Right, I think we make quite a compelling case for the proposition. I mean, according to varioussources, 18th century medical knowledge regarding gonorrhoea was still fairly limited, Boswell notwithstanding, and the telltale sign thereof (apart from raging gonococcal conjunctivitis, which would have been apparent to more people than just Fritz), apparent in 80% of male sufferers, was whitish, greenish or yellowish discharge from the urethra, often accompanied by pain during urination.
As such, unless Fritz was in the habit of shadowing his handsome pages and staring while they undressed or pissed under non-sexy or prelude-to-sex conditions (or was he? I mean, as you say, Marwitz was his type, and maybe Fritz has gotten paranoid enough to do due diligence before he pounced...), I’d say the fact Fritz discovered M’s STD at all, which (1) was not widely known at the time and (2) a horrified Heinrich later corroborates, suggests he discovered it under sexy circumstances — even if they don’t in fact do the deed; as you say Fritz doesn’t want to get sick. (I also hope he genuinely doesn’t want his brother to get sick, even though I totally see the jealousy as to H’s open sex life and the attendant mind games!)
you’re his sovereign, he pretty much has to give you whatever you want, but guess what, he’s with me because he wants to be, so which of us is really winning here?
Ahaha, also the fact of the rigmarole does seem to suggest a romantic history with Marwitz on the part of both brothers? I suppose Fritz might not be above keeping up a years-long pretense that Marwitz was his ex in order to wind up Heinrich, but it does seem a rather lengthy and elaborate charade for Fritz to engage in with someone who wasn’t also a romantic prospect. As you mention, witty pretties aren’t rare in Fritz’s court, and I’d suggest Fritz would need to have a better reason to keep this chap around than purely for the perverse pleasure of screwing with H’s head ...
it’s a matter of not giving up first
...er, okay. Someone needs to write this fic? With the added incesty/self-cesty overtones? And possibly I need to prompt it for Yule 2020.
Re: Toppings of all types, continued - the Curious Case of the Recurring Favourite
As such, unless Fritz was in the habit of shadowing his handsome pages and staring while they undressed or pissed under non-sexy or prelude-to-sex conditions (or was he? I mean, as you say, Marwitz was his type, and maybe Fritz has gotten paranoid enough to do due diligence before he pounced...), I’d say the fact Fritz discovered M’s STD at all, which (1) was not widely known at the time and (2) a horrified Heinrich later corroborates, suggests he discovered it under sexy circumstances — even if they don’t in fact do the deed; as you say Fritz doesn’t want to get sick. (I also hope he genuinely doesn’t want his brother to get sick, even though I totally see the jealousy as to H’s open sex life and the attendant mind games!)
you’re his sovereign, he pretty much has to give you whatever you want, but guess what, he’s with me because he wants to be, so which of us is really winning here?
Ahaha, also the fact of the rigmarole does seem to suggest a romantic history with Marwitz on the part of both brothers? I suppose Fritz might not be above keeping up a years-long pretense that Marwitz was his ex in order to wind up Heinrich, but it does seem a rather lengthy and elaborate charade for Fritz to engage in with someone who wasn’t also a romantic prospect. As you mention, witty pretties aren’t rare in Fritz’s court, and I’d suggest Fritz would need to have a better reason to keep this chap around than purely for the perverse pleasure of screwing with H’s head ...
it’s a matter of not giving up first
...er, okay. Someone needs to write this fic? With the added incesty/self-cesty overtones? And possibly I need to prompt it for Yule 2020.