Oh I forgot I hadn't answered this! YES PLEASE. Fritz/Mike is great, Heinrich/Kaphengst would be fine too. Basically just Corporate AU with Heavy Doses of Less Slashy Stuff, works for me with any canon pairings you like. (Canon because it's not as funny otherwise :) )
IDK how I managed to get so far into this fandom and I don't actually have any OTPs???? Except MT/FS, but that's definitely not slash.
OH NO WAIT I can definitely also request Fritz/Heinrich :D YES. (Though should I call that an OTP? More like a... one dysfunctional pairing??)
Basically just Corporate AU with Heavy Doses of Less Slashy Stuff, works for me with any canon pairings you like.
See, this I feel I could do! Regardless of time and sleep, which are the things making me hesitate. Hmmm.
(Canon because it's not as funny otherwise :) )
Unless it's Fritz/Heinrich, right? :P I did notice that Selena had listed it, btw, and thought of you.
Speaking of which, I've somewhat heavily implied (and was imagining) in the corporate AU that they're not brothers in this AU--is that a problem? Having everyone be as related as in real life is going to be harder to sell in the modern world. Though I could retcon those two specifically as brothers; there are definitely startups founded by siblings, and I've worked at one.
Aren't I supposed to tell you NOT TO WRITE FIC for another month at least?? Is this going to mess up your sleep again?
Speaking of which, I've somewhat heavily implied (and was imagining) in the corporate AU that they're not brothers in this AU--is that a problem? Having everyone be as related as in real life is going to be harder to sell in the modern world. Though I could retcon those two specifically as brothers; there are definitely startups founded by siblings, and I've worked at one.
I feel like everything is funnier and more potentially laden with dysfunction if they're brothers! Like it's one thing if your boss is micromanaging you, and it's another if it's your boss and your brother who's micromanaging you. But I can see that it could also tip over into seriousness pretty easily, and maybe you don't want to get quite that seriously dysfunctional, so it's totally fine if they're not brothers.
I don't ship them if they're not brothers, though. I mean, I don't think you were planning on going that way, but in case you were.
Aren't I supposed to tell you NOT TO WRITE FIC for another month at least?? Is this going to mess up your sleep again?
I said June, and assignments don't go out until the beginning of June!
More seriously, I was planning on skipping RMSE, but it's not like I'm busy with German and being lured into RMSE; I'm not doing German anyway and am looking for something else to do so I don't burn out trying to force myself when I'm not feeling it.
As for sleep, weeeeell...on the one hand, it's less likely to get messed up than it was back in November, I've been "tired-but-functional" for almost 5 months now. On the other hand, because I'm now working 30 hours/week, it's more important that it not get messed up. So I might have to exercise more self-control about writing 30k plotty fics. Which might be A GOOD IDEA ANYWAY, ahem. :P
Thanks for the rundown on your Fritz and Heinrich feels. I will try to make them brothers, then, consistency with the first installment be damned!
No, I actually think Corporate AU is less funny if Fritz/Heinrich is a thing, since it's not canon -- unless the whole story were focused on Fritz/Heinrich crack instead of primarily on corporate AU crack, which would be a very different thing. I think a lot of the humor comes from juxtaposing canon relationships or at least canon emotions with the crack AU. Well, within reason -- I see your point about it being hard to retain all the relationships, and e.g. if you retained Fritz and Heinrich's siblingship I could see Wilhelmine being a close friend or coworker. Or vice versa, but I think it's easier to see how to crackify the Fritz and Heinrich brother relationship than the Fritz and Wilhelmine brother-sister relationship in this context.
Ahh, okay, I got confused by you posting about your love of Fritz/Heinrich at the same time. This is good, this is why I like figuring out my recipients' preferences before the exchange. :D
Selena, what are you planning to request (not nominate)?
Hm, let's see. Here's what I can think of as of now:
- the Fritz/Voltaire ficathon AU (i.e. Fritz is the ficathon organizer with writing ambitions, Voltaire the BNF who also is supposed to beta Fritz' fanfic) - Fritz gets the news of Voltaire's death and/or Fritz gets the first copy of Voltaire's Memoirs or both - Fritz/Voltaire... from Fredersdorf's pov; can be set at any time, but of course the 1752/1753 is really tempting since it coincides with Mike getting married - a "Five Times Heinrich kissed Lehndorff" story - Fritz/Heinrich (I'm a subtext writer in this regard! I love doing subtext! I can't do main text! But you two can!) - Heinrich/Kaphengst: so how did that work for them, and why was it the longest lasting of Heinrich's romances, up to and including postponing Paris trips and selling his treasured paintings to Catherine to cover Kaphengst's debts? Did Kaphengst see something in Heinrich beyond a cashcow?
You know, I'm going back on my thought that Fritz and Heinrich have to be brothers. I just realized I wrote a crack Corporate AU of Moses and Aaron back in the day, and I specifically had them not be brothers (nor Miriam their sister) for what I imagine are much the same reasons you didn't envision them as brothers in your corporate AU. So... yeah, either way is fine with me, and now I'm actually leaning a bit against them being brothers (and Fritz just being... THAT BOSS).
(Still not wanting Fritz/Heinrich for this AU; I actually want it even less if they're not brothers.)
Oh, good, perfect, because I don't want to write Fritz/Heinrich for this AU, and I've been envisioning Fritz as...THAT BOSS. While the brotherly dynamics are v. v. important in canon, I feel the boss/second-in-command aspect of their relationship translates in a much more hilarious way to corporate AU.
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How do you feel about Fritz/Mike Corporate AU with heavy doses of less slashy stuff?
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IDK how I managed to get so far into this fandom and I don't actually have any OTPs???? Except MT/FS, but that's definitely not slash.
OH NO WAIT I can definitely also request Fritz/Heinrich :D YES. (Though should I call that an OTP? More like a... one dysfunctional pairing??)
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See, this I feel I could do! Regardless of time and sleep, which are the things making me hesitate. Hmmm.
(Canon because it's not as funny otherwise :) )
Unless it's Fritz/Heinrich, right? :P I did notice that Selena had listed it, btw, and thought of you.
Speaking of which, I've somewhat heavily implied (and was imagining) in the corporate AU that they're not brothers in this AU--is that a problem? Having everyone be as related as in real life is going to be harder to sell in the modern world. Though I could retcon those two specifically as brothers; there are definitely startups founded by siblings, and I've worked at one.
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Speaking of which, I've somewhat heavily implied (and was imagining) in the corporate AU that they're not brothers in this AU--is that a problem? Having everyone be as related as in real life is going to be harder to sell in the modern world. Though I could retcon those two specifically as brothers; there are definitely startups founded by siblings, and I've worked at one.
I feel like everything is funnier and more potentially laden with dysfunction if they're brothers! Like it's one thing if your boss is micromanaging you, and it's another if it's your boss and your brother who's micromanaging you. But I can see that it could also tip over into seriousness pretty easily, and maybe you don't want to get quite that seriously dysfunctional, so it's totally fine if they're not brothers.
I don't ship them if they're not brothers, though. I mean, I don't think you were planning on going that way, but in case you were.
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I said June, and assignments don't go out until the beginning of June!
More seriously, I was planning on skipping RMSE, but it's not like I'm busy with German and being lured into RMSE; I'm not doing German anyway and am looking for something else to do so I don't burn out trying to force myself when I'm not feeling it.
As for sleep, weeeeell...on the one hand, it's less likely to get messed up than it was back in November, I've been "tired-but-functional" for almost 5 months now. On the other hand, because I'm now working 30 hours/week, it's more important that it not get messed up. So I might have to exercise more self-control about writing 30k plotty fics. Which might be A GOOD IDEA ANYWAY, ahem. :P
Thanks for the rundown on your Fritz and Heinrich feels. I will try to make them brothers, then, consistency with the first installment be damned!
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No, I actually think Corporate AU is less funny if Fritz/Heinrich is a thing, since it's not canon -- unless the whole story were focused on Fritz/Heinrich crack instead of primarily on corporate AU crack, which would be a very different thing. I think a lot of the humor comes from juxtaposing canon relationships or at least canon emotions with the crack AU. Well, within reason -- I see your point about it being hard to retain all the relationships, and e.g. if you retained Fritz and Heinrich's siblingship I could see Wilhelmine being a close friend or coworker. Or vice versa, but I think it's easier to see how to crackify the Fritz and Heinrich brother relationship than the Fritz and Wilhelmine brother-sister relationship in this context.
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Selena, what are you planning to request (not nominate)?
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- the Fritz/Voltaire ficathon AU (i.e. Fritz is the ficathon organizer with writing ambitions, Voltaire the BNF who also is supposed to beta Fritz' fanfic)
- Fritz gets the news of Voltaire's death and/or Fritz gets the first copy of Voltaire's Memoirs or both
- Fritz/Voltaire... from Fredersdorf's pov; can be set at any time, but of course the 1752/1753 is really tempting since it coincides with Mike getting married
- a "Five Times Heinrich kissed Lehndorff" story
- Fritz/Heinrich (I'm a subtext writer in this regard! I love doing subtext! I can't do main text! But you two can!)
- Heinrich/Kaphengst: so how did that work for them, and why was it the longest lasting of Heinrich's romances, up to and including postponing Paris trips and selling his treasured paintings to Catherine to cover Kaphengst's debts? Did Kaphengst see something in Heinrich beyond a cashcow?
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(Still not wanting Fritz/Heinrich for this AU; I actually want it even less if they're not brothers.)
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