#i domt like to set things in stone like ages and years bcs WHAT IF ITS INNACURATE OR SMRH

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Quick question, how old is Seb in the boy king au when they get married, I'm asking because I was rereading the fic & directors cut from September and you said he’s so obsessed with calling Seb little. Is Seb shorter than Nando or is Nando trying to feel a bit taller when actually he is a itty-bitty war criminal kitty? If Seb is shorter but still has time to grow how badly will Nando take it

Hello! This one is much easier to answer than your other one(You're really making me think deeply, thank you 🥺), so I think I can answer this pretty quickly(hopefully)

So you've probably noticed that I don't mention actual years too much which is just bcs the timeline is so vast and I've not decided on a lot 😭. But they basically have the same age gap as modern day, so I'd say they were born in 1681 and 1687 respectively(which matches up well enough with the real world history.) Irl, the war that I'm canon divergencing away from takes place 1701-1714, so stuff regarding when their coronation and marriage happens is somewhere in there. So I'd say Nando becomes king in like, 1705 and then they marry somewhere between then and 1710(when seb ideally becomes emperor??)

So to answer your actual question. Seb is def taller than Nando by the time they get married. But in that ficlet, Fernando is obsessed with calling Seb small because he wants to make himself feel bigger!! It's less about actual height and more about power dynamics. He's belittling him by literally calling him little! And it's also about Nando being older than him. Seb became a king as a boy(hence boy king), whereas Fernando became a king as an adult so he calls him little because he still sees him as that little boy king who is too young to have that amnt of power.

They first met pretty young, not knowing what their future would be like, and didn't really see each other for a while. And so until they meet again, when the marriage plans start happening, their perceptions are: Nando thinks of Seb as some little boy king, and Seb has a childish crush. So it's very odd for Nando to suddenly now meet this kid, all grown up, and he's now taller and even more powerful. So I think Nando still associates Seb with that image in his mind, thus calling him little all the time.

Conclusion: Fernando IS shorter, and he wears heels and calls Seb little all the time as a way to cope

#ahhhh you will never get a short answer from me... #i kinda see nando as being like Napoleon in this way #hes aware of his height and aware that hes shorter #and hes not ashamed of it in the broader context #i.e. he doesnt feel the need to pretend to be taller w people like jense or mark #^ bcs hes already at a higher level of power than them so he feels comfortable and satisfied #but SEB he feels more insecure with bcs seb obviously has more power #so he is seeking every possible way to belittle him and puff himself up! #so wearing heels. wearing elaborate clothes. calling seb little and nicknames etc etc #little as in small as in inferior ;;;; #also to answer your question: yes he is unbelievably irritated when he realizes seb grew up to be taller than him #he cant even win in height </3 #thank you always for the interesting asks!!! #i get so fucking excited when i see youve sent me an ask bcs its very fun prompts!!! #and i loveeeeee to world build more and elaborate on stuff ive not really talked abt on here yet!! #so please. send as many as you want all the time :) #catie.asks. #catie.rambling.txt #*also...me when i skew away from saying actual ages LMAO #i domt like to set things in stone like ages and years bcs WHAT IF ITS INNACURATE OR SMRH #boy king au