“Emptiness is all, it raised me as I am” - Zoltán Böszörményi, from “The Dust of My Existence,” The Conscience of Trees
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAUGHHHHHHH OOOOOOOOUGHH ARRHHHBHHHH EEEEEEEE AHHHHHHHHH
you make an excellent point. you do deserve more ice cream. but kitties are only allowed so much for a reason.
I genuinely think that one of the first moments of adulthood is realizing you've fucked up your teeth
one of the things i love about young royals is that the s1 tagline being “love or duty” leads you to believe this is going to be like all of the other cliche royal/commoner modern romances where the journey ends with wilhelm realizing he can have both
but then the show is actually an interrogation of how the protagonist cannot maintain his role within the monarchy and have a healthy relationship because no one can be a fully realized individual within a hierarchical colonial institution AND coming into queerness is a stepping stone to the self realization that ultimately frees him AND it is actually the antagonist who gets trapped within the monarchy (while also losing love) proving that upholding the power of the ruling class is a narrative punishment instead of a reward… perfect show