#Gilbert Spoilers

[cozyfaee]

I cried

[caffedrine]

This is just a very quick and dirty plot summary up to chapter 10. Lots of spoilers, I'm leaving out a lot of information, and there's no guarantee that it's accurate.

I made it so that I could follow along with the plot, keep track of the mysteries, and a few of the interesting scenes.

Spoilers for Gilbert's route

Spoilers, Spoilers, Spoilers

Not all of the officials in the castle are aware of Emma being Belle, so after the ball they’re about to throw hands with her in the domestic faction’s office. From their POV - mystery woman shows up out of nowhere to ‘study’ at the castle, and then a week later she’s dancing with the Obsidian Prince at the ball.

The princes all saying that she’s trustworthy and fine doesn’t really convince them, and Emma leaves so the domestic faction can get some work done

Gilbert finds her and immediately drags her off on a ‘date’ to a store he has reserved for the night.

It’s Emma’s old workplace, and Gilbert starts talking about how much of her he already knows.

The book comes up - it’s game of thrones but everyone is extra evil. Emma doesn’t really know where it’s from, just that the bookstore owner gave it to her after his last trip. It’s currently Emma’s favorite book. (Sorry Sonia)

Gilbert tells her that they’re going to be friends and spend as much time together as possible over the next month.

When they come back, Chevalier immediately drags Emma into his secret library and directly asks her what Gilbert asked her to do.

He is absolutely flabbergasted when she tells him about Gilbert’s Project BFF.

He recovers quickly enough, and tells her that since she’s now ‘friends’ with Gilbert, she can be Chevalier’s exclusive spy/agent. Which also means that she doesn’t need permission to make decisions on how to handle Gilbert. He’ll take responsibility for the fallout.

Also, this is also a secret from everyone who isn’t Chevalier - including Sariel and Rio. Gilbert has several spies in the castle, and it could be anyone but Chevalier.

To signify this arrangement - he gives her a pin with his seal.

Chevalier also warns her that as much as that pin will help her, it might also get her head cut off - so yeah.

The next morning, Gilbert has Emma join him, Keith, and Silvio at breakfast - unlike what Silvio’s done in other routes, Gilbert fawns over her.

There is an interesting scene where Emma drops her fork, and when she bends down to grab it, Gilbert grabs her hand and ‘reminds’ her that grabbing things off the floor is what commoners do.

Also - Gilbert has enough pastries on his plate to feed 10 people. He very generously and loudly (in front of Keith, Silvio, and the servants) transfers enough food to feed 3 people from his plate to Emma’s.

During this scene, Gilbert starts talking about all the things he knows about Emma - events that go back before Emma even met Rio.

Keith and Silvio are now convinced that Gilbert is a creepy stalker - and Silvio gives Gilbert a new nickname.

Gilbert adds that since he and Emma are good friends, he’s going to help her help the princes with their duties. He’s obviously expecting Emma to balk at this, but thanks to Chevalier’s pep (?) talk, Emma pulls out the pin, fastens it openly on her blouse and welcomes his help.

Instead of getting angry, Gilbert starts laughing and praising Chevalier.

The first business is perhaps the most awkward carriage ride ever, with Leon, Yves, Gilbert, and Emma going to investigate an orphanage. Gilbert makes it very clear that he already knows what’s going on, and Emma is completely in the dark. Yves begins to ask Gilbert about his (Yves’) mother but Gilbert immediately shuts him down, he doesn’t want to talk about her, and he hates Yves.

At the orphanage, Gilbert immediately begins playing with the children. Leon and Yves go with the director to investigate the ledgers, and Emma decides Mr. ‘My Hobbies Include Training Spies’ probably shouldn’t be left alone with the kids. The play ends with them outside in the garden, and Emma sees the way that the director is acting with Yves (pretending that he’s not there and only looking at/speaking to Leon)

It turns out that while the orphans are raised well and treated nicely at the orphanage, when they age out they are essentially ‘sold’ to a baron who uses them for slave labor.

The group confronts the baron at his mansion, who literally has a dungeon of teenaged slave laborers and a fight ensures.

The baron tries to run away, but Emma and Gilbert cut him off.

Interesting - while Rhodolite has a full justice system - Obsidian is more of a dictatorship. If they were in Obsidian, since he’s part of the Royal family, if Gilbert decided the Baron should die because he didn’t like his socks, it would be legal to kill the baron.

This is also the scene where a Gilbert starts referring to Emma as his prey, and gets violent when he thinks his prey is threatened.

Later that night, Emma brings Gilbert a cart of 100 cookies to thank him for saving her during the fight with the baron. He invites her into his room for tea and cookies - and we find out that Gilbert is here without an entourage. He is his own servant, so he personally serves her the tea.

Emma also finds a familiar black book in his room, and Gilbert admits that he’s been reading it. It’s the sequel to Emma’s book. It’s very popular in Obsidian, and Gilbert offers to loan the book to her. He also does the whole ‘you aren’t leaving my room tonight schtick’ Emma then leaves his room that night.

Over the next few days Gilbert is very diligent with helping Emma, he goes over battle formations (with Emma) in the foreign affairs office, he helps Emma with documents with the domestic affairs office. He is her partner for dancing instructions (and warns her about stepping on his feet again lest he gets violent in response) He also adds supplemental instruction alongside Sariel. He even tries to get Emma to call him Gil-sensei.

Things come to a head, where one day Gilbert isn’t with Emma, and a mean aristocrat woman trips Emma badly enough for her to sprain her ankle. The woman and her maid start to make fun of Emma, but Yves comes in for the rescue and after yelling at them, makes them leave. Remembering how Gilbert got after the baron threatened to hurt her, Emma asks Yves to let it go or else someone will report it to Gilbert and the lady and her maid might get murdered. Yves does, brings Emma to her room, bandages her up, and gives her a pep talk about how it’s really okay to stand up for yourself.

They have an interesting discussion about Gilbert’s motives. Yves can tell that he’s trying his best to isolate Emma from the court, but he doesn’t know the end goal. He was thinking that Gilbert could be trying to start rumors that whomever she chose would be influenced by Obsidian, or even really influence her decision, but he doesn’t think so anymore.

While all of this has been going on, Emma has been giving daily reports to Chevalier. After her talk with Yves, she goes to report, only Chevalier isn’t in his secret library. Emma exits only to find Gilbert waiting for her. He’s decided that since she’s become familiar with Chevalier the prince, it’s time that she meets Chevalier the beast. He takes her out to the gardens.

He does pause briefly when he realizes that Emma is in pain while walking. He asks if she has anything to say to him, until Emma finally gives in and says that she’s tired and needs a small break. Gilbert stops for a little, then announces that his cane is too cumbersome for him to carry, so Emma has to carry it for him. Emma accepts the cane and finds that it’s weirdly heavy. Using Gilbert’s cane, they continue.

Because of the surprise break, they don’t make it in time to see Chevalier mow down assassins in the garden. But they’re still early enough to see the bodies, the blood everywhere, and Chev (for once in his life) wiping down his sword. While Emma BSoDs, Clavis pops out from behind the garden gazebo, and complains that Gilbert did this on purpose. Gilbert responds that he was just bringing Emma to Chevalier.

Emma recovers enough to say that Chevalier is obviously in the middle of something, and she’ll talk to him later.

Clavis manages to separate Gilbert from

Emma by promising him food, and takes Emma with him to calm down by the garden pond.

As revenge for what Gilbert did, they dig a pit trap for him. After he’s done eating, Gilbert happily hops into the pit trap, and announces that in recompense, he wants an invitation to Clavis’ next soirée. Three of them.

That night, Emma goes to Chevalier’s room to report/consult with him. Chevalier is mildly impressed with Emma willingly facing him, and we get our first sighting of Lucien, the guard who’s monitoring Gilbert in the events.

Chevalier doesn’t blame the assassination attempt on Gilbert - though doubtlessly he was involved. He tells Emma a little about Obsidian’s history, about how there hasn’t been a major war since 10 years ago. Instead, the countries Obsidian has taken over since have all willingly surrendered without bloodshed. This is Gilbert’s true power, and the reason he should be feared.

Chevalier and Emma come to the conclusion that Gilbert doesn’t see the people around him as ‘human’.

The next day, Gilbert, Emma, and Luke go through Clavis’ trapped mansion, with Gilbert pointing out the traps and Luke very skillfully dodging them. They find the anti-monarcy fist fighting with the pro-democracy faction in the party room, but they quickly recognize Gilbert. About half the room is happy and excited that he’s there, and the other half are pissed off. We start hearing about the Blood Stained Rose day 10 years ago, and seriously, how has Emma not heard anything about that?

Gilbert starts talking to the room, and remembering her talk with Chevalier the previous night, Emma asks if this is how he gets nations to surrender and join Obsidian without bloodshed.

Yes, this is Gilbert’s MO.

Someone else tries to stab Gilbert, and Emma tries to jump in and save him. Instead her collar is roughly grabbed, and Gilbert throws her into a nearby wall, and takes care of the assailant himself.

Emma takes this moment to speak - not to Gilbert - but to the crowd. She reminds them that if they close all dialogue, they’ll be no better than mindless beasts.

At this point, Clavis shows up to his own party, fashionably late. Luke and Emma agree that they’ve seen enough, and leave Gilbert to continue speaking with the anti-royalty factions.

Rio was waiting for them at the castle gates, and he is upset. Since Emma had gotten involved with Gilbert, she has gotten quite beat up. He is about to run off and attack Gilbert, but thankfully Luke stops him. Emma also tries to stop him, but Luke just picks her up, while holding Rio down.

They manage to convince Rio to not run off and pick a fight with Gilbert, but both men agree that Emma should cut herself loose from whatever hold Gilbert has on her.

Emma considers this, and ultimately decides not to.

Later that night, she follows Gilbert to the castle chapel, though she’s not a good tail so Gilbert knew she was following him the entire time. He was hoping to avoid her tonight, since he’s still very angry with her and can’t guarantee he won’t get violent. Emma doesn’t care, she needs to talk to him when he’s like this. She understands that he’s angry that she put herself in harms way and might of died, but she doesn’t regret the action. Even if he’s the final boss/main villain, he’s still a human and she doesn’t want him to die. Though, he really could take care of himself.

Emma has a new plan, just as Gilbert has been trying to isolate her into his cold desolate world, she’s going to resist him. Instead, she will drag him into her warm world full of human kindness.

Emma asks Gilbert to become her friend. Gilbert warns her that if she’s being his friend of her own accord, that means that she must promise never to betray him or he’ll be so sad he’ll kill her himself. Emma clarifies what he means by betrayal - if Emma becomes someone else. With that promise they kiss each other’s cheek, and Emma asks if this is a tradition in Obsidian.

No, it’s not.

They part ways, and Emma immediately goes to Chevalier’s secret library, only to find Clavis there as well.

Emma bluntly asks Clavis if he’s betraying Rhodolite, and they get into the whole kingdom vs. people, good vs. evil talk. Chevalier cuts in and asks Emma to report.

Afterwards, Clavis wonders again about what Gilbert’s plans are - specifically what was up with introducing her to the anti- factions. Is it to sow discord? Emma thinks it was some kind of test he was putting her up to.

Chevalier thinks she might be right - and furthermore, Gilbert might be using Emma’s reactions to make his own decisions going forward. They wonder about how Sariel picked Emma to be Belle, and just as Rhodolite is using her to decide it’s next king, Gilbert is using her to decide his next course of actions.

Chevalier orders Clavis to investigate the anti-Royal faction further, and to take Nokto with him. He is told not to involve Luke.

The next day, Gilbert brings Emma out with him on a date. And like all the best dates, he brings her to a sketchy deserted alley where Emma is convinced she’s going to be raped and murdered - maybe in that order. To put her mind at ease, Gilbert tells her it’s already too late, no one will come and rescue her.

He holds hands with her, and brings her to a desolate door, opening it and politely letting her in first. It’s a weirdly ordinary flat - and Gilbert explains it’s his safe house in Rhodolite.

While proudly bragging about how he just had it cleaned, Gilbert does not react well to the lingering dust and nearly keels over. Emma gets him a glass of water and rubs his back until his breathing gets under control.

Gilbert explains that back in the day, when he was a kid, the relationship between Rhodolite and Obsidian was pretty good, so he used this flat when he was visiting. Which he now bequeaths to Emma. He explains that this is the last time he will ever visit Rhodolite, so it might as well get some use. Even if he conquers Rhodolite in the future, he will not use this room.

Gilbert also reveals that he used to have four other brothers, all who died in ‘accidents’ and implies he’s the cause of the ‘accidents’. Emma thinks he didn’t kill then and is sad about their deaths.

Emma promises to take care of the flat - it’s not the request of an enemy prince, but the request of her new friend.

Gilbert is standing against the light in a way that she can’t make out his expression, but when he repeats the word ‘friend’ he sounds conflicted.

For some reason, Emma thinks this flat smells familiar.

Also, Gilbert reeeeealy wants her to start calling him 'Gil'.

[scummy-writes]

Can I ask one more?

■ -  Bedroom/house/living quarters headcanon

♥ - family headcanon

☯ - likes/dislikes headcanon

ൠ - random headcanon

For Gilbert

Thank youuuu 💖

:> I saved this in my drafts for a rainy day, then scrolled down because I have like...19 drafts for some reason... and found this and gasped because it's been a month.... thank u myara.........sorry myara....

( this is from this headcanon ask game )

■ -  Bedroom/house/living quarters headcanon

I like to imagine that he clears/gets a shelf for you in his bedroom. It's not at all a nudge of trying to get you to spend more time there with him, why would you be thinking that, unless you want to spend more time- *coughs*

I think he'd like it because the nights that you're not there, he can look over and see a history of books you curled up with, enamoured by their pages. If he couldn't sleep, he'd go over and nab a book to read, thinking about what lines captivated you or bored you. He'll likely get a laugh if he notices you left some notes in between the pages.

Primarily, the shelf is useful for him when he leaves on trips. He doesn't nessacarily read them when he's out, but he'll smell the pages, getting a comforting lingering of your scent mixed in with the pages.

He'll also like to tease you over some titles being more raunchy than the others.

♥ - family headcanon

I think having kids is something he has a knee-jerk 'no' to, mentally. Maybe outwardly as well, even if it's you asking. But you asking would cause him to think a bit more on the subject, try to grapple over how bad it is.

Realistically... I don't think he could, just because of the endless possibilities of when he does croak, as we don't know if its years down the road or much, much sooner. And while we'd probably brush away the fact, he would not be able to. Roderic would have to pretend to be him for the child, if that happened. If it happened later in the kids life, would they be able to hide it? would roderic be a good replacement?

More importantly, would the child inherent his terrible health? Would he want to subject a child to a similar life like his?

He'd want a child, after all that thinking, but only because he realizes how closed off the option is for him even with finally having you by his side.

☯ - likes/dislikes headcanon

i feel like I could fill this up with so many of his jealously issues...dislikes when people look at you, dislikes when you talk to other people, dislikes when- sdhjbdhjg jkjk

I feel like, in terms of likes and dislikes, there will be times hwre he does not communicate them at times. But specifically primarily only with your cooking.

He loves to eat what you make for him- it's a showing of love from both sides, and it's a bit of his obsessive nature kicking in on the down low as well, so i feel like at times when you mess up the exact sweetness, whether too little or otherwise, he'll still eat all of it up. It's from you, after all- he doesn't want anyone else to have it, nor to throw it away after the work and time spent. Besides, if you have to spend even more time fixing it, that just steals time away from him being able to whisk you elsewhere to play...

ൠ - random headcanon

i am continuously thinking about how he could have been if he wasn't born into a live of royalty. About the way he could have been free to be caring, the way he'd likely go out of his way to help the people in the town he lived in, the way he'd be such a source of knowledge and wouldn't be awful about it...

I don't think about it in a way of "this would make gilbert better as a chara", I think of it in a sad way, that royalty really fucked over his life so irreparably and left so many scars, and I just feel bad. Which he would hate. HAHAHA. It's even likely that in such a scenario of him having a 'normal' life, some traumatic event would still likely happen that would cause his world to shatter, and his heart to corrupt again. the madoka paradox-

[yotome]

Can't Unsee (Also Known as Ugh, My Brain)

This post will not be helpful in any meaningful way. This post is not smart, or long, or edifying. If you are the type to spoil yourself, the content of this post may be something you have already thought of. But I can't get it out of my BRAIN. If there is ONE PERSON out there who shares the same problem, know that I FEEL FOR YOU. We are in the same boat.

Gilbert spoilers. Spoilers.

SPOOOIIIIYYYLEERRRZZZ

(can't say I didn't warn you)

What everyone else sees ...

(Screencap by @viatagrinner)

What I can't stop seeing:

[coverednstars]

How is everyone liking gilbert’s route so far? So i’m on like chapter 10 of gilbert’s route so far and I’m gonna be honest I think I’m gonna have to put it on the high shelf with chevalier and silvio. He’s an interesting character and I love the fact he knew belle before they even met or before she even knew about him but he’s just not clickin with me

I dunno his interactions with the other princes are funny and i love how they sprinkle the others routes into his but I just feel egghhh about him which makes me so upset since he’s so funny! He’s in the same boat as chev n silvio, i like them better as side characters in others routes. But it is kinda weird since I never really like silvio or chev But i was so excited to see gilbert :(

[reineydraws]

i think, if they were real, they would hang out while waiting for the mortals in the time loop to reset. and they'd be buddies.

[featherlouise]

It was like a vision from an angry god

[man-peach-reborn]

ok hear me out

[inbarfink]

I've seen a couple of posts making jokes about the Casting of the Winter King. You know, stuff to the effect of "I can't believe that if you mix Tom Kenny and Tom Kenny you get Brian David Gilbert" or "Brian David Gilbert is exactly at the midpoint between two flavors of Tom Kenny". And all of these posts are very funny, and I do like them a lot. This post is not meant to start an argument or criticize or complain about them as much as me adding my opinions and thoughts inspired by the thoughts these posts evoked in me.

Because, the thing is... I actually don't think describing the Winter King as 'the middle' of Simon Petrikov and Ice King is a fully accurate way to put it. This is certainly what his design evoke, I think that is how obviously how he presents himself but... after what he did I think he is actually even farther away from Simon Petrikov than Ice King ever was.

That's kinda why the Winter King has a different voice, I think? On a meta level. It's a subtle little reminder that this guy and this guy

Still have, on some level, more in common with each other than either do with this guy

And from an in-universe perspective, I think with the way he switches back to Tom Kenny just as his magic fades away and he's about to die...I think the implication is that the Winter King has been using magic to make his appearance more idealized and attractive. Most obviously in terms of height.

And he probably also did a similar thing with his voice.

Therefore, the main conclusion we must draw from this is that Brian David Gilbert is the most attractive man Simon Petrikov can think of.

[miserychickx]

just watched the new fionna and cake episode and I want it On Record I predicted Brian David Gilbert becoming a tumblr sexyman back in 2021

you don't understand the fucking scream I let out when I recognised his voice

[baconmoop]

Wow I love Simon petrikov

(They literally couldn’t have cast a better option tbf it’s uncanny)

[dreamofjoys]

SPOILERS FOR CHEV CURSE OF LOVE SEQUEL DRAMATIC ROUTE⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️

LAST WARNINGGG!!!

I STARTED CRYING WHEN GIL SAID THIS!?? I KNOW THIS IS A CHEV SEQUEL BUT GDI I JUST WANNA HUG GIL AND TELL HIM THAT IM HERE FOR HIM😭😭😭 AAAAAHHHHHHHHH DOES THIS ALSO MEAN THAT IF EMMA NEVER FELL FOR GILBERT (in his route) THEN HE IS DESTINED TO DIE…?? 😭😭

[smallpapers]

Omg very real deleted scene from Watching and Dreaming!!

(Inspired by @turquoisespace35 post)

[snoopsneepsnop]

to anyone who loved tonights game changer, PLEASE go and watch brian david gilbert’s horror on youtube, especially “teaching jake about the camcorder” and “welcome to the neighborhood”

[sluttycinderella]

i don’t know why i got so surprised when brian david gilbert showed up in game changer. like he lives there now.

[niyana-the-ambiguous-mobian]

The fact that they didn't need to go THIS HARD on this musical sequence and they chose to anyway is just fantastic. Gave me that nostalgia of when the Food Chain episode in Adventure Time aired from just the animation style alone.