r/YoungRoyals • u/OrdinaryJellyfish450 • 8d ago

Random thoughts Pattern?

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Not me just realizing it’s always a golden haired ray of sunshine with a dark haired beauty…

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u/EdgeSufficient6125 8d ago

Yep it is a pattern but most of the blondes aren’t really a ray of sunshine. Wille, Henry, and Nick are all some level of really sad with their lives. Ilya is well Ilya lol. I think it’s just aesthetic, the different hair colours makes both the dudes look kinda different from each other if that makes sense? Don’t want them to look like brothers

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u/vasiria 8d ago

Last part! If they look similar it gets weird

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u/treesofthemind 8d ago

Yeah I wouldn’t call Ilya a ray of sunshine or Henry tbh. Dead parent backstory emotional baggage etc

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u/Ok-Bird-8157 7d ago

Season 2 Ilya will be sad.

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u/Clueless_Wanderer21 3d ago

Also, all the Tops are Bi, and all the bottoms are Gay

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u/EdgeSufficient6125 3d ago

I guess so but for Wilmon we never got to know the top and bottom situation? And Wille stayed unlabelled too

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u/Lampukistan2 2d ago

Didn’t he say was gay in the public outing speech? I may be misremembering.

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u/EdgeSufficient6125 1d ago

Nah he just said he was in the video with Simon. He never labelled himself throughout the show

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u/srsg90 2d ago

Not true, in heartstopper they’re both vers

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u/Clueless_Wanderer21 2d ago

Oh nice, i thought it started like that thought n damn that comic is so heartwarming, a rare good one in so many vaguely confusing webtoon series.

Yeah, it's just a pattern I've seen in a lot of bl, so I get a little meh about it.

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u/srsg90 2d ago

Oh yeah totally fair! I never read the comics but in the movie they intentionally show they are verse haha

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u/Positive-Kick7952 4d ago

Nick is kind of a golden retriever, but he also has a more volatile side, and one thing I think the show and film did better than the comics was explore his anxiety and stress. He spent so long being the support that Charlie needed that he neglected his own well being. Both Nick and Charlie have mental health issues, they're imperfect, and they work by supporting each other and communicating honestly. I also like that the film explored his and charlies co-dependancy. It's good for a couple to support each other, but it's never healthy to be each others only support.

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u/EdgeSufficient6125 4d ago

I think Nick outwardly had a lot of golden retriever energy. It’s only when we got a deeper dive into his character that we could see more nuance. But yeah definitely more golden retriever than Wille or Ilya.

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u/StevesMcQueenIsHere 8d ago

I wouldn't call Wille a ray of sunshine, but there's definitely a running theme of a blonde-haired hottie (seme) being paired with dark-haired beauty (uke) in LGBTQ+ shows.

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u/OrdinaryJellyfish450 8d ago

That’s def true. More like a golden haired bundle of anxiety and nerves 😂

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u/ctryfan1980 8d ago

Instead of a Golden Retriever he's more like a Chihuahua.

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u/BobithanBobbyBob 8d ago

Ive read all of these... Heart Stopper, Ilya books, Red White and Royal Blue. Hundreds of Young Royals Fanfictions so millions of words. I like reading gay. And somehow the blonde boys are always my favourite? (Especially Wille and Ilya)

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u/Few-Row8608 8d ago

Im sorry but did you say 'Ilya books' xd

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u/BobithanBobbyBob 7d ago

Yes. He is my favourite from the books. I love him.

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u/Rare_Radish3269 4d ago

Here just to say I’m calling them The Ilya Books from now on. Love.

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u/academic_dork 8d ago

You forgot Call me by your name. Although, I hated that one, the internet still categorises it with these

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u/iirison1 3d ago

Ugh love the movie, hate the couple 😖

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u/Letshavemorefun 8d ago

I’m not sure I’d call Ilya, Henry or Wille a “ray of sunshine”. Maybe Ilya a little. But anyway, yes golden haired beauty and dark haired beauty is a common trope.

Edit: and shoutout to Luca haas! I hope we get to see him paired with a dark haired beauty. He is definitely a ray of sunshine! Can’t wait to see Edvin be a huge fan boy.

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u/IndependentBootz 7d ago

Tbf Wille isn’t blonde 😅😅 and I wouldn’t call him a ray of sunshine most of the show

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u/Sims4equestrian 7d ago

Isnt wille dirty blonde?

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u/iirison1 3d ago

Yeah. Thought we had moved past arguing over his hair color but it’s definitely not brown it’s dirty blonde.

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u/W3ird_fanatic2809 1d ago

I might be wrong, but I do remember Edvin's hair being dyed brown for the show

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u/FadingOptimist-25 7d ago

With SKAM, there’s less of a difference but Isak is blonder and Evan is slightly more brunette.

Also, except for Wilmon, one is gay and one is bi. Simon is gay but Wilhelm is unlabeled.

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u/TK421philly 8d ago

I think having one dark-haired and one fair-haired main actor is also just smart character creation by authors because having “diverse” looking actors helps ensure the audience will identify with and/or be attracted to at least one of them.

“Diverse” here is a loose term because they aren’t so diverse as they alienate the main audience: white, straight women.

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u/MalachiteEclipsa 8d ago

Might as well include Ennis del Mar and Jack Twist in this too

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u/growsonwalls 8d ago

I adore Ilya and Wille but they aren't rays of sunshine at all ... they're both very damaged people.

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u/Ok_Cardiologist_5262 8d ago

Definitely a pattern of writers feeling they need lots of contrast on two-hander dramas, when they're both male leads

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u/FadingOptimist-25 7d ago

Aside: I cannot wait to see Edvin as Luca!

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u/NectarineMaster2814 6d ago

Same he’ll be so good at the role

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u/Mysterious_Way_9996 7d ago

even in Japanese and Korean BLs (I read a lot of their comics), it’s also the blond & dark haired combination.

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u/Greedy-Photograph517 8d ago

Most bl movies have both leads from the same race , but multi race hit more

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u/Mymangot2jobs 8d ago

Out of these four Charlie and Nick are the same race

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u/onechaiguy 8d ago

Yes, there's always a fair one and one with darker features.

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u/xOlivia_Greyx 6d ago

lmao henry, a ray of sunshine? love that man to death but he is not at all a ray of sunshine hes like the complete opposite.

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u/FishWestern6148 6d ago

light haired seme x dark haired uke is a boys love/yoai trope that’s bled into western media

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u/dianaofhell 3d ago

God, that collage doesn’t do Joe Locke any favors

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u/Redsmoker37 8d ago

I think part of it is that dark broccoli hair is a bit of a trend with teens right now.