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This is a catch-all for links that may be helpful for AO3 writers. A place where I’ll post URLs, links, etc for writing resources for punctuation, grammar, etc.
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Last First Kiss by Penandra
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
21 Sep 2024
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He knows why he’s awake. He’s not sure he wants to acknowledge it to himself, but he’s going to have to sooner or later, might as well do it at two fuckin thirty-four in the damn morning.
His brain automatically does the math, whether he wants it to or not. Rafael’s flight gets in at 11:33. The airport is a 47 minute drive from his house. He should be there no later than 11:15 just in case the flight is early. The flight won’t be early, Raf is flying east to west so they’ll be bucking head winds coming in. But even so, 11:15 is good. So, his brain continues the calculations.
Or midnight conversations and rude awakenings later in life
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As Time Goes By by Penandra
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
20 Aug 2024
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Henry sinks deeper into the couch. He leans back and feels Alex shift with him and grumble slightly as he moves in his sleep. Tipping his head back, Henry closes his eyes and lets his mind wander. They’ve had a busy week. Things are seldom dull at the shelter. Each new kid, each new case brings them something just a little bit different.
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She heard him over and over echoing in her mind. Everything inside of her wanted to be what he needed. She longed to take that step forward into his arms. But, years and years of building walls and hiding behind them immobilized her keeping her from accepting what he was offering. Years of fear and protecting herself from being abandoned again held her rooted in place. She wanted to convince herself that they would be okay, that she would be okay. That she could give him everything. But she was so damaged. She knew that she was damaged. She wanted to be different. But she didn't know how.
Over and over and over, she just kept hearing his words, "I'm that guy, Bones. I'm that guy."
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It has been a stressful few days to say the least. Dr. Temperance Brennan isn't sure she can yet make sense of everything that has transpired in the past 48 hours. She looks around the table at this group of people who have become her friends and family. It's hard to imagine they've been in her life as long as they have – she’s been friends with Angela the longest of them all, Booth for seven years, Jack a little longer, and Cam a little less. As she looks at their faces, the sudden smile, the wiped aside tears, the smirk, the curly hair, the broad shoulders, she realizes that she has come to rely on these people and is grateful for each of them.
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”Here’s what we’re going to do or rather what you are going to do. You’ll search up different types of coffee and pick at least one you think you’ll like.”
”And then what?”
”Then you’re gonna come here as always, order your first coffee, enjoy it and listen to me saying ‘I told you so’ “
Coffee shop AU
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Somewhere Between the Static by mae, onthewaytosomewhere (mae)
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston, Red White & Royal Blue (2023)
17 Jun 2026
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A routing error at a phone fantasy service keeps connecting Alex and Henry instead of the callers they're supposed to be talking to.
What starts off as intrigue and professional interest quickly turns into the best part of their nights.
Between rising flirtation, swapping secrets, and talking way after their shifts are over, they form something neither thought they'd gain from the job. A bond, friendship, and maybe something that feels dangerously like love.
Only catch is Alex and Henry have no idea who the other person really is. That is until they find out that they literally live across the courtyard from each other—neighbors this whole time.
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17 Jun 2026
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Fun. Fun. Fun.
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a verb in perfect view by jafffacakes for lark_ral
Fandoms: Red White & Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston
01 Feb 2026
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Henry didn't realise that being brave isn't a one-and-done thing. Like checking off a box. Bravery: accomplished.
Unfortunately, Henry has learnt, you can't just apply for an internal job transfer to another country and then move there without knowing anyone, and have that be the one brave thing you do. As if doing something so brave would fulfill his lifetime quota of brave things in one fell swoop. It seems unfair that he has to continue being brave in small and various ways each and every day.
Knocking on a neighbour’s door to introduce himself: brave.
Smiling at the man on the train yesterday morning when he leapt on board, and getting a nod back in response: brave.
Accepting a colleague's invitation to grab a coffee together one weekend, at the cafe next to the dog park: brave
Henry Fox is new to town, lonely, and a little obsessed with this one guy in carriage five on his morning commute.
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17 Feb 2026
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Delightful — could easily be a first chapter!! 😉
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“Hazza, darling,” Percy coos through the cell bars. “Your knights in shining armour have arrived. Alex is talking to the police officer and sorting out the legal stuff, and I am here for moral support.”
“Alex Alex?”
“Yes, Hazza. Your Alex.”
He’s certainly not Henry’s Alex. Not anymore.
“Surely you could have called someone else?”
“All I know is that I rang him and said we have a damsel in distress and he was at my front door ten minutes later.”
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Henry ends up in jail after a terrible first date. It's pretty convenient that his best friend is a lawyer. If only they were still speaking to each other.
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16 Jun 2026
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Fabulously funny fic!
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