#yr fandom

[young-royals-confessions]

uhhh shoutout to the other members of fandom and not just the writers (but yes to them too). here's to the gifmakers and the rec list makers and the commenters/rebloggers and those who create and manage events. we see you too and are glad you're still here.

💜

[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)

[thehyacinthsgirl]

Wille is the most selfish thing Simon has ever wanted.

Throughout the entire series, Simon is always loyal to a fault, always taking care of everyone else — even when it’s inconvenient. The only time he does something for himself is when he is in pursuit of Wilhelm.

His whole life, Simon has had to sacrifice or share victories. Even his own voice, which should be entirely his own to sing with, is corrupted by the crown. But what Simon has with Wilhelm is purely what he wants, and has nothing to do with what anybody else wants. It isn’t about Linda, or Sara, or August, or the Queen. It’s just about the two of them — and Simon has never had anything in his life like that, something that is completely his. That belongs to him. That no one, other than Wilhelm, truly knows, truly understands how it feels.

And that’s why it is so different. That’s why it is so monumental, and why both Simon and Wille fight so hard to keep it. It is both of their true selves fighting for what they truly want.

[liar-or-lawyer]

[bluedalahorse]

YR Secondary Character Ask Game (for joy and connection 💜)

Hi everyone! I’ve created an ask game focused on the “secondary” characters in Young Royals. The way this works is that you can answer the questions with any character or combination of characters except for Simon and Wilhelm (for the single character answers) or wilmon (for the more than one character answers.) We’ve had a lot of excellent wilmon-focused games over the past few weeks that have been pretty enjoyable, so I created this game to open the floor up for other characters and keep the joy going.

Send me an ask with a number and I’ll answer:

Favorite secondary character

Favorite secondary romantic and/or sexual pairing

Favorite platonic friendship

Favorite triad or polyship

Favorite familial relationship

Character(s) you have ace, aro, or queerplatonic headcanons for

Character you didn’t initially like/love but have now warmed up to

Pairing you didn’t initially like/love but have now warmed up to

Favorite non-Edmar actor

Favorite s1 scene centered on a secondary character

Favorite s2 scene centered on a secondary character

Favorite s3 scene centered on a secondary character

Secondary character you think should have had more screentime

Any ships (crackships included) involving Simon or Wilhelm that break up Wilmon? We won’t tell!

Adult character whose teenage backstory would make the best spin-off series

A song that reminds you of a secondary character or pairing

Secondary character or pairing that needs more fanart

Favorite fic centered on a secondary character or pairing

Shout out a fanfic author for their writing of a secondary character (or characters) in a subplot

Dream fanfic about a secondary character and pairing that you’d love to read but don’t want to write yourself

Most underrated character/ship/actor overall

Reblog to play along yourself!

[youngroyals-events]

YOUNG ROYALS EVENTS

The show has ended but our love for Young Royals did not. This is why we decided to create this blog, to host events for the Young Royals fandom so that we can continue spreading our love for this show.

Events are for everyone, not only for fanfic writers. We want everyone to feel included in those events. So fanartist, gif makers, edits maker, please feel welcome in the events we will host in the future as we wish to feel all the art forms in our upcoming events.

Also, this account is not to overshadow other events in the fandom, but to create new ones. We hope, with those events, that everyone feels encouraged to continue creating for this show that changed our lives.

Stay tuned for some news that will be coming soon!

YOUNG ROYALS FOREVER

[youngroyalsforever]

After the finale I had conversations with people disappointed by S3. What surprised me, was how strongly we all felt and that we had the same issues with the season: the characters didn't feel like themselves, plot didn't make sense, a crucial plotline was retconned, the happy ending was so unearned that it was impossible to believe Wilmon would last.

There are many more problems with S3 that could be point out but this post is not about them. Currently, YR fandom is doing what it does best: yells at those who feel differently than people in the certain small clique feel while praising itself for open-mindedness and acceptance of different opinions.

Righteous indignation performed online by adult women is a powerful tool. It makes impression, it halts conversation or redirects it to completely different issues; that is exactly why they keep using it. Except people who didn't like S3 need a space to talk their feeling through.

If you one of those people, I hope you will find such a space. And I hope you will figure out a way to enjoy the show despite S3.

🩷

[purplehoodiesandclementines]

Having acute signs of withdrawal right now, because it's a cold af winter morning and there's no #wilmon advent calendar for us to soften the blow... 😭

@iwouldnevergetintofanfic What have you done to us?! *shakes fist at sky*

Anyone else suffering with me?

[oneofthosebells]

All right, I might regret this but I'm going to say it anyway.

If you hated S3 (or didn't hate it overall but have issues with it), then I fully support your right to criticise it as much as you want. Rant away, air all your grievances, get it all out. I might even agree with some of your criticisms and nitpicks, because as much as I personally loved S3 (and S2, always) I don't think it was perfect by any means.

But please, please don't start taking it out on your fellow fans. Don't accuse people of 'overlooking all the plotholes just because of a cheesy happy ending'. Don't accuse people of 'worshipping Saint Lisa' because they have a different opinion on the writing to you. Don't assume that everyone who enjoyed the final season was an 'abdication truther' (ugh I hate that term).

I've been that person before, hating something that everyone else in a fandom loved. It feels like screaming into the void, wanting to shake some sense into people because how can they love this plothole ridden mess?! Do they not see how bad the writing is?! Have they been brainwashed by some soppy scenes and cute kissing?!

Yeah, I've been there and it sucks. I highly recommend finding (or starting!) a groupchat of like-minded people to get it all out, do some cathartic ranting. But please, I am begging you, don't start taking it out publicly on your fellow fans.

We all watch shows for different reasons and get different things out of them. A plot point that was really important to you might have been a minor, easily ignored, niggle to someone else and vice versa. You can never assume you know what's meaningful to other people and what isn't.

And you know what - even if some people did only enjoy S3 because it has a happy ending, that's a valid reason to like something? I don't think that is the case for most people tbf and it's certainly not for me, but even if it was, so what? Life is hard and TV is escapism and happy endings for LGBT+ couples in film/TV are still, sadly, rare. Let people enjoy things.

[young-royals-confessions]

The fandom gets smaller, but we are still here. Very grateful to everybody writing YR fanfics!!!! I can think of some reasons other than shrinking fandom that cause less comments on them.

I hope all the writers that are inspired by YR will keep writing 🙏🙏🙏🙏we need them!!!! we need them now more than ever when the show ended and nothing is left for us but these beautiful fan works, and we will need them further because this story is timeless

💜

[annefolklore]

Felice: Wille who’s your celebrity crush?

Wille: Taylor Russell without a doubt!

Simon: 😠

Felice: Simon, you don’t have a reason to me mad I promise you. Look her up, she looks just like you

Maddie: Oh my gosh, they do look alike, Wille got a type frl

Simon: :3

[youngroyalsconnections]

i'm not asking for anything and i hope this doesn't count as spam, but i really think the amount of generosity and team spirit in this community is a sight to behold.

this isnt spam, and i agree. this fandom on tumblr is very sweet 🍬🥰

[thehyacinthsgirl]

Young Royals analytical thoughts pt. 1

I had this thought about the kissing scene in S2E5…

What if Wille makes his mind up about the speech, at least in some way (even subconsciously) when he and Simon have that time alone *with* the curtains closed?

Throughout the show, there is this consistent image of Wille taking the time to breathe/inhale Simon in. We hear it in the sound mixing, and we see it in scenes where Wille is thinking or dreaming of Simon. But in this episode, Wille actually gets to do it — he finally gets to fulfill that wish of holding Simon in his arms once more, of taking in Simon’s smell and presence after what feels like forever. And Wille realizes, in that moment, that he won’t be able to live with just the thoughts or the dreams any longer. He deeply needs Simon in the flesh.

Wille will never be satisfied unless he has Simon there with him, by his side, in his arms — in actuality instead of just in his head. And so, yes, when Simon pulls Wille aside before the jubilee and tells him so sweetly that he loves him, this just solidifies the notion already sprouting in Wille’s mind to speak the truth and reveal it all. It reinforces the realization that Wille cannot “bow down” or settle for what other people think is best for him. So, Wille chooses the undeniably beautiful, bone-deep, and mystifying love he has found with Simon, because this is the real thing he can’t live without.

So, Wille’s speech is not only a way of making up for past mistakes with Simon, but it is also a way to atone with himself for finally doing what he knew he wanted to all along. He sets everything ablaze, and I think it is possible that this scene is where he first strikes the match.

And I can’t wait to watch the inferno spread when season three premiers tomorrow (raise your hand if you’re losing your mind🖐🏻)

[liar-or-lawyer]

Are you a robot!?

[bluedalahorse]

Hey, YR fandom!

I created a YR ask game. Can’t post it tonight or tomorrow or Tuesday but I was thinking I might post it later this week.

Anyone interested in playing an ask game? Just to liven things up a bit.

[itsmadreia]

Hiiii lovelies, I just saw these two edits about our boys on YT, really liked them and wanted you to experience them too so here they are: