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I never considered this to be a headcanon, more like basic how-Hetalia-works canon fact, but lately had a small chat with someone that made me realize that this actually can be just my HC and not everybody sees Hetalia that way, so I’m publishing it :)

Headcanon: Human representations of Nations are a rich, complex mosaic of culture, economics, politics, history and many other things, even geography and weather conditions. All that goes into the culture - behavioral norm, fashion, pop culture, books, music, cinema, language - add up to a Nation’s human personality. Because of this, if a Nation falls in love with another Nation, that means they also are in love with all those elements. Of course, even when you love somebody, you don’t have to like each and every part of them, some things may irritate you, but in general, you probably are fond of the person’s personality. In Nation-terms that just means they are in love with the culture and want to consume a lot of stuff from that place and intensely enjoy it. Even when they can’t be with their beloved one-on-one, reading books, watching movies or listening to music that comes from them is a way too fell closer and they simply like it because they think it’s excellent. This kind of fascination with another Nation doesn’t have to mean romantic or sexual love tho, it can be a sign of friendship or a platonic crush. What is really not possible, in my headcanons, is a Nation loving/liking another Nation Spirit, but disliking most of their culture. In human terms that would mean that although you like Annie, you don’t really like how Annie acts, speaks or behaves which doesn’t make much sense. In the same vein, if one Nation deeply dislikes another, they will dislike their culture and country - tho there can be exceptions, in the same way, you can dislike Annie, but still enjoy her cooking. This gets complicated if Nations start off liking each other but due to political reasons stop. All their affection for the cultural things of the other doesn’t just disappear overnight and it creates an unpleasant and disconnected experience of not liking the person anymore, but still appreciate a lot of their stuff. It can be compared to a human experience when you really dislike a person but still think they are funny or smart - not cool!

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“We do only know as much as our own people haha, I suppose that’s why then. They forget and in time we do too, they get caught up in excitements and I suppose we follow along. Since they’re us after all.”

“That’s true. It makes me a little sad, I don’t want to think all that death and all their sacrifices were in vain. Yet here we are....still, I suppose the fact that my people are still trying even in the hopeless and impossible does say something. Sometimes I wonder if a miracle will happen, but it’s also sometimes trouble to hope too much.”

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““I suppose you do have a point, still change is change, it always brings fast upheaval. I suppose looking back maybe one might say we were a little silly at how eager we were. We were old enough to know things are rarely ever perfect in life or smooth. i re-learned that lesson soon after.”

“Depending on your definition, so what definition would make it better? I myself want things to change…but I don’‘t know if they ever will..”

“ Hindsight tends to be discomforting that way, doesn’t it? Even if it’s a lesson I’ve had to re-learn time and time again… yet in the heat of the moment, it does become rather easy to forget all that in the hope of some possibility, doesn’t it. How odd it is that, despite this being a lesson we learn time and time again, we’re always prone to forgetting it. ”

[She pauses, thinks.]

“ … I suppose it would only be better if any of those promises and visions actually came true. But that rarely happens, and when it does, it never lasts long. ”

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“Samo’s Empire was doing pretty well without you I’m sure. i would have done well, better than how it was living with you  and  keeping me a serf for centuries. But maybe you should look in the mirror before calling people insecure. Don’t you do that to everyone you owned?I remember it got really bad  after you married Pan Austria too.”“

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“….Probably a kingdom once upon a  time and internationally known now. I’m just sorry for you how you had to take so  much from me,  like my  wine and now you can’t do it at all. After t he 1800s it wast he  beginning of the end for you wasn’t  it?”

‘ Ha! Assuming you would have survived without me. Even now you sound so insecure, claiming what’s mine because of how much you lack! You almost have my pity. ’

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“....Probably a kingdom once upon a  time and internationally known now. I’m just sorry for you how you had to take so  much from me,  like my  wine and now you can’t do it at all. After t he 1800s it wast he  beginning of the end for you wasn’t  it?”

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“I would think its the opposite considering how much you borrow from me. You’re lucky I’m not more well known. Then it’d be over.”

‘ Please. If it weren’t for me, then where exactly would you be? If anything, you should find yourself lucky that you borrowed so much from me. ’

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“I would think its the opposite considering how much you borrow from me. You’re lucky I’m not more well known. Then it’d be over.”

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“But why would anyone wish to be scammed off of grape juice if they can’t gget drunk off it?”“

‘ Wouldn’t you know, considering people buying anything off you already do that. ’

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“But why would anyone wish to be scammed off of grape juice if they can’t gget drunk off it?”“

‘ But imagine if I had a bottle of it and sold each bit by the spoonful to curious tourists! I’d be set for quite a while! ’

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““I suppose you do have a point, still change is change, it always brings fast upheaval. I suppose looking back maybe one might say we were a little silly at how eager we were. We were old enough to know things are rarely ever perfect in life or smooth. i re-learned that lesson soon after.”

“Depending on your definition, so what definition would make it better? I myself want things to change...but I don’‘t know if they ever will..”

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“You didn’t seem to mind change so much thirty years ago, but I agree. Sometimes everything seems  to just happen so quickly these days. Then again other things  never change, no matter how hard one tries and even things that seem new are really tired old ways again. What do you want more Liba for things to change or to stay the same? Or just to go back to how it used to be…so a old change?”

“ It was the nature of circumstances then, Janko. Today is a different story from yesterday’s– although, you’re correct about things that remain constant. The uncertainty of the future’s one of them I suppose. ”

[She pauses.]

“ … but as to what I want… I wish I knew. If they stayed the same, then it would be unfulfilling; if they changed, there’s no telling what direction they may take. And to go back to before… depending on your definition of before, that isn’t much better. ”

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“You didn’t seem to mind change so much thirty years ago, but I agree. Sometimes everything seems  to just happen so quickly these days. Then again other things  never change, no matter how hard one tries and even things that seem new are really tired old ways again. What do you want more Liba for things to change or to stay the same? Or just to go back to how it used to be...so a old change?”

“ Sometimes, I’m reminded of the impermanence of norms we take for granted. Change comes too fast for me that I find no comfort in it, but I can understand that it’s at least expected. But still… it does well to wonder where these changes may perhaps lead. ”

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Some Headcanons about the Workings of Nationhood

I’ve already talked about this in some snippets [x], but I realized I never made a longer and more complete post about it and my sleep-deprived brain decided it was the right moment for it. So:

- Nations don’t have biological parents. They come into existence once a ‘national identity’ (or cultural unity) has started strengthening. They just appear, so to speak, in a part of their territory, as something that looks close to human toddlers. They wake up, and they are. They immediately feel the connection to their territory and people as well as their name (the name of the country). They just know.  (Their human name, instead, is generally chosen by older personifications or themselves. In rarer cases, it can even be chosen by a human.)

- The biological connections personifications have with one another are purely that – biological. Being siblings doesn’t mean that two personifications have the same parents – they don’t have parents at all – but that they share the genetical similarities a couple of siblings would. The same goes for other blood ties, like parents or grandparents. (Even though in this case, it’s likely the older personification will have also raised the younger one – yet, not birthed him/her.) Personifications are instinctively aware of the blood ties they share.

- While Nations resemble humans very closely, they aren’t. This is especially apparent when they’re very young, like toddlers or children. In spite of their physical age and occasional tantrums/childish behaviour, they have much greater emotional and intellectual maturity. They relax a bit and behave more childishly in the presence of older personifications, but they’re also able to carry out complex discussions with their leaders. They still aren’t as mature and independent as older personifications – they’re more trusting, more passive – but the fact alone they can understand is a sign of their non-human nature. Moreover, they’re never completely helpless – even as very young toddlers, they behave more like older children than infants.

- Another difference is that they can withstand loneliness and lack of interactions for far longer than humans. While they thrive better in company (of other personifications, in particular), they can spend long periods alone without suffering too much mental damage. They most likely won’t like it, but they can do it.

- That said, in spite of the differences, personifications think in a way that is very human. They’re adapted for immortality so it’s a bit different, but they feel like humans, they care for other people like humans, they have ideals and dreams and are fallible and complex just like humans are. As far as their personalities are concerned, personifications are very close to humans.

- Nations are hard to injure and can heal from everything faster than humans would. I have already talked about this a bit [x] [x] [x], but essentially, all their injuries eventually mend. Even the loss of a limb isn’t permanent – if the limb is retrieved, the tissue re-attaches itself to its owner; if not, the limb is eventually regrown. (It isn’t a pleasant process, though.) It’s the same with organs. There can also be times when the regeneration and damage occur at the same time (with internal injuries, for example – the gastric acids destroy the tissue and it mends itself at the same time) until the regeneration starts going faster than the damage and they finally heal. That’s extremely unpleasant. Their healing can be aided by medical care, though.

- Nations can die momentarily and then come back to life. Even while they’re dead, their bodies keep mending, and once they’re mended enough for life, the nations reawaken. It isn’t a pleasant process – not only they’re still injured, the ‘resurrections’ leaves them weak and in pain. Even if there wasn’t much damage to the body, they keep feeling weak and confused for a bit.

- Personifications have a connection to their land and people that let them feel at any moment their conditions. Not everybody gets sick or is in pain when there’s some unrest or something else amiss (America, for one, keeps feeling perfectly fine unless the situation is truly severe – and even then, he isn’t as affected as other nations are, even for smaller matters) but they still have a general sense of unease.

- Ageing isn’t a gradual process but comes in short bursts (in which they age at the same rate as humans or even faster) only to completely stop later. (Those bursts generally predate or happen at the same time as a period of economic and/or political growth.)

- Humans used to know that personifications existed, but nowadays, they’re relegated to legends and myths. Nevertheless, humans are naturally attracted to personifications belonging to their country. They tend to immediately take a liking to their representatives and perceive them as trust-worthy, following their words more easily than they would in other cases. (Their will isn’t erased, though. Humans might be easier to convince – but ultimately, the decision is theirs and they might not agree.)

- Personifications themselves aren’t completely sure of how things work for them. How much damage can they withstand before they stop recovering? Is there a point of no return from where they can’t recover fully? Can they actually die permanently even without their country fading? And what about personifications of territories that aren’t yet independent? They aren’t as resilient as independent nations, but does this also mean they can die? They don’t know. There just are too few of them to have enough data.

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What is your Creative Type?

THE ARTIST

Creative Strengths: Ability to bring ideas and concepts to life

Untapped Potential: Becoming totally fearless in your expression

Ideal Collaborator: The Producer

As an ARTIST, you need to create in order to feel truly alive. Full of ideas and visions, you’re driven by the desire to express yourself and transform the world around you. The ARTIST type lives in the space between the inner and outer worlds, and your gift is the ability to powerfully manifest what’s inside of you. That’s not always an easy task, but with it comes the capacity to create works that speak to others on a deep level and inspire new ways of seeing the world. With your love of beauty and your connection to the senses, you have a strong aesthetic orientation and you crave well-designed environments. Whatever creative field you end up pursuing, you tend to work best on your own and crave the independence that lets you freely follow your creative impulses. You’re at home in a state of flow—easily becoming so engrossed in whatever project you’re working on that you lose all sense of time and space. Your biggest challenge is working through creative blocks stemming from your emotional nature. You know well that in the “war of art,” fear and self-doubt are your biggest enemies. Practice diplomacy instead of waging war, and you’ll learn to turn enemies into trusted allies pointing you in the direction of creative greatness; in other words, listening to your fear can tell you exactlywhat you need to do.

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Bold the muse’s aesthetic (spooky edition)

Reblog and bold all of the themes that apply to your muse’s aesthetic or mood as a character.

Bloodied knuckles | Tear stained cheeks | Rust | A busted lip | Claws | Fangs | A bloody nose | Chattering teeth | A dark space underneath the bed | Scratching noises on a wall |Creaking metal | Fog | Dancing under moonlight | Blood dripping lips | Heavy breathing in the dark | A feeling of unexplained dread | A figure in a dark corner |  Dirty peeling wallpaper | A bloody handprint on the wall | Sobbing in the dark | Bite marks on skin | Eerie whispers |A hood covering a stranger’s eyes | The growl of a hidden animal | The sound of a blade being sharpened | A deep, dark forest |Walking on the streets alone at night | A cobweb-filled, abandoned building | Eyes darting in paranoia | A heavy beating pulse | The feeling of being trapped | Struggling to get out a scream | Boards covering broken windows | A quiet graveyard | A gas station in the middle of nowhere | A road that never ends | Heavy fog rolling in | The scent of blood in the air | Eerie old photographs | Walking along traintracks at night | A chill going up the spine | Gathering crows | A dusty, dimly lit study | Mist over a deserted cobblestone street | Ghost towns | Shadows around a campfire | The sound of chanting | Church bells tolling | An orange harvest moon | A broken down carnival | A dirty stuffed animal abandoned | Wiping bloody hands on fabric |Nightmares | Waking up in a panic | A power outage | Heavy lightning storms | A secret trap door | The feeling of being watched | Fear from trauma | A Ouija board set out on a table | An eerie doll | A scream of anguish and pain | Withered plants | A room that’s been forgotten and gathered dust | Owl eyes in the dark | Curled, dead tree branches | A ritual altar | Flickering candles | A lantern held up in the dark | Fear of being followed|Creaking floorboards | Repressed, horrible memories | Clenched teeth | Soft, echoing piano keys | An old book covered in dust | Many pairs of glaring eyes | Stumbling in pitch black darkness | Being stranded in the middle of nowhere | Tarot cards on a table | A trail of blood | the distant howl of a wolf

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TAG   YOURSELF  //  THE   SEVEN   SINS

lust: lace blouses, stargazing, french pastries, whispered secrets, lovely baths, impulsive shopping, plants on a windowsill, ice cream sundaes, concerts, soft voices sloth: over-sized sweaters, dreamy sunsets, gold sunlight, doodling, sunflower fields, paint smears on clothes, the smell of tangerines, writing in a diary, vivid dreams envy: silver necklaces, flannel shirts, sharp eyeliner, neon lights, cursive handwriting, bullet journals, leather purses, finding loose change, tired eyes, classic movies gluttony: iced tea, cuddles, soft blankets, evening laughter, a slow dance, washi tape,tousled hair, procrastination, learning foreign words, city lights at night wrath: killer heels, leather jackets, sewn-on patches, firm baked cookies, red lipstick, 90′s music, dusty book piles, pictures of clouds, fresh snow, evening drives pride: fountains in city squares, jazz music, cozy apartments, turtleneck sweaters, smokey eyes, acoustic songs, pastel colors, strawberries, nostalgia, improv comedy greed: glossy makeup, enamel pins, 2am texts, charm bracelets,denim jackets, calligraphy, classic movies, vintage mirrors, wax sealed envelopes, good grades tagged by : @pluralis

tagging: you

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1ST  RULE   —   tag some muses you would like to know better.

2ND  RULE   —   BOLD the statements that are true for your muse.

MUSE.  The Republic of Slovakia | Janko Janosic OCCUPATION. Personification of the nation and all that entails and he also works as a mechanic and sometimes dances in a folkloreic dance group AGE. Physically he’s 21, is actually about 1,500 SEXUALITY.  Bisexual PRONOUNS. he/him

APPEARANCE:

I  AM  5'7"  OR  TALLER.

I wear glasses

I  have at least one tattoo

i  have  at  least  one  piercing.

I  have blonde hair

I HAVE BROWN EYES

I  HAVE  SHORT  HAIR.

MY  ABS  ARE  AT  LEAST  SOMEWHAT  DEFINED.

I have had braces

PERSONALITY:

i  love  meeting  new  people.

People tell me that i’m funny

Helping others with their problems is a big priority for me

I  ENJOY  PHYSICAL CHALLENGES.

I  ENJOY  MENTAL  CHALLENGES.

I’M PLAYFULLY  RUDE  WITH  PEOPLE I  KNOW  WELL.

I  started saying something ironically and now i cant stop saying it

THERE  IS  SOMETHING  I  WOULD  CHANGE  ABOUT  MY  PERSONALITY.

ABILITY:

I CAN SING WELL.

I  CAN  PLAY  AN  INSTRUMENT.

I  CAN  DO  OVER  30  PUSH–UPS  WITHOUT  STOPPING.

I’M  A  FAST  RUNNER.

I  CAN  DRAW  WELL.

I  HAVE  A  GOOD  MEMORY.

I’M  GOOD  AT  DOING  MATH  IN  MY  HEAD.

i  can  hold  my  breath  underwater  for  over  a  minute.

I  HAVE  BEATEN  AT  LEAST  2  PEOPLE  IN  ARM  WRESTLING.

I  KNOW  HOW  TO  COOK  AT  LEAST  3  MEALS  FROM  SCRATCH.

I  KNOW  HOW  TO  THROW  A  PROPER  PUNCH.

HOBBIES:

I  ENJOY  PLAYING  SPORTS.

i’m  on  a  sports  team  at  my  school  or  somewhere  else.

i’m  in  an  orchestra  or  choir  at  my  school  or  somewhere  else.

I  HAVE  LEARNED  A  NEW  SONG  IN  THE  PAST  WEEK.

I WORK OUT AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK

I’VE  GONE  FOR  RUNS  AT  LEAST  ONCE  A  WEEK.

i  have  drawn  something  in  the  past  month.

I ENJOY WRITING

i  do  or  have  done  martial  arts.

EXPERIENCES:

I  HAVE  HAD  MY  FIRST  KISS.

I  HAVE  HAD  ALCOHOL.

i  have  scored  the  winning  goal  in  a  sports  game.

I  HAVE  WATCHED  AN  ENTIRE  SEASON  OF  A  TV  SHOW  IN  ONE  SITTING.

I  HAVE  BEEN  AT  AN  OVERNIGHT  EVENT.

I  HAVE  BEEN  IN  A  TAXI.

i  have  been  in  the  hospital  or  er  in  the  past  year.

I  HAVE  BEATEN  A  VIDEO  GAME  IN  ONE  DAY.

I  HAVE  VISITED  ANOTHER  COUNTRY.

I  HAVE  BEEN  TO  ONE  OF  MY  FAVORITE  BAND’S  CONCERTS.

RELATIONSHIPS:

i’m  in  a  relationship

I  have a crush on a celebrity

I HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE I KNOW

I  have been in at least three relationships

i  have  never  been  in  a  relationship.

I  HAVE  ASKED  SOMEONE  OUT  OR  ADMITTED  MY  FEELINGS  TO  THEM.

i  get  crushes  easily.

I HAVE HAD A CRUSH ON SOMEONE FOR OVER A YEAR

I  HAVE  BEEN  IN  A  RELATIONSHIP  FOR  AT  LEAST  A  YEAR.

I  HAVE  HAD  FEELINGS  FOR  A  FRIEND.

MY LIFE:

I HAVE AT LEAST ONE PERSON I CONSIDER A BEST FRIEND

i  live  close  to  my  school.

my  parents  are  still  together.

I  HAVE  /  HAD  AT  LEAST  ONE  SIBLING.

I  live in the united states

there  is  snow  right  now  where  i  live.

I  HAVE  HUNG  OUT  WITH  A  FRIEND  IN  THE  PAST  MONTH.

I  HAVE  A  SMARTPHONE.

I  HAVE  AT  LEAST  15  CD’S.

i  share  my  room  with  someone.

RANDOM SHIT:

i  have  break–danced.

i  know  a  person  named  jamie.

i  have  had  a  teacher  with  a  last  name  that’s  hard  to  pronounce.

i  have  dyed  my  hair.

Im listening to one song on repeat right now

i  have  punched  someone  in  the  past  week.

I  KNOW  SOMEONE  WHO  HAS  GONE  TO  JAIL.

I  HAVE  BROKEN  A  BONE.

i  have  eaten  a  waffle  today.

I KNOW WHAT I WANT TO DO WITH MY LIFE

I  SPEAK  AT  LEAST  2  LANGUAGES.

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“That was the point, I guess I accomplished my goal in a way. I could say the same for yourself.”

That makes him sigh and wait, he actually nods in agreement.

“Ah, if I do I suppose that’s just life  as usual. For now though I’ll enjoy the moment I worked hard for.”

But now he  gets a little defensive,

“Perhaps he is, but he’s not as bad as Fico who I kicked out. Who have you kicked out recently?”“

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“The real tragedy here is you think that’s so great. I mean I had to try it once and it was really a let down after a while. Maybe one day you’ll see reason. That’s alright, I’m good at waiting!”We’ve  got a nicer president now too.”

‘ That’s because you became such a nuisance after a while. To this day, you’re still a nuisance actually. I suppose some things just don’t change. ’

She elicits a snort.

‘ And come next year, you’ll find yourself disappointed again. You may have kind words for your president, but from what I’ve heard, your prime minister appears to be… lackluster. ’

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“The real tragedy here is you think that’s so great. I mean I had to try it once and it was really a let down after a while. Maybe one day you’ll see reason. That’s alright, I’m good at waiting!”We’ve  got a nicer president now too.”

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“”That must make you really happy,  I know I would be. 

So does this mean all childless people in Hungary can become Slovaks?”

‘ Nem. I’d rather be a bad Hungarian than a Slovak– now that, I believe, would be a true tragedy. ’

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“”That must make you really happy,  I know I would be. 

So does this mean all childless people in Hungary can become Slovaks?”

‘ … but as I’m unable to have children, does this mean I’m not a good Hungarian? I, the embodiment of the Magyar nation, have failed to be a good Hungarian. What a disgrace I am. ’

If one listens closely, they can almost hear the sardonic edge to her tone.

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