Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston

Whatever, fine. Henry is annoyingly attractive. That’s always been a thing, objectively. It’s fine.

Alex has always been aware that, objectively, on a purely aesthetic level, Henry is handsome and fit. The whole world knows it and says it all the time, so it’s hard to deny. Or at least these are the lines he has repeated to himself a few times when the thought, “Oh no, he’s hot,” crosses his mind.