FOOLISH PAWNS ANNOUNCEMENT:
So I maybe should have posted a heads-up first on the chapter dumps in Foolish Pawns, considering I’m not all that great at chronology for this monster fic, so here’s a reading guide in order (also some tldr):
-Learning to Openly Coo: late 1600s, before reforms and the War of Spanish Succession in 1700. A cute, friendship-building fic/possible flirtation between Erzsébet and Roderich. Aka, Rod calls Erzsi out on being able to sing.
-To Hedge the Bet, or To Burn the Bush: War of Austrian Succession Arc with two parts - first (atm - not in the overall narrative) direct features of Antonio (your distant but adorable, husband who’s kind of a f*ckboy) and Francis (Mr. Steal-Your-Man and maybe you too eventually honhon loljk unless ). If you’re into Fraus or Spaus, there are a couple of trinkets here and there but it’s mostly ANGST and planting morally grey plot seeds. Also, some emotionally constipated wreck comes this close to confessing to thinking of Feli in a fatherly way?
-When the Painter Isn’t Present: You remember that thing Erzsi hates that men do before fights? Yeah, Gil and Rod do that stupid thing, except it’s hella gay
Thanks for continuing to read this, folks! I’m having a blast writing it!