Ooooh wow. What can I even say about this that could possibly do justice to the emotions I’m feeling??? I don’t know but I’m gonna try.
The last two chapters were so flawless in how you incorporated the canon events of Henry and Alex off screen and how Henry was relaying his own feelings about them to his “sad soggy man” Alex on screen. The anxiety after the first kiss, the joy and euphoria after the first hookup, the contentment and happiness after Paris, the embarrassment after the DNC, the yearning and loneliness and apathy of Henry’s depression, and finally the despair and hopelessness after Texas. All culminating in the revelation of the sad soggy man (the repeated use of this descriptor was BRILLIANT btw) was indeed HIS Alex, and had been all along. 😭😭
THE FLOWERS!!! THE TENDER MAKE UP!! THE ACCEPTANCE OF MAKING THE CHOICE AND FIGHTING FOR THEM! THE RECREATION OF THE MOVIE BED SCENE WITH THIS NEW CONTEXT IS EVERYTHING!
And the quiet contentedness of the next morning, Henry accepting and basking in Alex’s love and the assurance that they are worth everything that comes with it. 🥹🥹🥰🥰
I'm just…so enthralled with the way you've so seamlessly woven the two canon sources together and created such a beautiful story. Alex coming to learn all the new parts of Henry he got to see through his journey is just so wonderfully done. A million kudos to you both for crafting such a masterpiece!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖
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