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Sentences Sunday

First I want to thank SO MANY people for tagging me today!

@firenati0n @cha-melodius @onthewaytosomewhere @theprinceandagcd and @hgejfmw-hgejhsf

I do, actually, have some sentences to share today. They're from a new WIP that was SUPPOSED to be finished already but it's NOT and it's very RUDE OF IT to not be finished.

WARNING: THIS IS A CROSSOVER

What's the other work? Well, you, see, the tagline is "Sometimes, love stops you in your tracks" - there's this group of friends in Brooklyn, featuring a subway, a pancake diner, and found family.

However, the other characters will not be featured in this excerpt. They show up later.

Enough rambling. Enjoy the first two paragraphs.

The day after Alex’s birthday celebration, Nora wakes up with a pounding in her head and a fuzzy mouth. She’s hungover. She can’t even remember everything she drank last night and then gives up, deciding it doesn’t matter. She needs water. And coffee. And carbs. And for someone to stop the hammering in her head. Maybe even to go back to sleep for a week, but she knows that’s not happening.  “Bleargh,” says a voice near her. It sounds vaguely like Alex, who must be feeling the same way as she is. Possibly even worse.

Tagging it forward to @inexplicablymine @thedramasummer @suseagull04 @littlemisskittentoes @wordsofhoneydew and, as always, open tag for anyone who wants to play and for anyone to tag me in the future.

#rwrb #rwrb fic #adreama writes #red white and royal blue #sunday sentences #wip

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WIP Wednesday? Not quite...

In lieu of WIP Wednesday (thank you for the tags @firenati0n @cha-melodius ), I bring you: a finished work for seasonal reading.

Nora leads the rest of the "Super Six" (June, Pez, Bea, Henry, and Alex) in a Passover seder, livestreamed for charity.

“Thank you to President Claremont for letting us commandeer a room in the White House for our project,” Nora announces briskly. “Of course, there was the official White House Seder that was led by Vice President Holleran, which was held on the first night of Passover. This is just an educational fundraiser.” “And we’re putting the fun back in fundraiser!” Alex grins, proud of himself, and the group groans in unison.

Tagging some others in for WIP Wednesday or Work "no longer in Progress" Wednesday or whatever you want to share! As always, open tag to share your works and tag me in return.

@onthewaytosomewhere @typicalopposite @14carrotghoul @wordsofhoneydew @cricketnationrise

@littlemisskittentoes @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @xthelastknownsurvivorx @suseagull04

#adreama writes #passover #rwrb fic #red white royal blue #red white and royal blue #fanfic #holiday fanfic #nora and the holidays #rwrb

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WIP Wednesday!

Thanks for the tags @onthewaytosomewhere @cha-melodius !

Paying it forward with tags for @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @14carrotghoul @typicalopposite

Today's morsel comes from- what else? - Adventure Saturday. And it is because I recently added a similar, flipped scene for the most recent adventure.

Henry has to pause halfway to read the history plaques, and Alex takes a few candids of Henry reading intently because it makes him smile, as well as one from behind when Henry is leaning over to get a closer look. Alex can’t help it if Henry’s ass and thighs look really good in these shorts. They’re not his favorite pair for nothing.

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #rwrb fic #adreama writes #fanfic #rwrb fanfic #firstprince #wip wednesday #adventure saturday

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Monday Musings

this isn't even a morsel but I didn't give you anything for Sentences Sunday or WIP Wednesday and TWO people have shown excitement over this idea so please accept this offering in the form of an idea that hasn't fully taken shape but hopefully will in time.

Thank you for the recent tags: @wordsofhoneydew @cricketnationrise @firenati0n @onthewaytosomewhere @typicalopposite

tagging some others: @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @inexplicablymine @littlemisskittentoes @cha-melodius

The scene: Nora and June are hanging out with the boys in Brooklyn. Their new friends, Wes and Isaiah (who the boys met in the park one Saturday and then everyone went to Annie's drag show) are there too. Mylla suggested everyone meet at Billy's. Alex excitedly says they've ordered delivery from there a few times but never went in person. They're hanging out and Niko and Myla are wedding planning, talking in vague terms about their future and how the gang is their family, not some hypothetical future kids they probably won't even have.

Wes makes a comment about how he has no contact with his family for a while now, and he doesn't see them "even for the fucking seder" and Nora hears that and perks up. "Hold up. You need a seder to go to?" And Wes waves it off saying he doesn't even really practice anymore, but Nora insists "Come to our seder!"

June: "One problem with that is our seder is in Boston. Where our apartment is."

Nora: "But it doesn't have to be. Alex, can I host a seder in your house?"

"Um, sure? I'm cool with it. H?"

"Of course," Henry agrees. "We can deal with logistics later, naturally."

Niko and Myla immediately agree because they want to see their Wes happy.

Isaiah says he doesn't really know anything about a seder and he'd be interested.

Wes is now stuck because everyone else agreed and Nora is moving her seder to Brooklyn basically for him and he hates putting people out but it is what it is now.

#red white and royal blue #rwrb #rwrb fic #one last stop #nora holleran #nora and the holidays #cmquniverse #cmqverse #crossover #passover #monday musings #monday morsel #??? idk #i basically wrote this in tumblr

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happy sunday<3

thank you for the tags @cricketnationrise @duchessdepolignaca03 @junebugclaremontdiaz @cha-melodius @suseagull04 !!

some more junora <3

It's hard not to think about that night, especially when June is sitting on the couch with her feet propped up onto Nora’s lap. She’s gently rubbing at the soles of June’s feet with her thumbs, glancing every few minutes from the TV to her face.  Nora can't help but admire June; now changed out of her work clothes and  wearing a white tank top and shorts she stole from Nora. Her wavy hair is pinned back with a butterfly claw clip she only ever wears in the comfort of their home. June bites her lip in concentration as she focuses on her writing. Nora doesn’t realize she’s stopped rubbing June’s feet until she looks up at her with a playful glare. “Don’t stop, my feet are killing me.” June groans. “Flats are terrible for your feet, how many times do I have to tell you that?” Nora clips back, letting a smile spread across her lips when June rolls her eyes in response. “Or do you just need an excuse for me to take care of you?” Nora lets the last part slip, not necessarily regretting it but still remaining cautious of the reaction it pulls out of June. But to her surprise, there is none. June goes back to typing away on her laptop and nudges her foot back into Nora’s hand.

tags are always open<3

@bitbybitwrites @sparklepocalypse @bigassbowlingballhead @nocoastposts @anincompletelist @anchoredarchangel @rmd-writes @heysweetheart-writes @violetbaudelaire-quagmire @tinyarmedtrex @agostobuwan @piratefalls @itsmaybitheway @read-and-write- @captainjunglegym @cactusdragon517 @firenati0n @firstprincexo @priincebutt @o0anapher0o @onthewaytosomewhere @getmehighonmagic @eusuntgratie @rockyroadkylers @happiness-of-the-pursuit @magicandarchery @songliili @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @adreamareads @affectionatelyrs @sherryvalli @ships-to-sail @oxfordslutphase @alasse9 @leojfitz @inexplicablymine

#rwrb fic #red white and royal blue #junora #adreama reads #omg???? #i need this #pls tag me when complete #there's not enough june and nora in the fandom

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Oh my goodness it’s been a while 👀

Thank you @adreamareads and @luainthewild for the tags today and @onthewaytosomewhere, @hgejfmw-hgejhsf and @taste-thewaste (+anyone i may have forgotten 🫣) for all the other tags I haven’t got to yet! Life has been… 😮‍💨

Yall my big bang fic has been moving so so so slow… and this isn’t even what the fic is about it’s just a tidbit of what gets the plot rolling but I’m a sucker for a redemption arc so here some of Philips (its more that six or seven… or several 🫣 but I’m multiple weeks behind soooo yeah!)

“Henry, I–” Philip begins, voice hoarse and surprisingly soft. Then he takes a step forward – towards Henry – then another, until he’s right in front of him, having to slightly look up to keep eye contact. He puts a hand on Henry’s shoulder and squeezes. “There is so much I need to say to you – that I want to say— that I should have been said to you… I don’t even know where to begin–” “Philip, you don’t have to– Good god, this day is about you and Martha, and— and…” Henry looks back through the glass and gestures towards the baby. “Henry.” Philip says, softly. “Yes?” Henry asks. “No, I mean… that’s his name. Henry.” Henry gasps. He doesn’t mean to, but it absolutely takes him by surprise, and he snaps his head back to the bassinet placed just on the other side of the window; on a light blue name card elegantly scripted in black marker His Royal Highness Prince Henry Arthur Alexander James Hanover-Stuart Fox.

:) tagging @onthewaytosomewhere @taste-thewaste and @meraki-yao & @england-would-fall plus anyone else who wants to join in! <3

#red white and royal blue #rwrb #rwrb fanfic #adreama reads #ohhhh my goodness philip named the baby after henry??? #that's so sweet #philip redemption

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Sunday Sentences

Thanks to the friends who've tagged me recently: @wordsofhoneydew @onthewaytosomewhere @xthelastknownsurvivorx @cha-melodius @hgejfmw-hgejhsf and tagging it forward: @typicalopposite @14carrotghoul @cricketnationrise @littlemisskittentoes and you know the drill. Open tag to play as desired.

I am 1100 words into March's Adventure for Adventure Saturday so I thought y'all deserved a little treat. A general reminder that this is a massive work for me (13 chapters) and I am working on it when I can, but I am slow.

October teaser:

It’s Friday night and it’s been raining for a full week. Alex is sick of it, but he’s fueled by coffee, a new case to research for a class, and the fact that it’s his turn to plan Adventure Saturday this month. The sun lamp that Bea got him for his birthday is also helping.  Henry isn’t faring as well, though. He usually likes the rain – “it’s soothing,” he’s told Alex on more than one occasion; however, it seems even he’s had enough. He’s been in a funk all week. His Britishisms have gotten worse as the week has gone on, and Alex didn’t even know that was possible. He’s had to ask for translations multiple times. 

And that's all you're getting for today! Potentially more later in the week if I feel I've written enough to share.

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #rwrb fic #fanfic #rwrb fanfic #adreama writes #sunday sentences

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June tries to swallow down the knot in her throat before speaking again, “It’ll be like, nonsexual, platonic spanking.”

“Like a massage.” Nora’s expression is unreadable, the same face she makes when she’s in the middle of coding a script or calculating how many red bulls her body can tolerate without a wink of sleep in three days. Like a project she’s undoubtedly going to excel at. It makes June squirm in her seat. “I’m not an expert, so you’ll have to give me some… guidance.”

God. What has June gotten herself into?

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happy sunday!<3

@itsmaybitheway @bigassbowlingballhead @cha-melodius @firenati0n @eusuntgratie @priincebutt @suseagull04 @ninzied @sparklepocalypse @cricketnationrise @orchidscript @getmehighonmagic @myheartalivewrites @welcometololaland @anincompletelist @nocoastposts @sherryvalli @heysweetheart-writes @inexplicablymine @onward--upward @affectionatelyrs @anchoredarchangel @junebugclaremontdiaz @violetbaudelaire-quagmire @piratefalls @kiwiana-writes @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @saturntheday @onthewaytosomewhere @duchessdepolignaca03 @oxfordslutphase @indestructibleheart @happiness-of-the-pursuit @magicandarchery @ships-to-sail @candyspandemonium @futureseaempress @cultofsappho @captainjunglegym @cactusdragon517 @ad-astra13 @adreamareads @bitbybitwrites @tinyarmedtrex @alasse9 @read-and-write- @daisymae-12 @jellibuns @leojfitz @songliili

#rwrb #rwrb fic #red white and royal blue #junora smut?? #a treat!! #such a rarity these days #adreama reads #opened and will read later

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"Henry’s still looking up at the statue, but Alex can’t stop looking at him and the sly smile on his face, lost in his own thoughts. “And James’s son, Charles I, is the reason we have dear Samson. (...) One of the most beautiful pieces we own, and we didn’t even steal it. We only needed Villiers and his trolloping ways with the queer monarchs. To me, if there were a registry of national gay landmarks in Britain, Samson would be on it.” Henry’s beaming like a proud parent, like Samson is his, and Alex is hit with a wave of pride in kind." — Red, White & Royal Blue, Chapter 10

#mary and george #mary & george #rwrb #red white and royal blue #nicholas galitzine #tony curran #damnnnn #gifset #connections #i will never get over this

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#reblogging so i can find it on my phone later #and also because alex #his expressions are everything #acd #alex claremont diaz #taylor zakhar perez #rwrb movie

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Also @inexplicablymine this is way more than you wanted to know; you probably wanted like "I eat a pint of Ben & Jerry's" or something but I also had to add that some of my friends lovingly get annoyed with me for treating myself because I make a wishlist and then I just buy myself things from it.

One time I posted a picture wearing a t-shirt and my bestie reprimanded me via text that the same shirt was still on my wishlist.

They say I'm hard to buy for because I treat myself too often.

It’s Beas nice ask day!

So my question for you; When you hear “treat yo self” what is the first thing that comes to mind for how you “treat yo self”

Thank you, Beas!

I treat myself to small things often. "Treat yo self," I say to myself as I sit down for a nice dinner (my "nice" is like $25-$30; I'm not talking like Michelin-star or anything) or order takeout after a rough day. "Treat yo self," I say as I press check out on Etsy or Redbubble. Or a new book. Or theater tickets. (They're out of rush tickets but have $79 box seats? Treat yo self! Klena returning to the Rouge again? Treat yo self to his first night back!) Things like that.

#tmi #ask adreama #treat yo self

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It’s Beas nice ask day!

So my question for you; When you hear “treat yo self” what is the first thing that comes to mind for how you “treat yo self”

Thank you, Beas!

I treat myself to small things often. "Treat yo self," I say to myself as I sit down for a nice dinner (my "nice" is like $25-$30; I'm not talking like Michelin-star or anything) or order takeout after a rough day. "Treat yo self," I say as I press check out on Etsy or Redbubble. Or a new book. Or theater tickets. (They're out of rush tickets but have $79 box seats? Treat yo self! Klena returning to the Rouge again? Treat yo self to his first night back!) Things like that.

#beas nice ask day #nice ask day #ask adreama #treat yo self

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wait! how do i not know about gay uncles day is a thing?!?!

That's because it's mostly abandoned! It started as a cute little fluff piece upom my discovery of Gay Uncles Day on the "daily holiday" calendar. The boys are visiting the London family, and just being adorable uncles to Ellie, Philip’s oldest, and also Charlie, Bea's adopted/foster teen. I wrote a few pages and then realized it wasn't going anywhere. I may use pieces for other works, though!

#rwrb #rwrb fic #adreama writes #onthewaytosomewhere #ask adreama

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Monday Morsel

Edits are still yet to come (thanks in advance to my beta/cheerleader @hgejfmw-hgejhsf) but I thought since I finished chapter 7 (of total 13), I could give you all a little tidbit. Happy Monday! Happy April!

“Hot librarian?” Henry repeats, holding a cardigan. “What on earth is that supposed to mean?” Alex pulls his t-shirt over his head and takes Henry’s cardigan from his hands, helping him into it and buttoning it. It’s strange for a second; he spends much more time helping Henry get undressed than dressed, but there’s something about this simple act that’s achingly intimate. “Sweetheart,” he starts. “Your usual choice of wardrobe is very…” he hesitates, trying to find the right word. “Professor. Librarian. Academic.” “Then where does the ‘hot’ part of ‘hot librarian’ come in?” Henry asks. “I’m still quite confused.” “Oh, baby,” Alex says, dropping a kiss on Henry’s nose. “The ‘hot’ part is just you, existing.” Henry’s shoulders drop and he starts laughing too. “C’mon, babe,” Alex continues, and he pulls his sweater over his head. “Let’s go make breakfast.”

And one from an earlier adventure because I'm feeling generous.

“Just musing on our adventure today, love,” Henry says, slipping an arm around Alex to bring him closer and pressing a kiss to his curls. “Mmm,” Alex hums. “Somethin’ good?” “No, it’s something awful,” Henry teases. “I picked out a terrible adventure. You’re going to hate it, and you’re going to break up with me.” “Don’t,” Alex whines. “It’s too early for sarcasm. I need coffee.” “The coffee lives downstairs,” Henry reminds him. “Stupid idea,” Alex grumbles. “We should get another coffee maker for the bedroom.” “Absolutely not!” Alex already drinks far too much coffee and Henry often has to convince him to stop or slow down; he can’t imagine how bad it would be if they had a coffee maker in their room. He’d already vetoed one in the office; they’d agreed on a water cooler instead.

I never know who to tag for these. It's hard because I want to tag people but I don't want to bother anyone. I'll try new friend @firenati0n and others @cha-melodius @onthewaytosomewhere @typicalopposite @inexplicablymine @xthelastknownsurvivorx @14carrotghoul @cricketnationrise

If you see this and you're cool with me tagging you for similar posts, hit me up in the comments so I know. (Conversely, of course, if I tagged you and you're not cool with me tagging you, please let me know that as well.)

#rwrb #adreama writes #red white and royal blue #firstprince #rwrb fanfic #rwrb fic #fanfic #adventure saturday #monday morsel

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RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE (2023) ↳ bloopers.

#what do you mean the first gif is taylor & nick and not alex & henry #rwrb bloopers #rwrb movie #love these goobers

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WIPs explained badly

thank you for the tags @onthewaytosomewhere @xthelastknownsurvivorx @cha-melodius !

I have one active WIP, one put to the side, one abandoned (so can we call it "in progress" if it's not really "in progress"? TBD), and one technically started but it's really just an idea at this point. But I might throw in some that are just on my ideas list anyway.

The boys go on day dates.

Flirty girl wonders why her ex-hookup won't pay attention to her at party

Woman shows up at the shelter, tells the front desk she's Henry's sister

Gay Uncles Day is a thing

Alex and kitschy gifts

Gonna tag some other folks here but you know the rules: you see it, you wanna play, consider this a tag. @cricketnationrise @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @14carrotghoul @gayrootvegetable

#wip game #adreama writes #rwrb fic #red white and royal blue #rwrb #fanfic #fanfiction #rwrb fanfiction #rwrb fanfic

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“...and then they became friends!”

I am late for @hgejfmw-hgejhsf 's birthday - this was supposed to go up Monday - but who better to celebrate with COSTUMES!

Adreama's first foray into movie canon (and I walked over hot coals to unexist June and not give Percy any Pez-ness). Please enjoy!

Rated: M for sexual content!

#adreama writes #rwrb fic #red white and royal blue #red white and royal blue movie #rwrb movie #fanfic #happy birthday val #sorry i'm late #but i love ya #strawberry alex forever