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[robertsimon]

theimpalpable​.  lexine.

  SHE IS NERVOUS, not exactly used to…well, accepting these kind of invitations. Several times did she consider to cancel out of mere scrambled thoughts of insecurity…but in the end, she believed that letting go of the promise of BEING THERE was disrespectful. Besides, she did this not to pursue something BIG, but to simply get to know the man behind the cap. He seems INTERESTING, and so, she’s willing to see more of what he is.    It is a little odd, or so she believes, the way he instructed her to come in. Telling her that he wouldn’t be at the front door to greet her, but inside. Not that he had to apologize so profusely about it, but it was GOOD to know that she was dealing with a gentleman.  

  “Thank you…” Her own voice is MEEK, quite SHY about his compliments, which makes her cheeks turn pink. “You don’t look…so bad yourself.” She adds with a very small chuckle, noticing the CHANGE of attire, compared to the one she saw him with, on the day they met. “It’s…uhm, a good look  on–you.” She proceeds to sit down, thanking him again for pulling out the chair for her. “Th–This is…this is beautiful.” She adds, gesturing to the table’s arrangement. 

     She’s so innocent, and shy. He can tell. He’s been groomed to come off as confident and tactful -- charming, if you will, and though he too suffers from many insecurities he’s also learned to hide them quite well. So, often times his confidence can seem booming when deep down he’s a wreck. Here & now seems to be one of those moments. It’s been a long while since he’s had a good ole fashioned courtship. Especially from a woman who his mother knows nothing about, a woman he’d chosen on his own. He’s quite proud of that because she really seems like a remarkable one. Colour him entirely intrigued.       She offers up her compliments in turn and he grins bashfully. “Thank you.” he muses. “I’m glad you like it. It is one of my favorites.” he adds, nodding to one of the off site waiters to get started on the appetizers. “I hope you don’t mind,” he begins as he returns to his seat across from her. “I got us started on a simple soup and salad. They will bring out the menu for entree shortly after.” he explains, sitting upright and adjusting his posture. “---Also my apologies for...I am sure you must have a million questions, particularly about the way I’ve had to meet you here. I want to be as absolutely transparent as I can. I understand that not everyone knows who I am, particularly Americans. I wouldn’t expect you to pay much mind at all what with the differences in politics, it can become a bit cluttered... Moving forward I truly desire for no secrets... “ this topic is not easy, especially since she’s gotten to know more about him than anyone else has managed to get without recognizing him. It’s pure magic in his eyes. He can be himself around her. -- which makes him almost terrified to explain further.            “As you know, the United Kingdom houses a monarchy. And as such there is the Royal family. -- I am part of such... in fact I am in line for the throne... In that I will be King... very soon...” he practically holds his breath for anticipation. 

[robertsimon]

@theimpalpable.  lexine. 

     He’s gotten rather good at the undercover & incognito thing, much like his father. It’s a very good thing considering how much he’d been yearning to see this beautiful woman from the museum. He’d put together every last detail hoping she’d enjoy their night together. It’s an innocent gesture for her truly wishes to get to know this remarkable and unique being. The future king was able to shy away from the multitude of people crowded around the front entry of the hotel, a secure spot created for him an his ‘date’. 

     Robbie awaits her company with perfect posture as he sits at the made up table...and when she’s in view he hurriedly stands, pulling her chair out for her with a crooked and yet timid smile. “I am absolutely thrilled you made it...and may I say you look...beautiful...” 

[robertsimon]

@shequeen​.  wilhelmina.  ♡

     He can’t help but smile blissfully as their lips collide. It had been a long day, an even longer night. Of course neither of them had anticipated Lennie’s water to break -- & of course she’d wanted to be the center of attention, a thought that quickly passed through Robert’s mind playfully. He doesn’t actually believe it.  Not only is he a married man, married to love of his life, but he is now an uncle. And the woman he is proudly beaming at now, is his QUEEN.            “So, any regrets?” he smiles, a chuckle following his sentiment. They have quite a few things ahead of them. A new kingdom to run, a new family to look forward to -- a new life.

[robertsimon]

[narcissamacaulays]

I appreciate your face, sir. [ Max Brown Gifs ] [ 1 / ?? ]

↳ Daylight Robbery as Doctor (2008)

[narcissamacaulays]

I appreciate your face, sir. [ Max Brown Gifs ] [ 2 / ?? ]

↳ Daylight Robbery as Doctor (2008)

[robertsimon]

         * one of my main themes for our fair king. 

[personalsortinghat]

ROBERT IS NOT A MONSTER!

     that being said, i will not play fully into his victim card. but let us get some things straight!!!  ( there will most likely be a drabble to follow… )       Robert was not wrong, nor lying when he said that LIAM caused this. At least the downfall of someone who could have been a very great and compassionate man, a man who wanted nothing more than to prove his father WRONG. ( Sound familiar? Insert: Season 1, Liam Henstridge. ) Unknowingly, Liam sparked his brother’s internal necessity to set the record straight. Sad to say, he made Robert snap when he discovered the one and only reason he had returned was sleeping with his baby brother.       So he did bad shit. Calculated ( um, have we forgotten who his mother is? ) Like a game of chess. The same game he was raised on all of his life. Let’s just take a look back at that for a moment, a young boy, raised to be a certain way, see things in a certain light, like a robot, this game, this small amount of quality time with his father, was all he ever knew. He was being groomed for greatness, for the very bloodline he was born into: the one duty, the one purpose he was created for: TO BE KING. – Only to have that ripped away at the last minute and have your father tell you he neither has faith in you but that you are just a bad seed? God, that is terrible!! – That does not make Robert a MONSTER for his actions, merely misunderstood. Everything he did was a strictly calculated maneuver, much like in the game of chess. Because he can no longer think from his heart, he thinks from his head, as he was raised to do. He lacks passion, where Liam has far too much.       When Robert returns, he finds out that Simon is now gone. He’s not only grieving the loss of his Father, but an entire loss of identity. Who is he if not meant to take the crown – and you can see in so many ways this season he warned Liam of that very notion. ‘Crowns are for taking! And I’m taking this one!!’ Those words hold no sterner truth now, knowing what his father’s probably final words were to him.       As Liam in Season 2, Robert has suffered a great deal of loss of identity. Who is he if not the very man he was destined to be? I believe Robert when he said he would step down if the queen consented that Liam could have the throne. He would. In a heartbeat, he would and you know why?? It is what Simon would have wanted, and he knew that, he respected that. At least – he had, until it fully sunk in how betrayed he felt at the aspect of Liam and Kathryn. You see, as brothers, naturally, Liam and Robert are so very different and yet so entirely similar. They are hard-headed and strong-willed. Neither is evil. As Willow might put it ‘two little boys fighting over a crown.’       I keep placing myself in both their shoes. Robert was very wrong to do some of the things he did, however he was looking through a shade of different colored glass than everyone else: one in which every move he’s had to make was of proper protocol. They shouldn’t be slumming with the help, they are regarded as ROYALTY and there are rules!  Jasper isn’t good enough for Eleanor and Spencer is not good enough for The QUEEN. Therefore, he put a stop to it. There is still a median, a reason why his brain ticks that way. And that look from Helena, that ‘dear God…I created this!’ gaze says it all. She knows she has no one to blame but herself.       This family was fucked from the beginning and that is something Len has pointed out. I mean look at his very video alone. Robert’s motive/excuse now? “I don’t have to explain myself, I am the God Damn King!”       Think about it…he just saw his father, told he is never good enough to be king, that Simon believes this so much so, that he is disbanding the monarchy, which also instigates the fact: he didn’t believe in ANY of his children. Yeah, that’s right. Not even LIAM. No one was good enough to take his place. So then, Robert is shipped off to the Royal Airforce and here is his golden opportunity to just end it all! If he is really the problem? He has an out. End his life, end his father’s concerns. ( And as established in S1 – this is not the case because Simon wishes to disband regardless of Robert’s presence or not. ) In Robert’s mind he’s thinking: Liam and Len see themselves as nothing but the spares, I will prove them wrong. I will give them their shining moment. – Then, he survives and it’s like…the fuck do I do now? So, he remains on the island. Until he cannot any longer, knowing he ought to return to Len, to Kat. Therefore – seeing Liam with Kat? Shot to the heart!! Now, he is going to settle this and prove Simon WRONG. He will make a great king. It’s HIS crown for the taking, his birthright.  If people would look at it objectively like that? They wouldn’t call him a monster, they’d consider the facts that he’s a very broken man in a very screwed up family!       BOOM. *Drops the mic!* Betty out!

[personalsortinghat]

You’re an idiot if you think Robert wants anything but power. He doesn’t give two shits about England or Willow. All he wants, all he’s ever wanted is to rule. And for the wrong reasons. Which is why Simon decided to disband the monarchy in the first place.

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     Actually, Nonnie. Robert wants many OTHER things rather than power. He yearns for respect, love from his family, from the congregation, his peers, he longs for acceptance. And above all, what was taken from him. The opportunity to prove his father ( & everyone around him so it would seem ) WRONG. And though power is a large and prime focal point, it isn’t everything he wants.      No. You forget one key point: Simon decided to disband the monarchy because he didn’t believe in the ability of ANYONE in his family: the twins included.  Not his wife. Not himself. Not Cyrus. And not the twins! There is proof in this due to his decision being a main factor in S1, far after Roberts ‘death’. He didn’t just believe in Robert’s hubris, but Liam’s shortcoming of his heart, and Eleanor, well she was a complete shit-show who just needed a bit more guidance and love and patience. If Simon had been willing to execute this level of parenting properly? Things would have been absolutely fine. But to demean your eldest son by telling him he is not fit for anything he was ever brought up for? Is absolutely gut-wrenching. It’s the absolute blade that cut Robbie in two. And if the twins had known what Simon had said to him just before his plane crashed, they’d agree, they may even be on Robbie’s side for a bit ( well, not likely with the hypocritical and odd writing choices in this season that Mark decided to swing with ) but – the original viewpoint of the characters themselves. If they honestly believed in the power of FAMILY verses this power trip over who can win the throne – this is what Simon may have been afraid of.  He knew he fucked up. That no one in his family was fit to lead a country, at least, not in that moment where he stood.       Robert is a far more complex broken character than simply a power-hungry monger. Yes. His intentions for turning back time and completely ridding Parliament is questionable. But when you look deep? He’s not a villain. Not entirely. He may be the current foe but if you notice the littlest hints that Max puts forth in his performance, every time Willow breaks him down, you see that little boy just yearning to be accepted, all over again.       But as it stands? At the whole of it. Simon was a pretty terrible father. If you listen to the way Helena remembers him, sure he was soft and gentle. But, he was hardly ever present. And yes, as any king might feel, he put the crown first, above his family.  Barely there to aid in the ailments of his children. All of his life Robert was in military training. To protect the one thing he felt he had been granted since birth. To say he didn’t earn it is also a farce. Considering Robbie worked tooth and nail in the Armed Forces for his country. He was an ace pilot, who had a heart and a longing to fly and soar! Just as much as he wanted to make his father proud.      Instead it lead to a greater depression. He wanted to die. So when his plane went down? He went down with it. 

     TLDR; Lest not forget. At the end of the day, Simon would’ve disband the monarchy with, or without Robert present. 

[personalsortinghat]

      There are MANY things wrong with Robert. And he is not a saint. But he is also not without redeemable nature. YES. He is a tyrant, but let Willow and himself set him(self) straight. You think Jasper & Cyrus, two of the most malicious and literally quite evil characters on the show are somehow better because they showcase a form of character development??  Great, they’re not raping or robbing from people anymore. Good on them. But now I raise you a very broken boy who attempted suicide, survived & then came back to a very broken household. He is not mentally well because he never fully grieved. And this entire season was his arc for change, for his development. He was never fully evil, never truly sought to DO harm without a plan to fix it!!! Sure, he believes he is in the right, as did Jasper when he assaulted & blackmailed Len. The only firm difference is Robert has somewhat honorable reasoning…and yet the most hilarious and delicious bit of it, is they are in the same when it comes to attempting to prove their fathers wrong, yeah?? But Robert’s father is DEAD. He’s not coming back. He can’t be there all for in Robert’s head. He made those decisions for change, and to change for the better ON HIS OWN.  The point is, for the first time he is GENUINELY thinking with his heart and is completely out of his head. There is no calculation, no stealing of words or uncertainty. He loves Willow, he can choose the crown and choose love, choose to be honorable and make things right. His family ( and anti Robert society ) just refuse him that opportunity. Yet praise a bodyguard who was fully prepared to shoot him. Shoot first, explain later, right? This family. I tell ya. 

[personalsortinghat]

      Some of you have asked kindly and yes. It IS in my canon that Robert sought to kill himself. So he remained on the island feeling as a failure. When his plane went down he’d made the ultimate decision that this is the way he’s going to go down. He’ll die, and enable his siblings a chance to rise. But then? He didn’t die in his ‘suicide’ mission. To his greatest dismay. That is where the reasoning behind him staying on the island comes in. He was manic depressive and wanted an out since he couldn’t fulfill his duty. What good was he in this life?       It is sad but true. Robert did attempt suicide. 

[personalsortinghat]

GENERAL RP GUIDELINES. ( PLEASE READ BEFORE INTERACTION! )

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GENERAL RP GUIDELINES. ( PLEASE READ BEFORE INTERACTION! )

   So. Before I get to responses / drafts / new starters I believe there are few things you need to understand:     1. I DO NOT follow the TV show canon. There are MANY many aspects of it I respectfully disagree with. Such as the portrayal of Liam & Eleanor this last season in particular. Robert has an insurmountable amount of LOVE for his siblings, as do they for him. I understand the opportunity the writers were attempting to take as far as the whole ‘Hamlet’ aesthetic & the book the show was based after, but let’s face it. After season 2 they kind of gave up on that whole storyline & just ran with shock factor & fandom pleasure & – I’m not about that life. The writing is sloppy. There are SEVERAL plot holes & please do not get me started on the one ship I absolutely ABHOR. ( j/as/penor can just NOT. ) If you have questions, please feel free to message me. We can always discuss your preferences and choices and I’m always up for opinion but there are just facts that cannot be denied that steer the way I portray Robert & Wilhelmina.     2. I respectfully do not ship ugh – do I have to write it?? I will try no to gag, ( lo siento ) Jasper & Eleanor.  So. If I am writing with an Eleanor PLEASE note. Robert & I absolutely abhor Jasper as a person, as a character, and we will not like him. If you do ship them, then please be prepared for Robert’s negative response.  This is something we can discuss, again. I’m all for plotting and figuring things out. Viewpoints are so very different but please know, that I cannot in good conscience take this ship seriously. And as far as toxicity goes,it makes my stomach churn.       3. I understand that neither Willow nor Robert are perfect. Ok? They do have their flaws. Very much so. ESPECIALLY ROBERT. But I only ask for possible justification, or an opportunity for Robert’s ability to explain his stance.  As I said, he is not without redemption!!  And this last’s season LAZY af plot line could’ve been EASILY redeemed / fixed if they just gave the siblings a chance to sit down and DISCUSS what was happening.     4. Please understand that my characters choices, phrases, movements or responses etc etc. etc. sometimes do not reflect my own viewpoints, general choices etc etc etc. THIS IS ROLEPLAY and in that I tend to really dive deep into the minds of my character.  When I am Robert I AM Robert. When I am Wilhelmina I AM Willow. I sink into their minds that sometimes I cry when they cry and frown when they frown. When they’re in my head they’re quite present as…almost a real person in a sense. An extension of my imaginative psyche. However it is important to remember that:  Real life does not equate RP and RP does not equate to RL.       5. I believe that’s it. That’s all I can remember that I wanted to say, I may add to this list later and I may take away from it. But let’s just remember to not take too many things too seriously and have fun. I feel like when it comes to Robert and Willow there can be this level of…distaste?? Let’s leave the salt elsewhere. Thank you.       PS: I am a VERY easy person to talk to. So if you disagree with something? Please come at me OFF anon, and we may discuss things properly and as true adults. Thank you kindly my dears.     xoxo. Isa.