As felis pointed out in the comments, and as I was laughing about with cahn in email (and mob boss AU author on Facebook) even before story reveals, this is definitely the "Let's murder Fritz!" Yuletide. But as I pointed out, it's not the first time. We have:
Yuletide 2019, "Fiat Justitia": Fritz killed in a fit of anger by a close family member, Wilhelmine has to go on a quest for revenge.
Yuletide 2020, "Grind": Fredersdorf tries to convince Fritz that his taste in short-term boyfriends is F-, Fritz doesn't listen, Fritz is murdered by a boyfriend plus a close family member, Wilhelmine has put on her detective hat and also go on a quest for posthumous revenge.
Yuletide 2020, "Valet": Fredersdorf tries to convince Fritz that his taste in short-term boyfriends is F-, Fritz doesn't listen, Fritz is murdered by a boyfriend, Fredersdorf has to put on his detective hat and also go on a quest for rescuing Fritz.
Honorable mention to Ferdinand the unimportant, who showed up in two fics.
Someday it would be great if we had Voltaire crusading for Fritz twice, once when he's dead and once when he's in prison. (Oh, the humiliation.) :D
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Let's kill Fritz! aka the salon hive mind
Date: 2021-01-01 07:34 pm (UTC)Yuletide 2019, "Fiat Justitia": Fritz killed in a fit of anger by a close family member, Wilhelmine has to go on a quest for revenge.
Yuletide 2020, "Grind": Fredersdorf tries to convince Fritz that his taste in short-term boyfriends is F-, Fritz doesn't listen, Fritz is murdered by a boyfriend plus a close family member, Wilhelmine has put on her detective hat and also go on a quest for posthumous revenge.
Yuletide 2020, "Valet": Fredersdorf tries to convince Fritz that his taste in short-term boyfriends is F-, Fritz doesn't listen, Fritz is murdered by a boyfriend, Fredersdorf has to put on his detective hat and also go on a quest for rescuing Fritz.
Honorable mention to Ferdinand the unimportant, who showed up in two fics.
Someday it would be great if we had Voltaire crusading for Fritz twice, once when he's dead and once when he's in prison. (Oh, the humiliation.) :D