Oh, but what you don't know is that when FW was dying, he said that he had every reason to worry that young Fritz would have made a terrible king and squandered his inheritance, but current Fritz was going to do just fine and he couldn't have hoped for a better heir.
Fritz: *stares at Dad*
Fritz: *cries*
HEAVILY implied "See, my abusetrauma rehabilitation worked!" (Which was also the discourse of Prussian historians for, like, forever. Including the devoutly Protestant homophobic ones.)
That's why I think he looks for the parts he likes, takes credit, and tries to overlook what he can't change, while occasionally muttering darkly to himself. (I mean, once you've reincarnated him, there's the whole theology question, but I'm not interested enough in FW to figure out *what* he would have made of the eternal damnation aspect. Oh, and I'm not letting him *around* Fritz in this AU. They stay on opposite sides of the planet, and FW quickly kicks it in a highly satisfying manner before that can change. :P)
Also, huh. This reminded me strongly of the Fritz/Heinrich dynamic when Fritz was dying and having a cunning plan to keep Heinrich from feeling relieved once he kicked it. Well, he was relieved, but also immediately started talking Dad up to everyone, including Wilhelmine.
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Re: More Book Reports: AW bio, Fritz and Heinrich double portrait/lengthy essay
Date: 2019-12-03 12:28 am (UTC)Fritz: *stares at Dad*
Fritz: *cries*
HEAVILY implied "See, my
abusetraumarehabilitation worked!" (Which was also the discourse of Prussian historians for, like, forever. Including the devoutly Protestant homophobic ones.)That's why I think he looks for the parts he likes, takes credit, and tries to overlook what he can't change, while occasionally muttering darkly to himself. (I mean, once you've reincarnated him, there's the whole theology question, but I'm not interested enough in FW to figure out *what* he would have made of the eternal damnation aspect. Oh, and I'm not letting him *around* Fritz in this AU. They stay on opposite sides of the planet, and FW quickly kicks it
in a highly satisfying mannerbefore that can change. :P)Also, huh. This reminded me strongly of the Fritz/Heinrich dynamic when Fritz was dying and having a cunning plan to keep Heinrich from feeling relieved once he kicked it. Well, he was relieved, but also immediately started talking Dad up to everyone, including Wilhelmine.