And I suppose he would not be nearly as fascinated with Posa as Philip, soooo I might not be so interested in this whole triangle (because it's all about what I want to watch :) )
Wellllllll..... I just had the meanest idea for a Rodrigo Lives!AU ever. Because if FW!Philip hears Posa's "Sire, geben Sie Gedankefreiheit!" speech, he may well react thusly: "You know what, I'm going to make you President of my new Academy of Science, so you can ensure that happens! And you're going to be my Secret Councillor, and a member of my newly founded Table Round! How about that! You can advise and influence my policy, I promise!"
Posa: *is tempted*
Bears: *are prepared*
Yeah, Philip is cruel in a lot of ways, but not that one. (Well, Schiller/Verdi Philip wouldn't, perhaps for the obvious reason of being written much later. Have no idea about historical!Philip
As far as I know, he wasn't into cruel pranks, either. Not his kind of humor, plus his was the court who truly invented Spanish Etiquette.
Re: Don Carlos/Frederician RPF Switcheroo the second
Wellllllll..... I just had the meanest idea for a Rodrigo Lives!AU ever. Because if FW!Philip hears Posa's "Sire, geben Sie Gedankefreiheit!" speech, he may well react thusly: "You know what, I'm going to make you President of my new Academy of Science, so you can ensure that happens! And you're going to be my Secret Councillor, and a member of my newly founded Table Round! How about that! You can advise and influence my policy, I promise!"
Posa: *is tempted*
Bears: *are prepared*
Yeah, Philip is cruel in a lot of ways, but not that one. (Well, Schiller/Verdi Philip wouldn't, perhaps for the obvious reason of being written much later. Have no idea about historical!Philip
As far as I know, he wasn't into cruel pranks, either. Not his kind of humor, plus his was the court who truly invented Spanish Etiquette.