too much.” Henry leans in and kisses him gently.  “I know,” Alex sighs. “You know what I’m thinking right now?” “What?” “I’m thinking that, after the inauguration, like next year, you and I can come back out here, just the two of us. We can sit under the moon and not stress about anything.” “That sounds nice, if unlikely.” Henry doesn’t remember a moment in his life where he wasn’t stressed about something. “Just think about it, baby. My mom will be in office again and we won’t have to worry about winning any more elections. I’ll finally be able to breathe. I’ll cook migas in the morning and we’ll swim all day and be naked and make out on the pier, and it won’t even matter who sees us.” “Well. It will always matter, you know that.” “You know what I mean.” “I assure you, I don’t. You may be out, Alex, but I’m not. Nor can I be.” Alex’s arms drop from his shoulders.  “Why are you being like this?” “Like what? A realist?” Henry shakes his head. “You have no idea what I’m dealing with.” “I think I know a little bit,” Alex replies defensively. “The very fact that you’re out and can be open about who you are is different, Alex. I can never just… be with you, out in the open. I told you that from the very beginning.” “Yeah, and as I’ve said from the very beginning, I think you could be the one to change that.” Alex backs up, separating them finally.

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Six Sentence Sunday Monday

Thanks for the tags, @monbons, @suseagull5914, @thewholelemon, @onthewaytosomewhere, @whatevertheweather,

@mooncello, @tailsbeth-writes, @miss-minnelli, and @rimeswithpurple! And thanks for the tag @roomwithanopenfire today! I’m reassured that my late Monday post is in good company. So many amazing folks out and about!

I had a super busy weekend with family, which was stressful at times, but I also got to go to my favorite falafel place <3 Luckily, this coming week is pretty light for me.

Oh—and happy Pride Month! <3

A reread update—I am 76% of the way through Any Way the Wind Blows! It’s been fun to revisit so many iconic moments. We’re about to approach Pippa.

This book has always been my favorite of the trilogy, but I’m really getting reminded of that this time around. It’s just so soft and loving!!! Simon and Baz are doing an incredible job of putting in the effort and trying to share and listen and understand. I’m enjoying all their dates and Baz having basically moved in. The Smith-Richards plot is working really well in tandem.

I’ve also been writing some trans!Alex and gynecologist!Henry. Here’s way more than six sentences of a bowling hangout:

The third time Henry lands a strike, Alex whistles, tapping his borrowed shoes against the linoleum. “You going pro or something?”

“Ah—it’s the hand-eye coordination. I played polo during my uni years.”

Alex tries his very best to convert an outright laugh into an amiable chuckle. “Oh my god, you did not, please tell me you did not.”

Luckily, Henry isn’t put out by the teasing. He smiles brightly at Alex. “I did, unfortunately. Never fear, Pez has already made more than enough save a horse, ride a cowboy jokes. I understand the weight of my choices,” he quips.

“And are you two…?” Alex shrugs. “Saving horses? Together?”

Henry laughs. “No, he’s my closest friend.”

“Good.”

“Good?”

Damn his fucking mouth—moving faster than his rational thoughts. “Too forward?”

Nora is shrieking as she chucks another ball in the gutter, and June is consoling her, but Alex is zeroed in on Henry. The other man shakes his head. “Not in the slightest.” His blue eyes hang onto Alex’s; they trace the bridge of his nose and the curve of his lips before returning to meet his gaze. 

“It is good,” Henry agrees.

I spent some time today properly organizing my WIPs, logging my new snowbaz ideas and deciding what to focus on going forward. I’m hoping to post trans!Alex and a new teachers!snowbaz chapter this week, but that may be too optimistic.

Okay, that’s all folks, hugs and high-fives! And tags under the cut:

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🗓️ the first of forever 💕

After more than a year of anticipation, handyman!Alex part four is finally complete and joining the rest of the series over on ao3. Thank you to everyone who cheerleaded this as I teased and agonized over it, I couldn't have done it without your support. This is dedicated to you. 😘

Happy Pride, my loves!! 🏳️‍🌈

🛠️ handyman!Alex part four

🛠️ a year in the life

🛠️ 12 months of love, fluff, and smut

🛠️ rated E

🛠️ 44k words

Fully written and updating twice weekly!!

Chapter 1: September

Chapter 2: October

Chapter 3: November

Chapter 4: December

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So raise your glass, if you are wrong in all the right ways by Mandulabogesz and Me

Rating G | One Shot | 5k words | Writing Challenge 100%

Meet -Cute / Bartender Henry x Drunk Alex / AU

Well...Alex is a mess. Six months ago, he dreamed of marriage and having children. But Molly was a bitch. Since then, his love life has been nonexistent. So, after six months of living like a hermit, the girls took control. He was a good boy, and he did what his sis told him to do. He did his best. He blinked with his fucking eyelashes. Not to a girl tho, but to a "so-called Greek God" British bartender.

I am very happy to share this fic.

The twist was, we never knew what the other person would write next.

She'd put down 100 to 600 words, then it was my turn. It was so cool to get that notification that a new bit had been added and see where the story went.

Definitely want to do it again with someone else.

Enjoy !

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This is from an undisclosed WIP and just really liked this bit I wrote!

[REDACTED] is painted with such vibrant colors.

Henry can’t help but categorize how he would describe them if he had to write them down.

Not the descriptions of the paint color but the feeling they gave him. The way they light up his soul.

The way the bright orange reminds him of Alex’s laugh. The reds remind him of the tenacious fire Alex shows in meetings.

The blues remind him of his sister’s steadiness. How she always says the thing he knows is right but doesn’t want to acknowledge.

The beige stones remind him of history and the depth of time. How many souls and lives and hopes and dreams have touched this place.

Open, No Pressure Tags!

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Rwrb x Star Wars au ✨

Happy Pride Month! 🌈

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love thorns all over this rose | theprinceandagcd

Rated E | 90k+ words | Prologue + 9 chapters

Alex wasn’t made to be the type of person that will cook someone breakfast in the morning. Dancing around with someone he loves in his underwear isn’t something he gets to have. He’s awful at remembering anniversaries and inept at thinking of grand romantic gestures. Candlelit dinners, handmade cards, buying flowers—it’s just not what he’s built for. And that’s fine. Alex doesn't need any brave hero to save him, and he sure as hell was never meant to be anyone else's prince charming. That's why this—his thing with Henry—is the perfect solution.

Prologue | Chapter One | Chapter Two | Chapter Three | Chapter Four | Chapter Five | Chapter Six | Chapter Seven | Chapter Eight | Chapter Nine

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two’s company (e, 15k)

In hindsight, Henry isn’t sure why he thought Alex wouldn’t want to correspond about this over email. The man has a sticker on his laptop—his personal one, not his work computer, blessedly—that says I’M A FREAK IN THE SHEETS! in egregious rainbow Comic Sans over a picture of an Excel spreadsheet. Henry was fully aware of what he was getting himself into.

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[or, after agreeing to see where things go with his coworker, long time romantic infatuation, and already-in-a-relationship alex, henry gets himself a little in over his head. luckily, when he's busy giving that to alex, it's hardly the first thing on his mind.]

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Henry little baby 🍼 still work in progress 💕

Look at his feet 🥹🫠

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Seeing Red

aka This Is More of a Recycling Bin Than a Rubbish Bin https://archiveofourown.org/works/66331213

5k words | Teen and up | for @caterpills

Alex doesn't know who is doing it, but he needs it to fucking stop. He knows, he fucking knows, that he put his recycling in the correct bin when he brought his trash down three days ago. And he may be a lot of things — loud, outspoken, impossibly charming — but he's not a fucking irresponsible recycler. Please. His mother raised him right. So why did he get an email from his landlord this afternoon asking him to take better care when disposing of his recycling? Like he’s a fucking child who can’t tell the red bin from the yellow bin. Or can’t separate paper and plastic from the rest of his household waste.

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Eventually - An RWRB Polyamory Fic

Rating: Explicit 

Word Count: 45k

Pairing: Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox/Liam, Henry Fox/Liam, Liam/Spencer

Additional Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, Eventual Smut, Hurt/Comfort, Multiple Partners, Polyamory, Rare pairs, Trans characters

Summary: 

“Hi.” Alex says, giving a timid wave. “I’m Alex.” 

“Eyelashes.” Henry murmurs in disbelief, before shaking his head. “I mean, Henry. I’m Henry. Liam’s Hen- Liam’s friend Henry. Bloody hell. Sorry.” 

“Nothin’ to be sorry about.” Liam says, gently patting Henry on the shoulders in a way he hopes looks platonic. A way that says ‘I get it.’

Alex steps closer to Liam, he’s really trying not to let his eyes drift below the soft looking skin of his chest.

“You look good.” He breathes out, and Alex smiles. 

“Thanks… I um… I wanted to try something new.”

~OR~

Bea questions Liam’s intentions with her brother. Henry meets Liam’s co-workers, then meets Alex. Alex shares a new part of themselves. Henry makes his feelings clear.

<a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/64870075/chapters/170601802"> Click Here to Read </a>

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Thank you so much to @bitbybitwrites for reminding me I also haven't done one of these in ages. I'm presently working on one wip that's been scratching at the inside of my brain for a while now. You've seen firstprince exes, you've seen firstprince pornstars, hell, you've seen firstprince pornstars who are exes, but you've never seen 'em like this I bet. ;) Have a snippet

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The reply sounded distant in Henry’s ears, but he changed his position slightly, sitting more in the middle of the couch as he saw the cameramen getting in place. The signal from the director that the filming was starting. “Okay boys, we’re going to start with a few questions before we get into this shoot. Everyone knows this is Apollo’s first shoot in a while, are you excited to be back to work?” “Extremely, it’s been ages since I’ve had a good lay,” Henry teased with a charming laugh, the kind that used to make Alex smile like an idiot. “And who better to work with than Adonis?” the director continued, “You two have shot a few of the most popular scenes on our site in the last few years. Are you excited to work with each other again?” “Absolutely,” Alex answered, grinning like a politician, “I love an uncut dick,” he added winking. It was somehow easy for Henry to laugh at that, it was hardly forced at all, “Well, I’m thrilled, he’s an incredible shag. I can only imagine he’s gotten better since we last saw one another,” he purred, flashing a rather adoring smile in Alex’s direction.   “Alright, one last thing, when we were setting this up, Adonis told us he couldn’t believe you agreed to it. He said you hate him, is that true?” “He does hate me!” Alex interjected, laughing as though it was all part of a rouse. Henry shrugged, rolling his eyes in a coy way, “I mean, have you met him?” he asked coolly. “Is the feeling mutual?” Now it was Alex’s turn to play coy, making a quiet ‘eh’ sound, “Ya know how it is,” he droned playfully, “I kinda hate his ass, but also I love his ass, get it?” The director laughed, before directing his attention to Henry, “I imagine there’s one or two things you like about him.” “Of course,” the blond cooed, reaching one hand over to take Alex’s chin in his palm, squishing tender cheeks and giving the brunette’s head a little shake. Alex was extraordinarily pliant for it, humming low, vibrating against Henry’s hand, “Look at that face,” Henry tutted, “Imagine staring at that through your legs while you’ve got eight inches pounding you out.” “Well, it sounds like both of you get quite the view. You ready to give everyone watching a good view?”

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“If I could spread it out on my desk, I'd find the corner of your mouth where it pinches with my fingers, and I'd smooth it away and you'd be marked with the names of saints like all the old maps. I get the nomenclature now- saints' names belong to miracles.”