— distance makes the heart grow fonder
a university wilmon au
they always say that distance makes the heart grow fonder. wille and simon put that saying to the test when simon moves to la and wille has to stay in sweden
[ sequel to “the one where they reunite” ]
Fall brought Simon back into Wille’s life. Winter saw them reconnect and rebuild their once broken friendship. Spring saw them fall in love. Summer brought distance, but distance always makes the heart grow fonder … or so they say
notes:
• THIS IS A SEQUEL AU (nothing will make sense unless you read the first one)
• time stamps don’t really mean anything
• tws will be used if necessary
• more angst !!
• multiple povs
• part smau / part written out au
don’t be afraid to quote w reactions or opinions
more notes:
• starts a month after towtr (july ‘24)
• lowercase is intended
• twitter, snapchat and text messages included
• reiterating the angst !!
• still a university wilmon au, it’s just summer break for the first few parts
• VERY slightly more nsfw than the last au
updated and new character profiles !!
Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Sweden
age: 19
he / him
unlabeled (not out, speculated in the press)
2nd year / sophomore
major: political science
stayed in Sweden with Felice, Stella and Fredrika to focus on his duties as Crown Prince. returns to NYU in the fall
Simon Eriksson
age: 18
he / him
gay (out to the public)
2nd year / sophomore
major: music
moved to LA with Sara, Rosh, and Ayub to focus on his music career at the end of TOWTR. returns to NYU in the fall with his sister and friends
Felice, Stella, Fredrika (Wille’s friends)
Felice - 19, 2nd year / sophomore, Wille’s best friend since pre k
Stella & Fredrika - 18, 2nd year / sophomores, Wille’s best friends since Hillerska
Sara, Rosh, Ayub (Simon’s friends)
Sara - 18, 2nd year / sophomore, Simon’s sister, NYU equestrian team member
Rosh - 19, 2nd year / sophomore, Simon’s best friend since hs, NYU soccer team member
Ayub - 18, 2nd year / sophomore, Simon’s best friend since hs
heavily recurring characters
August - 21, 4th year / senior. Wille’s 2nd cousin
Elias - 28, Simon’s manager
Kristina - Queen of Sweden. Wille’s mother. runs the Swedish Royal Family twt account
DailyMail - the press
— tales of the heart
an enemies to lovers wilmon au
wille and simon are two actors that swore to never work together again, until they’re cast to play lovers in a movie together, no longer being able to avoid the inevitable
Wilhelm and Simon have been in a very public feud for years, since they were teenagers. in every interview they’ve ever done, they’ve both said that they’ll never work together. but the inevitable cannot be avoided together and they’re cast opposite each other as lovers
notes:
• time stamps are important
• will use tws / cws when necessary
• angst !! and lots of it
• lowercase / uppercase intended
• non royal au !
• some implied sexual / nsfw content
• au starts april 2025
— to the one he loved in secret
an enemies to roommates to lovers wilmon au
wille doesn’t have anywhere to go, nowhere to stay after he gets kicked out of their house after coming out to his parents. as a (very) last resort, wille ends up moving with simon, who he can’t stand
Wilhelm needs to find a place to stay after getting kicked out of his parents’ house when they come out as queer. As a very last resort (due to not being able to afford a place to stay / having nowhere to go), they move in with Simon Eriksson, who he really can’t stand.
notes:
• time stamps are kinda important
• tws / cws will be used when necessary
• all the angst in the world will be included (bc i’m embracing the enemies to lovers part)
• part smau / part written out
• tweets, messages and more included
• lowercase intended
— accidentally friends
a strangers to lovers wrong number wilmon au
simon goes on a date, and it goes well. until his date gives him the wrong number and he ends up accidentally texting the prince of sweden instead
Sweden’s biggest pop star Simon Eriksson goes out on a date one day. he thought it went well, until his date gave him the wrong number. he ends up unknowingly texting and making quick friends with Prince Wilhelm over texts after bonding over their crazy lives
notes:
• time stamps don’t mean much
• tws will be used if necessary
• there will be angst !! (bc it’s me)
• part smau / part written out au
• tweets, snapchats, text messages included
• lowercase intended
— the one where they reunite
a best friends to enemies to lovers university wilmon au
once they were best friends, then they drift apart with no intention on ever speaking again. until they begin attending the same university halfway across the world
Wille & Simon were best friends at Hillerska, until Simon decided to focus on his music career & left Wille behind. they drift apart, until Simon starts at NYU & the two find themselves needing to find a way to be civil after their mutual friends begin hanging out together again
notes:
• this is my first au so pls be patient w me
• time stamps don’t mean anything
• takes place in america bc i know nothing about college / uni outside of the us
• tws will be used if necessary
• angst !!
• everyone graduated from hillerska so they know each other