but you’re friction (firstprince week ‘23)
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day one prompt: treacherous
Alex's palms were sweating so bad he was pretty sure he could drown a small European nation. His suit was sticky with it. He was thankful for the dark color, it would hide the worst of it under his arms. Plus, he couldn’t get his hair to lay right, that morning. June and Nora kept telling him he looked fine, but that was all it was.
He looked fine.
His mother was the Democratic nominee for President of the United fucking States and her son looked fine. He didn't need to look anything else. He wasn’t the main event. He didn’t matter. But he was there, in Rio, at the Olympics, and it felt like the whole universe was watching him.OR
Henry and Alex are soulmates. Henry recognizes the words he's been waiting to hear his whole life instantly, but he's so grief-struck he can't even imagine talking to Alex now. Can Alex say the same?
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day two prompt: past or present
“Kinda fucked that they outed you as his favorite.” Alex's eyebrows danced across his forehead.
Henry laughed. Every cell in Alex’s body relaxed at the sound. He hadn’t realized how much he needed to hear it. To feel Henry’s smile bloom against his skin.
“TV is make-believe,” Henry parroted.
“Well, I definitely buy that as honest truth. You were a total daddy’s boy. I would know.” Alex winked.
OR Alex and Henry watch a sad movie (picture Spencer but its Arthur instead of Diana) and snuggle about it.
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Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
29 Sep 2023
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day three prompt: written in the stars
“Come back. Be here. Please.” He punctuated each phrase with a hard shift of his body slowly but surely pulling himself out of bed. He closed his laptop and gingerly set it on Henry’s empty nightstand.
“I would love to. I genuinely am starting to believe they want me to bloody deliver the baby.”
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Alex and Henry are forced across the pond again and have to fall back into their old methods of being in each other's company (i.e. phone sex). Even though it's been years and they should be past this kind of juvenile back and forth, a love like theirs never ages, never really changes, it's written in the stars.
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day four prompt: clandestine meetings
"In June's defense, you are half the height of most of the guys on the ice."
Alex shoved him, lightly. "I am perfectly average height, Your Majesty!"
His face crumpled at the nickname. "I beg you to not."
"Okay, baby," Alex said, kissing his temple in apology. "No ice names. No Dizzy, no Foxy. Just us. Let's get to bed, big game tomorrow, or so I hear."Alex 'Dizzy' Claremont-Diaz's parents are both hockey legends, his mom runs the NWHL and his dad was the first overall draft pick in '98. Tragically, an injury that took him out shortly after he joined the NHL, leaving him coaching for the rest of his life. Altogether, Alex has way too much riding on winning the Stanley Cup. Only one thing stands in his way:
Henry 'Ice Prince' Fox.
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- Part 4 of but you’re friction (firstprince week ‘23)
- Part 1 of dizzy and foxy
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day five prompt: life or death
"Okay, so you can tell me to fuck off." He sounded nervous, it made Henry giddy.
"I doubt I would see the need."
"No." Alex let out a breathy laugh. "I may have taken this too far."
"Alex, what have you done?"
"See for yourself."
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Henry's not taking care of himself while he's away in England. Alex devises a plan to get him back in tip-top shape. Something to the tune of Henry devouring sushi off Alex.
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day six prompt: declaration of love
How would Alex even ask him? Wait until he got home. Sidle up to the breakfast nook with the big bay window, 'Hi honey, lookin' good. How’s the family? Wanna add to it?'
He’d settle for ordering toys his nieces and nephews did not need and ogling onesies.
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Alex married Henry, moved to Texas, and promptly became the best guncles in the world, but what happens when Alex wants a little something more than that?
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- Part 6 of but you’re friction (firstprince week ‘23)
- Part 1 of taking on the world together
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day seven prompt: forgotten moments
"Great. Love a last minute rendezvous with nepo babies." Alex stretched in his seat, and jutted his chin towards the other chair, a wordless invite for Henry to join him. He nudged the tea towards him and offered his hand, remaining seated. "Alex Claremont-Diaz, charmed I'm sure."
"Yes, well, I certainly love taking time away from my busy schedule to meet with self-assured pricks who can't bother to fact-check themselves before they wreck themselves on Twitter." He took Alex's hand, firm hold verging on too tight squeeze, and shook it, once, before dropping it. "Henry Fox, pleasure."
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Minutes to Midnight starring Henry Fox should have been the blockbuster of the century. Alex should have been calling up LGBT+ activists, setting up first looks, and scratching at doors to get a glance at a script. Under different circumstances, he would have. In the current ones, he just did his job. Until he gets drunk and starts to meddle on twitter.Series