#SilverMaple

[firstprince-ao3feed]

bed with your name on it

by silvermaples “Are the beds really anti-fuckable ‘cause, if so, that’s gonna be an issue for me.” These are the first words Alex says to Henry after throwing open the door to their shared room. Henry blinks, sitting cross-legged against the headboard, rereading The Little Prince - it felt apt to bring - when Alex’s eyes settle on him. “Oh fuck,” Alex follows up with, and, “Oh, you’re not Liam.” Words: 3370, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Alex Claremont-Diaz, Liam (Red White & Royal Blue) Relationships: Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Olympics, Strangers to Lovers, Hook-Up, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Roommates, But In The Olympic Village!, Bottom Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, Choking, only a bit, Praise Kink, Because Alex via https://ift.tt/yTYk8D4

[firenati0n]

💌 two years from tomorrow 💌

by firenati0n on ao3

T | 30k fully written, updates every thursday

one | two | three | four | five | six | epilogue

tags: au—the lake house (2006) fusion, epistolary, love letters, strangers to friends to lovers, writer henry, lawyer alex, au—magical realism, timeline shenanigans, fluff, angst with a happy ending, no mcd, mutual pining and yearning, endless number of persuasion references

Dear Alex, Wrapping my head around this phenomenon continues to be quite difficult. You’re a man living two years ahead, in my home, using my mailbox? Somehow, inexplicably, we occupy the same corner of space, but not at the same time. Somehow, inexplicably, I believe you.

Or, Alex and Henry both know they've found their right person. If only they weren't in the wrong timelines.

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chapter one: skeptically, alex // sincerely, henry

xoxo roop

+ tags / a sentimental note:

so! a lot has happened in the past year. i usually have parts of me peeking through in my writing, but this fic is especially affected. i have spent the last few months exploring themes of personal growth and grief and yearning in my works (life imitates art imitates life), a bit of a departure from the rom-coms and silliness of past ones. this fic, i think, is a nice mix of everything! :)

been tinkering with this one since december 2023, which has been really lovely in these trying times! fic has always been a wonderful way to explore interiority in ways both detached from us and deeply personal to us. this is a little story about love, growth, yearning (so much yearning), pining (SO much pining), grief, taking risks, and letting ourselves be seen and known (in unconventional ways). trust the process, and all. :D

i am incredibly grateful for everyone who has kept me going, whether in my comments or DMs, as i have navigated murky waters. thank you so much for reading and supporting!

big hugs and forehead kisses to @anchoredarchangel and @cha-melodius for workshopping and editing this shit into shape and keeping me going through the timeline fuckery and writing/life woes with their big brains and big hearts, and to @changinghearts, @springrainbloom, @smugvillanelle, and @henfox for reading, cheerleading, supporting, and letting me know which lines they'd tattoo on their asses. highest of compliments!

love and appreciate y'all so so SO dearly. thank you!!

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tagging some folks who expressed interest in this, just this once! no barrage of tags from me, i promise <3

@caterpills @rebeccas09 @14carrotghoul @clockwrkpendrxgon @anincompletelist @suseagull5914 @leaves-of-laurelin @alasse9 @miharaikko @onthewaytosomewhere @run-for-chamo-miles @freneticfloetry @sherryvalli @rockyroadkylers @onward--upward @tailsbeth-writes @sophie1973 @eusuntgratie @welcometololaland @judasofsuburbia @potato-jem @rmd-writes @tintagel-or-cockleshells @wordsofhoneydew @silvermaples

[rwrbficrecs]

Christmas/Winter Holiday Rec List 🎄❄️

Here's our Christmas/Winter Holiday recs just in time for the holiday season 🎁

(Secret) Santa Baby by @indomitable-love

A Home for the Holidays by @england-would-fall

Airplane Mode by @clottedcreamfudge

all dressed up (in stardust & tinsel) by @kj-bee

baby, it's cold outside by looking4orion

can i call you tonight? by captainegg

dreams of holly by @silvermaples

Elf and Safety by @tintagel-or-cockleshells

Gonna Give You Something (So You Know What’s on My Mind) by @affectionatelyrs

Got a will to win and a Cheshire grin by @kiwiana-writes

Holiday Bits and Bobs by @onthewaytosomewhere

home is wherever i'm with you by @luainthewild

I must tell you what you will not ask by @lizzie-bennetdarcy

i'll be home for christmas by @dumbpeachjuice

If at first you don't succeed by @clottedcreamfudge

if the fates allow by @dumbpeachjuice

kiss me on this cold december night by strwbrryfox

Last Christmas by @celaestis1

Magic on West 62nd by @orchidscript

Re: Inappropriate Festive Party Conduct [Sent with High Importance!] by @largepeachicedtea

Snow Blown by @royalasstronaut

Snowed In? Snow Problem by @rmd-writes

Someone Special by bleedingballroomfloor

tangled up (with you) by @athousandrooms, @dustratcentral

that's christmas to me by blueberriesandcream

The Christmas Guest by @omgcmere

The Greatest Gift Is You by @iboatedhere

The Spirit of Giving by @cha-melodius

we were evergreen by @dumbpeachjuice

would you wait for me? by @smc-27

wrapped in red by @porcelainmortal

You're the Perfect Gift for Me by @cha-melodius

Huge thanks to the lovely team of volunteers for helping collect these recs ❤️ If you’d like to help out too, check out the Volunteers Page 🥰

[miharaikko]

wip wednesday

Thanks to @anyroomsrio for this week's tag and to all the other lovely people who tagged me in things lately, while I was severely slacking with my tumblr presence.

I have been working on a couple of things, but life keeps getting in the way, so progression is slow with everything. But here's a lil snippet from the sequel I'm preparing for my first ever fic 'Pearly Gates'. 💕

Surprise...it's about a pearl necklace!

He’s suddenly startled by the warm, smooth touch of Henry’s hand at the back of his neck. Henry’s fingertips trace lightly over the necklace—over Alex’s skin too—sending shivers cascading through his boyfriend’s body. “It’s fascinating, you know,” Henry whispers. “The thought that a simple grain of sand would crawl into an oyster and, with time, would turn into something so beautiful.” He pauses, eyes fixed on the pearls in the mirror, draped elegantly over Alex’s collarbones. “It’s not even supposed to be there—just this little intruder, irritating and foreign. But instead of pushing it out, the oyster just builds around it, coating it in layer after layer of protection until, somehow, it becomes this perfect thing—this treasure.” Alex is scared to even take a breath, fearing that Henry will take his hand away. But after a moment, he deeply inhales and lets his body lean back until he can feel Henry’s chest glued to him. “I don’t know,” Henry continues. “It makes me think—maybe the painful things, the ones that get under our skin and refuse to leave—maybe that’s what becomes something worth holding onto, something that makes you remember you’re alive. Maybe life doesn’t create beauty through peace. Maybe life forges it in spite of everything.”

No pressure tags below the cut 🥰

@0npurpose @anincompletelist @alasse9 @ash-morrison @dani-dabbles @dezinthecloud @emeryhall @everwitch-magiks @faketrex @iboatedhere @jafffacakess @kj-bee @msmarvelouswinchester @ninzied @orchidscript @onthewaytosomewhere @porcelainmortal @sparklepocalypse @sophie1973 @suseagull5914 @shesfromboston @silvermaples @thighzp @thesleepyskipper @theprinceandagcd

[silvermaples]

so uhhhh. do i move onto here permanently now??? hi. i’m silvermaples on ao3 and i love rwrb a lot??

[caxycreations]

I'm so upset, I figured I'd go ahead and buy what supplies I could, and went to go get the estrogen undecylate from SilverMaple Labs, only to find they're out of stock.

Does anyone know anywhere else I can get E. Undecylate from for less than $100?

[curiouscatalog]

From: Elliott, F. R. (Franklin Reuben), 1817-1878. Hand book of practical landscape gardening. Rochester, N.Y. : D.M. Dewey, Horticultural Books, 1877

SB471 .E46

[exetertrees]

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Silver maple samaras #video #silvermaple #tree #nature (at Exeter, Devon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPOxNbzB_pM/?utm_medium=tumblr

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 26 October 2019

The beautiful golden autumn foliage of Acer saccharinum (silver maple, water maple, white maple) in a woodland garden. This North American deciduous tree has vigorous growth and thrives on moist soil.

Jill Raggett

[villy-woodturning]

My biggest turning piece at this day 488 mm 😅 super@stress out but at the end is such a piece #woodturning #wood #bigpiece #nova #novalathe #silvermaple #wooworking #turningplatters #woodeplate (à Bois-des-Filion, Quebec) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDsSKaaJU0-/?igshid=1mgqr6hxiipm0

[firstprince-ao3feed]

words are futile devices

by silvermaples Alex, I hope you can forgive me for the anonymous note. I am, above all, a coward. And a foolish one at that. But I have committed to putting my heart to paper, and to you. There are people in life that feel like rays of sun on one’s face, or the smell of cinnamon or the sound of bird call at dawn. These people are warm, and they are familiar, and they are creatures I do not think one experiences often in life. These people are so bright that to exist closely beside them threatens to blind oneself. I’ve come to realize you are the first person like that for me. (Or: Alex and Henry are best friends, and Alex receives love letters to his locker from an anonymous admirer. These facts are not entirely unrelated.) Words: 8760, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: M/M Characters: Alex Claremont-Diaz, Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor, June Claremont-Diaz, Nora Holleran, Percy "Pez" Okonjo, Arthur Fox Relationships: Alex Claremont-Diaz/Henry Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, Mutual Pining, Secret Admirer, Oblivious Alex Claremont-Diaz, Miscommunication, Friends to Lovers, Fluff and Angst, References to Depression, Panic Attacks via https://ift.tt/JUS0oVP

[jagoldtop]

Nothing like a day off and some good tones from hand crafted wood. #silvermaple #mesaboogie #westsidesantabarbara #acegonzalez (at Santa Barbara, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwdSLH3lX1QTdSX_K9onMSgF4ZvR-EbBYuleCo0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=68hzip6amqjb

[ncgrrl]

#newleaf #watercolor #wip #silvermaple #fallingleaves #practice https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch7bbSjr9QA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[miharaikko]

Traffic Light Tag Game!

thank you to the wonderful people that tagged me @clockwrkpendrxgon, @firenati0n and @caterpills

i’ve been pretty awol from tumblr lately, but hopefully this is a good enough substitution for all the sunday sentence and wip wednesdays i missed

rules: talk about something creative you're working on of any kind. 🚦 green: what is it about, what excited you about it, what sparked the idea? 🚦 orange: slow down and share something from it: a photo, a few words, some more background info etc. 🚦 red: what is the roadblock currently? what is one thing that is a necessary evil in making it?

Green

working on a 5+1 oneshot that i’ve been thinking about for so long.

it’s a roommates to lovers AU where the action mostly takes place on their shared couch.

it all started with me cuddling next to my bf and whispering ‘couch boyfriend’ each time he hugs me tight. it’s really a recharging method for me at this point and it felt like it’s something Alex and Henry would totally do. they just need to get to the ‘boyfriend part first’. 🤭

i also want to mix it with my ‘100 ways to say I Love You’ prompts, basically including one of the 4 in each scene. it’s probably going to be a whole lot of fluff and i hope people like it 🥹

Orange

i have the basic ideas for the 5+1 scenes written down and i know what i want those scenes to be and how to include the 100 ILY prompts as well. two of the sections are also mostly written.

i also made a small pinterest board for inspo and i keep adding to it. it’s mostly me looking for pics of people cuddling on a couch but there’s some quotes in there too. the most relevant ones i think are these two, just showing the way alex warms up to henry bit by bit

Red

life, i guess. i’ve not been in a good mental place in the last month or so. maybe more.

my job is a creative one but my boss stifles that creativity. i often tend to dismiss my talent if things don’t come out perfect from the start (and they never do—it’s called trial & error, going through several iterations until you nail the perfect one)—but my brain still refuses to believe that.

so after a workday where my creativity is in the dumps, you’d think that maybe writing fic would save me, but no. i look at a blank page that often remains blank.

i have the ideas, i just can’t put them down into sentences. and that frustrates the hell out of me—the fact that not even writing fic can get me out of this creative slump.

but we persist and carry on. i have a holiday coming up next week so i hope to get a mental reset and then finish this baby up 💕

No pressure tags below the cut 🥰

@0npurpose @anincompletelist @alasse9 @ash-morrison @dani-dabbles @dezinthecloud @emeryhall @everwitch-magiks @faketrex @iboatedhere @jafffacakess @kj-bee @msmarvelouswinchester @ninzied @orchidscript @onthewaytosomewhere @porcelainmortal @sparklepocalypse @sophie1973 @shesfromboston @silvermaples @thighzp @thesleepyskippersleepy @theprinceandagcd

[indefenseofplants]

A fantastic floodplain hike in Missouri. #botanizing #nature #midwestlife #floodplain #senecio #biodiversity #forest #nativeplants #plants #botany #silvermaple #sycamore #spring