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...I think we need another one (seriously, you guys, this is THE BEST) and I'd better make it now before I disappear into the wilds of music performance.

(also, as of this week there are two Frederician fics in the yuletide archive and eeeeeeeeeee)
(huh, only one of them is actually tagged with Frederick the Great even though two with Maria Theresia and Wilhelmine, eeeeeee this is awesome I CAN'T WAIT)

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From:

mildred_of_midgard

I mean, *I* always thought the Hohenzollerns were the best, from my safe popcorn-munching remove, but if you have to *live* with them? Hell no, that's crazy talk.

It's like that ancient ~~Chinese~~ German curse goes: may you live with an interesting family.

(Wikipedia tells me it's not actually Chinese.)

ETA: Oh, and in case it's not obvious to

cahn (forgive me if it is), "Braunschweig" is "Brunswick" in English.

Edited Date: 2019-12-05 07:30 am (UTC)

From:

selenak

may you live with an interesting family.

Precisely. so, when EC finally seems to lose her patience and reminds Lehnsdorff that his job description isn't "crushing on Prince Heinrich" or "hanging out with the divine trio" and he's supposed to attend her more, and he's mentally all "yeah, but you're boring!", I on the one hand can see where he's coming from: EC is bound to be more dull than Hohenzollern drama. And I know whom I'd rather read about if I must choose. But on the other hand: for God's sake and for the sake of your emotional and mental health, Lehnsdorff, treasure what you have! EC is nice! It's easy money!

(Of course, it doesn't help that when he took the job he did so under the delusion he'd see lots of the King whom he's very curious about and wants to serve directly. Naturally, then he has to find out that working for the Queen is a guarantee to see as little of the King as possible.)

From:

mildred_of_midgard

Ahahahaha, Lehndorff, I get you. But there is a difference between "these are the most interesting princes" and "these are the best princes and why aren't the others more like them."