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this man, everyone assumes has no media training just because he is unabashedly 'himself' everywhere he goes, is in fact so well media-trained that he knows how to be the charming 'boy-next-door' while also maintaining boundaries where necessary. it also helps a lot that the man is a college graduate, a cinephile with a thirst of knowledge about life in general (he watches random documentaries about random things on the internet as he has mentioned in of the interviews), AND an avid reader.

hudson 'i am vain, I have no depth, I have no real-world value, besides my aesthetic beauty' williams whose face morphs into '☹️' every time someone genuinely compliments him. hudson wiliams, who doesn't forget to mention people by their names when complimenting their works. hudson williams, who took a character as stoic as Shane Hollander and brought him to life with his unfathomable talent of expressing the innermost thoughts of the character just with his expressive eyes, wobbly lips and his sweet squeaky voice of a panicky Shane.

i swear i could go on and on about him and it wouldn't be enough.

my point is, the industry that's so hellbent on not giving hudson his deserved spotlight, will one day realise that the talent and the unstoppable star power he carries will eventually wash away all their efforts of trying to dampen his magnetism and artistic brilliance.

and you know what hurts me the most? it's the fact that hudson gives so much love, be it online or offline, to the other cast and crew members while not a single person in the team has come up to address this whole issue or stand in defence for him. can't even say i didn't see it coming tbh because that's what happens when you're a poc, new in the industry i guess.

edit: i need everyone to see this cause its SO FUCKING TRUE.

Draw the line out in the sand If you want me, here I am We were destined from the start We're forever

With several outlets going “forget Hollanov what about Scott and Ilya would that not be steamy” who cares about Hudson Williams when we have Francois and Connor. The way they are trying to sideline the biracial lead of his own show is wild. Like in what world is Scott Hunter delivering a better acting performance than Shane Hollander…. Like ridiculous there is a pattern.

So if you think Hudson‘s acting is bland outside of romance/sex scenes maybe you should quit your job and focus on another career

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ilya + 🩷💜💙

Does it fucking kill you too? Not anymore.