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Some Sentence Sunday

It's still Sunday in my current time zone since I'm on a work trip in PST so it counts! Thanks to @theprinceandagcd, @cha-melodius, @onthewaytosomewhere, @three-drink-amy and @blueeyedgrlwrites for the tags! And @kiwiana-writes for the open tag!

Here's another little piece of my @aroyallybigbangrwrb they were neighbours AU that will hopefully be finished soon-ish (missed my own deadline, oops!)

After a ridiculously long period of starting and deleting words, overthinking a thousand different ways to say ‘Hello’, Henry finally texts Alex to see if he was around and he replies almost instantaneously in the affirmative. Before Henry could even text back again with his problem, unsure how to word it without sounding like an utterly helpless blockhead, there’s a knock on his door.

When he answers it, Alex is leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed across his chest, appearing slightly out of breath. Henry wonders if he sprinted down the hall. “What’s up, buttercup?” Alex flashes him one of those million kilowatt smiles.

Henry curses his mind for being so useless at stringing sentences together when he’s faced with that type of blinding light. He should really be able to do this, he was a bloody writer for godsakes! 

It's so late I assume everyone's already done it but just in case...

@noahreids, @orchidscript, @myheartalivewrites, @cricketnationrise, @ships-to-sail

@rmd-writes, @indestructibleheart, @nontoxic-writes, @sparklepocalypse, @firenati0n

@priincebutt, @dragonflylady77, @suseagull04, @agame-writes, @fullsunsets

@hgejfmw-hgejhsf, @anchoredarchangel, @tinyarmedtrex, @henryspearl, @inexplicablymine

@nocoastposts, @duchessdepolignaca03, @jmagnabo92

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #firstprince #some sentence sunday #a royally big bang #rwrb fic #neighbours au #they were neighbours

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Le baiser du printemps —in the style of Alphonse Mucha

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #firstprince #rwrb art #rwrb fanart #this is gorgeous #♥️♥️♥️♥️ #i cannot handle your talent! #WOW #w o w #holy shit

[thesleepyskipper]

Okay, so... I wrote this bit at 2AM and then waited to post it until it was a reasonable hour, so it is very much not Wednesday, but time is fake and we're all in different timezones anyway, so... To quote Miss Sabrina Carpenter, my give-a-fucks are on vacation.

Thank you to @magicandarchery, @thesleepyskipper, @firenati0n, @cha-melodius, @three-drink-amy, and @kiwiana-writes for the tags this week! Love y'all!

Here is an epistolary piece from the actor/playwright au. I obviously have not named the play yet, lmfao:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK (April 8, 2019) — The Okonjo Theatre Company is pleased to announce its latest theatrical triumph, 'TBD.'  This production is the long-awaited Broadway debut of Olivier-winning playwright, Henry Fox, and it promises to be a deeply moving journey ripped from the pages of his personal journal.  "I'm quite thrilled to debut this piece in New York," says Fox. "This work is closer to my heart than anything I've done before—and much of it is a tribute to my father. He was immensely fond of the city, and of North American theatre, so it feels like this play is premiering precisely where it belongs." Spanning a twenty-five year timeline, 'TBD' places the audience in the vivid imagination of a playwright attempting to write his life story. It will be led by Alex Claremont-Diaz, cast in the principle role simply known as The Author. 'TBD' will also feature a small, intimate ensemble—including two actors playing younger versions of Diaz's character.

Tagging some lovelies under the cut. If you have not been tagged and you want to be, consider this your tag!

@anchoredarchangel, @cricketnationrise, @kiwiana-writes

@guillermosfamiliar, @hgejfmw-hgejhsf, @hippolotamus,

@inexplicablymine, @itsmaybitheway,

@jettestar, @junebugclaremontdiaz, @lizzie-bennetdarcy,

@missgeevious, @mulderscully,

@myheartalivewrites, @ninzied, @nontoxic-writes,

@notspecialbabe, @priincebutt, @rmd-writes,

@treluna4, @vanillahigh00, @welcometololaland,

@orchidscript, @ships-to-sail, @stereopticons

#rwrb #wip wednesday #red white & royal blue #firstprince #gimme more #aaahhhh #👀👀👀

[thesleepyskipper]

Dance Lesson♫

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comfy bfs who share hoodies and tshirts 🧸

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🦵🏼

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Tagged by: @thesleepyskipper and @iboatedhere

This is a WIP just by technicality. The story is already out in AO3 but this snippet is from a chapter still in progress. Not beta read.

If you want to read what I have so far you can do here.

(I know most people prefer to binge-read fics but if anyone can still leave comments it will for sure inspire me to keep going)

And just like that, Alex meets Henry in front of NYU’s main building. He is greeted by Henry wearing a baby blue sweater on top of a white dress shirt, the tailored cream pants give him legs for days and Alex tries not to stare too much at his ass, which is not hard because as much as Alex might love a good ass but nothing rivals Henry’s soft smile and his soft golden hair. The fact that a man as beautiful as Henry exists feels surreal and Alex can’t believe he is one of the lucky people to be blessed by his presence.

“Alex, are you ready?” Henry asks and Alex realizes he hasn’t said anything since Henry came out.

“Oh, yeah, I’ll lead the way,” Alex announces as he starts taking them to the Mexican restaurant.

Alex tells him about his morning as they walk, while Henry mostly listens. He does fill him in, but most of the time, he doesn’t say anything. Alex tries not to overthink how nice it feels to walk with Henry, even less about what it means for them to have lunch just the two of them. He receives a message from Sammy and Nora asking if he wants to join them today, something about them getting Korean food. He doesn’t respond, instead, they arrive at the restaurant and he asks for a table for two. They are told it would be a 10-minute wait, and the pair sits down. That’s when Henry seems to notice his nails.

“Oh, those are the nails you got with Nora and Sammy? They look great,” he comments, “It’s nice you got something to show solidarity for them.”

At this, Alex raises his eyebrow, “Solidarity?”

This time, Henry is the one who looks at him confused, “Yeah, you being a great ally for your friends and your students.”

Alex can’t help but burst out laughing, taking Henry by surprise. After a few seconds, he straightens his back and calms down his laughter, but the amusement hasn’t left his lips. Henry is looking at him up and down, trying to figure out what Alex is finding funny when his eyes finally land on the pin on Alex’s blazer.

“Wait…” Henry starts to go red, “You? You are-”

“Yes, Henry, I am bisexual,” as he says it, he remembers this is the first time he has told this to the blond Brit, Pez being the only one he had told back then.

Tags: Open because I'm doing this so last minute.

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #firstprince #wip wednesday #professor au #very very interesting #more please

[thesleepyskipper]

Happy Wednesday! Should I be writing my @aroyallybigbangrwrb fic? Yes. Have I been this past week? Nope. Thanks for tagging me though, @alasse9, @magicandarchery, @heysweetheart-writes, @thesleepyskipper,

@duchessdepolignaca03, @orchidscript, @firenati0n, @cha-melodius, @kiwiana-writes,

and @faketrex!

I'm tagging @hgejfmw-hgejhsf, @thinkof-england, @priincebutt, and @zwiazdziarka today, but of course my tag is open to any and all!

So since I haven't been writing my Big Bang, you may be wondering what I've been up to. It's not the Big Giant AU, either -- nope, it's a brand new AU that I don't want to share too many plot details about, but suffice it to say it'll be full of all my old standards: angst, smut, schmoop, etc. Today, I bring you a snippet of a little conversation that Alex and Henry are having on what may or may not be a date, depending on whose perspective you're considering.

“You’re a duke?” Alex asks. “I honestly had no idea.” Frankly, Henry would’ve preferred to keep it that way. “You mean you don’t stalk my Wikipedia entry regularly?” Henry jokes. “Probably for the best. You only get the official facts there and none of the interesting ones. This is an official fact, though; Grandpa bestowed the title unto me when I turned twenty-five in March.” “Now I want an interesting fact,” Alex declares.  “I fenced competitively until I was nineteen,” Henry replies instantly. “I was bloody good at it, too. Probably would’ve had an Olympic run like my cousin Anne had with her equestrian competitions. But then there was a minor incident where a foil tip was improperly attached, and I wound up very slightly stabbed—” Flatly, Alex interjects, “You what.” “Very slightly,” Henry emphasizes. “Didn’t even leave a scar, but my dad nearly had a heart attack when he found out, and that was the end of my fencing career.”

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #firstprince #wip wednesday #brand new au you say? #i am intrigued #👀👀👀

[thesleepyskipper]

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Thanks @iboatedhere @adreamareads @thesleepyskipper and @theprinceandagcd for the tags!

More Divergent AU for your perusal... I might start casually working on a oneshot or two in addition to this so you all don't get sick of this fic, we'll see!

“We're going to have to jump,” Nora predicted beside him. “100% chance they'll make us do something daring to get into headquarters the first time, and there's 97% chance that's what it is.”

“You're probably right,” Alex murmured. He was dying to ask her what had prompted her to choose the faction she had when it didn't seem like her at all, but there were way too many people around. He'd have to wait until sometime he could get a minute alone with her. Not that it was likely they'd get much of that, considering they had no idea what the faction leaders had in store for them in initiation.

As they approached, they saw the initiates start to jump off onto the roof, most of them doing it with a loud whoop. Alex's mouth dropped open. This faction wouldn't stop until they were all dead, would they? He might need to work hard to practice his views of bravery in this faction, if what he had seen so far was any indication.

Alex and Nora looked at each other. Alex knew she had likely done the calculations in her head already and would know their best chance of success.

Lots of no pressure tags for @anincompletelist @celaestis1 @celeritas2997 @cha-melodius @daisymae-12 @everwitch-magiks @emmalostinwonderland @gayrootvegetable @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @happiness-of-the-pursuit @heysweetheart-writes @myheartalivewrites @ninzied @read-and-write- @welcometololaland @onthewaytosomewhere @violetbaudelaire-quagmire @sherryvalli @inexplicablymine, @14carrotghoul @msmarvelouswinchester and open tag for anyone else who wants to play!

#rwrb #red white & royal blue #firstprince #wip wednesday #nora is always right!

[thesleepyskipper]

WIP Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Hey it's Wednesday again! And the following lovely humans tagged me for this week's installment of WIP Wednesday: @faketrex @kiwiana-writes @theprinceandagcd @cha-melodius @iboatedhere

@firenati0n @piratefalls @thesleepyskipper @onthewaytosomewhere

We're going back to another fic I haven't added words to in a hot second because I've been working on my RBB fic, but (lay me down), give me something to feel just means too much to me to let it go neglected for long.

The corners of Henry’s mouth tip up into a small smile. He goes back inside for a moment, grabs a blanket, and spreads it out on the grass when he returns. He sits and stretches his legs out in front of him as he leans back on his hands. Alex joins him, settling in beside him, but opting to lay back with his hands under his head. Henry can feel Alex’s eyes on his back and he finds the attentiveness of Alex’s gaze doesn’t make him uncomfortable the way the way the masses gawking at him does. He tips his head up, his eyes immediately finding Orion again, and inhales slowly. He looks at Alex over his shoulder, sees the way he looks so relaxed and comfortable, knows how easy it is for Alex to go through the world. Henry may not be able to have that every day, but he does get to have it here so he lets himself lay down next to Alex, hands coming to rest on his belly. 

I think a lot of folks have probably already done theirs, but no pressure tags to: @getmehighonmagic @violets-arent-blue-art @bigassbowlingballhead @captainjunglegym @anincompletelist

@affectionatelyrs @itsmaybitheway @inexplicablymine @cactusdragon517 @sparklepocalypse

@myheartalivewrites @clottedcreamfudge @nontoxic-writes @wordsofhoneydew @cricketnationrise

@littlemisskittentoes @priincebutt @read-and-write- @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @ships-to-sail

@nocoastposts @three-drink-amy @indestructibleheart @lizzie-bennetdarcy and as always, an open tag if you have words you want to share. If you're tagged here and have already posted, share a link so I can go unhinged at you.

#rwrb #red white & royal blue #firstprince #wip wednesday #this is so soft #i love them

[thesleepyskipper]

sigh, here's the tea y'all: I was p much convinced I was not going to do a WIP Wednesday today. I'm not mentally in it, I'm feeling run down and useless, and my ability to write has gone out the window as of right now. But I found this lil snippy at the end of a doc, waiting to be incorporated into it's home, and I thought I'd share the last line I'd written for wip Wednesday. Thank you forever to @theprinceandagcd , @firenati0n , @piratefalls , @duchessdepolignaca03 , @thesleepyskipper

@onthewaytosomewhere , @heysweetheart-writes , @magicandarchery and @taste-thewaste for the tags, y'all are real ones and I appreciate you guys so much <3 (p.s. are tags still broken?? I tried to break it up into five I hope it works)

Henry falls in love with Alex who wears glasses, and Alex who studiously hunches over his desk into the late night until Henry has to pry him and ply him with sweet kisses, convincing him to come to bed.

Since it's so late I'm going to leave this tag open, and say plz tag me if you take it! <3

#rwrb #wip wednesday #so glad you shared! #you got this #small but mighty #lil snippet #Alex with glasses #yes please

[thesleepyskipper]

OK-so it's Wednesday and WIPs and all that

ok so i meant to get back to hockey and books 'cuz that's where i wanna be right now but my brain was in a not so creative place until someone broke me out of it last night

so for wirp wednesday i got bits of a new thing that is gonna be part of a series NOT-SO-MUCH ONE NIGHT STANDS (cuz well they don't necessarily stay that way) that i've already got 2 fics going for - one firstprince and one liam/pez cuz well that's apparently really becoming a thing for me

so first thanks @suseagull04 for the out of context lines tag - i have something for that too (not one of those other ones) throwing this on here too cuz i can lol

He kisses Henry on the cheek, whispers, “Get me whatever you wanna share,” and sneaks up to the office when everyone is finalizing the breakfast order

thank you so much for the wip wed tags @jmagnabo92 @theprinceandagcd @suseagull04 @firenati0n @adreamareads

@piratefalls @duchessdepolignaca03 @thesleepyskipper oh! and stealing @kiwiana-writes and @cha-melodius open tags cuz that's what they're for :)

nsfw words & tags (it's the words nsfw not the tags lol)beneath the tag

Now, it’s moments like right now, where he’s biting his way across Alex’s thighs, thighs sprinkled with just the right amount of hair, hairy in the way that Henry likes, not just a dusting but actual hair that catches on his tongue as he lavishes the spots he’s sucked bruises into. These moments are the ones that make him so glad he got away from everything else. He can have this anonymous moment with someone so hot he doesn’t want to kick him out the way he has the others eventually. It’s halfway through the morning after, and they’ve yet to get out of bed for more than bathroom trips – one of those with some spectacular moments in the shower – and some quick trips to the kitchen for drinks and some quick snacks when Alex lures him into turning on the tv and watching a movie after round three. They barely make it through the movie when Henry is orgasming for the fourth time that night. Henry is no stranger to multiple orgasms; he’s in his low 20s and knows that brings with it a quicker refractory period. But Alex, the stranger who’s fast working on filling Henry in on every aspect of his life so it no longer feels that way, is doing things for that quick refractory period he’s never experienced before.  Henry doesn’t know how he got so lucky last night when he accompanied Pez and Liam to the club, but he is beyond happy that Liam decided to bring his friend, and that said friend was agreeable to finding his way into Henry’s bed.

if ya already did this and i missed it i'm sure i'll find it - consider me a top gun pilot doing a fly-by lolz

tagging: @agame-writes @agostobuwan @anincompletelist @bitbybitwrites

@dragonflylady77 @england-would-fall @firstsprinces @forever-fixating

@getmehighonmagic @heysweetheart-writes @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @inexplicablymine

@itsmaybitheway @jellibuns @junebugclaremontdiaz @littlemisskittentoes

@lizzie-bennetdarcy @magicandarchery @mikibwrites @msmarvelouswinchester

@nocoastposts @priincebutt @sophie1973 @stellarm

@tailsbeth-writes @thedramasummer @thinkof-england @cricketnationrise

@tinyarmedtrex @typicalopposite @wordsofhoneydew @yrsacdfox

@captainjunglegym @bigassbowlingballhead @eusuntgratie @violetbaudelaire-quagmire

DON'T MIND ME JUST ADDING AN IMPORTANT TAG THE SUN IN MY EYES MADE ME MISS LOLZ @taste-thewaste

#rwrb #wip wednesday #firstprince #red white and royal blue #a whole series??? #of one night stands #or not? #👀👀👀

[thesleepyskipper]

Thank you for the tag @firenati0n and @piratefalls and everyone who has tagged me on this in the last couple of weeks! I’ve not been in the best space to participate in these things (and tbh still not), but I so appreciate it 🥰

Just sharing a snippet of the latest chapter of Rule Britannia, my long fic and labour of love. Chapter 18 comes with the long-awaited introduction of Percy Okonjo!

As always, if reading RB for the first time (or repeat time?), mind the tags (which include tw: dub-con and implied/discussions assault). There are specifics

“Well, Henry said I should trust you,” Alex offered.

“You shouldn’t trust anyone in Henry’s orbit,” Percy warned, his bright smile suddenly turning a little shark-like, though his eyes glimmered with amusement. “He makes bad men of us all.”

Alex’s brows shot up. “What did he make you do?”

“Oh nothing. At least nothing he asked for directly,” Percy said, once again shrugging, as he set his tea down. “The question is, darling, what wouldn’t I do for our darling Henry?”

No pressure tags for @priincebutt @onthewaytosomewhere @tailsbeth-writes @mudbloodpotter05 @taste-thewaste @bigassbowlingballhead @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @thesleepyskipper @sparklepocalypse

#red white and royal blue #wip wednesday #firstprince #rwrb #so eager to read this longfic #when it's finished lol

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wip wednesday <3

taking @kiwiana-writes open tag bc i have a job interview later today that I need to focus on - yikes!

Working on another rizcriz prompt this week - it's two dummies who insist that they aren't into each other playing a variation of gay chicken and will be the first rated E thing I've posted in a hot minute (which I'm hoping will get me out of my RBB slump). So, here is what I'm thinking will wind up being the summary snippet :)

“Henry.” Alex crawls over and braces his hands on Henry's thighs, sitting up on his knees so that he can meet Henry's gaze. His own lips curl automatically when he sees that Henry is already smiling, but he schools his features into a more serious expression. “Do you want to play?”  “Do you?” Henry reaches out to push a curl away from Alex's forehead and trails a finger down the side of his face, making Alex shiver. He leans down until his mouth is beside Alex's ear, and Alex feels lightheaded all of a sudden, his breath held hostage in his lungs. “Because you're going to lose.”  Alex shoves him away, shaking his head as that challenge reverberates in his brain and sparks the fire in his veins, quickening his heart rate as he grins. “You're fucking on, Fox.”

tagging below cut bc of the weird glitch still happening!

@anincompletelist @dragonflylady77 @fckngyrs @firenati0n @henryspearl

@heysweetheart-writes @hgejfmw-hgejhsf @inexplicablymine @itsmaybitheway @jmagnabo92

@kj-bee @magicandarchery @ninzied @nocoastposts @nontoxic-writes

@onthewaytosomewhere @porcelainmortal @priincebutt @read-and-write- @stellarm

@suseagull04 @thesleepyskipper @tinyarmedtrex

#rwrb #firstprince #okay i am ready for this #lots of spice today! #wip wednesday

[thesleepyskipper]

Thank you @carlos-in-glasses for the tag!

The next time he starts to wake up, his eyes feel a bit more likely to stay open, his body is a bit more receptive to being awake. Slowly, he opens his eyes, one and then the other. It’s still bright in the room. But, when Alex glances over, Henry isn’t asleep any longer.

“Alex?” Henry gasps, leaning forward. “Oh my god, you’re awake.” His eyes close, his expression somewhere between happy and broken. “Thank god.”

“Are you okay?” Alex asks, his voice raspy.

Henry lets out a wet laugh. “Me? You’re insane. Yes, I’m okay. I mean, physically at least. I’ve been a bit of a mess emotionally.”

Alex finally squeezes Henry’s hand. “Baby,” he murmurs. Henry doesn’t push him to talk more, doesn’t fill him in on anything. Instead, he sits there and watches Alex as he runs his fingers through Alex’s hair. It’s immediately comforting. Alex sinks further into the pillow, turning his head toward Henry with a lazy smile.

For quite a while, it’s just that: Henry’s fingers in his hair and the pleasant knowledge that they’re both still alive.

Tagging: @everwitch-magiks @indomitable-love @clottedcreamfudge @rmd-writes @welcometololaland

@thesleepyskipper @liminalmemories21 @strandnreyes @cold-blooded-jelly-doughnut @inexplicablymine

@indestructibleheart @dumbpeachjuice @cha-melodius @cricketnationrise @orchidscript

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #signal boost #I only get more intrigued the more parts I read of this!

[thesleepyskipper]

WIP Wednesday!

@aroyallybigbangrwrb

He's grinning and happy and there’s a slight chance he’s in total denial, but he’s like ninety-five percent confident that it’s all going to be okay, and he doesn’t want to think about the other five percent.  It’s unlikely, after all.  Henry’s looking at him, somewhat disbelievingly.  He’s always been a bit pessimistic, and Alex can tell he’s trying to figure out how to let Alex down easy with regards to the possibilities, so Alex turns the music back up and Shut Up and Dance with Me blares through the speaker.  Alex grins as he moves to grab Henry’s hands.  “Gotta listen to the song, baby.  Let’s shut up and dance.” Henry throws his head back and laughs, but seemingly decides that it’s better to have a happy boyfriend over the sad boyfriend of the last day.  Together, they’ll enjoy this trip and weather the storm if and when it comes.

@iboatedhere @thesleepyskipper @piratefalls @onthewaytosomewhere @henryspearl

#wip wednesday #first prince #rwrb #👀👀👀

[thesleepyskipper]

WIP Wednesday

Many thanks to @jmagnabo92, @three-drink-amy, @theprinceandagcd and @duchessdepolignaca03 for the tags!

I've been primarily working on my neighbours AU for @aroyallybigbangrwrb but I thought I'd feature something a little more spicy today that is a much older WIP that I haven't gotten around to writing properly yet.

Alex takes himself in hand, thinking only about Henry. He finally understands why Henry’s face has been the one to appear in all of his fantasies over the past few months, almost every time he takes a shower and he can no longer resist the urge to touch himself. Now that he’s had the chance to experience the real thing, the taste of him, the weight of him in his mouth - it all finally makes sense. 

The next time they’re together, Alex desperately wants him in the shower.

Also taking the open tag from @kiwiana-writes!

More tags for anyone else who might like to share: @noahreids, @cha-melodius, @orchidscript, @myheartalivewrites, @cricketnationrise

@ships-to-sail, @rmd-writes, @indestructibleheart, @nontoxic-writes, @sparklepocalypse,

@magicandarchery @fullsunsets, @priincebutt, @onthewaytosomewhere, @dragonflylady77,

@suseagull04, @agame-writes, @hgejfmw-hgejhsf, @anchoredarchangel, @tinyarmedtrex

@henryspearl, @inexplicablymine, @nocoastposts

#rwrb #red white and royal blue #firstprince #rwrb fic #rwrb fanfic #shower thoughts #shower time #spicy content #a little bit of E-rated goodness #wip wednesday