This is the scene… the immaculate way that it is a veil being revealed like a virginal Mary, the contrast in colors this shade of blue at the time representing rarity and sacred subjects like GO OFF ON THE UNDERLYING THEMES I AM HERE FOR IT
*timeline goes crazy about a work* I click in to check on how it’s doing… there are only 14 comments total.
Y’all should really tell the authors of these works how much you love them *in their comments* because most of them don’t see a single lick of your screaming here!!!
FIC THREAD: This Year’s Biggest Hits 🧵🪡
A thread of the top 20 fics written and read in
#firstprince
this year so you can catch up on everyone’s favorites!
The best part about fanfic is that I will read 700 different iterations of the same premise and never get bored, so creators, authors, please write the thing even if it’s been done before because everyone wants to read 15 more of it I can guarantee it
begging y’all to learn how to use the AO3 filtering system that already does this (and does it better) and doesn’t exclude the majority of fics that aren’t already major successes
FIC IDEA: Alex doesn’t eat when studying, so Henry starts making him little “snack shack” bento boxes before Alex goes to class and NOBODY knows who his bf is, but everyone is obsessed with this chef all over their feed that makes cute lunches for their bf… you can do the math
Why you should subscribe to ao3 authors
1. you get their writing directly into your inbox
2. You don’t miss anything that they have going on
3. The dopamine hit when you get a lil email AND it’s a treat? unmatched
4. It’s like giving a lil treat to your favorite authors too
SAVE A HORSE RIDE A COWBOY: a thread of amazing wonderful fics where Henry wears a Stetson in the bedroom / others that are also cowboy inspired
That yes … fit very nicely with
@ArtofOBSESSION
’s new artwork ;)
DAILY REC: all this bitching and moaning. by: chaa_kiao
Ft. 5K of Alex getting upset that his friends call him straight as he falls more in love with Henry, soft fantastic yummy little one shot
🔗:
there is a wip on my spreadsheet called oxford slut days rn where alex’s safety is compromised @ georgetown so he goes to oxford to finish uni and becomes one of henry’s revolving nda’s until it is alex more and more until it is only alex
RUGBY!HENRY IS HERE!!!
- 9K | M | One-Shot
- Alex accidentally coming out via viral TikTok while thirsting over Henry (like one does)
- ft: text messages, TikTok comments, fluff, rugby thighs ;) and alternating POV!
DAILY REC: Something Borrowed, Something Blue by anincompletelist (
@incompletelist
)
FT: 116K OF COMPLETED WORK THEY ARE BRIDESMAIDS AT JUNES WEDDING AND HATE EACHOTHER. If fandom Twitter wants a new work to blow up THIS ONE SHOULD BE IT, GO READ NOW!!!
FIC IDEA: alex keeps a “kiss list” of everyone he has ever kissed + their ranking and score, henry finds out and immediately wants to top the list, but alex is no longer a serial kisser and so henry must resort to ridiculous measures in order to get his wish
FIC IDEA: firstprince in their 40’s and Alex finding his first grey hairs and having a meltdown about it in the bathroom and being meticulous about plucking them out and then Henry finds out and asks him to keep them because they are a reminder they get to grow old together
FIC IDEA: imagining Henry and Alex taking the campus matchmaking test and then getting paired up with each other as the highest compatibility match and not knowing what to do about it bc they “hate” each other so they go on 1 date… & keep going on dates, and it’s love your honor
DAILY REC: Clean Slate by smc_27 (
@harryxallie
)
Ft: 25K of established author H. G. Fox and law student ACD learning eachother and falling in love this FIC is CLASSIC if age gap isn’t really your thing you should give it a try for this fic I implore you
DAILY REC: Only Fools by OrchidScript
Ft: 19K of exes to lovers via fake wedding date at Philip and Martha’s wedding and BOY IS IT ADORABLE GO READ THIS IF YOU WANT CAVITIES
Coming soon: there are only 67 works in this fandom longer than 60K words, only 33 since the movie was published ~ will be making a thread of those that are underrated and deserve love because when authors put in the time and effort and work they should be showered w/ compliments
DAILY REC: Shoot Your Shot by RoseHarperMaxwell (
@RoseHarperMaxwl
)
Ft: 4K of ALTERNATE CANON THEY NEVER CRASH INTO THE CAKE ~ instead Alex comes out overwhelmingly publicly but w/ good results ;) ~ so cute & authors 1st fic in RWRB! Go show some love!!
DAILY REC: The Domestication of Household Spiders by notcanoncompliant
Ft: a WHOLE SERIES OF ALEX AS SPIDER-MAN currently at 41K with THREE FULLY POSTED WORKS IN THE UNIVERSE
DAILY REC: If you’re feeling down, I can feel you up by buttercupkisses
7.1K | T | AU
- THE MOST UNHINGED TWITTER FIC Alex is a contestant on GBBO and Henry is a thirsty tweeter
- the twt discourse in this is so accurate it hurts in the best way
DAILY REC: we should get married by smc_27
@harryxallie
Ft: 25.8K OF SERIOUSLY THE MOST SHOTGUN WEDDING / get together ever and it’s so soft and sweet your teeth will rot out of your mouth told in four delicious parts fully complete and ready to binge!
DAILY REC: here is a map (with your name for a capital) by alasse
Ft: 52K of CANON DIVERGENCE RIO GOING DIFFERENTLY and alasse has DONE IT AGAIN YALL seriously if you want a beautiful well done story delivered straight to you HERE IT IS
MY FIRST FIC EVER on AO3 was posted one year ago today
Ft. 5.5K of the Newlywed game, dating without realizing it, secret kisses, confessions, and a whole lot of sweet treats
🔗:
DAILY REC: you bring blue lights to dreams by: allthelovesaved
Ft. 10.2K of Alex having a meltdown about Henry’s volleyball playing and thighs (seriously I can not emphasize enough how amazing this one is)
🔗:
WHEN I TELL YOU THE MASTERPIECE THAT IS THIS FIC: Why Do We Even HAVE That Curse? By cricketnationrise (yes the author of Going Platinum)
Ft: 36K of mummy au JUST LIKE THIS AND ITS SO GOOD THE ACTION IS FANTASTIC AND JUST SERIOUSLY GO READ THIS ‼️‼️‼️‼️
FIC IDEA: Alex runs a famous pet account called “Legal Beagle” where “David @ Law” gives great tips and tricks for law school/law. David the beagle is always dressed up with spectacles… but who runs it is a mystery ~ 5 times nobody knows who runs the account and 1 time they do
DAILY REC: With so much of my heart (that none is left to protest) by kiwiana
- 65K | E | competed
- Alex takes a break from Hollywood to act in a gender-bent Much Ado About Nothing on Westend w/ his enemy Henry Fox
- ONE OF MY FAV FICS OF THE YEAR
DAILY REC: when the lights go out by ksmalltalk
Ft 56K of ACTOR ALEX GHOST WRITER HENRY & IS TEACHING ALEX ABOUT SEX WHILE WRITING HIS MEMOIR - guys YALL are sleeping on this FINISHED masterpiece I would like everyone to go expeditiously read it pls!
DAILY REC: False Dichotomy by chamel (
@chamel_writes
)
Ft: 61K of You’ve Got Mail AU with mistaken identity emails and about SEVENTEEN LAYERS OF TOMFOOLERY NOW FINISHED AND READY TO BINGE
DAILY REC: I hope you don't mind that I put it down in words by knowledgeiscake
Ft: 7K of canon divergence outing social media au WHERE THEY GET TOGETHER DUE TO ALEX BEING OUTED PRE ROYAL WEDDING ~ YALL it’s all told in epistolary and it’s so fun
BAND MANAGER ALEX CLAREMONT DIAZ AND HIS LEAD SINGER CLIENT HENRY FOX WHO IS CONSTANTLY TESTING HIS PATIENCE BUT WHO HE FINDS HIMSELF MORE AND MORE WISHING HE COULD KISS
FIC IDEA: alex keeps a “kiss list” of everyone he has ever kissed + their ranking and score, henry finds out and immediately wants to top the list, but alex is no longer a serial kisser and so henry must resort to ridiculous measures in order to get his wish
DAILY REC: the killing kind by saintlynomenclature (
@saintlyvwrites
)
Ft. 85K of second chance romance with Singer!Alex and when I tell you this is one of the best works I’ve ever read this could be published tomorrow and would be an instant bestseller
FIC IDEA: the boys both have insomnia and can’t sleep so they enroll in a sleep study to see why, but they fall asleep easily with each other during the study
so they start sharing a bed as complete strangers and fall in love one sleep muddled cuddled up conversation at a time
DAILY REC: i don't know how not to by smc_27 (
@harryxallie
)
Ft: 11K of … ACD as Martha’s divorce attorney helping her disappear (for legal reasons this rec is a joke…) ;)
RWRB didn’t even come out last year … it came out 5 years ago this May and was still going strong with a great community even before the movie graced the screen, good stories last centuries and get passed down over time, let people enjoy what they enjoy
some people on this app: rwrb came out last year, let it go already
me looking at my lord of the rings tats, based off a movie that came out in 2000 and that I’m still obsessed with to this day: so I’ve got news for you
What is your most underrated FIC?
I’ll go first: Not So Silent Night
Ft: 6k of mistaken identity neighbors to lovers piano playing Henry and Lawyer Alex falling in love over exchanged notes via late night song requests
Happy Birthday Henry, may you get your perfect happily ever in every universe
Mr. Bodypillow | 21K | T
Ft: the softest sweetest college au love story with cuddles, conversations, and no angst ~ just what Henry deserves on his birthday
THE HEADLINES:
“Will Prince Henry follow in mothers footsteps?”
“Princess consort ACD”
“Royally out of touch: why ACD and Prince of England will never happen”
“Soft launching your royal beau? What we think about ACD’s newest interview”
“Are ACD and Prince Henry dating?”
Henry’s been out for .5 seconds when he sees an interview of one of his favorite actors ona. Talk show
“The world wants to know if; if ACD could date anyone in the world who would he choose?”
And Alex just saying: Easy. Prince Henry. Next question.
DAILY REC: let's be friends (so we can make out) by eclvpsed (
@eclvpsed
)
Ft: 2.2K of SCOMED au told through tweets it’s cute it’s quick it’s fast and it’s FUNNY had a great time roaring through this one if you need something to cheer you up!
DAILY REC: break up with your girlfriend (cause i’m bored) by WaterlooLovers
3K | E | Henry is under the impression Alex and Nora are together… they are not, steamy things indeed ensue (in the office of course)
On today’s very lovely ACD birthday I give you
a completely finished firstprince red string of fate Greek gods adventure quest completed at 111K with art in every chapter
#RWRB
#firstprince
#RWRBart
…
General PSA to the readers on Twitter of ao3 fics kudos button 1. Exists 2. Is highly encouraged 3. Feels like a head pat to the author 4. Is a way to acknowledge them without commenting!!
Also … Casey is going to be there which makes me inordinately happy in ways I can’t even begin to explain because the creator of it all, who gave us firstprince, is getting recognized and their flowers being awarded and it makes me so happy
DAILY REC: Gonna Save Me, Call Me Baby by happinessofthepursuit
@happyofpursuit
Ft: 17K OF MEET UGLY + THE SWEETEST COLLEGE GETTING TOGETHER AU, the ending will literally have you in happy tears, and I also laughed out loud multiple times
DAILY REC: Everytime My Heart Swings Back to You by TheLastKnownSurvivor
Ft: 93K OF REINCARNATION SOULMATES IN EVERY UNIVERSE AU guys guys guys it finished posting and JUST GO NOW HOLY COW GO RUN NOW
DAILY REC: oh shit...are we in love? By sunnysideprince
Ft: 6.8K of CHILDHOOD FRIENDS TO LOVERS SO SWEET AND SOFT AND WONDERFUL also ridiculously underrated and deserves so many more reads and kudos and comments go forth and enjoy!!
Sooooo I didn’t post a fic today specifically but this fic is a character study and it’s Ace Alex and I feel like it encompasses what ACD needs for his birthday
DAILY REC: 9 to 5 by smc_27
Ft: 4K of coworkers to lovers in this cute heartwarming fic that is just long enough to satiate all your sweet cravings before bed
DAILY REC: the truth (or dare) from my red lips by KJBee81 (
@KJBee27
)
Ft: 4K of cute truth or dare au based on one of those delightful
@rizcriz
prompts ~ ALEX SAYS NO TO A KISS (not like this) AND BOOM CONFRONTATION BABY
DAILY REC: It takes a lot to know a man by dazedandconfused
Ft: 80K of FAST PACED sex club thriller/case mystery this is literally a fully fledged mystery novel I will say to MIND THE TAGS but I have not been this gripped reading in a long LONG time
DAILY REC: Dead Letter Office by Romcomdeplune78
Ft: 3K Alex working at the Post Office and he delights in delivering the letters that have lost their way ~ WHEN I TELL YOU THIS IS ADORABLE AND CRIMINALLY UNDERREAD YALL PLS GO SHOW THIS FIC SOME LOVE
DAILY REC: Little Matters by pridepages
Ft: 154K of found family and the most heartwarming longfic you will read this year (finished today with the epilogue posted and it is SO SWEET it will rot your teeth)
just need Alex and Henry both being fuck boy types and then falling for each other hating that it’s happening while it’s happening but it’s also a competition and it’s also the bane of their existence
DAILY REC: The Tea Shop on Verbena Street by stutteringpeach
Ft: 75k of practical magic au, hijinks, murder mystery, and DUAL POV’s (plus some OC POV’s that I’m now very attached to) this is a masterpiece of a work and finished posting TODAY
a gentle and loving reminder that you do not have to write at the speed of light for your work and story to be worthy and worthwhile, you are not a machine and your creativity and joy for what you are doing does not have to be delivered quickly in order for it to be valued
DAILY REC: Am I the Asshole by everwitch (
@everwitchmagiks
)
Ft: 9K of Valentines shenanigans and an r/AITA post where this VERY THING DOES INDEED OCCUR and it is OH SO GOOD
back on my bs please respond with your favorite fics *under 500 kudos* and/ or *under 5k reads* I’m going to build out a rec sheet for some “fics under 500”
DAILY REC: cut by validvali
Ft: 12K of Alex and Henry getting together via Cut style YouTube video shoots this is ridiculously cute and fun and I just had a blast reading it!!
DAILY REC: twitter fox hunting by alyaasca (
@toobadland
)
Ft 3.5K of fast paced twitter DM’s and truly the FUNNIEST PUNS this was really a ride from start to finish and such a light delicious read to end your day!