kate

glory chapter 12 is out now 🌅

i’m gonna need y’all to walk with me here…

🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/731557...

they were so happy to be reunited

I LOVE FIRSTPRINCE I LOVE TAYNICK I LOVE RWRB I LOVE RWRW RAHHHHHH

Happy 3rd birthday to my beautiful child!! 😁

And thank you all to everyone who supported me while I was writing this, who read it, who yelled in my comments or dms, who made art based it 😭 , and who still rec it. I never could have imagined the response and I am so grateful.

thank you, love!! figured we needed some fluff on the tl during the ao3 drought

AO3 down?

No worries, here's a lovely *illustrated* FP bedtime story from @youtookmethere.bsky.social!

🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 #RWRBficlet

thank you so much! warmed my own heart with this one

Absolutely wonderful! ♥️♥️

my god another banger of a compliment holy shit 😭😭😭 thank you so much, darling! felt like we all needed that scene in words right now🤍

god this is such a stunning compliment thank you love!!

too bad the script is already written bc this is fucking perfect 🥹🥹

I AM GOING TO KMS THIS IS PERFECT. FIRSTPRINCE IS EVERYTHING TO ME

#RWRBficlet

no words

Alex leads him out of the wood.

And for the first time in a very long time, Henry takes a Christmas tree home.

They make a very generous donation to the Park Slope Christmas Tree Farm for their trouble. And for not suing them.

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It's been freezing in New York this year, but he's warm. It's ridiculous and sacrilegious and wonderful as they run all the way home. His cheeks are rosy and he feels like a little kid as Alex reminds him once again what joy feels like.

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For a moment, Henry thought it would be horrendous. Running away from a mob of people with cameras has maybe been a recurring nightmare he's had a few times.

But this - running down the street with the man who makes him fearless - is an absolute dream.

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They do the stupid, reckless, romantic thing. They jog over to that lone Christmas tree in the middle of the lot, pick it up at either end, and they run.

They are impossible to miss - laughing and actively stealing an entire tree right in public.

20/23

starting to notice where they've run off to. He looks at Alex, bright-eyed and wanting to do something risky just to make Henry happy. He laughs, indignant and so very, very fond.

"You are a hazard."

"C'mon, baby. Let's get you your tree."

19/23

Henry understands that look immediately.

"Alex, we can't just take one."

Alex just grins, gesturing to the suit he's wearing under his coat. "I'm a fancy lawyer now, sweetheart. Remember? I can get us out of anything."

Henry sees the crowd of people

18/23

joint Christmas in their brownstone.

Alex shakes his head, squeezing Henry's hand. He looks a few feet behind Henry, spotting a tree that's laid on the ground in the middle of the lot. The look on his face is pure mischief as he looks back to Henry.

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"It's fine, Alex. We'll just get mobbed again trying to pay for one. Maybe we can try again some other time." Henry's voice is reluctant, and he knows Alex can sense his disappointment. He'd wanted to pick out a tree with Alex for their home together. Their first-ever

16/23

So much for choosing a Christmas tree. Maybe they could just get one delivered. He makes his way toward the street to leave, and Alex interrupts their exit.

"Woah, Hen. Hold up. You didn't even get to pick out a tree." He tugs Henry's hand, stopping him.

15/23

and jog through a row of trees, and Henry can't help but laugh when Alex does.

If this had happened in Henry's life pre-Alex, he would have been miserable and anxious, he's sure. But here, amidst the snow and the Christmas lights and the love of his life, Henry laughs.

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Alex, the good-hearted extrovert he is, still tries to make everyone in his proximity happy. He shuffles his way out of the chaos while thanking and grinning at all of them.

He moves quickly though, never one to deny Henry anything he's ever asked for. They lock hands

13/23

and the next, they're inundated with phone cameras and too many voices shouting at them to hear themselves think. They're thrust into an obscenely large group photo, and then Henry's had quite enough. He touches Alex's waist, whispering, "Home, darling."

12/23

them all his life. He is a dichotomy of dazzling politician smile and genuine warmth that Henry can't help but marvel at every time.

Henry's so busy marveling that he doesn't know how the next bit transpires exactly.

One moment, they're indulging a few kind people,

11/23

He's just not sure he'll ever get fully accustomed. They're approached by a small group of friendly people, and he smiles at them semi-awkwardly and greets them with a polite nod.

Alex, of course, is ever the charmer. He has a way of greeting strangers as if he's known

10/23

They kiss. Outside. In the middle of New York City.

And it doesn't even matter if someone sees them.

Someone does see them, is the thing.

Henry's gotten quite used to people approaching them in public, especially when out and about in New York.

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