Okay, so I know you two have read this, but I finally got to the part where Wilhelmine explains *why* she and Fritz named their lute and flute Principe and Principessa respectively.
"My brother had given this name to his flute: observing that he should never be truly in love with any princess but this...it was by way of reply that I called my lute my prince, saying that it was his rival."
Um, between this and Argenore, Wilhelmine, I'm starting to worry about you.
Fritz: Pretty sure I'm either gay or asexual. Wilhelmine: Might actually be in love with my brother.
Also, granted the memoirs were written at least a decade later, but if Wilhelmine's remembering the aetiology of the name correctly, this is the earliest instance I've seen of Fritz indicating a lack of interest in women, by several years. That is very interesting (to us gossipy sensationalists). I'm even more inclined to take later encounters as het-posing or at best questioning.
Wilhelmine
"My brother had given this name to his flute: observing that he should never be truly in love with any princess but this...it was by way of reply that I called my lute my prince, saying that it was his rival."
Um, between this and Argenore, Wilhelmine, I'm starting to worry about you.
Fritz: Pretty sure I'm either gay or asexual.
Wilhelmine: Might actually be in love with my brother.
Also, granted the memoirs were written at least a decade later, but if Wilhelmine's remembering the aetiology of the name correctly, this is the earliest instance I've seen of Fritz indicating a lack of interest in women, by several years. That is very interesting (to us gossipy sensationalists). I'm even more inclined to take later encounters as het-posing or at best questioning.