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✨ Morning Bliss ✨

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I just think henry should have worn the butterfly costume too 🍓🦋

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"Valentine, my decline it's so much better with you"

full only on patreon (repost because the other one was flagged)

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Iconic Items from Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

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Shara Wheeler & Chloe Green ♡

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Endless thanks to @welcometololaland @rmd-writes and @pragmatic-optimist.

5 times Henry works to make their house a home +1 time Alex realizes it's been home all along.

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“Are you sure you’re going to be okay here?”

Henry lowers his mug and watches as Alex overfills his thermos. He’s had two cups already, and the odds of him having more at the office are high.

“Here?” Henry asks as he tosses Alex a dishcloth to mop up the coffee. “In our home?”

“In this house…all the way out here…alone.”

“I’m not a child, Alex,” Henry says, affronted. “I don’t require a babysitter.”

“I know that,” Alex says, “I know that. It’s just…you grew up in a palace. You had people everywhere. Now you’re just…alone out here.”

“I can assure you that when I was growing up, I was alone, plenty.”

Alex groans. “Oh god, please don’t say that. That makes me so sad.”

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New V&A BTS Picture

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President Ellen Claremont's Oval Office

I was kinda delighted Prime put up a video about this set because with regards to American govt (I'm not from there) a thing that fascinates me is the transfer of power once the reins are handed over to someone else. A lot goes into that and perhaps the most visually fascinating detail is how the Oval Office changes with each President.

The Oval Office is viewed as the POTUS' formal place of work. It is also a reflection of the kind of administration they want to be remembered for. This is why, prior to their Inauguration, the President-elect often looks to history for figures that inspire them and that represent what they are fighting for.

For example, when Joe Biden was sworn in in 2021, his redesign of the office reflected themes mentioned both in his campaign and in his inauguration speech. Benjamin Franklin's portrait to the side of the resolute desk, reflecting his administration's commitment to science. FDR above the fireplace, a sign of the promise of economic recovery - flanked by portraits of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. The latter two were chosen to represent Biden's commitment to bipartisanship, to work with the opposition to get things done and bills passed. Busts around the office show figures representing the fight for racial justice (Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks), and labour unions (Cesar Chavez).

In contrast, his predecessor Trump had put up a portrait of Andrew Jackson on the wall at the side of the Resolute Desk, and a bust of Winston Churchill.

Keeping that in mind, what are the things we notice straight off the bat in President Claremont's Oval Office?

Most prominent are the portraits we see on the walls - Lincoln to the wall on the side of her Resolute Desk, FDR above the fireplace. Lincoln for his role in abolishing slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation, and FDR for his role in helping America recover from the Great Depression.

Taylor (as Alex) also speaks about the use of pioneering women in the oval office, both in portraits and busts.

A portrait of the famed social activist who played an important role in the abolitionist movement, Harriet Tubman, is shown prominently to the side of the Oval Office fireplace, representing the role of Black women in the fight to end slavery.

a bust of what I'm assuming may be Eleanor Roosevelt (? I couldn't quite figure out who it was despite searching - can anyone help with this one?). If it is her, then it's likely there to commemorate her advocacy for expanded roles for women in the workplace during her time, among other achievements.

and a statue of Lady Justice, with her blindfold and scales.

Given Ellen's background in the books and the decoration of the office in the film, the themes that were meant to define her administration could have been economic progress, racial justice and women's rights. Her decorative choices for the office itself reflect her knowledge that she is the first female president, and the understanding that that role in history comes with its own weight and baggage.

Towards the end of her first term and going into her second, there is a possibility her history will also include the way she and her administration handled her son's forced coming-out, perhaps with expectations for more visibility on LGBTQ issues. Alex and Henry's relationship, the violation of their privacy and the way Alex and the Claremont administration handled the "scandal", and Alex's own words about the rights of queer individuals will have significant impact moving forward in the story's universe.

Ellen and her family are making history in the White House...in more ways than one.

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It wont be wrong to assume that Alex is the first person to share Henry's bed in Kensington Palace. They are cuddled and cocooned against the outside world. It doesn't matter what storm is raging outside as long as they both are facing it together.

Love how Henry is absolutely enjoying being the little spoon here and Alex is holding him tightly as if Henry might leave him otherwise.

They are sharing a pillow.

But, did you notice Alex's hand under their pillow?

Alex truly had him wrapped and held and Henry absolutely lives for it. That tiny smile on Henry’s lips... that's pure bliss. ❤️

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I’m still waiting🤓

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ur first and last recent emojis are ur gender now. mine is 🅱👨‍❤‍💋‍👨

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… someone on discord told me to draw alex in that shirt… i had to draw henry as well

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PROCESS HERE https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJquXXcQ/

ever since I came across the new poster on twitter this #fanart has taken over my mind. So I couldn't resist, I had to paint them 🤣 It wasn't as easy as I thought 😅 but I did my best💪🏻🇺🇲🇬🇧

Shop it here https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/149247403

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wild child au where alex transfers to an all-boys british school where henry is the son of the principal and alex comes up with a plan to seduce him so he could get expelled but ends up falling in love

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some rwrb book quotes that made me believe in love

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Sandbox love never dies 📌