I’ve missed you for five years, I’ll keep missing you, Quentin Coldwater.
Idk how busy I’ll be tomorrow so I just want to preemptively say, for the five year anniversary of the death of Quentin Coldwater, the showrunners for the show The Magicians can still, continuously, endlessly, forever into the death of the universe, get fucking bent.
Tonight! Get ready; get excited; get it trending!
Friendly reminder! Tomorrow is the 6 month month anniversary rewatch party of rwrb! The goal is to gather as many people as people and get the movie trending during the rewatch so prime knows we’re still here!
See you guys there!
Gather round RWRB fans! It’s time to celebrate the 6 month anniversary of RWRB and time to remind Amazon that we’re still watching!
Get #RWRBmovie trending again with a global watch party. We’re recreating the magic of August 10th.
Share with everyone you know so we’ve got as many voices screaming about the movie as possible on the anniversary. We want to make some NOISE to celebrate!
February 10th. 8pm EST. Spread the word. #Happy6MonthsRWRB
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A Call to Join the Royal Court 📯
A decree to everyone in the kingdom of the Red, White and Royal Blue fandom to join us for A Royally Big Bang - an event where we welcome all of you, but first:
What is a Big Bang?
A Big Bang is a fandom wide event in which authors and artists are paired up. Authors will write a work within the parameters of the timeline proposed and the Artists will transform said work into a pairing piece of some kind within the timeline as well. The works are then posted together in harmonious union.
Who can participate?
We invite all authors and artists and betas over 18 to be a part of the festivities. We welcome all forms of transformative work here. As an artist, paired pieces are only limited by your imagination, let it be a podfic, a gifset, a playlist, a moodboard, visual art, etc!
When is this happening?
👑A ROYALLY BIG BANG STARTS RIGHT NOW!!! 👑
AUTHORS: Sign ups for Authors start (today!) February 1st and will close on February 22nd.
You can sign up in three tiers according to minimum word counts and posting dates. This “Big Bang” has three different tiers (see below) for all authors' creative needs. The bigger the size, the longer the timeframe you have to write.
ARTISTS: Sign up will start on February 23rd and run until March 8th. You will be able to rank your top choices based on summary and tier.
BETAS: Sign up dates will start on February 23rd and run until March 8th. You will be able to share what you are and aren’t comfortable to beta based on tag restrictions and tier.
What do tiers mean?
🎂Tier 1 - Mini Bang: 10k+ words. Posts May- June
🎂Tier 2 - Medium Bang: 30k+ words. Posts July - September
🎂Tier 3 - Big Bang: 50k+ words. Posts October - December
Works within Tier 1 are expected to be a minimum of 10K words leading up to 30K words. If your work is over 30K words it is within Tier 2, and so on and so forth.
SO… ARE YOU READY?
ARTIST SIGN UP FORM (coming Feb 23rd)
BETA SIGN UP FORM (coming Feb 23rd)
But what if I have more questions?
You can check out our FAQ here and if that doesn’t answer your questions you can send us an ask here on Tumblr, A DM on Twitter, or an email at royallybigbangrwrb@gmail.com and we will get back to you as quickly as we can!
P.S. Once signups are completed and pairings created all authors and artists and betas will be invited to the RBB Discord server for easier direct communication with the mods, support from other participants and to make this a royally good time!
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you know I adore you (I'm crazier for you)
A few days ago, rizcriz made an art prompt for alex and henry go to an aquarium, and i can't draw, so here we are. This might be crack, but it's just a cute lil baby that I needed because I had a rough few days and this made me smile.
Words: 2280 read it on ao3
Summary:
“It’ll be fun,” Alex insists, rotating the screen again so that he can open up the website.
“It’s… fish, love.”
Alex rolls his eyes. “It’s way more than that. Have you never been to an aquarium before?”
“Why on earth would I go to an aquarium?" --- I'm forcing the boys to go on a date - they deserve it <3
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FirstPrince Falling in Love 100 Different Ways (3/100)
Based on rizcriz’s prompt: Alex and Henry in line at a bar both waiting for their turn. Henry accidentally cuts Alex, and he expects Alex to get mad but Alex is far too attracted to him to be mad
“Buy me a drink, and we’ll be solid.”
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The bar is, for lack of a better word, hoppin’, and Alex feels like he’s been waiting to get the bartender’s attention forfuckingever. He glances over his shoulder at where Nora and June are laughing over something on Nora’s phone and feels a surge of FOMO. He’s even more impatient when he turns back to the bar, but to his relief, the bartender’s finally looking at him.
“What can I get you?” the bartender asks.
Alex is opening his mouth to reply when a crisp British accent calls out, “Two Moscow mules, please.”
What the fuck? Alex whips around, ready to cuss the hell out of whoever just had the audacity, when he’s met with the most wide-eyed, sweet-faced, offensively tall man he’s ever seen.
“Oh, Christ, I’m so sorry,” the man says, a very attractive flush spreading across his spectacular cheekbones. “I didn’t mean to cut the line.”
Well, isn’t this interesting. Anger vanishing as quickly as it came, Alex props his elbow against the bar and raises his eyebrows. He has to tip his chin up to look at the man, and he’s not even a little bit mad about it. “Buy me a drink, and we’ll be solid, sweetheart.”
The man’s flustered expression turns to surprise then to interest. His gaze slides over Alex, warm and lingering. Then, his full pink lips tick up, and he holds his hand out. “I’m Henry.”
“Alex.” Alex shakes Henry’s hand, and if he rubs his thumb across Henry’s knuckles while doing it, fucking sue him. “Gin and tonic, by the way. Make it quick, yeah? I’m not very patient.”
“Hmm, too bad,” Henry says, his smile turning into something more suggestive. “I like to take my time.”
God. Fuck. Alex is so interested. “You got two drinks, right? Are you with someone?”
“My best mate,” Henry says. “What about you?”
That makes him realize he completely forgot about Nora’s and June’s drinks. “My sister and best friend. I have to order for them, but after that, do you want to—”
“Yes,” Henry answers immediately.
“I didn’t even finish,” Alex protests with a laugh.
“Pity.” Henry smirks, eyes bright. “We can remedy that later tonight, if you like.”
Motherfucker. Alex casts one more look at Nora and June, who are now watching him and Henry with open curiosity. Nora sticks her tongue into the inside of her cheek and thrusts it in and out.
Alex quickly looks back at Henry. “Would your friend be cool with me coming over to your table?”
Henry smiles. “I’m sure he would. I could even send him off to entertain your sister and best friend, if you’d like. He’s a lot of fun. Very respectful.”
“Fucking excellent.” Alex is almost vibrating with excitement. “Let’s do that.”
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Hello and welcome to the first Red White and Royal Blue New Year's Gift Exchange!
New Year's? Yes. New Year's.
A lot of fandoms have Christmas gift exchanges or Secret Santa events, and while we love those, it does get a little busy in the run up to Christmas.
Plus, New Year's Eve is when the Firstprince story really started!
So we went with a New Year's gift exchange instead.
And what better way to start the new year than with a RWRB gift?
All gifts are due January 1st 2024, whether that's one minute after midnight (on the night from December 31st to January 1st) or one minute before midnight (from January 1st to January 2nd) is entirely up to you.
Interested? We hope so!
Sign ups are open NOW until December 1st! Head over to our sign up form and join the fun!
If you have any questions, feel free to send us an ask.
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RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE 2023 | dir. Matthew López
i was trying to write fic and i got this and it wasnt leading anywhere but i didnt want it to die in the dead fic grave folder so heres this bc its cute
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matthewlopez: One of my favorite moments in Casey McQuiston’s novel is when Henry explains himself to Alex in an email, using the literary tradition of a fairy tale. I wanted to get that idea into the movie and so I wrote this scene inspired by that moment in the book. I ended up cutting it as we didn’t ultimately learn anything we didn’t already know/intuit and because the three and a half minutes the scene runs was ultimately hindering our momentum. It was a painful but necessary cut and I’m happy to finally share the scene with you all. The speech ran over a page and half in the shooting script and Nick performed it beautifully in a single extended take that we then got coverage on for the end. For those of you who know the film (and there are a few of you), it was intended to go after the scene between Alex and Oscar in the kitchen and before the scene on the raft. I hope you enjoy!
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"Once upon a time, there was a young Prince, who was born in a castle. And there had never been a prince quite like him : he was born with his heart on the outside of his body.
Whereas the other princes and noble children could withstand the slings and arrows of childhood, the Prince felt everything acutely. Everything seemed to touch and threaten his unprotected heart.
He didn't know that he was different, at least at first. His family did, and they grew fearful that the people in the kingdom would see who he really was and turn against him.
His grandfather, the King, sent the prince a suit of armor and told him that if he always wore it, nothing would ever happen to him. And so for many, many years, the Prince believed he was safe and the price he paid for his safety was is freedom.
Until he met this- this devastatingly handsome young peasant boy who- who was from this faraway land and said the most ghastly things to him... and made him feel truly alive, for the first time in his life.
And because of this handsome peasant boy, the prince's armor began to fall away. Piece by piece. Until all that was left was the piece of armor protecting his heart.
Peasant boy pulled and pulled at this last piece of armor but the prince hold it firmly in place. And with every time, the boy made a space between the Prince's armor and his heart. And in that space, the Prince's heart beat freely once again." - Prince Henry
(from this deleted scene x of the RWRB movie)
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When you rang me at truly shocking hours of the night, I loved you. When you kissed me in disgusting public toilets and pouted in hotel bars and made me happy in ways in which it had never even occurred to me that a mangled-up, locked-up person like me could be happy, I loved you.
↳ for @pragmatic-optimist
Source: strandtk
like father
Red, White & Royal Blue
Alex/Henry
Word count: 2.7k
Summary:
“Leaving so soon?” Henry curses, crashing into the kitchen island, and dropping his bag at his feet. Fuck, he thinks, tearing his gaze across the room to where Alex’s dad is sitting on the couch with a tumbler of what Henry assumes is scotch. “Congressman,” Henry murmurs, heart in his throat. -- Or, Oscar and Henry have a talk (when Oscar catches Henry trying to sneak out of the lake house.)
someday
Red, White & Royal Blue
Alex/Henry
Word Count: 4k
Summary:
“Where are you going?” Henry freezes where he’s standing over his overnight bag, fingers still clasped around the tug on the zipper. His eyes slide closed of their own accord, dread pooling low in his gut. This was not how this was supposed to go. Alex is a deep sleeper, he should’ve been out the door and on a plane back to London long before he ever woke up. Not just for Henry’s sake, but for both of theirs. This was not a conversation Henry wanted to have. -- Or, Alex wakes up before Henry can sneak out.
simply, don't
Red, White & Royal Blue
Alex/Henry
Word count; 5,748
Summary:
The first voicemail notification sits in Henry’s inbox when he lands in London. He stares at it for a long while before quietly dismissing it and shoving his phone unceremoniously into his pocket. His phone feels like lead in his pocket the entire ride back to the palace, fingers itching to pull it out and just listen. But he’s stronger than that, isn’t he? He left, he got on the plane, he made it home without once looking back. He had, though, contemplated the many steps it would take to turn around. Wondered if he could make it back with enough time to climb back into Alex’s bed and pretend none of this nightmare—the confession of love—had ever happened. But for every step he envisions himself taking back, three more lead him straight to Kensington Palace, because for whatever it is that he wants, there is only what he can have, and it is not a life with one Alexander Gabriel Claremont-Diaz. -- Or, Henry actually answers one of Alex's calls.