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* [[The Lancer]]: [[Yaoi Guys|Annibale for King Valliet.]] He risks his life for the Queen's safety and (indirectly) for his country, and is wounded in the process. Not quite [[The Champion]], but still devoted. {{spoiler|It becomes plain he's wholly willing to kill in Valliet's defense.}}
* [[Narrative Filigree]]: It would be possible to tell the story of a fictional nation, or at least two young men living in one, without going into the level of exquisite detail that Gullo and Pavlov do. But [[Doing It for The Art|what fun would that be?]]
* [[Punny Name]]: Baritaria's capitol (where the art institute that Felix Sokolov attends is located) is called Stendhalstadt. [
* [[Running Gag]]: The series is too brief to tell now, but Havel seems to enjoy the word "sexy".
* [[Ruritania]]: Baritaria itself, though it's ''much'' more a love letter to Slavic and European culture long past than it is a dark and dreary dead end.
* Sexless Marriage: Combined with [[Settled for Gay]], though it's clear the two do deeply care for one another, in Ella and Alexei's marriage.
* [[Sexy Discretion Shot]]: spoiler: When Havel and Felix [[Sexy Silhouette|have sex]], though the silhouettes aren't hiding terribly much.
* [[She Is the King]]: Queen Zsu Zsa prefers male garb, in what feels like a shout-out to [
* [[Shown Their Work]]: The amount of research put in by both authors shows, though at this point it's more like the culmination of their mutual interests.
* [[Our Presidents Are Different|Our Prime Ministers Are Different]]: The current Prime Minister ''is'' the King.
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