AO3 down? No worries, here's a lovely *illustrated* FP bedtime story from @youtookmethere.bsky.social!

Imaginging a fic wherein Henry is a criminal who keeps literally getting away with murder, Alex is the detective who knows he's guilty but can't prove it & falls for the guy anyway... (All of this to say: I'm *obsessed* with this jazz-ish cover of "Murder by Numbers:") youtu.be/y8qPACfoQ0I?...

Morning.

New Traff Pat 🔗 archiveofourown.org/works/80072726 Five plus one (plus one more) universes in which Alex runs into Henry at a party. Featuring misleading signs (on a highway and elsewhere), heated glances across a crowded ballroom and a pony named Louisa. My contribution to Karaoke Keyboard!

My Keyboard Karaoke gift posted and it's perfection. I am kicking my feet, twirling my hair and clutching my AP Stylebook all at once. How could anyone not love a fic tagged "grammar as foreplay"?! Thank you, 50shadesofsubtext! Please go read it! archiveofourown.org/works/79881126

IT'S THE ADVERBS. Trust me on this. If I know one thing...

WIPS YOU SHOULD BE READING 🧵 Nope, nobody asked me -- but I'm so into these that I want everybody to check them out! Orchid's trans!Shane story, C'est Toi Sweet, spicy and an absolute fucking joy, already one of my fave @orchidscript.bsky.social stories: archiveofourown.org/works/786600...

So the Bad Bunny show was *amazing* but I can't get into the football if there's not an international pop star flying in from a concert on the other side of the planet to cheer on their bae...

If you, like me, may have forgotten that Dr. A can bring the angst? This absolute gem will remind you.

co-sign co-sign co-sign CO-FUCKING-SIGN x♾️

"Damn, that Keyboard Karaoke event is kicking out the jams," part two: A new fic from the inimitable @jafffacakes.bsky.social Whole collection here, btw: archiveofourown.org/collections/...

I don't even know what to say about this: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

I was so ridiculously entertained by this sweet, sexy, cool and FUNNY high school AU in which Henry Fox is a tatted-up bad boy, and Alex is a scholar-athlete compelled to win at everything.... The Brownstone's Keyboard Karaoke event is turning out some great fics!

Hi friends. Sorry for my absence. I live in Minneapolis. I don't know what you are hearing in the news, but it's likely worse than you can imagine. People are being violently assaulted, disappeared with no trail, and shot on the street, regardless of citizenship or legal status.

🚨🚨IT'S HOLLANDER WEARING A ROZANOV JERSEY 🚨🚨 And it's somehow even hotter than you think it's gonna be....

(Another) big reason why Heated Rivalry is important: Because "Culture is infrastructure." Thanks for sharing this great, thoughtful piece Allie!

I feel bad for ppl who don't read WIPs -- they'll never know the absolutely *giddy* joy of seeing a new chap pop up out of the blue after months of wondering what happened next! Which is to say: @clrmntdzfx.bsky.social just made this the best New Year's ever... archiveofourown.org/works/602745...

If you happened to miss this absolute delight in the deluge of excellent AWY fics, read it now. "Wannabe sunflowers" and "hostile pineapples" make a beautiful (and hilarious) backdrop to Alex falling for Henry in a blooming Texas garden...

'Tis still the damn season, so come and get your warm, cuddly romantic Christmas vibes right here, friends! Plus a little flirty FirstPrince banter. As a treat You know Dr A never misses ...

Getting to see your favorite writers get all excited about an idea in real time is seriously the best part of fandom....

Day 2 with the family and struggling with headaches. Ugh.

God, I have such big feelings about HR Ep 6.... Not least because I've *been* the kid whose nightmare -- a nightmare I had no plan for responding to, because planning would have involved sustained *thinking* about it happening -- was my parents finding out the truth.

Took them long enough but the NYT discovered Heated Rivalry! This link is supposed to cross the paywall, let me know if it doesn't: . www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/a...

Phases of watching the #HR finale: * gasping, sobbing, weeping through first watch * screaming unhinged responses at friends * re-watching * brief nap * mainlining edits created in the first 6 hours * copying links to fic, interview and edits like a squirrel hoarding nuts * watching again

Dr. A's first #hollanov fic! Sweet, spicy, smart, heartbreaking -- it's just everything you want:

My post-canon canon. Love this fic. 💕

WAIT FUCK How could I forget?! Gingerbread, but make it sexy, by my darling friend Miha: archiveofourown.org/works/61318228

Right. So -- just in case we all get the wrapping done in time to do some reading tonight -- fave holiday fics? Share your recs! I love this one by StutteringPeach: Henry takes his boyfriend home for the holidays. And finds Alex in his bedroom. archiveofourown.org/works/61196641

*Sigh!* I have so much Christmas-work to do. I have so much work-work to do. And all I *wanna* do is curl up under a blanket and read fic....

Lena you are KILLING IT with these all-time-classic recs! This is maybe my second-favorite CCF fic ever? (After Sporting Chance. Obvs.) The *layers* in this one -- SO funny, SO emotional AND there's an entire secondary romance going on in the social media commentary at the end of each chapter ...

This is ACD's brain. . . . . . This is ACD's brain on drugs:

What a fucking banger of a TL fic!!!

Pas de Deux | OrchidScript In which Ilya is a ballet dancer, Shane is a PT, and I make them kiss like Ken dolls at the cottage that is not a cottage. I have no more elegant a description. Enjoy! archiveofourown.org/works/757832...

IT'S HERE! 🎉🎉🎉 When I won a @porcelainmortal.rwrb.social fic in the @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social auction I knew it would be amazing. But I had no idea how strange and wonderful and incredibly moving it would be to "see" Alex and Henry falling in love in all my old haunts, through Allie's story...

So many great HR fics are coming out every day, but pls do NOT miss this one from one of my most favorite FP writers: Pas de Deux In which injured ballet dancer Ilya meets mysterious physical therapist Shane. By the inimitable OrchidScript! archiveofourown.org/works/757832...

Lib's photo-illustrated micro-fics are one of my favorite things to find on the TL. And this one's a beaut!

So "All the Things She Said" finally stopped playing on a loop in my head. And now I can't stop hearing the fucking ginger ale song....

Thinking about how Ilya sees Miles and *spins* around to look for Shane -- he connected those dots so fast. (In my head, he's been mainlining the Rose/Shane celeb gossip coverage, recognizes Miles from it.) Then Shane sees Marlowe and is immediately scanning the room for Ilya.

I have posted a new HR fic! A lot of introspection, sadboi Shane and some self-love... archiveofourown.org/works/75730706 #hr #heatedrivalry #hrfic #heatedrivalryfic

Loving all the Hollanov fics but pls tell me somebody's gonna step in and tell the story of the Rose-Shane-Miles hook-up that was clearly on the table in the club scene?

*Sigh!* The tuna melts were everything I wanted. That ending, though....

This is *fantastic*!

"This kid (Shane) wants to be the valedictorian of losing his virginity." LOLOLOL....fair!! Great read, thanks Libby!

Welcome to Creator “Candy” grams - a way to send a bit of love to the creators you love Read the attached Rules and FAQ and join us for the fun! find the google form here! docs.google.com/forms/d/1WsH... #RWRB #HeatedRivalry #GameChangersSeries #fandomlove #sharethelove

What a cute idea!

Jesus Christ, Miha. 🫠😭🌊

This. photo. I am unwell.....

Rewatching Ep 3 and omg Kip telling Elena "I've never been happier" while looking like he's about to cry.....😭😭😭

Where do I acquire the Heated Rivalry soundtrack, please? I need the "sea lion" song on repeat.....