[Jack snorts softly] We'd probably need to set it up to skip a couple numbers. Despite the fantastical elements, they actually did stick to most of the facts of her reign and some of those can be…unpleasant even when you know about them going in. Woman in the mid-19th century who wasn't real keen on adhering to court etiquette, even if the rest of her life had been all roses she would've been pretty unhappy.
[and of course he's not mentioning two of the biggest things that made her unhappy. He's glad he still remembered the beats well enough to know when that first visit to Hungary was coming so he could jump past it.
He'd been able to handle that one song with Rudolf as a boy, but he's pretty sure it'd hit some hard nerves for John and Ianto that don't need the abuse right now. And while he can't quite say why, he feels a lot more sure of that assessment as Ianto's palms smooth over his shoulders in a way that doesn't feel quite like casual affection.]
It's all worth it for seeing a real hot physical manifestation of death groping the Crown Prince of Austria. [he says with a grin, hoping to break through or past whatever's bothering Ianto.] Who had a pretty questionable mustache that takes away from his looks a tad, but unfortunately it was pretty tame compared to the facial some other men in that time were sporting, like his father. Or me, and I'm only admitting to that since I know you've seen all the photos I couldn't stop them putting in my files.
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Date: 2024-04-12 09:11 pm (UTC)[and of course he's not mentioning two of the biggest things that made her unhappy. He's glad he still remembered the beats well enough to know when that first visit to Hungary was coming so he could jump past it.
He'd been able to handle that one song with Rudolf as a boy, but he's pretty sure it'd hit some hard nerves for John and Ianto that don't need the abuse right now. And while he can't quite say why, he feels a lot more sure of that assessment as Ianto's palms smooth over his shoulders in a way that doesn't feel quite like casual affection.]
It's all worth it for seeing a real hot physical manifestation of death groping the Crown Prince of Austria. [he says with a grin, hoping to break through or past whatever's bothering Ianto.] Who had a pretty questionable mustache that takes away from his looks a tad, but unfortunately it was pretty tame compared to the facial some other men in that time were sporting, like his father. Or me, and I'm only admitting to that since I know you've seen all the photos I couldn't stop them putting in my files.