“It’s the least ridiculous hat I’ve ever been given,” Henry tells him. “It doesn’t even come with a matching tailcoat.”
“Nah, but maybe we can get you some Wranglers,” Alex says.
“Some chaps, perhaps.”
“I just told you not to talk dirty to me.”
- RED WHITE & ROYAL BLUE [Collector’s Edition] by Casey McQuiston
This piece was commissioned by the generous and wonderful Jonathan L who won my contribution for the Latinx Kidlit Festival auction: a free commission of two characters! I was so happy to have an excuse to revisit Alex and Henry last month, and share the final image in time for ACD’s birthday!
This picture has some additional goodies for fans of the books—and movies. With Jonathan’s help, I’ve planted TWELVE Easter eggs in this picture; see if you can find them all!
Happy Birthday, ACD (and a happy belated birthday to HFMW)! 🎉🎂🤠
PS: This picture is protected by Nightshade, which accounts for some articulation in the close-up. Steal it for AI at your peril. 😇
Thinking about history makes me wonder how I’ll fit into it one day, I guess. And you too. I kinda wish people still wrote like that. History, huh? Bet we could make some.
“He’s part of it all now, headlines and oil paintings and pages in the Library of Congress, etched right alongside. And he’s part of *them.* Goddamn forever.”
- *Red, White & Royal Blue* by Casey McQuiston
A bit rushed in the thick of Nano, but I am MANIFESTING GOOD VIBES, Y’ALL. 🇺🇸
And what comes out of Alex’s mouth, comes so fast he has no chance to stop it, only divert it out of English at the last second in case it’s overheard: “Sería una mentira, porque no sería él.” It would be a lie, because it wouldn’t be him.