#uhhh if i made typos i will fix them later bc i'm too tired rn dhsjms but i THINK i caught them all

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3 a.m. television glow

firstprince. pwp, rated e, 1.8k. post canon. hand size kink 🌝

It's three days after the election and Alex and Henry haven't left the house very much.

Time has started to lose it's meaning in a way it hasn't since high school summer vacation. It's a nice feeling, the way it's melting slowly like wax. Sleeping in until early afternoon has caught up to them, but neither of them mind. Together and apart has been their only way to track time for too long for that.

Despite the fact that it's three in the morning, they've just finished lunch. Or some meal that doesn't have a name.

Henry is curled up in Alex's arms, his head in his lap. He's watching the television, and Alex is watching him.

Alex looks down and smiles. He loves the way Henry rests his head on his wrists, the way he wriggles and taps his foot. A fondness that feels like it might break his rib cage open spreads throughout his chest. On the screen Julia Roberts is asking Hugh Grant to love her, and no matter how romantic that is, Henry will never have to ask.

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