#wilmon playlist

[omrarchive]

moments from young royals where simon looked so pretty the monarchy collapsed (2/-)

[young-royals-confessions]

Does anyone have any song recs that are wilmon coded/ yr coded?

🎶

[books-books-smolderinglooks]

"I wanna hold hands with you, But that's all I wanna do right now, And I wanna get close to you, 'Cause your hands and lips still know their way around.." ❤️

[heartbreakprincewille]

The Most Beautiful Boy alters my brain chemistry every time I listen to it

[hazellevessque]

Me: I am not the same person I was 12 episodes ago

My mutuals/followers, getting a bunch of Young Royals content in their dashboards because of me: Yeah. We know.

[rainn-dropz-spam]

Wilhelm Playlist!

for now it only has 17 songs but as I analyze his character more ill probably add 100 more or something, I hope you guys enjoy it <333333! every song is there for a reason btw (｡•̀ᴗ-) if u want to discuss songs that you think fit him don't hesitate to contact me :D)

[alusart]

when wille gets sad he just puts on his headphones and listens to sad music so he can be more sad because he is the main character, he’s me, I am him

[shimmerluna]

YRTS: Wilmon or Wilmonarchy?

view context and the rest of the series here!

I have a theory that the show was never really about Wilmon as a couple and it's actually mainly about Wilhelm and the monarchy. People just decided to focus on the gay stuff instead of seeing that as more of a plot device and that might be why people are reacting to s3 this way

People who know the show more have talked about the fact that it doesn't really care about Simon/Simon's perspective on things. You can say it's a problem that they're focusing on mr rich white boy while making the brown kid unsympathetic by ignoring his perspective, and I would agree, but I do think there could be a not-solely-racist narrative reason for it, and the reason is that Simon is a plot device in a story that is actually about classism and abolition of the monarchy, not queerness, non-white experiences, or even his general personality. He's there to make Wille more aware of classism and decide to abdicate, not necessarily to be his own person.

If he was meant to be his own character outside of Wille's privilege awakening, I think they'd get more into the racism that likely shapes his life just as much as classism with more than minor microaggressions. Sure, it's in the subtext, but it's not explicitly discussed (I'm ignoring Felice's s3 plot bc I'm talking about Simon and even that was just crammed into the last season when they've had to 3 to bring it up. that's a whole convo for a different time)

Basically, my theory is that this might be a drama with gay people in it for plot reasons, not a gay drama, and it makes sense that people interpreting it as the latter would dislike the ending, but idk if that's really what the show was trying to do.

disclaimers/other notes under the cut

I feel like it's relevant to mention in the main post and not just tags that I'm Black since I talk about race a lot and in a somewhat picky way in this post. I think it gives this a different tone than if you're imagining a white person "defending" (which is not what's happening here, btw) them treating Simon like shit while also getting upset about the race rep they do have.

I'm pretty critical of implicit racism in media. I enjoy thinking about it and wrote a whole essay about it for a class, but you won't see it on my blog much because it's understandably bad for my mental health, and it negatively impacts my enjoyment of analyzing other aspects of certain media.

Also, as an asexual I feel obligated to say that in the event that I feel this hypothesis is supported by my rewatch , blah blah blah amatonormativity bad, blah blah blah automatic prioritization of ships over plot in fandom, blah blah blah anger when the show doesn't prioritize the ship as much as the fandom does, blah blah blah you've probably heard this before, but there's a reason you've heard it before, and that reason is that it's true :)

[w3ath3r-0f-sw34t3rz]

a (kind of) mini wilmon playlist ☀️📸👑🌾🧶🌅🍾

(excluding songs from the literal soundtrack w the exception of one [1])

sweet (cigarettes after sex)

the exit (conan gray) "feels like we had matching wounds // but mine's still black and bruised // and yours is perfectly fine now // feels like we buried alive // something that never died"

tired of wanting you (boywithuke)

drown (cuco + clairo) "i need some time away from you // can't even be in the same room // i think i'm going crazy // been home and lonely lately // what do you think about me? // can you fight or will you flee? // call me, you got my number"

miss americana & the heartbreak prince (taylor swift)

strange (celeste) "from strangers to friends // friends into lovers // and strangers again?"

those eyes (key west)

flawless (the neighborhood)

feel something (jaymes young)

dark red (steve lacy)

soft spot (claud)

dark paradise (lana del rey)

deja vu (olivia rodrigo) "a different girl now, but there's nothing new // (i know you get déjà vu)"

why'd you only call me when you're high? (arctic monkeys)

mystery of love (sufjan stevens)

golden hour (jvke)

daylight (david kushner) "oh, i love it and i hate it at the same time // hidin' all of our sins from the daylight // from the daylight, runnin' from the daylight" watch you sleep. (girl in red) "the mornin' sun // shines on your skin // 'cause your white curtains // they are, paper thin // windows open // i can feel the breeze // but we're safe here // under the sheets // i don't ever wanna leave // i'll watch you sleep"

revolution (elias)

[grapehyasynth]

bleeding love by Leona Lewis still absolutely fucking slaps

[vriskarlmarx]

Andor & El mejor jugador del fuego - Tenemos Explosivos

[missmeganlee]

I just had a realization (in the shower lol) that Perfect by One Direction is the perfect (no pun intended) song for Wilmon in season 2. I feel like I need to make a new Wilmon specific playlist separate from my "Young Royals in Spain but the S is Silent" playlist. If you have an name suggestions please let a girl know

Look at the lyrics:

I might never be your knight in shinin' armor I might never be the one you take home to mother And I might never be the one who brings you flowers But I can be the one, be the one tonight

When I first saw you From across the room I could tell that you were curious Girl, I hope you're sure What you're looking for 'Cause I'm not good at making promises

But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms And if you like having secret little rendezvous If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn't do Then baby, I'm perfect Baby, I'm perfect for you And if you like midnight driving with the windows down And if you like going places we can't even pronounce If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about Then baby, you're perfect Baby, you're perfect So let's start right now

I might never be the hands you put your heart in Or the arms that hold you any time you want them But that don't mean that we can't live here in the moment 'Cause I can be the one you love from time to time

And if you like cameras flashin' every time we go out Oh, yeah And if you're looking for someone to write your breakup songs about Baby, I'm perfect Baby, we're perfect

[lovelierbitsoflife]

Being the premises representative at my office, means that I get to set working culture expectations, which means I have had the pleasure of setting the precedence that everyone gets to make their own playlists for the office that we rotate through each week. And ngl mine is 50% filled with Omar or Young Royals songs, 20% random Swedish songs, and 10% generic music (for public interest).

[heartbreakprincewille]

THIS EDIT I WON😭😭

This edit is so good!!

[allthefakepeople]

since at least two people asked for this (this is for you @daylightsimon and @heartbreakprincewille )here is my young royals playlist

it’s a combination of the s1 sound track, taylor swift, one direction, 5sos and then some other various artist

i hope you like it as i’m actually very proud of this one :))

(it’s also ongoing so i’ll continue to add songs to it as i think of them)

[daylightaftertherain]

FUCK. THE GREAT WAR LYRICS. HJGFHSJHJKSH