sería una mentira

Henry : Thanks it’s really cute but

Can’t believe they’re environmental terrorists

HAPPY NEWS: Red White & Royal Blue Collector’s Edition w/ illustrated endpapers ❤️🤍💙

Y’all do not KNOW how hard it’s been to keep this a secret for FOUR MONTHS. (Thank god I’ve never been interrogated because this news would have been the first thing to fall out of my mouth.)

What can I possibly say to express how honored and grateful I am that Casey McQuiston chose me to illustrate their endpapers? If you’ve been following me for a while, then you know this book holds incredibly special meaning for me, especially as a queer Latine who at the time this book was released was still working for the federal government (a stone’s throw from where so much of this story takes place). This was an absolute dream commission, and involved collaborating with Casey on refreshed character designs for Alex & Henry (see above).

From their Instagram post this morning:

Thank you to everyone who has enjoyed my art of Alex and Henry since the very beginning. I did my best to deliver endpapers that match the celebratory feel of this collector’s edition. The bonus chapter is *glorious*, the foil treatments are gorgeous, and I hope that, when you pick up your copy, you feel the illustrations have done this truly special book justice. ❤️💙🤍

Pre-order yours here to get a signed copy! (It’s also available for pre-order on Amazon, Bookshop.org, and wherever books are sold. As soon as I find out about overseas editions, I’ll edit this post!)

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/red-white-royal-blue-casey-mcquiston/1141346152

RW&RB

alex: i feel like i’ve crossed that friendship boundary where we don’t talk about our genitals.

henry: african violets live, like, forever. i got one at a plant sale in grade school that outlived my father, so—

june: don’t let me date any more republican boys. fight me if you have to, i’ll thank you later once you’ve knocked my brain cells back into my skull

nora, revving engine: the drivers of d.c. may not fear god, but they should fear me

june: damn, the middle seatbelt is broken

nora: i’ll be your seatbelt! i’ll put my arm out to protect you, don’t worry :)

june: why is your hand on my boob

alex: *breathes*

zahra: you’re coming dangerously close to your daily word limit

alex: okay, so a fruit is just anything that has seeds inside, right?

henry: yes, i think so

alex: so would that mean that technically, your di—

henry, flustered: i am begging you to never finish that sentence

alex: yeah, i go to the lake house every year with my—

bea:

alex:

bea: did you just stop yourself from saying the word “dad”?

alex: …maybe