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“I’m having his baby! No I’m not, but you should see your faces!”

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CA$H PIGGOTT.

I need to talk about Cash Piggott and how important his character is to the asexual community.

I absolutely adore the fact that Cash calls people out on their acephobia and never, ever apologises for who he is. He doesn't think he's broken.

In season one, we see Darren say "you know what, I think there's something really fucking wrong with you, Cash," and Cash immediately, with no hesitation, screams "well fuck you then".

In season two, we see Dusty say that he's being selfish asking Darren to give up sex and he immediately stands up and says "fuck this" because he knows he doesn't have to listen to people making him feel bad about his sexuality.

And when he's talking to his nan about it, Cash says "it's not fair, I would do anything, why does it have to be the one thing I can't change about myself?"

In every single one of these scenes, we never see Heartbreak High blame Cash for his sexuality. We never see him apologise to anyone for not feeling sexual attraction, and we never see him feel guilty about it, or try to change who he is.

CA$H recognises that his sexuality might be difficult for people to accept and understand, but he never lets other people make him feel like he's broken, or flawed. And that's so powerful to see.

Because asexual people are not broken. And we can't be fixed. And we are not being selfish for putting in boundaries.

I absolutely adore Douglas Piggott. He means the world to me, and this representation is so, so important.

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"It's not fair. I would do anything. Why does it have to be the one thing I can't change about myself?"

Heartbreak High have done it again. Ca$h Piggott is the most beautiful asexual representation. I have never related to anything more. He is trying so hard, but he's staying true to who he is.

And that is so important to see.

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spider redemption arc has me

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Spider realising the patriarchy harms men too is what I live for

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It is SO important to me that there are separate characters in Heartbreak High that are openly celibate alongside an openly asexual character. Because being asexual does not mean you are celibate. It is a sexual orientation, not a choice.

Cash Piggott was already the best asexual representation I've ever seen, but season two has really solidified that.

Thank you Netflix. It's such a minor detail but it meant the world.

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No babe I’m not crying I’m just remembering finding out what ca$h means

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ca$h defender today

ca$h defender tomorrow

ca$h defender forever

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my blog is suffering from a serious case of ayoung royals brainrot takeover

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idc it's literally me and simon eriksson against the world

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to watch young royals and still want wille to be king is such an interesting study on the royalist propaganda and the cognitive dissonance it takes to believe that any person is entitled to hold significant power and influence in society simply because of their birth. and that’s not even touching the impact it has on the protagonist that you root for. you’re completely ignoring the psychological, emotional, physical and social effects it has on him. abdicating and removing himself from that system is not because of love— love was the catalyst. the freedom that love brings and the way simon opened his eyes to the reality of the monarchy. his love for simon helped him question these traditions, institutions and systems of oppression. the biggest triumph to ME is that he didn’t abdicate for simon, he did it for himself.

being with simon is a reward for choosing himself.

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Frog Prince thoughts

In season 2 we talked a lot about the glass of the snowglobe breaking was symbolic of Wille being freed in some sense, but what we saw in season 3 was that wasn't actually enough. For Wille to truly be happy the whole thing had to go (as it finally does in the last episode).

Erik gave that snowglobe to Wille just as he passed down the crown prince title. Wille, in turn, did not pass it down to anybody, but rather tossed it altogether, and it's Kristina and Ludvig who give a NEW frog prince to August.

Metaphors that become increasingly clear as they reach their end Mine Beloved

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I'm scared I'll never feel again like I felt watching the young royals finale

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1.01 | wilhelm has his agency snatched away from him as he is forced to go to hillerska which represents the monarchy (in a car) with erik who represents the system that ties him down, literally shown with the seatbelt that keeps him trapped

3.06 | wille gains back his agency and leaves hillerska forever after his abdicates, thus leaving behind the monarchy forever (once again in a car). he is with the person who was the catalyst for breaking away from the system that tied him down, and is enjoying the breeze of freedom with his head outside the window, no seatbelt nothing is holding him down (wear your seatbelts though kids)

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YOUNG ROYALS 1.06 | 3.06

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she's so real for this