#FlashForward Rewatch
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i'm only halfway through but. god the trap is such a good fucking episode
#the fuckspn rewatch#it says something about how good this episode is that it has dean and cas' extremely romantically coded purgatory mission#and my favorite part is STILL the sam-chuck-eileen storyline#i fucking LOVE the 'flashforwards to a dark potential future' trope holy shit
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what is there to even say lol. rip jenny schecter, always in my heart
#someone should've gone to prison for her ''murder'' for the lols#the season would've been so much better had they done the 3 months or whatever flashbacks + flashforwards in each episode instead of just#the first and the last. it was all just super weird#and i'd heard that the finale sucks but it's different when you're watching that mess with your own two eyes#poor jenny for once she wanted to do the right thing :(#also i genuinely think shane x jenny would've worked had they started dating around s02-03 before jenny started completely losing it#also NO DANA???????#anyway that's a wrap on girls in tight dresses ig 🚬#the l word lb#the l word#how much you wanna bet that i will start rewatching s01 in ~2 weeks#i guess the moral of the story here is don't get involved with lesbian friend groups because you'll end up dead in a pool during a party#rip jenny schecter you would've loved the [insert song here] but you're drowning in a pool yt videos
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I dont think this show should've been allowed to air on television actually and I think vince gilligan should be executed for his crimes. In fact television as a medium should be abolished immediately.
#brba rewatch 2#every time walt and jesse interact i get flashforwards to felina and it makes me wanna explode myself
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torn between the urge to hate s6 for reducing dan's screentime to him occasionally talking about fucking his coworkers and the urge to love s6 because dan is living his best slutty life and congressman!jonah has better hair/lack of hair than his weird bangs
#rewatching s6 again instead of watching the end of s6 and s7#ive seen clips but all i know is something happens w jonah+incest and dan+amy fuck again and at the end theres a flashforward#and ben has a heart attack (?) maybe#idk s7 scares me#veep hbo#veep#veeposting#dan egan#jonah ryan
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future!alena is savage
#arrow#7x22 rewatch#character things#alena whitlock#her beating that zeta dude#damn#flashforward is good
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some midge/susie thoughts (and a few other things!) on the final episode:
that scene in the restaurant was just gorgeous, god damn. susie explaining her past with hedy, so poignant and beautifully acted (DAMN, we are losing one of the great tv performances with alex borstein as susie!) and even though it was just one monologue it painted such a rich picture that it told you all you needed to know.
and midge being like “i know exactly what she saw in you” and then saying she thinks susie will fall in love again and susie asking her “were you ever a blonde”??? like, the underlying vibe of susie being like “i’m in love with you and it’s dumb and i’m dumb and it will never go anywhere and i’m resigned to that, i’ve always been resigned to that, i can’t believe i fell for another impossible rich girl” but midge being like “uh actually maybe it’s not so dumb because i completely adore you and you’re my #1 life partner and the only one who truly understands this fire of ambition that drives me at my core* because you feel that way too” felt so tantalizingly just around the corner. it felt just like how i always imagined romantic feelings between them would bloom if they ever did, so it was surreal and dreamy to feel like i was watching a tiny bit of that unfold onscreen before my eyes.
(* i mean, lenny also understands it, but he was like her handsome man comic fairy godmother more than ever destined to be an everyday presence in her life.)
and midge saying in her standup that she doesn’t think she’s gonna have a permanent life partner-y relationship with a man anymore? and then she doesn’t? HELLOOOOOOO!
that shot of susie putting her hand to her heart and her and midge gazing at each other after midge’s standup ............ gorgeous!! gorgeous!!!!!
them as old ladies calling each other to watch jeopardy on vhs together and press play at the exact same time! midge being all fancy and susie being a bird hippie! midge sending susie a bird! susie naming the bird “whore”! making each other laugh so, so much, calling back to midge wanting to marry someone who makes her laugh!!!!! bro, i can’t believe i just watched midge and susie do grace and frankie romance.
45 YEARS TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this just felt very “if i want to make this romantic then i can because it’s all there” and i’m so pleased and pleasantly surprised. i think they really (deliberately?) leaned into the subtext in these last episodes to very wonderful and rich effect.
also, this episode was just so, so charming and fun! i was surprised that we didn’t get more flashforwards with all the other characters, but actually i like the idea of just having those moments as sort of snapshots of future life rather than definitively told stories. and all the supporting characters really got moments to shine and it was delightful and warm. (and imogene was there! in her black beret! imogene!)
also, moishe and shirley in the shower, lololololololol!!! that was incredible. i wish that would happen to all my otps who need some epiphany time.
and abe and rose trying to summon the cab was a beautifully choreographed exercise in silliness that really just felt so ASP in the best way.
joel was very, very sweet in this episode. good on you, joel!
i am sad that we didn’t get to see midge & susie’s makeup scene from the 90s!!! but also: how fun to imagine in fanfic. in my fanfic they kiss and no one can stop me.
no other show will ever play this much barbra streisand in the soundtrack and that makes me sad. :’( every single time i heard her wonderful voice bless a montage on this show my heart soared.
i loved this season and I LOVE THIS SHOW! what a great show to have five seasons of to rewatch forever, knowing that midge and susie will be together for the rest of their lives (w/ one tragic five year blip) living complicatedly & soulmates-ily ever after! beautiful work, palladinos! thank you and goodnight!
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Right now I’m planning and doing a bit of coding for Honor Bound Chapter 10 and am struggling for health reasons. Nothing really major but I've been suddenly fully hit with another cold today, plus I'm recovering from a tattoo (which is lovely! just bad timing with everything else), plus back pain, and a couple of other things… have left me without the energy or ability to do much on the computer. It’s frustrating because I had been really hoping to get a lot done in the back half of March which just hasn’t happened as I wanted to.
So I’m trying to sleep as much as I can and ride it out. And rewatch Season 1 of How To Get Away With Murder, because it's superb in a bunch of ways and I haven't watched it since about 2015 (I got to somewhere in S3 and it became too grim for me to cope with but who knows, maybe I'll get further this time). I have a lot of good feelings about the flashforwards and what they do to the pacing and character focus. Anyway it's nice to be thinking about fictional characters' beautiful haircuts rather than how gross I feel.
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WIP ASK ME GAME
I was tagged by @bitbybitwrites (thank you dear) who has a lovely header - I wish I was savvy enough with such things to have a banner for writing. <3
Anyway, here's where I am at with writing (and you guys are always welcome to come chat with me about them) but more so, an update for anyone who is interested.
WIPs I'm Actually Working On (in order of priority)
Head Over Feet - The canon divergent post-Season 5 reunion fic I always wanted to write. All of my writing got sidelined during my unfortunate excursion to Indiana last year, but now I'm back writing pretty regularly. I'm hoping to have the next chapter out maybe next week-ish. I've loved writing this one, as I've had the idea for this in one form or another for a long, long time.
In The City That We Love - Tells the story of the year leading up to what we see in the flashforward at the end of Season 6, and based on a sketch I wrote years ago for the 'last' season of the show. They're kind of individual stories tied together, and I've only written the first 'chapter' but I do plan on getting to this once I wrap Head Over Feet
The Spaces In-Between - The Following Kurt Through Cannon fic that I've been picking away at for years now. I know I'm not far, but I have an idea for this one that will follow a long with a giant rewatch and analysis of the show. I just need to get organized...
The CrossRhodes Saga - This is my mystery/noir fic where Kurt is a detective looking in on sketchy happenings at a bar run by Santana. I think I may revamp the first few chapters and start clean with it, but I really would like to get back to it once my other big things are done.
The Smut Challenge - I mean it is what it says on the tin. I feel like I should get back to this every once in a while just to keep it going. I feel like it'd be an impressive feat just to write 365 mini fics of porn.
And that's what I've got for now.
I have no new ideas, but as I was originally thinking of wrapping up my fic writing days in order to focus on some original fiction. But who knows -- I'm already thinking I'd miss writing fic if I stopped, so I'm kind of hoping I get a new big idea....
I think most of the people I know have already been tagged but please do this if you're reading it!
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The era of 5-10 second intros, The Falling Skies one reminded me Jericho (static, tho analog vs digital). Then I remembered the Flashforward one which also reminded me of Jericho (light)....
#Jericho#Flashforward#Falling Skies#Jericho TV#Jericho CBS#Flashforward TV#Falling Skies TV#Title Card#tv shows#00s#10s#tvedit#scifiedit#flashing gif#jerichoedit#fallingskiesedit#flashforwardedit#Danny watches Falling Skies#Flashforward Rewatch#Hide and Queue
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It's wild because I have exactly one episode of Vampire Diaries left and I've been saving it since *checks blog* a little over a week ago (versus the six episodes a night I was watching back in season 1) and I keep telling myself I have to watch the ending if only so I know what I'm working with in fic but also I do want to see the return of Elena (and Katherine) but also I don't want to see Stefan die (or Damon and Elena in a flashforward apparently? How will they have time for all this, honestly?) but I do want to see how they manage to break the curse with Bonnie still alive (but maybe it wouldn't be so bad to write my fic without knowing) but I don't know. I'm notorious for not watching the last few episodes of shows I love (White Collar, Psych, Once Upon a Time, although that last I ragequit over many minor grievances with multiple seasons left so it's not really the same thing) but I keep telling myself that if you don't watch the end of a thing then you just have less of the thing that you love but like I turned the TV on to watch it just now and I'm actually so nervous? I both do and don't want to watch it so intensely, so I had to open up tumblr and blog about it. I could save it another week but I want to watch it before the intensity of my obsession starts to fade but I know this is going to hurt me, emotionally and profoundly. Maybe I can stretch it out to two episodes by stopping in the middle or something idk. But aaaaaaaaa I don't know I'm not ready but I feel like I have to watch it. Help me I don't know. I need some of you internet people to come over and watch this with me or something lol I don't know. I'm so nervous I'm not prepared but I don't want to put this off forever either. And once it's done I could start rewatching. But like, aaaaaaaaa!!
#the vampire diaries#stream of consciousness rambling#finale thoughts#TVD 8x16#I was feeling epic#genuinely how in the heck are they going to resolve all this#it's like when there's too few pages left in a book#and obviously I know many spoilers#I almost feel like I should wait until I actually *want* to watch it more but like I *need* to watch it you know?#does this count as liveblogging ?#tvd series finale#looking forward to delena endgame and Bonnie getting to see Elena alive again but honestly not looking forward to much else#oh Katherine too. but I fear it shan't end well for her#I'm like heartbroken already from what little I know#help me I'm not ready#unedited rambling#i ramble#even in the tags i ramble#everyone please metaphysically hold my hand as I go through this. lol
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it’s so fun to rewatch the early seasons (especially the first) knowing what happens afterwards, the evolution of the characters, and the connections between them. like you have cuddy calling house “dr. house” and them only talking about work but then you have “flashbacks” (“flashforwards”?) of cuddy sleeping next to house and holding his hand at the end of season 4 or coming to his apartment to confess her love etc like i’m going crazy. it’s exactly like this (not mine!):
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Young Royals Season 2 play-by-play analysis
Okay, so maybe it’s not so much an analysis as it is a written compilation of the thoughts that I had and the things that I yelled at the screen when I watched this time around… But somewhere in there are some deep thoughts and analysis of the show…
Also, since this is a number of rewatches later, most of these thoughts happen after knowing all the events of later episodes, so it’s a constant flashback/flashforward in time, I apologize if it gets confusing…
Let’s go!
EPISODE 1
I will never get over that opening, the way they are so soft with each other even in Wille’s dreams. It’s Wille trying to remember and hold on to every detail, how Simon smelled, how his skin felt, his hair, how it felt to be touched by him… and then the golden glow is gone and it’s cold and he’s alone and lonely.
Does anyone know what the picture above Wille’s bed is? I’m intrigued.
I do think that room where all of Erik’s things are might just be a room that has been turned into a sort of shrine to him? The door is too small, and it seems to be out of the way. Also there are two portraits of Erik in it. I don’t know, do people normally have portraits of themselves hanging in their own bedroom? Pictures, sure, like the ones in his mirror. It feels like whatever was Erik’s was moved to this room, which was just a small bedroom, and it became the place where his things inhabit now. Unless it was his room and then it was turned into a shrine. Either way, then much like Wille, Erik didn’t seem to have many possessions.
Still not over how Wille doesn’t look at his mother and gently closes the door without saying a word, and she just backs off. She knows she won’t get anything out of pushing back. But she talks to him through the door. He didn’t lock it or anything, she just doesn’t try to open it again.
Wille’s memories are very tied to two senses: scent and touch. He breathes in Erik’s jacket, hoping to commit his smell to memory, just like he breathes in Simon. And he hugs himself whilst wearing it, like maybe trying to feel like his brother is hugging him…? Oh why is my face wet…? (And then later in the season we see Simon doing the exact same thing, using Wille’s sweater to smell and conjure memories, putting it on to feel closer to him…? They are freaking soulmates, your honor).
I love the Frog Prince/Frog King-themed everything.
I get the feeling that, since we see the cigarette case more than once, and it holds such meaning to Wille, that we might see it again and it might play a more crucial part. The fact that Wille uses his brother’s lighter to set the picture of August on fire…
Do we see August being obsessive about his workout routine and body after he starts his relationship with Sara? I don’t think so. In fact, he stands pretty naked and confident in a later episode. But when we see him again for the first time, he’s filling his holiday time with working out. He either spent the entire holiday in Hillerska, or he just arrived much earlier than everyone else. The sight of him sitting by himself in the dining hall, eating kale, whilst all the chairs are flipped onto the table, is representative of his state of mind. His whole sense of self is tied to Hillerska, the way he sees himself is so tied to the way others see him. It changes once he’s with Sara (at least for a while).
It bothers me so much that Marcus not only walks into Simon’s room uninvited and stands there listening to him knowing full well that Simon doesn’t know that he’s being watched/heard (and then interrupts him and spooks him when he’s obviously in his little world), but he also starts talking and doesn’t even introduce himself immediately, like he just assumes Simon knows who he is. He thinks he’s soooo smooth…
I think the only reason Simon was smiling is because he liked the attention. Like he decided it was a positive thing at that moment. I think in general one of the reasons he pursued anything with Marcus was as a distraction and because he needed the attention at that moment, he needed to feel appreciated/wanted/desired by someone, anyone other than Wille. And nothing more.
I love Felice’s confidence when talking to her mum. She’s done with doing things just because her mother wants her to. And she’s embracing her natural hair…? And being a supportive bestie to both Sara and Wille? In this house we stan Felice Ehrenchrona.
EDIT: An anon pointed out that Felice is getting tracks sewn, so we don’t really get to see her natural hair. (Meanwhile the hair and makeup designers said about S2 Felice’s hair, which is basically that Felice was getting extensions to make her natural hair look longer and fuller). I think anon is probably right this time. The point is that, regardless of whether that’s her natural hair or not, Felice is rich, she’s probably getting some very expensive real hair tracks, and going for a curly style to try something new and also rebel against her mother. No more straightening her hair, nothing but curves and volume.
I would like to understand the boarding system in this school. Did Sara get assigned a single room, and she just switched with Madison, so she could room with Felice and Madison could be on her own? Do all the rooms have their own bathroom? I thought Felice’s and Maddie’s room was special because it had its own shower. Why would Maddie ever give that up???
Love that the song playing as everyone gets ready for the party, as the girls go out to their initiation, and Wille drives to Hillerska, is a song about women pleasuring women. LOVE. IT.
Also, the girls’ initiation only seems to include the first years from Manor House (or maybe even just a group of it, unless the Manor House first years only has, like, seven girls, eight now that Sara has joined). When Wille was hazed, the whole of Forest Ridge was there… (I get it, he’s the prince, but still, I thought there was more house involvement).
Something something about Sara being given a tiara whilst wearing an apron with tits on it, then Fredrika taking the tiara away.
August makes a face like he’s swallowing something, one of his pills perhaps, and taps the glass in a peculiar way, like he has a slight spasm or a tic.
August has such FOMO whilst listening to the stupid story that Vincent and Nils tell about Seychelles.
Why does Marcus look like a professor? And why does he sound so creepy? “You could at least sit in the front, I’m not a taxi”. Simon seems so nervous/awkward around him.
Wille plotting to disrupt the third-years’ party even before hearing that Sara was in there. He immediately figured that Simon might be there, because they seem to be inseparable.
I love Wille’s posse. They are so full of bravado when they’re with him. They’s just dumb little first years, but they’re with the Crown Prince. Walter’s face when August folds is just pure idolatry for Wille. They are all so misguided little privileged sheep boys.
The way that August becomes so cynical whenever he doesn’t have the upper hand, when he’s not in a position of power anymore. “It’s just a party, okay?!” “It’s just a stupid fake competition”. Yeah right, sir…
The way that Wille seems to stop breathing when he sees Simon and Simon sees him… The way that Simon swallows hard because he’s caught unawares. He’s caught so off-guard that his face betrays all his feelings. His eyes drift all over Wille’s face, he has to force himself to look away, get a grip. Meanwhile, Wille’s so happy that he was right, that he knew that Simon would be there, but he has to conceal his giddiness. He’s so proud of having helped Simon, so happy that Simon is talking to him…
“Sara passed her initiation. Another lovely tradition.” Simon hates these traditions so much, and he never fails to point it out.
That whole first encounter, man… Simon’s little chuckle when they say ‘hi’ at the same time, then he repeats it. Someone recently wrote a whole piece on how Simon’s reaction to Wille’s haircut might indicate something about how his memories are tied to the way that Wille used to look, and now this whole new look changes everything.
August’s face when the couple sit next to him to make out. He’s still shaken from having had to fold to Wille. Like he’s fading into the background.
Wille’s disgust at seeing Nils peeing at the wall and talking to him while doing it.
“But he doesn’t seem too interested in boarding school boys.”
“You need to pick someone from your own league, one of us.” Nils, your “off-handed” suggestion fools no one, you so totally want to bang the Crown Prince.
And then the touching of his face when he hasn’t even washed his hands after peeing. Gross. I know he’s drunk, but still.
I bet there’s a significance to the fact that Lilja states that the third years will be graduating exactly 120 years after the founding of the school… if August has been reported to the police by Sara, there’s a slight chance that all his plans will be going down the drain, that he won’t be graduating at all. That very seemingly illustrious privilege might not apply to him in the end. Another one of his precious traditions that he breaks.
“If you hadn’t refused to talk to the Queen, you would have been well-informed.” Bullshit. As if they couldn’t text him the information.
“He’s toxic.” “He told you that he wouldn’t make that statement, and what happened? He left you all alone.” Neither Simon nor Rosh or Ayub at this point understand that Wille succumbed to massive pressure from his family, that he’s also a victim. But of course they want to be supportive of Simon, as any good friend would be of a friend who’s getting over a breakup, badmouthing the ex, encouraging him to get a rebound, etc. And Simon is so glad that his friends are supporting him (which makes me sad, because on the other side, Wille had no such support, he doesn’t have friends like Rosh and Ayub, he has Felice now, sure, but she’s only been his friend for a very short time, and most of that time it was only over text, other than that he has a crappy family and his brother is dead). And Simon’s sort of up for it, following his friends’ advice to rebound with Marcus, not because he actually likes Marcus, but because he’s so desperate to get over Wille. But as much as Rosh and Ayub seem to know Simon, I don’t think they know that that’s really not Simon’s style, or know how much Simon is in love with Wille, how much he’s fighting against those feelings. I don’t think they get how endgame they are until Wille shows up at Simon’s house with that “I could be free with you” ramble. “Did he just say he’d give up the crown for you?” Yes, now you get it.
The whole talk about how Alexander’s back… so much evidence for how the system is all about privilege, keeping secrets, throwing money at problems. “They didn’t want to start an open investigation”, “he gave a generous donation”, “they have problems with the number of applicants because of the sex video”, “Just chill out, Alexander doesn’t know who snitched on him, or that Wille is the one who threw him under the bus to save Simon.” Secrets, secrets… Fake smiles, fake friendliness…
I love boss bitch Felice and her queer bestie Wille, complimenting each other’s hairs. Also, gossip girlies Henry and Walter in the background already trying to figure out what this thing between Wille and Felice is…
“My mum’s right that if I tell Simon, he will go to the police, and he doesn’t understand that if he does, everyone will protect August, the school and the royal family, to protect themselves.”
When the girls are getting coffee, and they start gossiping about Wille and Felice, Stella seems into it, but then when Fredrika starts asking Sara questions about the nature of Wille and Simon’s relationship, speculating if maybe Wille is bi, Stella seems uncomfortable, and seems to try to cut off/distract Fredrika… She only seems to be into it once again when they switch the topic to Erik and a one-night-stand. She didn’t seem to like Fredrika speculating about Wille’s sexuality…
“There are people who could open doors for you in the future.” Clear exposure of something that will not happen in the future, Simon’s hard work and talent will be overshadowed by privilege and secrecy culture. The choir teacher says “I’d like to try something new to show that the school has actually changed in 120 years”, she’s a progressive teacher, but the school, the system will stifle her. Nothing has changed in 120 years, new things are unwelcome. Non-white, working class, second generation immigrant and gay??? You will be crushed. So since Simon doesn’t get to sing his new song because tradition won’t allow it, then Wille must be the one to break with tradition. (But look at him in that gif, he’s such a cutie).
“I’m so hungry, we have to wait for the third-years.” “Didn’t you make the rules?” Isn’t this just another one of your precious traditions? What are you complaining about? This whole conversation felt a little exposure-like, but whatever. Wille sees the perfect opportunity to wreck another one of the precious traditions of the school, of the whole system, and embarrass August.
I think it’s interesting that the first one to raise his hand is Alexander. “You stand up to people who are different.” Where did Alexander get that? From the same whoever told Alexander that it had been August who had framed him. Whoever hinted that August was the meanie apparently also hinted that Wille had tried to help Alexander…? Who could that be…?
(Here’s the updated list of people who know that August filmed and leaked the sex video: Wille, Simon, Felice, Sara, Rosh, Ayub, the Queen and the Royal Court, and now Alexander.)
Here’s the thing, however bad Wille feels about actually having thrown Alexander under the bus, and I’m not trying to justify what he did, at least Wille didn’t do it because he had a personal vendetta against Alexander. He obviously did it to protect Simon, knowing that not only did he not want to lose Simon, but also Simon would fare much worse if he was accused of dealing, whereas Alexander already landed on his feet immediately, no investigation, no record, nothing, because money and privilege. Simon would never be able to recover from something like this. Meanwhile August DID have a personal vendetta against Simon, because Simon knew that August had financial problems, because Simon roughed August up to try to get him to pay for what he owed him, and because he thought that Wille wouldn’t be able to defend Simon against accusations without revealing his (then) still secret connection to Simon.
(This just made me think, going back to my post on secrecy vs. privacy, that Simon revealed August’s secret to Wille about his financial situation, prompting all the drama that came from it. He was just defending himself, trying to get Wille to understand that he’s not a dealer, and that he’s not taking the hit for this. He didn’t do it to screw over August, he did it to give Wille context. “Your cousin owes me money, that’s why I gave him the pills to sell so he could pay me back, I’m not a dealer.” I’m not justifying what he did either, but he was definitely a person who made bad decisions to get himself out of a bad situation, and he didn’t deserve everything that came out of that. Whereas August’s actions are a lot more premeditated and vengeful, from using the drugs against Simon to posting the video to get revenge on both Wille and Simon.)
(Also, another reason why Simon gave August the pills was for his own use, because August approached Sara about her ADHD medication, hoping to get some from her. And Simon, not wanting August to manipulate Sara or something to get her prescription medication, offered to get him some himself to protect her.)
“The Royal Court wont’ take this lightly. They’re probably sitting around, probably planning how they’re gonna punish me…” August, for all his claims that he could murder someone and get away with it, doesn’t seem to know how the Royal Court works, how much they want to avoid scandal. It’s August’s guilt aboutt the fucked up thing that he did that’s eating him up, and at this point he has yet to even talk to his stepfather and find out about the actual legal repercussions of what he did.
I like that Sara knows how to help someone having an anxiety attack. But then she goes and gets all hot and bothered about August when he’s having an attack…?
Simon approaching Wille… and then walking away and texting Ayub so fast… boy is so in love and desperate to get over it because he’s still hurt.
(Also, fixating on that scene in the gif above, when they both go for the Garfield pencil case at the same time… Simon’s hand lingers a bit longer than he probably meant to, until Wille tries to be all cute with his pinky finger, then he pulls his hand back quickly. It’s like he short-circuited for a moment there, yanked back to the horror movie night, when they first touched like that… when sparks flew…)
Also, something that hit me later. Part of Wille’s love language is touch, because he’s touch starved. So being close and touchy with Simon is how he would usually be. But when Simon rejects Wille’s touch, when he stiffens and looks uncomfortable, Wille internalizes that and it’s painful but he respectfully keeps his distance, but it kills him slowly. To be in such close proximity but not allowed to touch him. And later seeing Simon with Marcus, seeing Marcus hug him, touch him, kiss him… it’s torture. He’s learning to keep his distance, he’s learning to let go, even if it kills him. (So it’s so obviously such a test of his will when Simon is the one who gets so painfully close, outside of the Valentine’s ball. Simon stands literal centimeters from him, and Wille has to resist the urge to respond, react. He just stands there, feeling like he might implode, but steadfast and resolute, for Simon. Because he’s grown, because he’s matured, because he really cares about Simon. It’s not only about what he wants anymore, it’s about what Simon wants too. So until Simon wants to touch him, until Simon wants him to touch him back, then it’s not okay. But it’s obvious that he’s there already, he’s ready whenever Simon is. So when Simon gives in, he rapidly caves. Consent is fucking sexy, my friends.)
I love Ayub, he’s such a good friend. He’s less impulsive and imposing than Rosh, and he seems to really understand Simon a lot of the time, be supportive. “We can leave if you want.” Everyone deserves an Ayub.
Also, Simon saying “I’m really nervous” is because he’s executing a plan, the plan is to forget Wille, get over him completely. And if he fails, then he’s disappointing everyone, including himself, he’s betraying himself in a way. “You have to put yourself first” Rosh tells him, but at that moment Simon processes this advice as putting his feelings for Wille behind, and if he can’t do it, he’s… pathetic? An idiot…? And just like Nils tells Wille that he needs to be with someone of his own class, Simon is being told that he needs to be with one of his own too, so if he can’t do it, he’s a fake, a class-traitor.
Marcus is so fucking pushy, and he seems to think himself so charming. I hate that Simon has to pretend to be nice and smiley as he’s saying “please no”, I feel so upset for him. Especially after he rejected Wille’s touch, he’s now letting himself be touched by Marcus, and be dragged on stage and be forced to sing with him, and he’s going with it because he thinks this is what needs to happen for him to move on, for him to get over Wille. His brain is working overtime to convince him that this is okay, that this is how it goes, it’s charming, he’s fun.
“Move it.” “Can’t you just sit somewhere else?” My hero Henry, being defiant. Yes, Vincent, why can’t you sit somewhere else? Vincent is the perfect example of another power-hungry asshole.
I love that when Wille watches Ayub’s Instagram story and he’s boiling with jealousy, he immediately locks eyes with August as if saying “this is all your fault” and I love the look of low-key panic in August’s face when he locks eyes with Wille, who looks like he’s about to murder someone, but August has no idea what’s going on. But he knows he should be scared. Run, bitch.
“Wilhelm, I’m so glad you called,” Kristina sounds so sweet for a moment, either for appearances in front of the Royal Court, or is she really taken by surprise by him calling her? Do you really expect that your son is going to call you out of the blue like nothing happened? Do you think he’s forgiven you for what you did?
Everyone saying that it’s so funny that the first exchange is “Simon is on a date with someone else!” “Um…okay?” But it’s so relatable. That’s how I talk on the phone when I’m stressed or anxious or angry… Big statement first, context later.
Kristina in her head: I’m gonna be a good mum, I’ll listen to my son rant about this boy… but the moment Wilhelm says he doesn’t want to be “the fucking Crown Prince” she switches gears. She says “stop”. They translate it as “Oh for goodness’ sake”, but it sounds like “sluta”. Stop. Stop whatever this is. You’re being hysterical.
Wille climbing on the desk is one of the most iconic moments in this season. Trust me, if I were taller, I’d probably be climbing all kinds of furniture when I’m having an anxiety attack, because that’s what my body is asking me to do. Get to higher ground. It’s the fight or flight response.
”I’m sick and tired of you making decisions behind my back all the time!” Yes, we all are, babyboy. You tell them. You are not a fucking puppet.
Very long, as always, sorry for that… episode 2 coming soon.
(Let’s face it, this is just me wasting time instead of updating my current fic because I feel blocked… whatever…)
#young royals analysis#young royals#young royals season 2#young royals s2#young royals thoughts#wilmon#wilmon endgame
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Hey Lia 💜,
I was wondering about 8, 9, 14, 24, 31, 33 and 38 for the fanfic asks.
Please feel free to just pick the ones you want to answer :)
Sophia!! Thanks for all the asks! I love getting as many, don't apologize (I included nr. 19 as well). Ily <3333
8) How slow is a slow burn?
Hm, I'd say it depends on the characters and the situation they're in. A slowburn can be a multichap where they don't get together until the last chapter. It can be them pining for each other for three chapters before they're all in. I think it's all about the longing and yearning the reader feels while reading it.
9) Thoughts on cliffhangers.
Love them if I write them. Love them if someone else writes them- excpet if there's no update for months. That being said I do also think there's a right and a wrong time for them. If every chapter ends on a real, proper cliffhanger I personally find it to get tedious at times.
14) Write and share the first sentence of a new fic. Just that.
The sun was warm on Simon's skin, the waves of the sea a distant lullaby, the gull's cries piercingly loud and the line in front of the ice cream shop stretching out far beyond where he could see, when he looked up into the smiling face of a stranger he'd likely never forget.
(didn't plan on starting this story yet but... here we are I guess)
19) Share a snippet from a wip without giving any context for it.
“I hope you choke on his dick. Asshole.”
24) Thoughts on flashbacks/flashforwards.
Personally never use them because I find that they can quickly disrupt the flow of a story. But if they're well done I don't mind them. Personally I'd just rather tell whatever happened retrospecively from the characters POV.
31) What was the most difficult fic for you to write (but in the end you made it)?
A one shot that's waiting to be published. It replay a lot of canon events and since I'm terrible at remembering details, I had to rewatch scenes a lot, which I'm not made for with impatient I get.
33) Give your writing a compliment.
(this probably shouldn't be as hard as I thought it was)
I can make people feel seen and understood (or at least I hope so).
38) "This never happened" fix-it fics or "this happened but" fix-it fics?
I've loved versions of both, but I think I might have a preference for "this happened but" because they deal with the full fall-out and its consequences rather than erasing them.
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mia not knowing what an answering machine is haha
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This is by no means a new groundbreaking parallel but i'm rewatching 6x23 and feeling so emo about the Nathan/Lucas/Haley/Peyton glowup.
When One Tree Hill starts (1) Nathan is dating Peyton and Lucas is highkey hitting on Nathan's girlfriend. Nathan is understandably upset... let's be real lol. (2) Lucas is BFFs with Haley James and Nathan starts to catch feels for Lucas' best friend much to the anger of Lucas... not so understandably (lol is my bias showing... ah what the hell I don't even care)
And then you flashforward to S3 and Lucas is the best man at Nathan and Haley's wedding vow renewal. Peyton is Haley's bridesmaid. Nathan and Peyton are the purest best friends with 0 romantic tension between them. Nathan and Lucas are close brothers. And then you flash forward even further to S6 and Nathan backs up Peyton and convinces Lucas not to delay his and Peyton's wedding. Haley is officiating Leyton's wedding and Nathan is the best man. The glowup!!!! 💗😍
#one tree hill#nathan and lucas#nathan and haley#nathan and peyton#lucas and peyton#lucas and haley#haley and peyton#naley#leyton#otp#nathan scott#lucas scott#haley james#haley scott#haley james scott#peyton sawyer#peyton scott#peyton sawyer scott#the wb#the cw
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