I really hope no one is surprised that I’m focusing on Alex heavy content for day 2 of @roswellnewmexicocreate! 😎
the hardest place to be is right where you are by @queersirius is a sweet as heck but heart hurty Alex pov fic. It’s slow and steady look at what could have been season 2, and a way forward for Alex that would have lead him back to Michael, which is the best thing of all!
love is a burning thing by @sabrinachill is a fic that I often think about. This is one of those stories that you end up thinking of in the darkness of night. Alex’s quiet struggle towards freedom is heavy thing, wrapped in solitude and frostbitten with grief. Michael’s addition as a spring thaw to Alex’s heart in this story is perhaps something that will live in my dreams for a long time.
i won’t give it up (now your heart is in my hands) by @hannah-writes none of my rec lists will ever be complete without Hannah's stories. She writes Alex’s pain like a living thing in this one, a breathing heaving boulder straining Alex’s shoulders like Atlas. The slow evolution of his pain into relief, his sorrow into joy, and his loneliness into romance never fails to make me cry. I love Alex Manes, but here, in this story, I cherish him.
Every Alex Manes scene by @manesalex My dear heart Molly, who knows the joy Alex’s face brings to us fans, has produced a beautiful and ongoing series of Alex scenes on the show as gifsets. And it will never fail to make you smile.
Alex’s Transformation by @alexmanes I’m a very big fan of Rai’s gifmaking talents. This specific gifset is an emotional and visually stunning representation of the best of Alex Manes.
There are no more Manes Men left by @queersirius friends, Millie isn’t just a talented writer BUT ALSO an incredibly talented gif maker. LOOK. AT. THIS. I love the gifs, the comic book style and the overall focus on Alex’s strength, and his freedom. Millie deserves all the kudos for this!