though they had their kiss at the masquerade and then their night together, i think the true turning point for simon was when he found out that sara knew it was august and was protecting him.
we see how distraught simon is, on the brink of a breakdown.
then we see him coming to terms with the fact he can’t go to the police (august’s insane alex/drugs plan). he now has to protect himself and his family.
i think this is where it all hits him. the betrayal is a wake up call. in this moment he finally understands why wille had to lie about the video.
the next time we see them interact, he tells wille that he wants to be with him and is willing to keep it a secret. he’s realized nothing else matters. everything around him is crumbling and the only thing that anchors them is each other (throwing up crying).
in no particular order, here's a list of season 2 moments I am obsessed with
- "I got a haircut"
- Kristina going "okay???" when Wille talked about Simon being on a date
- Simon CHUCKING that dodgeball at Wille
- "he likes it when I sing" "and I don't????"
- every time Ayub or Rosh were on screen
- AYUB AND SIMON ARGUING OVER THE NAME ROSH'S EX
- Stella's poem
- Wilmon's relieved smiles when they kiss at the ball
- "... uh huh" when Wille finally gets it through his head that the song is about him
- once again,,, the dodgeball
- Wille going to therapy
- CLOSING THE CURTAINS CLOSING THE CURTAINS CLOSING THE CURTAINS
- the giggles immediately following
- THEY DON'T HAVE NAMES
- "did he just say he'd give up the crown for you?"
- SIMON TELLING WILLE HE WANTS TO BE WITH HIM
- I LOVE YOU
- the speech the speech the speech the speech the speech
- Boris' smug ass look when Wille broke from script
- any time Simon sings
- Simon and Wille finally understanding each other via an oral book presentation that lead to them essentially arguing the other's opinion on their own situation
- Simon stealing Wille's sweater
- Felice being the Most Supportive Bestie even when Wille was an asshole
simon saying his fish didn’t have names when marcus asked… peak television. the parallel to wille, the denial, the flashback you could tell he was having. it was too good
In episode six, when Simon is officially ending things with Marcus, there’s a moment where he reaches out to touch Marcus’ hand. Marcus pulls away. And for some reason the whole thing has bothered me and I couldn’t quite figure out why.
Mostly, I couldn’t figure out why Simon would try to reach out at all. For the last several episodes, Simon hasn’t been the one to initiate any kind of physical contact between them. On top of that, Marcus’ body language is very very closed off in that scene. And even more, there is a literal fence creating distance between them in addition to the emotional distance that’s been there for a while.
So it really makes very little sense physically or logically for Simon to reach out for him.
And then it hit me like a brick.
It’s what he would have done with Wilhelm. It’s what he has done with Wilhelm.
The entire relationship with Marcus was Simon just battling this catch-22 of wanting to erase his feelings for Wille and replicate them at the same time. So of course Simon wouldn’t know how to handle emotional Marcus. Of course he wouldn’t know when to touch him or how he would want to be handled during a fight/breakup.
He is treating Marcus exactly how he sees him: a replacement Wilhelm.
The problem is, and always has been, that Marcus isn’t Wille.