18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 38

[cahn]

Gonna go ahead and make this post even though Yuletide is coming...

But in the meantime, there has been some fic in the fandom posted!

Holding His Space (2503 words) by felisnocturna
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 18th Century CE RPF, 18th Century CE Frederician RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf/Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great
Characters: Michael Gabriel Fredersdorf, Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great
Additional Tags: Protectiveness, Domestic, Character Study
Summary:

Five times Fredersdorf has to stay behind - and one time Friedrich doesn't leave.

Using People (3392 words) by prinzsorgenfrei
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 18th Century CE RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great/Hans Hermann von Katte
Characters: Friedrich II von Preußen | Frederick the Great, Hans Hermann von Katte
Additional Tags: Fluff, Idiots in Love, reading plays aloud while gazing into each others eyes
Summary:

Friedrich had started to talk to him because he had thought of him as a bit of a ditz.
And now here he was. Here he was months later, bundled up in this very same man’s blankets with a cup of hot coffee in front of him, its scent mixing with that of Katte’s French perfume.
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Fluffy One Shot about one traitorous Crown Prince and the sycophant he accidentally fell for.

Comments

Re: Unspeakable Acts discussed

[mildred_of_midgard]

2) Sex which cannot result in procreation, and might even be designed to prevent it. I.e. anal or oral sex. And I'm pretty sure this must have been it.

Yep, this is exactly what I was imagining too.

and also, as in the case of the Finnish Sex Machine so many centuries later, the third party would have been named.

I keep forgetting I've been meaning to ask luzula if she will read the Swedish sources on the Finnish sex machine for us! (Mostly because then I'd have to dig them up again, and I've been quite busy.) But I still think it would be cool to get the deets on that little episode!

Well, first of all, while I'm pretty sure Henry VIII would think he could be a sex fiend, I really doubt his abilities there.

LOLOLOL that is so true and at the same time, such a great burn! Actually laughed out loud here.

For starters, the man according to his own evidence could not tell whether a woman was a virgin or not.

To be fair, my understanding is that the presence or absence of a hymen and bleeding is a really poor predictor of whether someone is a virgin or not. But in general: yes, you may be on to something there.

And while obviously it's entirely possible for a family to consist of some members who like sex and others who don't

See also: my sister (pregnant at 16) and me (virgin at almost 40). ;)

Basically, what I'm saying is that I think chances are that Catherine liked sex with the man she loved, and would have accepted any variety.

Aww, poor Catherine.

I guess Wolsey's off the hook, then, if the sex fiend demanding unspeakable acts wouldn't have worked on two counts! But it was a hilarious mental image, and cahn and I both laughed so much!

Re: Unspeakable Acts discussed

[luzula]

I keep forgetting I've been meaning to ask luzula if she will read the Swedish sources on the Finnish sex machine for us! (Mostly because then I'd have to dig them up again, and I've been quite busy.) But I still think it would be cool to get the deets on that little episode!
Definitely, do give them to me! : D

I guess Wolsey's off the hook, then, if the sex fiend demanding unspeakable acts wouldn't have worked on two counts! But it was a hilarious mental image, and cahn and I both laughed so much!
I also laughed. : ) And I laughed at the original comment in this thread, which had Henry IV simultaneously saying that he not capable of carrying out conjugal relations with her any longer AND that she was a virgin. Perhaps he should pick a story and stick to it? *g*

Re: Unspeakable Acts discussed

[mildred_of_midgard]

Awesome, thank you! It may be a while, but I will try to find time to pull them together.

Re: Unspeakable Acts discussed

[cahn]

Aw YES. I am very excited about getting more on that episode, which I think may still win salon for jaw-dropping gossipy sensationalism (and there are a lot of contenders!)