the question of this series has always been: "can wille be crown prince AND be with simon" and the answer is no.
he tries to make it work but being both only leads to stress on one side or the other. they let you believe wille has chosen the crown. he's made up with his mom and august and they let you believe that he has chosen his role as future king. and yet - not even because of simon - he choses simon. he choses himself
rereading mark of athena, bc im nostalgic from the tv show and reading chalice, and i laughed out loud in a public space. shoutout to middle school me for being less chronically online and not getting the reference 馃
Then looks up and makes eye contact with Skinner who is having a good old time eating popcorn watching the movie about his OTP cause remember he made them go undercover as a married couple 馃槀
i long for the day, after you're gone, when someone asks me about the tattoo i got for you; not because i wish to be without you, but because i cannot wait to share your memory with someone who never knew you, so that just one more person knows you, keeps you alive