#vigorously

[otrtbs]

okay fuck i love regulus downnnnnn like UGH! he’s such a GUY

[daylightaftertherain]

tbh we don't talk about the depiction of generational trauma in young royals enough. we see kristina lecture wille multiple times on the importance of keeping up an image, and how mistakes reflect on the entire family. erik, while a more positive figure in wille's life and more aware of his brother's anxiety, recites the same thing practically word for word. even when he's teasing wille about having a crush and encouraging him to hang out with simon, erik still tells wille to put on a persona for the rest of the school and mingle. in wille's fight with simon, he blurts out the same bs about his family's reputation etc. etc., but instantly regrets it when he starts to lose simon.

kristina's probably had the speech she teaches to her children drilled into her from a young age, since both she and erik had known from the start that they were the heirs. wille, as the "spare," has more doubts about these values and priorities, shown when he argues that he just wants a normal life in episode one. he actively pushes back against his family's demands right up until erik's death. wille's always idolized and admired his brother, so when the title of crown prince and its responsibilities are passed to him, so is the pressure to adhere to the crown's tradition.

the show does a great job of showing that even though wille really, really wants to break free for simon and for himself, all it takes is one short conversation with his mother from the cycle to drag him right back in. generational trauma is never easy to break free from, much less when you're an anxiety-ridden teenager with the weight of a country on your shoulders, unprocessed grief from losing your brother, and on top of that, the added trauma of just being outed in the worst way possible. kristina even tells him about her own "unfortunate romance" that ended because she was taught to choose the crown over everything else.

[sulkybender-retired04042026]

I just feel strongly that Zuko deserves to be fucked against a wall

[livesincerely]

oh oh oh oh oh I just got the most horribly heart-wrenching idea for the next chapter of take a shot that might actually fix the ungodly writers block I’ve been struggling with

[seraphdreams]

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[ohbeffinitely]

I CAME HERE FOR THE INJURY AU AND I STAYED FOR EVERYTHING BC EVERYTHING IS SO GOOD WTF??!!! 💛💛

I'm glad you decided to stick around!! 💖💕

[wiirocku]

Proverbs 31:17 (NIV) - She sets about her work vigorously;    her arms are strong for her tasks.

[kindaglow]

the small gentle guitar solo in landslide is the closest ive ever been to god