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the way goosebumps break out on simon's skin every time wille brushes it, even in his sleep, even in a dream

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Simon the songwriter. s2&s3 episode 2

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Someday I’m going to write a book about working in museums and have an entire chapter dedicated to the weird things people have said to or have asked me. On second thought maybe I’ll make that the whole book.

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HELLO 😭

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Caves are weirder and more varied than you think

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this this this

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thinking about the makeup of the final car is funny sometimes. 50% of the people in that car have kissed Wille. 50% of the people in that car have slept with August. 50% of the people in that car have physically fought with August

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Thinking about how softly and delicately Simon runs his fingers over Wille's face, and the fact that he does it the first and last time they spend together.

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What's the most heartbreaking scene that is not Wilmon related in your opinion?

When Sara asks her dad if she’ll end up like him. I talked more about that scene here, but the way it all cumulated to her being scared she’ll end up like her father because they share the same diagnosis, but also I think because they both failed Simon… it’s heartbreaking to see but it was so good too. I loved seeing Micke be a great father (because while his kids can’t rely on him and he keeps hurting them, he also has moments where he’s great to and for them and that’s important to show too, how both can coexist). I loved the pep talk he gave Sara, and how ultimately he can’t follow his own advice, but he can give Sara the tools to have a better life and not succombe to some of the same mistakes he keeps on making. Ultimately, I think he’s one of the main reasons why she chooses herself, Simon, and her friendship with Felice over her relationship with August. But that scene where she was so low and scared was beautifully heartbreaking.

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The fact that Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian Mckellen are best friends in real life makes me so happy

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I just discovered foodtimeline.org, which is exactly what it sounds like: centuries worth of information about FOOD.  If you are writing something historical and you want a starting point for figuring out what people should be eating, this might be a good place?

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how does one go on knowing that simon was letting go of the love of his life (him begging to keep fighting, heartbeats labored and painful with sorrow) because they were good, but there was no place for them in this kind of life. that simon was letting go of wille's hand aware that his wille would keep drowning in the murky sticky waters of the crown prince's hurt, but having to take the risk anyway, to give them both the chance to swim to the surface. that, despite the agony like glass shards with every breath, he had the resolution to give them up, and wille the maturity to accept it.

and that in the end the only thing left for simon to do, if he wasn't allowed to have wille's handsome face in his life, was to make sure, tenderly, that even the tips of his fingers remembered it.

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young royals fic rec, 25/?

i’m (slowly) working my way through the wilmon tag on ao3 and thought that as i go i might shout out some fics i enjoy along the way! i've tagged authors where i knew their tumblr url, but please feel free to tag folks or dm me if you know ones i've missed!

see all my rec lists here

1. Dear lover, I’ll fight whoever is in your locker by @piebingo - The girls are tired of seeing Wille and Simon dance around each other without doing anything about it. They decide to take be matchmakers and matters into their own hands, asking both boys out for them to go to the ball together, through a series of love poems. What could possibly go wrong?

2. my hand was the one you reached for by @prncewilhelm - on their third valentine's day together, wille and simon discuss their first.

3. We exist in each other's memories by @cupofteainme - Simon and Wilhelm haven't seen each other in four years. Felice hosts a Hillerska reunion party. Old feelings rise to the surface.

4. We're Not Made of Stone by @princewillesothermom - As Wille and Simon navigate Christmas break and their return to Hillerska, they learn more about not only each other, but also what it means to be themselves in the face of grief, family, and love.

5. Right Here by @earlgrey-lateatnight - That’s what this weekend was about. A last chance to hang out and relax and make love before everything had to change.

6. tell me what you'll do by @purplesimme - Playing cool his crush on Simon is one of the hardest things Wille has ever had to do, and he's a Prince, for Christ's sake. He should be better at pretending, but he fell so hard and so fast it all feels out of his control.

7. a crown prince's tear-stricken guide to life by boytoast - In the dead of night, when he becomes insomnia’s favourite victim, he tries to imagine the same sensation by wrapping his own arms around his shoulders. It only works for a second.

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In the back seat, Wille looks at Simon and takes his hand. Simon rolls down the window. The wind blows through their hair. Simon starts singing along. Felice and Sara join in. Wille is enjoying the moment, looks at Simon, then straight ahead, into the camera. And then he looks away. That's how we say goodbye to everyone.

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This NPR interview with with Angela Saini about how race science never really left the global scientific consciousness is super interesting! I’m gonna read her book!