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millie’s long list of malex fics | caught in the moment by prouvaireafterdark / @prouvaireafterdark​​

Michael is digging through his tool box when he hears a familiar voice behind him say, “Hey, Sanders. Wanna take a look under my hood?”

He turns around to see Alex Manes standing before him in all his emo glory: a black band t-shirt tight across his chest, immaculate black denim skinny jeans hugging his thighs, and a messenger bag stuck with pins slung across his shoulder. His eyes are lined in black, like always, and he’s got a beautiful smile on his face, one of those rare ones that are becoming more common by the day. Michael would like to think he’s got something to do with that.

Five times Michael Sanders’ dad almost walked in on him with Alex and one time he did.

comment: if you haven’t read lynne’s whole michael sanders au, you should absolutely go and do that. written in the wake of the sanders-tried-to-adopt-michael revelation, this is a beautiful, much happier version of the teen!malex story. i love it so much. please don’t stop at this fic; read the whole series!

millie’s long list of malex fics | And headin’ out singing our song by bean_me_up / @bean-me-up​

Alex can’t remember the last time he took a vacation. And he’s been trying to be better, kinder to himself, so when Liz and Max announce their engagement, and invite them all to their Seattle townhouse to celebrate, he decides to take the time off and drive up. He won’t have to sit in an uncomfortable economy class seat for hours, he can see the sights along the way, and he gets to be away from Roswell for a few extra days. There’s no real downside to this. 

It takes miles of sun-bleached interstate under the tires, past deserts and oceans and cities and forests, but eventually, they find their way back to each other.

comment: i looooove roadtip fics! this one is even canonical and post-s2, with some malex coming back together over their journey. the locations all feel like real roadtrip stops which is so sweet.

millie’s long list of malex fics | i don’t know you (but i want you) by illmatchtheminrenown / @matchtheminrenown​

In hindsight, Alex thought, this had been one of the worst ideas he’d ever had, and his bad ideas included one that lost him part of his leg.

rosa has the brilliant idea to do a "strangers session" photoshoot. enter: her high school pal and her sister's boyfriend's brother.

comment: let’s be real; michael and alex are art, and so fics that involve making them art are so fantastic. this one’s a sweet au featuring professional artist rosa, so it’s got another one of my favourite rnm things. i just had to share how much i enjoy it!

millie’s long list of malex fics | leave the light on by sabrinachill / @sabrinachill​

“Explain it to me again — why do we need to pretend to be married?”

It’s a question Michael knew was coming, but not one he has a good answer for. Not yet. Maybe not ever.

He cuts his eyes away from the road to steal a glance at the passenger’s seat for the seventeenth time in the past hour; the view is the same as always. Alex, frowning so deeply his entire face is drooping downward, his dark hair dancing in the wind that whips through the windows as he stares at the simple silver band circling his ring finger.

Its twin sits on Michael’s hand.

A Malex Fake Marriage fic.

comment: the absolute joy that this fic brought me (and others) during may/june cannot be accurately described. i eagerly awaited an update every day and mattie never disappointed. now that i can read over the whole thing, it’s only gotten better. the ramp up of tension, the action of the second half, it involves a list of amazing tropes, the main of course being fake marriage. god, it’s just so good. but don’t take my word for it! get over there and read it!

millie’s long list of malex fics | Sunday Mornings by adiwriting / @adiwriting

Michael lays in Alex’s bed, unable to sleep. It’s late enough to be considered early for some. He knows it won’t be that long before the sun starts peeking out and waking his boyfriend up. Alex is physically incapable of sleeping in. For now though, Alex is passed out and has been for several hours. And, for the record, not that Michael has ever had any doubt, he’s looking incredibly sexy even in his sleep.

A collection of one-shots centered around Alex and Michael's sacred Sunday mornings together, starting with their first Sunday back together and going from there.

comment: fics like this make the hiatus bearable. this is a series where every chapter is a new sunday in michael and alex’s lives. it’s a soft, gentle exploration of their domesticity and love for one another as the sundays roll by. but more than that, it envisions are future where they get to be happy together and have the space to carve out time for themselves, amidst whatever their wider family is doing. (there’s also dogs, so you know it’s good). 

millie’s long list of malex fics | The Red Name by BeStillMySlashyHeart / @bestillmyslashyheart

Maria blinked and stared at him incredulously. “What’s wrong?” She pulled the sheet up to her neck as she sat up. “Did you think I wouldn’t be a little concerned about this?”

Michael looked around himself. “Concerned about what? What’s wrong?”

She laughed breathlessly. “You get your ex’s name tattooed on your chest and you’re honestly asking me what’s wrong?”

According to the Project Shepherd files, when an alien reaches the age of maturity (approximated to be 30 years old), a name appears on the skin over their heart. This name will reveal the person they love most in the world. The name appears in colored ink, in shades of pink or red. The darker the color, the stronger the love. Max, Isobel, and Michael received their marks 22 years after waking up in the pods. It's a damn shame none of them are actually with the people whose name they get.

comment: marlo is the queen of soulmate fics and this one... whew! this one. i remember waiting anxiously as it updated (so quickly! it was crazy) because it was so juicy right from the get go. it’s heavily malex but the way that it swaps between POVs to update the movements of the other pairings is SO INTERESTING. i especially love the interactions shown through the emails; sometimes it’s about the stuff you have to imagine in your mind. the point is, i was hooked the whole way through. remember to check out the tags, and despite the initial angsty chapters, look forward to a wonderfully fluffy ending!!