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“Richards outed you, Alex,” Nora says. “As soon as you left the campaign, it started. He hired a firm that hired the hackers who got the surveillance tapes from the Beekman.”
this is evil shit
I am the First Son of the United States, and I’m bisexual. History will remember us.
i'm cheesing rn
Senator Jeffrey Richards’s stupid Sam the Eagle face on CNN,
love the picture we're painting
Usually the female interns, but occasionally an especially pretty boy—a boy like him. Promises, from Richards: mentorship, connections, if “you’d just get a drink with me after work.” A strong implication that “no” was unacceptable.
BIG PAUSE
He told me that if I ever said a word about what happened, not only would I never have a career in politics, but he would ruin my life. He’d ruin my family’s lives. So, I shut the fuck up.”
he's EVIL evil
And I knew he was going to do whatever shady shit it took to win the presidency, and I couldn’t let a fucking predator be the most powerful man in the country if it was within my power to stop it.”
if only this was real life
“They got you,” Oscar says, shrugging. “It happens. Give it time. Try again.”
shockingly inspiring
“What in the hell is a ‘cullen skink’?” Alex asks once she’s hung up.
i fear i said the exact same thing
“He’s fallen out with Gran,” Henry had told Alex over the phone. “That’s the only reason I actually believe anything he says.”
HAHAHA- even the queen bitch won't deal with mega bitch
“Henry, Alex. Portraits go all right?”
this is his first day on earth apparently
He called Henry the North Star once. That wasn’t bright enough.
“Whoever wins Texas,” Alex says, “wins the presidency.”
dun dun dun
Thirty-eight votes for Claremont, for a grand total of 301. And the presidency.
VICTORY
Zahra and Shaan, aggressively making out against a giant stack of CLAREMONT/HOLLERAN 2020 yard signs.
FINALLY
the whole accidentally-falling-in-love-with-your-sworn-enemy-at-the-absolute-worst-possible-time thing, they made it.
Henry takes his hand, one corner of his mouth tugging gently upward. “Yeah. We won.”
