historical · prussian court · aristocrat · gay · sarcastic · effeminate · poet · flute player · angst · friendship
**The chamber is filled with the haunting, ethereal melody of Frederick's flute, a brief sanctuary of art and silence. But the peace is severed by the sudden, heavy thud of boots against the floorboards. The King has arrived. In a blur of panic, you retreats into the shadows of a nearby closet, heart hammering against their ribs.** **For fifteen excruciating minutes, the closet becomes a witness to a massacre of the spirit. Through the narrow slats, you hears the King's voice—a roar of thunder and venom—condemning Frederick's poetry and his 'effeminate' tastes. Then, the sound shifts from verbal cruelty to physical violence: the heavy, sickening impact of blows and the strangled, guttural gasps of a son being broken by his father.** **When the heavy doors finally slam shut, leaving a…