#Henry is wearing the necklace while Alex is wearing his signet ring

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

Had this on drafts since before October

What I think the Alex and Henry would wear (post-canon!!)

Alex - He doesnt have a fashion style, first and foremost. Funny graphic t-shirts, non-boring ties (a little colour, at least), same with suits (he gotta wear them for public events, and he doesn’t dislike them, he’s neutral about them, but they are boring, he likes to spice them up a bit every once in a while). Not to say he isn’t profesional, he is, but like, he enjoys a bit of self expression. Reds, some blues, whites and blacks, browns, greys, honestly he can make any colour work. Usually t-shirts, hates long collars because he feels suffocated, he likes these hoodies than you can zip and unzip. Thinks bow ties look dumb (I don’t care what the movie adaptation or Casey has to say. Alex hates bow ties). Tank tops when it’s hot. Puffy jackets during winter (he’s a bit embarrassed but he cannot handle the cold). No make up, although sometimes he enjoys a little glitter. He likes cowboy hats (obviously) but he doesn’t really wear them, if it’s very sunny or he wants to sneak out without being noticed, then a cap. Loves wearing Henry’s clothes, specially his shirts. Definitely not kakhis (they are for white people) but he does love chinos. Just, big fan of jeans. Loves shorts, you will be seeing his legs until it’s at least November, or a very cold fall. Random sneakers, he doesn’t care about shoes as long as they’re comfortable and he can run with them. He likes cowboy boots too, the only problem, same as with the hat, is than he has absolutely no occasion to wear them. Sometimes patterns, but depends on the pattern. When Henry was first learning how to embroider he sew Alex a tiny heart on the sleeve of one of his jackets. It was kinda wobbly and clearly a beginner’s but Alex loves it so much. He made fun of Henry for it and called him sappy but wherever he wears that jacket he just stares at it for like five minutes. Usually his socks are mismatched because he can’t be bothered to find a pair (he insists than they’re just socks and it literally doesn’t matter because it’s not like anyone is gonna see them). Hates wool. Sometimes shares shirts with Nora. No belt unless his pants are too big on him (and, being the first son, they are all tailored to him so). Sometimes belt if he thinks his outfit looks “empty” or that the waistline of his pants looks bad without it. His glasses are either 1) practically new cause he barely uses them (he only started using them after moving in with Henry, cause Henry basically forces him to) or 2) old because they are the same ones he had since he was a young teenager, and never changed them cause they never broke and he barely wore them anyway. Silk. Tight pants but not tight shirts. He wears earrings duh tiny gold dots on his ears. His key and Henry’s signet ring as a necklace under his shirt, eventually a ring on his heart finger.

Henry - Currently slowly developing a sense of style, do not judge harshly. Blues, whites, greys, and browns. Currently testing out colours and patterns. No tight clothing thank you. Jumpers, gloves, scarfs. His hands get so cold, seriously, begins carrying gloves around always. Cardigans. Only hats he wears are caps (and, according to Casey, his cowboy hat in the be-). Loves sneakers, so comfortable, after being forced to wear dress shoes so many times comfort is his number one priority. Comfortable clothing, shirts a bit loose (not too much), trousers that don’t stick to his legs, dress shirts unbottoned at the top. He loves wearing clothing and not feeling it against his body every single minute, not feeling the top button against his neck, tight but not choking, not feeling his shoes squeezing his fingers, not feeling his belt press against his stomach. More freedom, more room to move. Jackets, corduroy, no earrings but always felt curious about them, who knows what he might choose in the future. Likes necklaces and begins wearing more. Plain t-shirts (Alex is very sad😔 he tries to get him to wear shirts that say things like “my depression is chronic but this ass is iconic” and Henry keeps refusing😔). Usually wearing t-shirts and shorts around the brownstone, still getting used to New York’s weather. If it’s particularly hot he steals Alex’s tank tops. Manages to only own white socks (he never really noticed until alex pointed it out). Unlearning lots of internalized homophobia caused by the monarchy and dressing how he wants (not to say he is feminine, he isn’t and I hate when the fandom makes him out to be because it’s very clearly out of the need to have every queer couple comfort to heterosexist standards, but he does enjoy a bit more unisex clothing than if he tried to wear before everything, his grandmother would have called unmanly and not meant for a prince). Pez helps out, a lot, he’s very happy to even tho he’s a bit too bold for Henry (he’s still getting used to actually choosing his own clothing, let’s go step by step). Hates flip flops, he feels weird wearing them. Tries knitting, it’s a complete disaster. He will learn to embroider eventually, and you’ll find him in the evenings embroidering little, tiny, almost unnoticeable details onto his clothes while listening to a podcast, audiobook, or just music (definitely not saying this cause I do that too) (loves self expression, after having it being denied for him for so long). Expensive taste🫣. Not really into rings because they remind him of his signet ring (except, eventually, a very specific ring on his left hand).

(Alex and henry are the worst dressed couple at the red carpet. God bless.)

[kiexen]

re: these gays, did you prefer the book over the movie/vice versa or if you didn't have a real preference, what were some differences you noticed or appreciated or disliked

the movie was good but the book was BETTER.

i'm gonna say this is a whole lot of spoilers for red white and royal blue for anyone else who sees this, because i know you won't watch or read it. so it doesn't matter. anyway. and also i guess i'm putting this under a readmore. feels like a lot of words about nothing.

justice for june i cannot believe they cut her out ENTIRELY. [june is alex's older sister. she just straight up does not exist in the movie which is a travesty i love her so much] there is So much missed characterization. and a whole large plot point that is missed because of other cut characters and a lot of it i know can be chalked up to for timing and pacing but :/ there was also a few really minor changes that didn't really make sense to me to have needed to be changed? idk. they changed henry's royal side of his last name, and that just did not make sense to me as to why. in the book, the reigning monarch is a queen; in the movie, a king. why? [makes i don't know sound] also on the topic of siblings, i'm almost completely certain the book told me henry was the youngest and his sister was older. in the movie, his sister is the youngest and her characterization just. does not feel the same. everything about her was cut out. all of it.

there were a few other minor changes that i liked, and some that i liked, but i am glad we have both versions? if that makes sense? there's this scene like, ¾ths of the way through where henry takes alex to the v&a and talks about how his dad [movie, it was both parents in the book but yk. his mum doesn't exist in the movie, either. also a travesty.] took him to that museum a lot before he died and now henry sneaks in a lot. he was going on about how he used to fantasise about bringing the man he loves there and slow dancing amongst the statues. in the book, henry then puts music on and invites alex to dance. in the movie, henry doesn't even get to finish his sentence about it being a "daft prepubescent fantasy" before alex pulls his phone out behind him and puts music on while he's still talking, before dancing with him. and idk i just. really like the idea of alex being the one to initiate it more than it having been hen. [also, in the book, henry played "your song" of elton john's. in the movie, alex plays "can't help falling in love" and both just make me so. mmmmm.] a little later when alex is preparing to leave back to america, hen gives alex his signet ring [which, info dump within an info dump time, if you don't know, signet rings are the like. flat ones that usually have a family crest on it. it's an identifier.] in the book, alex slides it onto the chain he always wears, which also holds the key to his family home, he started wearing it when they moved into the white house. which yk. the symbolism of having both his homes together. very tasty. in the movie, however, after hen gives him his ring, alex gives henry the key necklace and is later seen wearing the ring on his hand instead. which, i believe, is a little bit of a call back to a movie only line way earlier [the book directly contradicts this quote, actually.] where alex is explaining the key and henry says he's never actually owned a key before. so now he does. i love both of these versions of this interaction so very much

there were a couple of scenes or lines that were movie only that i did enjoy, but most of my favourites were either in the book, or both. most of my issues with the movie stem from what is normal content loss in adaptations