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saphira5 · 2 years

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Tom Buckingham x Psychopathy Reader One - Shot

Backstory: Y/n left London when you were nineteen to join the military, Y/n mother was a psychopathy, you were also psychopathy, y/n father told y/n should join the service, use the lack of empathy to fight for our queen and country. Y/n father thought you were going to stay in London, but y/n wanted to go join the Delta Force in the United States. Y/n became an operator and stayed in the Delta Force for years until y/n got a letter from your father, y/n mother has fallen very ill. Y/n got discharged and headed back to London, years passed. Y/n went to nursing school for four years and graduated, you got hired by St. Thomas Hospital, y/n have been working at the hospital for two years. Y/n later on meet a guy named Tom, y/n has been dating Tom for a while, but you never told him y/n was a psychopathy or you were in Delta Force. Y/n thought about going back to the states to rejoin the Delta Force, since your mother got better but y/n loved Tom. Y/n went to go check on your patient when you went to go say hi, Tom comes out behind the curtain "surprise", y/n looks back and sees Tom. "First - class ticket to Paris, Flight at 1:30 tomorrow", y/n goes over and hugs him. "Tom, that's lovely, but what about work", "I rang Dr. Wells, she agreed to take your shift". You smile at him "I'm sorry. Gotta sort something at work, meet you at the airport" he kisses you on the lips and walks out, y/n gets back to work. A couple of hours later Tom comes back with a scratch an inch above his eyebrow, you patch him up. The next day you and Tom head to the train to head to Paris. You and Tom boarded to train, when it suddenly stopped. Y/n looks at Tom "I well be right back" he kisses the top of your head. A couple of minutes later heard gunshots then a huge boom. The windows on the train begin shattering, y/n got down and then got up and looked around. Y/n could hear a bunch of cries and grunting, y/n then see old lady that sat in the front of you was bleeding on the floor, y/n cuts the seat belt strap and raps it around the lady's arm. Y/n then went to look at the other passengers, when you see a lady and two men walking towards y/n. "Sit down" she said, y/n got up and sat "give me all your phones". Y/n turns the phone on silent, you bend down and out it in your boot, y/n bends down and picks up a phone. A guy with a P90 standing by the train door, the other guy had a duffle bag in his hands and the lady was right behind him, he walked up to the passengers. They put their phones in the duffle bag, then y/n sees a man not handing over his phone. The lady walks over and shots him, everyone screams except y/n. The lady left but then two men came over to you, "are you a doctor" you nod "get up", y/n gets up and follows them, y/n has your hands up. Y/n then sees a lady with a bowl cut haircut "help her", the lady points to a little girl no more than eight years old "I need a med kit and water" the lady nods at one of the men, he walks you and the little girl to the restroom. The little girl walks in first then you walk in, y/n grabs the med kit, y/n turns and looks at the man "can we have some privacy, please". He looks at you and walks out, he closes the door behind him. Y/n then gets on one knee and opens the med kit, y/n takes out scissors and begins cutting the girls sleeve to look at her upper arm. Y/n grabs a bandage from the med kit and begins rapping the little girls arm up when your phone dings. Y/n finishes with the girl's arm, you get your phone from your boot and look at the message, "check the loom". You put your phone back in the boot and look at the girl, you put your index finger in front of your mouth. Y/n look in the toilet "shit", "not right now, if you don't mind", you laugh. "Here, unscrew the toilet and I'll get you down" Tom tries passing a knife up "no", Tom "no, what do you mean". " I need to stay here and help the wounded", "the team are about to hit the train, and when they do, there are gonna be more casualties". "I'm staying here", "look, I have a wounded girl here, save her", "If you stay on this train, you will die", Tom looks down at his feet. "I am not leaving" .Tom looks up at you through the toilet "roger that", y/n moves the toilet aside, "okay, come on". The guy begins banging on the door "open the door", y/n helps the little girl down. She falls and grunts, y/n looks down at Tom and the girl "Jesus Christ, Tom". He looks up at you "what", "you'd make a great father", "it worked, didn't it?". "Knock me out", "what?", "So it doesn't look like I helped you". The guy keeps banging on the door "open the fucking door!", Tom turns the gun around and hits you in the chin, y/n knocks out. The door opens and they see you lying on the floor, they see the toilet was moved and a hole where the toilet once was. The man steps inside and looks down the hole. The man sees Tom and begins firing his P90, Tom and the girl crawl away. Tom and the girl walk down the tunnel and climb on top of the train, they lay flat on the top of the train. A man saw the little girl’s shoe, he looks under the car and he keep walking. Tom and the little girl wait until he leaves, Tom elbows the little girl a bit, he speaks French “I’m going to get you out of here”, the little girl looks at him “what about the lady”, “her too”. Tom begins seating up and taking off his jacket, “is she your wife”, “she will be, if she doesn’t get her head blown off”. Tom puts the jacket on the little girl, “I’m going to give her this”, Tom pulls a box out of his coat pocket and opens it. The little girl sees a ring, “when we get to Paris”, “are you in love”, Tom smiles “yes”. “How do you know”, “hard to explain”, “so you don’t really know”, “no, I do, I mean, I think I do now”. “Then why did you leave her behind”, “also hard to explain”, “there is a lot of things you can’t explain”, Tom shakes his head. He looks at her “slide down the front of the train, then run to the first green door. Don’t stop until you get there”. “Aren’t you coming”, “I still have to propose”, she smiles at Tom, he stands up and begins walking to the front of the train. Tom slides down the front of the train, knocking the guy out below him. Tom then shoots the guy, he climbs in the train and pushes a body out of the way, Tom sticks his hands out “let’s go”, the little girl crawls over and she was about to jump down when Tom heard someone approaching. The guy opens the door swiftly, Tom grabs the gun, the P90 goes off, Tom punches the guy, he then closes the door, he then goes to the girl “come on”, she slides down, Tom catches her. “All call signs, rear cockpit. Player in the rear cockpit”, a guy opens the door and gets shoot, “go”, the little girl starts running, Tom slides down the down and begins running, but gets shot in the leg. You wake up and see the girl with the bowl cut standing in front of you, y/n stands up and leans against the wall. “Why’d you help that man break inside the train”, “I didn’t. I was helping the little girl like you asked, then a man unscrewed the toilet”. She hmms “are you his wife”, “I’m not married”, she comes over and grabs y/n wrist “your lying”, “look what he did to my face”, then the girl from earlier speaks “this isn’t her phone”, you both look at her y/n then back at the girl with the bowl cut. “Where is your phone, lover boy call to arrange your escape”, “I didn’t try to escape”, “where is he”, “I don’t know”. “Take her to the toilet and find her real phone. And stay Professional”, once you and the women left to the restroom “look into her”, the bowl cut women said, the guy nods. The women start looking in the med lit bag when y/n sneaks behind her and chokes her. After a couple of minutes her body when still, y/n takes off her vest and puts it on. Y/n takes her P90 and y/n sneaks out, a few minutes later the women with the bowl cut looks into the restroom and sees the women dead, she looks at the men behind her “what did you find about her”. “A retired Delta Force operator”, she hmms, “find her, kill her”, the guy nods. Y/n climbs on top of the train and y/n waits. You then hear a commotion in the car “where is she, Grace”, “gone”, “did you know she was a Delta Force operator”. Then it went silent, you slide down and shoot at Grace, she gets down, but her brother takes a bullet to the head. You look at Tom and y/n runs off, Grace follows you, Tom is getting shot at by the rest of the guns in the car. You look right and see a light, y/n runs to it, a sky light, y/n climbs the ladder. Y/n opens the sky light, and you climb out. Grace right behind you, y/n and Grace stare at each other. Then Tom comes out of the sky light, then the S.A.S. coming running to Grace. They point their gun at her, “I am not the only traitor”, everyone looks at you even Tom, with wide eyes. Y/n doesn’t say anything “a retired Delta Force Operator, her mother a psychopathy. That is why she isn’t an operator”. They point their guns at you to, “lower your weapons” Tom says, and they lower their weapons. You look at Tom and Tom looks at you then y/n looks back at Grace. Then you hear black hawks, Delta Force fast rope down, they surround you and Grace then you hear your second in command, Jack. “Commander”, you look at him and smile “how you been”, “good”, “pace me m9”, he pulls out your berretta m9 and passes you it. Y/n points it at Grace, "you don’t have the balls”, “you talk too much”, y/n then pulls the trigger. Grace falls and her head gushing blood. “Medic, commander”, y/n look down and sees the wound is bleeding again. You walk to some rubble and seat down; y/n takes the vest off and places it on the side, Victor lifts up your shirt a bit and starts dressing up the wound. “London seems nice”, you chuckle “it is”, “you going to come back commander, you can lead us again”, everyone nods their heads “maybe”. “Done” he puts your shirt down, Victor gets up and stands next to Jack, “the one you wanted before you left commander. A great choose like always”, y/n looks at Victor and nods. “Commander, who are they”, they all look at the S.A.S. soldiers “the S.A.S., London special forces” they all nod. “smokes”, Jack throws you a pack and a lighter, y/n pulls one out and places it in your mouth and you light it with the lighter. Y/n inhales deeply and exhales deeply, “that is going to kill you, commander”, “not as fast as a bullet while”, they all chuckle “what brought you to London”, “training, we heard the commotion and headed over here. Commander you can never keep straight”, you puff out smoke “straightish, is good enough”, y/n chuckles. “Best you’ll get going”, they all nod, Jack “bye commander”, you nod at them “happy hunting”, they hop on the black hawk, but Jack hops out and walks to you “the Humvee is parked over there”, y/n smiles he walks back in the black hawk, and they take off. Y/n gets up and heads to the Humvee, y/n hops in and Tom gets in the passenger. Y/n drives off, the drive to the S.A.S. HQ was silent, you parked in the front. Tom gets off and a man walks over “I need a word with her”. The guy walks back in the HQ, Tom looks at you. Y/n turns off the Humvee and walks to to the building, Tom is right behind you, once you walk in the HQ, y/n stops and Tom keeps walking, y/n follows him. Y/n and Tom enter a room, a S.A.S. team is sitting around a table, then you see an older man setting at the head of the table. “I am Clements, I well be trying to understand your motive”, you chuckle and pull out a chair, sitting at the head of the table, Tom sitting near y/n. “What would that be”, “you tell me, we got your file, very impressive”. Y/n humms “you going to arrest me”, Clements looks at you “no”, y/n the begins standing up “y/n mother a Psychopathy, you got her genes. No fear or empathy for killing, heartless”. You seat down and stare daggers at him “watch it”, “you won’t do anything”, you laugh, y/n stands up and hop on the table. Y/n walks over and kicks him in the chest, he falls. “I joined the military because I couldn’t feel anything, I could save soldiers from suffering the consequence of taking a life. The fear, the pain of taking a life was great for many, costing them to take their life. I joined to save them from the horrors of war”. Y/n jumps off the table and opens the door. Y/n walks out, Tom following right behind you, y/n heads outside to the Humvee. “y/n hold on”, y/n keeps walking, you hop in the Humvee and start it. Tom hops in the passenger seat, y/n drives to an isolated location. Once you arrived, y/n parks the Humvee and turns it off, you hop out and seat on the hood of the Humvee. Tom comes and joins y/n, you look at the sun beginning to set. “I am sorry Tom, I didn’t tell you”, “it’s ok”, Tom looks at you, you chuckle a bit “we are to much a like”. Y/n looks at Tom “I love you, Tom”, you begin crying without realizing, Tom wipes the tears away and y/n wipes his away. He grabs you hand and kiss it, y/n smiles. The next day Y/n decides to join the S.A.S., your team left the army and came to London to join the S.A.S., you commanded your old team, y/n and Tom got married but it was cut short. You and Tom have to go after Smith. Posted 4/29/22

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jacesvelaryons · 3 months

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english love affair

social media au

kpop idol!reader x tom blyth

fc: jennie kim

i love making these and have some in my drafts so feel free to send requests/face claim requests/suggestions

(ps: i had to redo this bc the first time i posted not only did it not post, it didn’t save any of my changes so i had to do it again. 😭)

Requests are OPEN for both soc med aus and blurbs for Tom and his characters

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y/n has now followed actor tom blyth who has recently stared in the new hunger games movie the ballad of songbirds and snakes!

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tom’s now deleted story (1.12.2024)

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brf-rumortrackinganon · 2 months

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What a February

Well...what a great couple of days to be stuck in the office, amiright? (I work mostly from home but on occasion I have to go into the office and of course some nice little royal bombs get dropped when I can't be here.)

I've gotten some anons about what's happened but I won't be posting them (sorry, everyone!). Because so much has happened, I think it would just be confusing to rehash some of it, and other asks were also sent to Empress and Sassy (nothing wrong with that! They were doing answers in real-time and they've said pretty much the same things I'd have said).

So to recap recent events:

2/5/24: Buckingham Palace announced King Charles has cancer. Fortuntely it was caught early, Charles is doing/feeling well, he's beginning treatment immediately.

2/6/24: Harry catches a last-minute flight to London. Clarence House puts out a story "business as usual, nothing to worry about, King can still work and he is still working" (i.e., Harry go home).

2/7/24: Harry arrives in London. He goes directly to Charles, who is delaying travel to Sandringham to see him. Harry's PR says they met for an hour, Meghan wanted to say hello/wish him well via Facetime but Charles declined, and Harry went to BP for the evening. The Daily Mail tracked the comings and goings from Clarence House and realized the meeting lasted less than 15 minutes, from the time of Harry's convoy entering the grounds to Charles's helicopter leaving. It is further revealed that Harry spent the night in a hotel, William didn't return Harry's calls, Harry didn't want Camilla involved in the meeting, and none of Harry's "friends" offered to host him for the night. Also, William makes his first public engagements since mid-January when Kate's treatment began; Tom Cruise is there.

2/8/24: Harry flies home. He's papped at Heathrow entering the VVIP suite (as one does). Wait, Harry's not at home! He's in Las Vegas for the Super Bowl (or the Superb Owl) and makes a surprise appearance to present the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. Sussex PR immediately begins telling everyone that Harry and Meghan will be attending the Super Bowl.

2/9/24: Lambrook School begins half-term break and the Wales family travels to Anmer Hall/Sandringham estate. Harry's appearance in Vegas gets picked up by the media.

2/10/24: Meghan's PR starts walking back their own rumors that they'll be in Vegas for the Super Bowl, citing the need to prepare for their Canada IG trip.

2/11/24: Super Bowl Sunday. No Harry and Meghan to be seen.

2/12/24: Meghan's PR reveals she spent the weekend cooking with Afghan immigrants in an Archewell initiative.

2/13/24: Harry and Meghan launch their newest rebranding effort with their new Sussex website with Meghan's coat of arms (rather than their joint coat of arms). Meghan announces a new podcast deal with someone no one has really heard of.

2/14/24: Harry and Meghan arrive in Vancouver for the "one year to 2025 Invictus Games." Meghan coordinates a photoshoot with outdoor activities; merches two outfits; and virtue-signals their "we're still royal" demands with Kate cosplay, a coat called Kensington, and a 'you can call us Sir/Ma'am' exchange caught on camera. In the evening they're papped going to a super-romantic Valentine's Day dinner date.

2/15/24: Day 2 of the Vancouver IG kickoff visit. They visit wheelchair basketball. Meghan gives her signature full-body contact-hugs. Sussex PR announce that the family has changed their surname to Sussex (from Mountbatten-Windsor) and this is the first time all family members have the same surname. Meghan also claps back at mounting criticism by saying "We will not be broken."

2/16/24: Day 3 of the Vancouver IG kickoff visit. Harry gives an interview to GMA's Will Reeve (son of the late Superman actor Christopher Reeve and his wife, Dana) in which he blabs about Charles's cancer and reiterates how much he loves his family, hinting that he's available to come back. Sussex PR also drops an article in the afternoon (with BP collaboration) announcing Harry and Meghan's plan to return with half in/half out; this is very clearly one of Charles's trial balloons from Clarence House.

(Today) 2/17/24: Backlash to the trial balloon is swift, so Clarence House backtracks immediately and does damage control. Kensington Palace announces that William will attend the 2024 BAFTAs tomorrow. Half-term break for Lambrook School ends on February 19th so the Waleses are traveling back to London/Windsor this weekend. And Hollywood has fought back by leaking about their Netflix deal, which contradicts a ton of Meghan's PR from 2020/2021.

Since some of you have asked for my thoughts, here you go. I am warning you now it's probably going to be my usual essay.

On the new website:

The new Sussex website is a problem. It conveys a legitimacy to the public that Harry and Meghan do not have, which The Queen and Edward Young made very sure was publicly known back in 2020. In particular, it's the use of Meghan's coat of arms, which signals palace support or endorsement. IMO, Buckingham needs to force them to take the coat of arms down.

I suspect they are using Meghan's coat of arms because a) Meghan believes it was personally awarded to her and is hers to use as she wants, whereas Harry's coat of arms probably comes with strings from the BRF and b) it's CYA if ever there's a divorce - if you look at it from a business standpoint, this is nothing more than Meghan branding the company with her name so she can prove ownership when they're splitting assets in a divorce, increasing her chances of getting the "company."

What about Archewell?

They're probably phasing out Archewell. It doesn't have the same visual connection to Harry and Meghan that Sussex does. I think they struggled so much with Archewell and were never able to get it off the ground in terms of a brand or an identity, in part due to the COVID-era launch. Sussex is a much stronger association for them and connects them more tightly to the royal identity. Archewell will probably be either their nonprofit arm or their content creator arm but it won't be as important going forward as it's been in the past.

Frankly, I would be surprised if Archewell v Sussex branding didn't come up in the brand analysis that WME did when Meghan first signed with them. We know they did a brand analysis because there was a ton of PR in August 2023 about Harry and Meghan becoming separate brands, which didn't work at all and they were back together as a "Sussex" brand in September 2023 with Dusseldorf Invictus Games. Seeing the success of "Team Sussex" in Dusseldorf definitely informed the website and the rebranding attempt.

What about the timing of all this?

They're taking advantage of the quietness from the royal family. They do this every year like clockwork when 1) the BRF is on summer holidays (July through early September) and 2) the BRF is on winter holidays (late December through early February). What is unusual about this timing is that it's taking place in mid-February and possibly well into March, which is a clear signal that it's the Sussexes taking advantage of Kate's absence to draw attention to themselves because Kate isn't there to steal their headlines.

And that it was a whole week of Sussex PR is not unusual either. It's their usual pattern when they have something big they want to promote and dominate the news with. It's cyclical at this point: first is a reminder of their royal status (Harry flying to Charles's bedside), then it's a reminder of their celebrity status (the Super Bowl appearance), then it's a big announcement (Sussex website), culminating in a set of public engagements/appearances (Invictus Games) with media attention. And to keep the attention coming, they drop breadcrumbs about the royal family to look like they're still "in," which buys them a few extra days of coverage because Charles falls for the bait every time.

The more interesting bit of timing in all of this is the Netflix article. Netflix wouldn't randomly give comments like this, so something must have happened behind the scenes for them to be pushed to this particular breaking point. I feel like perhaps the Sussexes may be trying to renegotiate their deals - maybe they asked for more money or maybe Meghan is trying to get more out of this 'Meet Me at the Lake' production than was agreed - and this is Netflix making it clear that it's over and done. I also have a niggling feeling that it might be connected to the upcoming film awards (BAFTA Film Awards tomorrow, Oscars on March 10th) - maybe they're trying to score tickets to parties using Netflix's name?

Are they really going to come back? Will Charles let them work again?

Analytically, the evidence points to 'no.' The trial balloon failed quickly faster than any other I've seen recently, which is and isn't surprising. It's surprising how quickly Charles backtracked since it had his implicit endorsement. It's not surprising that Charles pulled it down - he's as thin-skinned as Harry and Meghan both are when it comes to criticism.

But it's also more than just the trial balloon. It's everything else.

Charles wants them back on the family side. That's always been pretty clear. I think he waffles on having them back on the "work" side: on the one hand, the BRF needs the help since 10 of The Queen's 14 working royals are elderly (all 5 Kents, the 2 Gloucesters, Charles and Camilla, and Anne) and 2 of the remaining 4 are dealing with a signficant health issue and are temporarily out of commission - in the business sense, this is unsustainable and untenable succession planning. But on the other hand, no one wants Harry and Meghan back, for a litany of reasons including how much shit they've talked about the family (collectively and individually), the petty PR games they play for attention, and the Sussexes' general toxicity. And by 'no one,' I mean family members, courtiers/staff, others in the aristocracy (not getting invites to the Grosvenor wedding is a huge reflection of what "their kind" thinks of teh Sussexes), and the at-large general public.

Charles probably has entertained the idea of half in/half out now that he's in charge and the Sussexes are now lovebombing him (vs in 2020 when they were lovebombing The Queen) but his biggest opposition is public support - it took Charles 30 years and 4 significant deaths (Diana, Queen Mother, Philip, and her own forthcoming death) to get The Queen's support for Camilla to become 'Queen Camilla and, in turn, the public's support or the public's indifference.

Charles doesn't have that kind of time to get the institutional and public support to bring Harry back. He's got 10 years at best, which is now handicapped by a cancer diagnosis.

Beyond that, he doesn't even have Harry and Meghan's cooperation the same way he had Camilla's cooperation. Camilla cooperated with a 10-year wait to be liked well enough that no one would object to her marrying Charles. Camilla then cooperated with a further 17-year wait to be liked well enough that the institution would support her becoming Queen.

Can Harry and Meghan wait that long? No. They can't. They couldn't wait an extra year to get engaged. They couldn't wait to have their first child. They couldn't wait out the criticism from Fall 2018. They couldn't wait out the criticism from Summer 2019. Harry couldn't wait for the phone-hacking settlement. When they want something, they want it now. They buy completed projects and slap their branding on it vs. developing their own programs.

Can Harry and Meghan cooperate with anyone? No. They can't. They couldn't cooperate with William and Kate on the Royal Foundation. They couldn't cooperate with the courtiers for Archie's birth. They couldn't cooperate with the family on Megxit. They couldn't cooperate with the rota for tour coverage. They need to be totally and fully in control of absolutely everything. Their idea of cooperation is 'I tell you what to do, you do it.'

And because they're too impatient and because they refuse to cooperate, there's no way they'll support a 10-years long PR drive for Charles to rehabilitate their public image and get William's support. Heck, they can't even last a 3-month media rebrand. Charles knows that, which I suspect is why he may be trying to fast-track it but 1) when has fast-tracking something ever gone well for the BRF and 2) William is the linchpin holding it all together. Charles can't do anything without William's support. Yes, William is that powerful now - the public does pay attention to what he and Kate signal and the public would support them more than they would support Charles. Charles can't risk losing William's favor any more than he already has.

The third reason stopping Charles from taking Harry and Meghan back as working royals is Camilla and that Harry doesn't want her involved. He admitted it last week when he didn't contradict her leak about it. IMO, this reveals Harry's hand: he wants to position himself (or Meghan and himself) as Camilla's alternate, the way Charles often stood in as Philip's alternate. They want Camilla to retire so they can take her place in prestige, wealth, and attention. It's the only way they can "be better" than William and Kate, and they probably think it's how they can get "more" in the inheritance than William. Unfortunately for them, Camilla is Charles's line in the sand so no way will Charles let that happen after he spent 30 years getting Camilla to be able to sit next to him, and on top of all that, Camilla herself didn't wait 30 years to be Queen just for a pair of narcisstic glassbowl shitheads to usurp her at the last second.

That's the "working royal" side of it.

When you look at the "family" side of it, we know that Charles is more accepting of allowing the Sussexes back as family members, albeit with two strict rules:

No Meghan

No royal work

We know these are Charles's rules because it's already been communicated to us, most especially in the events around the Queen's funeral and his own coronation.

We also know these are Charles's' terms because Harry is publicly fighting against them this week, which suggests that these may have been reiterated (or relitgated, perhaps) during the <15-minute visit on February 7th.

"We all finally have the same surname for the first time as a family" and "maybe I'll become an American' is Harry's way of telling Charles and the courtiers that all four of them are a package deal and they all move together (like Archie's salt and pepper shakers). Meaning that if Charles wants Harry back, Charles must also take Meghan, Archie, and Lili too.

The Vancouver trip being such a royal rip-off is Harry's way of demanding royal work. His position is that he and Meghan must have the exact same lifestyle now that they had back in 2018: a palace residence, glamorous patronages, military honors, gushy praising media coverage, carriage processions, and equal precedence to the entire Wales family.

All this to illustrate that the dividing line is over the work aspect.

On one side is everyone saying "no, they can't work, they're just family." On the other side is Harry and Meghan saying "we're not just family, we're also working royals." And Charles is there smack in the middle saying "don't make my last years miserable" begging someone to give in. It's clear that Charles hopes it will be the institution (i.e. William) that gives in so he can fast-track the rehabilitation.

So no, I don't think Charles and the Sussexes will succeed in being part-time working royals. I think we'll see a lot of negotiating in the coming weeks and months (like Sussex demands for Trooping) and it may get loud and it may look frighteningly real, but that's only because William and Kate are on leave from work and their absence lets Harry and Meghan play offense. Once the Waleses are working again, or a new picture of Kate is released (I'm still hedging my bets for something celebrating Mother's Day next month), the Sussexes go back to playing on defense, and playing poorly.

We only need to worry if William, Kate, and Camilla appear to be changing their minds. They represent "the institution" to Charles, as well as public support (William) and establishment media (Camilla). William continues to tell everyone he isn't speaking to Harry. Kate's body language at the Windsor Walkabout keeps resurfacing. Camilla has leaked that Harry doesn't want to see her when he visits Charles and that she doesn't support the Sussexes coming back. There's nothing to worry about for now.

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