#yr1

People love to say that Wille has no hobbies outside of being into Simme and dating him but like… that’s not true.

In the show we see that he plays video games and reads.

We’re also told he used to ride horses.

He’s great at chess, which, if you don’t know this, takes time and practice. Trust me, I was on the chess team at my middle school.

He enjoys partying and is known for it but is forced to chill out because of the fights. You may not think of that as a hobby but it can be.

That’s just a handful of things I observed from the show.

Did he shift focus to Simme? Yes. Because he’s in love with him. He wants to spend as much time as possible with him.

Idk a lot of y’all sound so chronically online and single cause… how many hobbies do you want this kid to have?!

I’m a grown woman and my only hobbies are watching TV shows and playing cozy games..

Be so mf forreal

I sometimes forget about this scene of 01.06 but it leads so well into Sara’s character development and how she distanced herself from her family. I want to preface by saying that I don’t think anyone is in the right in this scene. Not Sara, not Simon, and not Linda.

Sara gets dressed for dinner, which is something unusual for them. This tells us she wants to make more effort for meal time. Then she arrives and see that they are eating in a very informal setting, which goes against this new ideal she decided she wanted. There’s nothing wrong with eating in the living room, just like there’s nothing wrong with dressing up to eat. Both are valid but this is where they start head butting.

Sara asks what’s wrong with the dinner table in not the nicest way. This creates some tension. What’s interesting about the tension is that it’s 2 against 1 and that’s never good.

We see two instances of Simon and Linda teasing Sara and laughing together when she’s clearly not. Now it’s gentle teasing and I’m sure they meant nothing wrong… but when two people laugh and the one being teased doesn’t… you stop. Especially when you are the parent. I’ve teased and laughed at my sibling before and they have done the same to me but when my parents laugh at something? And I’m alone against them? This is when it starts to truly hurt. And I think this was the mistake here.

From what we had been seeing, Simon was much closer to their mother than Sara was. Sara had a lot of resentment for Linda for staying with Micke for so long —which is valid, just like Linda staying with Micke for as long because of money issues (Simon did say that if they had left earlier they would have been homeless, I don’t know if he was exaggerating or not) is valid— and Simon dealt with everything by taking on the role of the man of the family. They have a dynamic that is pretty imbalanced. It’s like with trios of friends, there’s often one that feels left out and in here, it’s Sara.

Anyways, Sara feels left out, she feels as if she’s a burden to her family. She probably feels bad that Simon had gone to Hillerska to help her and she doesn’t like that her mother wants them both to change school after the video. After all, if Simon hadn’t tried to help her by coming to Hillerska, maybe she wouldn’t have had to change school again? And why should she go back to Marieberg, a school that was hell for her, just because Hillerska is hell for Simon? They don’t have to go to the same place.

And so Sara lashes out in a rude way. She’s in the wrong here by insulting her family, just as Simon and Linda (but imo mostly Linda because she is the adult) are for mocking her and not reading the room. And yeah I think it cements how she’s pulling away from her family.

I know they love her and she loves them but they are all being pretty inconsiderate here. Sara is trying to relate to her new friends —reminder that the girls are her only friends, she doesn’t have a Rosh and an Ayub and she changed school because of bullying problems— and she is doing it in a way that isn’t fair to her family. Simon makes fun of her for trying to be like those girls, without acknowledging that she feels good with them and that she was finally able to make friends. Simon might be lonely at Hillerska but he has friends at home. I don’t think he realizes that for Sara it’s the inverse; she feels lonely at home and she has friends at Hillerska. Mocking her friends, the only ones she has, isn’t really the way to go here. And Linda should put a stop to it. She shouldn’t let Simon mock her when we can see how uncomfortable she is, and she shouldn’t let Sara insult them. And she really shouldn’t let Simon be the parent right after. This isn’t the healthiest sibling relationship.

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(TW: References to m*astrubation, abusive relationships, and hazing)

Margaret and Anton start getting into the little details with a discussion of the cinematography of Season 1, Episode 1 of Young Royals. While deciding what ought to count as cinematographic anyway, Margaret admits to hyperfixating on the first time Wilhelm smiles, and Anton calls out the shift of focus at the end of the classroom scene for making him feel *attacked*.

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Simme was Wille’s connection outside of Nobility while in Hillerska, his connection to himself. Let me explain.

Wille wanted NOTHING MORE than to live a normal life. To not be followed around. Pawed at. Controlled.

Being sent to Hillerska was the complete opposite of that.

He’s angry, uncomfortable, anxious and would rather be anywhere else.

Then he sees Simon. There’s something about this kid that immediately draws his attention. Then the kid sings and it’s like he’s singing directly into Wille’s heart.

Then Wille’s first interaction with other students at Forest Ridge House is uncomfortable and fake, they change their opinions just to match his, and he’s immediately turned off from that.

Then we have Wille’s first non-interaction with Simme… in a class where he stands out he’s not afraid to speak his mind, even if he’s alone in his point of view. This intrigues Wille, even though Simme shows OBVIOUS distaste for the monarchy, Wille appreciates that he’s honest. Regardless of his title and him being right there.

At this point, Simme is the ONLY PERSON at Hillerska that’s been genuine in front of him. He sees that, and wants to connect with Simme. Goes as far as to sit with him, initiate the conversation AND compliment his way of thinking. Now again, this is the FIRST TIME they are actually speaking to each other, and Wille is telling him that he likes what he said. And it is SO MUCH DEEPER than just him liking it. He genuinely admires Simme’s courage.

This shows us that Wille is looking for authenticity, which is all that Simme is.

Through Simme, Wille sees what he could have. That it IS okay to just, be himself. Through LOVING Simme, Wille breaks through his anxieties and his ties to his obligations.

Knowing Simme, gave him comfort at a time where he thought he had no one. Loving Simme gave him the courage to fully be himself.

So, no. Simon Eriksson isn’t a ‘plot point’, he is the guide to Wille’s story, to his journey.

He is what prompted the change that made Wille better. Without Simme, Wille wouldn’t have had the growth he had.

Simme IS the story.

And if you disagree? Be respectful or keep that shit to yourself.

Rant Over.

Listen… the first time Auggie tried to pit the blame on Simme, Wille’s stoic ass face and the absolute drag he got should’ve told Auggie everything he needed to know.

And yet… he ain’t get it.

I feel like, personally, I wouldn’t wanna fuck with Prince Wilhelm of the Royal mf family who’s known for fighting.

But that’s just meeee lol