OKAY FIRST OF ALL: SQUEE. I AM GLAD THAT YOU LIKE IT SO MUCH. I WAS SO NERVOUS, JUST ASK lareinenoire.
Richard would totally tell Henry to call him 'your Highness'.
I love writing wee!Richard -- the thing that's fun about him is that he's not creepy at all in his own POV, but he is very creepy to others, like Henry here. As far as he's concerned he's working through the idea that he'll probably be king in the next couple of years, and that's Very Serious and Important and so he has to prepare for that. And it gives Henry the willies, because even impending kingship gives Richard a sort of unnatural sense of maturity/otherworldliness.
Also, I think it's wonderful how uncertain the power balance is
Richard does surprisingly well when cornered. I think because he's had a lot of practice. And of course Henry is terribly easy to unbalance.
I know this will sound weird, but -- I LOVE THE STONE THROWING AND THE BLOOD.
Oh, it doesn't sound weird! I also hope it doesn't sound weird that it occurred to me and then I though "OMG CHLOE WILL LOVE THAT." I love doing stuff with the polysemy of blood in the histories, you may have noted -- the blood on the forehead is meant to look forward to --
The image of the blood washing away the oil is amazing, that sort of... more sacramental reworking (so appropriate to Richard's way of thinking, esp. in 4.1 and 5.5!) of "With mine own tears".
YAY YOU GOT THAT. Well, of course you did, for you are clever, but I am glad you mentioned it, because it is lovely to know for sure that you did.
I am so very, very glad you liked it, and that you wrote me such lovely detailed feedback! &hearts
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Richard would totally tell Henry to call him 'your Highness'.
I love writing wee!Richard -- the thing that's fun about him is that he's not creepy at all in his own POV, but he is very creepy to others, like Henry here. As far as he's concerned he's working through the idea that he'll probably be king in the next couple of years, and that's Very Serious and Important and so he has to prepare for that. And it gives Henry the willies, because even impending kingship gives Richard a sort of unnatural sense of maturity/otherworldliness.
Also, I think it's wonderful how uncertain the power balance is
Richard does surprisingly well when cornered. I think because he's had a lot of practice. And of course Henry is terribly easy to unbalance.
I know this will sound weird, but -- I LOVE THE STONE THROWING AND THE BLOOD.
Oh, it doesn't sound weird! I also hope it doesn't sound weird that it occurred to me and then I though "OMG CHLOE WILL LOVE THAT." I love doing stuff with the polysemy of blood in the histories, you may have noted -- the blood on the forehead is meant to look forward to --
The image of the blood washing away the oil is amazing, that sort of... more sacramental reworking (so appropriate to Richard's way of thinking, esp. in 4.1 and 5.5!) of "With mine own tears".
YAY YOU GOT THAT. Well, of course you did, for you are clever, but I am glad you mentioned it, because it is lovely to know for sure that you did.
I am so very, very glad you liked it, and that you wrote me such lovely detailed feedback! &hearts