#fandom: young royals

[bibaybe]

Making Spotify Covers :: NOTP: Ruby/Casper

I'm just playin' games I know it's plastic love I'm here, I'll take the blame I'm careless with your heart

taglist: @eddysocs@ocappreciationtag@foxesandmagic@wordspin-shares@veetlegeuse@raith-way@oneirataxia-girl

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[ilynotes]

we need to bring back OG fandom culture. i’m talking meaningless headcanons that make no sense that are understood by the whole fanbase, making tumblr blogs where you can ask characters questions, confessions posts, shipping two characters together for absolutely no reason other than “it’s entertaining”, “it would be funny” art comic strips, super long fanfics, less fandom infighting and more general wackiness and whimsyness… let’s just bring back FUN! please!!! people take fandom too seriously these days that they think everything has to be done a specific way or that someone is committing a heinous crime by doing something for fun and nothing else. i understand fandom gets very serious but i can’t help but feel like within the past few years it’s gotten to a point where we have lost that general sense of broad community. we need to bring back that level of stupid fun and simplicity. it’s what fandom is all about.

[waybeforeyourtime]

"I'm shocked - shocked I tell you - that Wille gave up his title at the end of the series! SHOCKED! Where did it come from?? It all just happened in the last 5 minutes! There were zero clues!"

Literally, the first promo.

[swanparties]

the fictional couple on my computer hurt me so bad i had to reconnect with nature

[demadogs]

Young Royals ◆ 1.05

[king-wille]

Analysis of Wilhelm and Simon's smiles in season 3

You can find the analysis for season 1 and season 2 in the links

[young-royals-confessions]

i am sometimes worried that fanfic authors here find it annoying with too much contact with the readers (me), like keep that to ao3 and let me be here with my friends in peace, those posts about readers engaging does not apply to you.

📖

[svnraez]

shoutout to artists and fanfic writers, you guys really are the entire backbone of every fandom ever and i love you for it.

[vvachillessongvv]

2024 Fandom review

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When I was in third grade, I wrote a short story about a girl who had been shrunken down to the size of a grape and had to find a way to grow back to her regular size. My teacher wrote a note on that story that said I should be a writer when I grow up- I held onto that even though all my adults told me writing wasn't a good career choice. I guess they never thought about the alternative, which is writing fluff and smut for free on godless AO3 😂 I can't explain how much every single comment means to me, the little community we have here, it is truly such a wonderful space and I feel like I gained so much in 2024 just by being a part of it. Thank you for being here and reading my words. I started reading and writing Young Royals fic in 2024, so it was a truly magical year.

Fics written:

First fic posted in 2024: Popcorn 2024-06-02

Something that popped into my head, and made me think "Yeah, I could probably write a Wilmon fic" 😂 it's sweet and sort of silly and it means a lot just because it's my og baby.

Last fic posted in 2024: stay with me

2024-12-31

Filthy smut with a bit of feelings, because it's Wilmon 😏💜

Fav fic I've written: Siren

This one is just everything to me. I loved being creative with it, I loved collaborating with people, I loved the slight switch in writing style to fit the time period, it is a true ode to my love of writing and Wilmon combined. Bonus, it introduced me to someone who is now a truly important part of my life.

Fic recs will be after the page break 💜💜💜

Fics read:

Who knows how many- my bookmarks are sitting at 150, but I'd say probably closer to 400-500. There's genuinely no telling 😅

First fic I bookmarked/read: I was on ao3 as a guest for a hot minute, so the first Wilmon fic I read was Fuck the Monarchy by @iwouldnevergetintofanfic (a truly beautiful place to start!) but the first fic I bookmarked on my profile is Almost Is Never Enough by This_time_its_just_me on ao3

Last fic I read: I'm assuming this means the last fic I read in 2024, which would be Now we're falling like snow by @skibasyndrome I absolutely adore his fics, and this one was no different.

Some favorites I've read this year:

You are Unbreaking by @unfortunate17

This is absolutely beautiful, the premise is amazing and just so different while still capturing that amazing Wilmon magic.

Doesn't everyone belong in the arms of the sacred by @alltoowille

This one meant so much to me I was messaging the author from my personal Tumblr to tell them how much it meant to me, before I'd even created my sideblog or ao3 account 😅 it's beautiful and genuinely changed the way I look at religion

Is it over now? by @iwouldnevergetintofanfic

This one is so visceral, it still has an impact on how I write wilmon, and I will probably cry every single time I go back to it

i don't feel like our love it brand new @prince-simon

This fic lives in my heart indefinitely. Prince Simon is absolutely everything to me. Not to be dramatic, but this changed my life a little.

always on the tip of my tongue by @royalwilmon

This is basically what I'm trying to emulate any time I write smut. The way their intimacy is written in this smut is pure magic, the original characters have made a home in my heart and mind, and it's just one of my favorite Wilmon fics of all time

do you think you'd like me more if i was less like you by @toffeelemon

This fic meant the world to me on my genderqueer journey, in fact I'm rereading it just for the amazing gender feels.

Align by Ripki on ao3

Some of the most gorgeous writing I've ever come across. Every chapter touches me and blows me away all at once, and makes me want to write my own beautiful words

Hungry by @earlgrey-lateatnight

I have 2 vampire Simon docs and it's all this fics fault 😂 it's so hot, intimate, and written so wonderfully

now we're knee-deep in this mess by aqua_rius on ao3

This one broke me and put me back together. I had to pause reading multiple times because their pain and longing hit me so hard. It's incredible.

Love drunk and we're never sober by @caramelpenguin

This is so lovely and written so beautifully. It made a little home in my heart and I now think about it when I'm writing anything close to friends to lovers.

To hold (in return) @saynomorefic

I'm telling you, I think about this fic unbidden at least once a week. It is so soft and wonder.

and if my heart should somehow stop by @grapehyasynth

Such a unique premise, the longing and love is so palpable, and of course, the writing is just perfectly beautiful

Baby I know how to use a gun by @saynomorefic

Another AU that lives in my head rent free. Completely amazing, I'd read 200,000 words of just them.

futile devices @jordensgolde

The writing is immaculate, the premise is different and so incredibly Wilmon. The beauty of these words truly inspires me.

one hundred and seventeen @prince-simon

Dare I say this one trans'ed my gender? I read this and suddenly had words for how I felt about myself. I still cry every time I read it. Genderfluid Simon has a special place in my heart, and it's just written so beautifully. Love entirely.

Say a prayer for me in the dark by witchjeons on ao3

This made me want to write poetry again, which I did for one of my fics, and I've continued to do so just for myself. It is utterly beautiful, and I sob each time I read it.

I hate accidents except when we go from friends to this by @cloudywilmon

This is my ultimate feel-good/fully dissociate from reality fic. It is hot, and funny, and ridiculous in all the most perfect ways. When I'm having the shittiest day imaginable, there's these boys having sex and pretending it means absolutely nothing.

Outlines of You by @enjoythesilentworld

Genuinely some of the most beautiful smut I've ever read

Knowing what it feels like by strawberryxcreqm on ao3

This is another fic that just lives in my head, and I can't listen to Mazzy Star without thinking about it.

for the tree's sake by @enjoythesilentworld

This is one of my favorite dynamics. I absolutely adore poetic Wille, it is so soft and sweet and captures them so perfectly

Final reflections:

Thank you to everyone who participates in this fandom in any way. Lurkers, commenters, people making art, gifs, sharing those amazing scene/character analysis'. And of course each and every fic writer, you who have inspired me to find writing again. This is such a beautiful little corner of the internet that I can't wait to spend another year in. Thank you 💜💜💜 feel free to come yell at me or just say hi in my inbox or ask box. I'm shy but I promise I'm always up for talking about Wilmon 🥰

[leojfitz]

young royals rewatch: season 1, episode 1

I have all my friends here! Doesn't anyone care what I want? I don't want to go to some fucking boarding school! Why can't I decide how the hell I want to live? I want to live a normal life!

[bibaybe]

Making Spotify Covers :: OTP: Ruby/Fabian

This ain't for the best My reputation's never been worse, so You must like me for me

taglist: @eddysocs@ocappreciationtag@foxesandmagic@wordspin-shares@veetlegeuse@raith-way @oneirataxia-girl

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[annefolklore]

Simon being sad because his husband (his boyfriend) doesn’t love him anymore (he didn’t get a goodbye kiss this morning), avoids him (he’s taking a shower), doesn’t wanna spend time with him anymore (they had to cancel their date because Wille’s boss called), doesn’t want to give him hugs (his shirt was dirty) and their marriage of a decade (relationship of 4years) is at its breaking point (it’s not)

[inexplicablymine]

The power of fandom compels you

There are millions upon millions of words and art and creative production of media for consumption for free. Just because we care. Because something compels us, because something inspired us, made us feel something inside.

We surround ourselves with others who also get so excited about it, and I stand here atop a little mound of my own creation while we all gush over the things we love and I am reminded about how joyous and lovely it is to care.

[grapehyasynth]

Wilmon + "Here, try this one"

continuation of this!! (dare: "you have to guess what flavor lip balm someone is wearing just by kissing them")

I've mostly been following the 5-sentence rule but I chucked it out the window for this one lads!!!

"Here, try this one," Simon can hear Fredrika murmur to Wille where they're huddled together in a shadowy corner, and he watches Wille's shirt stretch across his back as he stoops to look in the hand mirror Fredrika is holding between them.

When they return to the circle, Wille's lips are an iridescent pink and he's blushing under his freckles and acne. He keeps meeting Simon's gaze and then looking away, and he's pushing back his eternally disobedient bangs like a nervous tic. Which it probably is, Simon is realizing, and he wants to lean forward and rub Wille's knees reassuringly over his jeans, but that would be - that would be weird, certainly.

"What should I do?" he and Wille both ask Fredrika at once, and they glance at each other and share a small smile; Wille's mouth glistens, and Simon doesn't know much about the difference between lip balm and lip gloss but he thinks Fredrika is pushing the boundary here.

"You don't do anything," Fredrika, standing above them, says sternly to Wille. "Don't kiss him back or touch him or anything, it'll just distract him."

"So he just sits there like a wet fish?" Henry demands.

Fredrika ignores him. "You do whatever you need to figure out the flavor," she tells Simon.

"Within reason," Wille huffs.

"What are you afraid I'll do?" Simon teases him quietly, and it helps; Wille's shoulders soften on a laugh.

Simon shifts forward, still sitting cross-legged so their knees are touching. He can hear Wille swallow, even over the music playing on the portable speaker in the corner of the room. He lifts a hand to Wille's shoulder but waits for a small nod from his friend before he makes contact. Then he slowly slides his hand over the soft fabric of Wille's t-shirt and onto the warm, tense side of his neck.

He's afraid to move too quickly, but there's also a circle of people around them watching, so he ducks in, presses his lips to Wille's. He can feel Wille's mouth twitch against his, obviously wanting to respond, but he seems to remember Fredrika's rules and Wille's lips sort of freeze in an open-mouthed pout. Simon giggles into the kiss, he can't help himself, and Wille makes a slightly affronted noise in response.

Refocusing on his goal, Simon drifts down to suck Wille's bottom lip. One of Wille's feet twitches against his leg. He gets a good taste of the lip balm's fruity flavor, but for good measure, he slides his tongue along the surface of Wille's lip, then uses the tip to trace his top lip as well. Wille's chin tilts up, and something molten gushes through Simon's veins as an answering tongue - warm, slick - brushes his, and then Fredrika is clapping her hands together and announcing, "Time's up!"

"You didn't say there was a time limit," Simon protests, and their friends are laughing, and his hand is still curled around the back of Wille's neck.

"What's the flavor?" Stella calls.

"What?"

"The lip balm," Felice says, exaggeratedly slow.

"Oh, um." Simon finally releases Wille and brings his thumb up to his own lips, rubs at the moisture there, and tastes it. "Apricot?"

[waybeforeyourtime]

This isn't directly related to YR but I want to bring it up after I've seen way too many negative comments about Edvin backing away from fans.

If you say or imply anything negative about someone for backing away from a space where they are harassed daily, then you suck.

Sometimes actors have a serious threat against them. Like this one. Sometimes, they can't tell you when law enforcement is first involved. Sometimes they simply aren't ready to discuss it and might never be.

But.. sometimes it's simply the pressure they feel from fans.

I know I'll never change the obsessive fans' minds. They have a mental illness that makes them unable to stop themselves. But oh I've seen many people, who should 100% know better, cross so many lines.

Harassment includes positive, yet extremely personal comments as well. Imagine every time you signed on you had hundreds of people telling you that you saved their life, that you are the only thing making them happy, asking them to talk to you, asking you extremely personal questions.

That would stress most people out, even those without an anxiety disorder. The comments are well-meaning but for the person receiving them, they are overwhelming. So, someone doesn't have to only be receiving hateful comments to want to take a break.

There there's stalking friends'/families' accounts, digging in deep for photos from years ago, looking for any sign of the actor or worse who they're romantically involved with. If the actor wants you to know, they'll tell you. That's it. It's that simple. So, please, please don't do this. Every actor I've talked to about this topic told me that it feels so creepy and extremely violating.

Yet, in fandom, we've come to consider that okay and normal. Just part of being a fan. All fans do it. Well, I'm here to tell you that they don't, you've simply found an echo chamber of fans who think like you.

In this fandom, it just blows my mind - given the canon material - that any fans have crossed these lines. Some people have praised Edvin for his portrayal of Wilhelm's anxiety and for being frank about his own and now have turned on him because he's backed off social media, accusing him of 'moving on' and 'not caring about YR anymore.'

tl;dr Actors are human. They are not objects that exist for your entertainment only. Their personal lives are not reality shows for you to watch. They don't owe you anything more than what is in their job description.

If you know your behavior is wrong, if it makes you feel uncomfortable, but you can't stop yourself, please talk to a mental health professional. Don't spiral into being one of these people.

[jj-draws-stupid-things]

i’ve seen how it makes you feel…