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  2. Summary

    Alex and Henry, having grown old together.

    (You don't need to read both fics to know what's going on. They have matched details, but they are established enough on their own either way.)

    Series title taken from the poem 'Death is Nothing At All' by Henry Scott Holland.

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  1. Public Bookmark 15

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    Henry didn't realise that being brave isn't a one-and-done thing. Like checking off a box. Bravery: accomplished.

    Unfortunately, Henry has learnt, you can't just apply for an internal job transfer to another country and then move there without knowing anyone, and have that be the one brave thing you do. As if doing something so brave would fulfill his lifetime quota of brave things in one fell swoop. It seems unfair that he has to continue being brave in small and various ways each and every day.

    Knocking on a neighbour’s door to introduce himself: brave.

    Smiling at the man on the train yesterday morning when he leapt on board, and getting a nod back in response: brave.

    Accepting a colleague's invitation to grab a coffee together one weekend, at the cafe next to the dog park: brave

    Henry Fox is new to town, lonely, and a little obsessed with this one guy in carriage five on his morning commute.

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    24 Feb 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    SCREAMING

  2. Public Bookmark 13

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    "Ah.

    Fuck.

    There may be a chance Alex has miscalculated the situation."

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    After Mary Mountchristen's inheritance comes through for Henry, some old insecurities resurface for Alex. He makes what he's convinced is a sensible, mature, decision.

    Henry? Well Henry disagrees.

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    24 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 16

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    Fabian drags Ryan to the mall for some essentials.

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    24 Feb 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    😭❤️❤️

  4. Rec 19

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    Alex Claremont-Diaz is broke.

    Like broke broke.

    A law student barely surviving New York City, Alex lives in the spare bedroom of his sister and her wife, runs on caffeine and spite, and hasn't slept properly in years thanks to chronic insomnia and crushing expectations. He needs money-badly. He can't keep letting Liam buy his coffees, and the guilt of not helping with groceries is eating him alive.

    So when he lands a part-time night security job at the local history museum, Alex figures it's perfect: quiet, boring, and paid. What could possibly go wrong?

    Everything.

    Because Alex feels inexplicably drawn to one particular artifact: Prince Henry—beautiful, dignified, and very much supposed to be wax.

    Except Henry has a pull of his own. One that only wakes when Alex is there. One that brings him to life.

    Cue Alex screaming like the little bitch he absolutely is.

    Or: A Night of the Museum “ish” AU no one asked for

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    06 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 26

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    The last time Alex saw Henry, it was at summer camp eleven years ago. Now, reunited over trivia questions in a seedy bar, the memories come flooding in, and they have a decade of silence to bridge. It turns out, you can find your North Star in a person over a summer. And you can find them again on a Thursday night.

    Or: the summer camp best friends-to-strangers-to-lovers AU.

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    04 Feb 2026