Sometimes I find myself thinking about Alex and Henry in a fight. About how they can hurt eachother because they are the only ones who know eachother down to the bone.
I think about Alex's abandonment issues and how he's scared that a fight will lead to Henry leaving him. I think about how sensitive Henry is and how if a fight ever ensued, Alex would be able to talk, shout, scream and let his fears out while all Henry can do is to stand there, feeling small, and cry because it doesn't matter how many years they've been together, it doesn't matter that he's going to therapy, he's still Henry.
Most of all, I think about them navigating hard times TOGETHER.
I think about Henry not leaving but staying in the house when everything in him screams to run away. I think about Alex holding Henry and letting him cry silently because he knows Henry can't voice his emotions yet.
I think about them only needing eachother in the hardest of times. Never failing one another. NEVER.
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Can you imagine if Heartstopper and Red, White, and Royal Blue took place in the same universe!? Imagine Nick and Charlie finding out that the prince is gay!! In the books they would be in their late 20’s, and they would be so proud!!
However, in the show, Nick would be 15 and Charlie would be 13. Imagine little Charlie having a crush on the tall, athletic, blond prince and then when he starts crushing on Nick later, thinking wow, I have a type. Meanwhile, Nick didn’t think too much about it, other than it being a significant moment in British history. He did, however, find the dark-haired First Son of the United States intriguing. He can’t put a finger on why until a few years later. He and Charlie see a news story about Henry and Alex (maybe a proposal!!) and Charlie mentions his crush on Henry, and then it clicks for Nick. He had a crush on Alex! He tells Charlie and they both laugh it off. Maybe they found their next Halloween costumes…
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Would it make any difference if I told you not to see him again?
No.
My personal head canon on Henry’s reaction to this, anyone?
He just listened to Alex beg Zahra not to tell his mom because he hasn’t got the chance to yet, and at that point Zahra’s reaction seemed as if she didn’t care and she was gonna tell on him anyway.
He just listened to Zahra’s whole spiel on how this is such a major time in Ellen’s reelection campaign and them getting caught leaving the hotel by all the reporters around is not what the campaign needs right now.
He just listened to Zahra ask Alex if she could convince him to end this (whatever this is) with Henry.
He just listened to Alex refuse without even skipping a beat. Tell his mom… throw a knife into the campaign… be mad at him… he won’t stop seeing Henry.
And Henry is not stupid. And Henry is not the oblivious one (Alex won that championship belt all the way back in Melbourne). And I think — at least in my delusional head canon — here Henry is realizing Alex might be feeling a little more than casual about him.
The lake scene just solidifies it and he dips out (literally) before it can be spoken into existence
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RWRB hcs probably pt. 1-
•After they get married everyone (mostly June and Nora) started calling Alex princess. Like, "shut up, princess"
•Henry has read MANY fanfics and written several of his own. This includes a secret five chapter story about him and Alex that stays hidden in the depths of his computer
•I know Taylor Swift is a controversial topic in this fandom, but you cannot tell me Henry "queer historian, writer, and dramatic gay boy" would not jam out to and cry over ts songs alone in his room
•David loves cuddling with Alex, and Henry calls him a traitor, but really he finds it adorable
•Alex has definitely brought some feral animal home that he found on the street hoping to save it and raise it as a pet, and then Henry made him give it to the shelter and he cried all night
•June and Nora get a cat. That's it. They're just cat moms
•When Pez, June, and Nora are all in the same place, they are most likely gonna sleep together
•Phillip gets better and he and Henry are able to work on mending their relationship after Mary dies and neither of them have to deal with her manipulation and abuse
•Alex posts lots of thirst traps, and Henry dies every time
•Alex calls Henry lots of pet names I'm Spanish, and also just in general talks to him a lot in Spanish. Henry has very low understanding of what Alex is saying for the first couple years, but he still melts
•Henry eventually tries to learn Spanish and after a while he can carry a conversation. Oscar often makes fun of his pronunciation though
•Alex is an apple user Henry is an android user. They argue about it often
•Alex's shit got rocked when Hamilton came out. He saw it 10 times
•They continue to have a New Year's party for several years after Ellen leaves office.
•They have a daughter and a son, the son is Henry and June's biologically, and the daughter's Alex and Bea's biologically. Both are referred to as aunt though. Also they used IVF not sex, just to be clear.
•When Alex turns 35, a petition is spread around social media trying to get him to run for president. It gets double the needed signatures, but he doesn't end up running.
•Alex usually tops, but not always. Henry is usually more dominant though.
•I know in cannon Bea gets married to someone (presumably a man) but I hc that she's also gay and meets a girl whose picking her friend up from and na meeting. (Idk, I have a whole story set out for Bea's love life)
•Not really a hc, but Henry has def ridden Alex while wearing a cowboy hat
•Pez always buys the children of the super six super lavish and expensive gifts when ever he visits, and becomes the favorite of the aunts and uncles
•After their first fight once married, Alex has a huge panic attack thinking they won't make it together, but Henry calms him down and it doesn't happen again
•Zhara and Shaan have a daughter who is the scariest little girl in the world. Alex is legitimately scared to get on her bad side.
•David has his own insta account and he has many photos in little outfits
•Henry and Alex write letters to each other every time one of them has to go somewhere for work, just for old times sake
•Henry's first novel absolutely kills all the queer teens, and is basically that universe's RWRB
•Alex often steals Henry's Jaffa cakes and won't ever admit it. Henry knows, and he finds it adorable
•Ever so often Alex will get super into some new topic and do loads of research, and write essays or make presentations on it and then share it with Henry so he can teach him everything he now knows.
•Lowkey canon, but Henry's a Maurauders era fan
•He's also a Tumblr girly and has had a secret blog for years
•The super six do slideshow nights, here's an example of one of those nights: Henry: People from History You Didn't Know Where Queer, Nora: The Statistical Likelihood of Each of Us Releasing a Rap Album, Pez: Rating Everyone's Exes, Bea: The Most Embarrassing Stories About Henry I Can Think of, Alex: Hottest Politicians Around the World, June: The Most Embarrassing Stories About Alex I Can Think of (Her and Bea worked together)
•Occasionally Henry will use an American term (like saying chips when he meant crisps) and Alex will use a British term (like jumper instead of sweater), and both get very upset when it happens (whoever didn't slip up finds it hilarious)
•They joke around whenever a gossip site releases an article about their relationship, like, "oh look, I've apparently left you and headed back to England after you cheated on me" "oh, good for you, that was a rude thing for me to do"
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