though I'm not sure Fritz knew this - that he wanted different things from them - before actually meeting Voltaire.
No no no. He had no idea, I'm sure! What Fritz wants and what Fritz needs and what Fritz is drawn to and what Fritz knows are like 4 different things. :P
So in 1740, I don't know if he thinks he's getting a Suhm, exactly, in that I don't think he was looking for exactly that dynamic or made that comparison, but I think he's drawn to the idea of an older guy who's going to be amazing and set the bar high for Fritz's education and adore him and they're going to agree on everything and it's going to be SO. MUCH. FUN.
I do not think he went into it thinking, "Wow, this guy is savage, love it." I think he went in thinking, "Brilliant, witty as hell, shares my priorities (savaging the right people would be a sort of half-conscious manifestation of this), so much to learn from him, what's not to love?"
he simultanously realised that what he was getting with Voltaire was something which turned up way more addictive than if Voltaire really had been sage and wise and just etc.
Realized as in consciously, or as in had the emotional experience of finding him irresistibly addictive against his will? Because if Catt is anything to go by, Fritz lived and died in denial that Voltaire's sharp edges were a key and indispensable part of the attraction. (Not that he wasn't right that a less sharp Voltaire would have been preferable in many ways, but as we all agree, because Fritz was Fritz, the dynamic would have been entirely different and I don't think he ever appreciated that.)
Even Casanova avoided having sex in a driving carriage for that reason.
Well, then! Definitely no Fritz/Algarotti action in the carriage. I'm not even saying they necessarily had sex *on this trip*; it could have been any time before or after, at least up until Fritz goes off to war, leaving Algarotti hanging and increasingly disillusioned.
Paris trip from 1784 is the one whom this superlonging old age letter from Fritz to Heinrich while he was there is about
Oh, right, duh. Thanks for the reminder.
Okay, so we have one carriage, 4 people inside, and a dozen or so on horseback or the outside of the carriage. Useful knowledge in case anyone ever decides to write this trip. ;) I mean, he meets up with Wilhelmine, crosses a border illegally for the first time, gets arrested, gets sick (lots of hurt/comfort potential), meets Voltaire for the first time, and invades a territory for the first time! Plus Algarotti and AW are present for all your family relationship and boyfriend needs. It's the perfect setup for a fic.
Re: Toppings of all types, continued
No no no. He had no idea, I'm sure! What Fritz wants and what Fritz needs and what Fritz is drawn to and what Fritz knows are like 4 different things. :P
So in 1740, I don't know if he thinks he's getting a Suhm, exactly, in that I don't think he was looking for exactly that dynamic or made that comparison, but I think he's drawn to the idea of an older guy who's going to be amazing and set the bar high for Fritz's education and adore him and they're going to agree on everything and it's going to be SO. MUCH. FUN.
I do not think he went into it thinking, "Wow, this guy is savage, love it." I think he went in thinking, "Brilliant, witty as hell, shares my priorities (savaging the right people would be a sort of half-conscious manifestation of this), so much to learn from him, what's not to love?"
he simultanously realised that what he was getting with Voltaire was something which turned up way more addictive than if Voltaire really had been sage and wise and just etc.
Realized as in consciously, or as in had the emotional experience of finding him irresistibly addictive against his will? Because if Catt is anything to go by, Fritz lived and died in denial that Voltaire's sharp edges were a key and indispensable part of the attraction. (Not that he wasn't right that a less sharp Voltaire would have been preferable in many ways, but as we all agree, because Fritz was Fritz, the dynamic would have been entirely different and I don't think he ever appreciated that.)
Even Casanova avoided having sex in a driving carriage for that reason.
Well, then! Definitely no Fritz/Algarotti action in the carriage. I'm not even saying they necessarily had sex *on this trip*; it could have been any time before or after, at least up until Fritz goes off to war, leaving Algarotti hanging and increasingly disillusioned.
Paris trip from 1784 is the one whom this superlonging old age letter from Fritz to Heinrich while he was there is about
Oh, right, duh. Thanks for the reminder.
Okay, so we have one carriage, 4 people inside, and a dozen or so on horseback or the outside of the carriage. Useful knowledge in case anyone ever decides to write this trip. ;) I mean, he meets up with Wilhelmine, crosses a border illegally for the first time, gets arrested, gets sick (lots of hurt/comfort potential), meets Voltaire for the first time, and invades a territory for the first time! Plus Algarotti and AW are present for all your family relationship and boyfriend needs. It's the perfect setup for a fic.