earlier today i read a post that discussed the idealisation of wille and erik's relationship among the yr fandom—how many look to erik as the picture-perfect standard of familial love and support, even going so much as to suggest that erik would NOT have taken kristina's side amid the sex-tape scandal.
while erik is definitely leagues above kristina, the post points out that erik isn't really the all-out supportive big brother we wish him to be. we get moments in s1 that indicate that he's already being conditioned to put the crown first e.g. when wille first moves into the dorms and erik scolds him for not being able to put on a "face" for the crown.
but erik is still one of the best things in wille's chaotic and lonely life so it makes sense why the audience, who see the yr universe through wille's eyes, would hold so much admiration for erik as a result.
i bring this up because, while wille's aware that erik is nothing like his mama, surely he's aware of the caveats that come with erik's love. that, in some situations, the crown is a responsibility that the family must uphold even at a personal cost.
now imagine being wille, who's known and expected this from the person he loved most in the world, meeting simon who doesn't come with that disclaimer. simon who provides genuine love and support but does not expect (or even want) wille to make painful, unnecessary sacrifices to continue gaining his love.
it makes sense why wille took to his love like fish desperate for water.
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genuinely sorry for people who have never watched young royals, never read aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the world, and never shipped stenbrough. but also incredibly relieved for you guys <33333
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What’s insane about young royals season 2 is that in therapy Wille talks about not wanting to disappoint “them” and having a responsibility to “them” and how “they” say he can’t be himself and when his therapist asks “who are they?” Wille says his mother. And his family. And then in the finale when he’s giving a speech in front of a crowd of distinguished guests, photographers, and classmates, at the end the only audience directly in front of him are his mother. And his family. And he faces them head on and he speaks his truth. I’m gonna be fucking sick
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HEYY I NEED A LITTLE HELP!?? my mom cancelled the Netflix subscription thus, this lil old bi girl cannot watch her fav babygirls :( please HELLLPPPPMEEEE gimme a illegal websites where we can see young royals s3
attackerstv / soap2day isnt working for me btw
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may i just say how annoying it is whenever some people try to demonize either simon or wilhelm for messing up?
they are teenagers. 16 year olds. literal children as far as i am concerned.
they are bound to mess up and hurt each other in the process, and whilst we as the audience obviously feel for the one who gets hurt (let’s be honest they’re usually both hurting when something goes wrong), i also think it’s important for us to remember how shitty their situation is.
and let’s also not forget how whilst to us it’s been 3 years, for them it’s been months. all this trauma and hurt and pain in just a few months. i think it’s very normal that they haven’t fully processed everything yet and how this is backfiring on their mental health and therefore on their relationship.
they’re two kids who fell in love, which can already be complicated enough as it is, but then you add the fact that wilhelm is a prince and has obligations and limitations that have been installed in his brain for his whole life.
simon has every right to be upset with all the rules of the royal world, but i think it’s also important to acknowledge how those rules are not wille’s fault. he is a representative of the royal family but he doesn’t get the final say in anything, the only time he did what he wanted was when he used his speech to tell the world that it was him in the video, and he was only allowed to do that bc nobody but him knew what his intentions were.
i think that throughout the seasons the show has done a really good job at constantly reminding us that whilst sometimes one of them might be “more wrong” than the other one, they are both victims, both just teenage boys in a horrible situation who happened to fall in love and are sadly having to deal with constant backlash bc of who they are and how they feel.
long winded way of saying that they are both my children so KEEP THEIR NAMES OUT YOUR FUCKING MOUTH… please and thank you x
(they’ve both hurt each other and done things i didn’t love, not denying that, i just think some ppl only see one side and ignore/villainize the other and to me that’s not fair, not since we see everything from both their prospectives and get to know how hard and complicated everything has been for both of them)
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