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based off this latest chapter .. i like to think that the italies both have diff ideas as to what other people use to differentiate the two of them 🧐

for vene he maybe thinks their eyes are what is able to tell the difference vs roma who maybe thinks their curl is what is able to tell their difference <- all based off how they each decided to go about their ""disguises"" when pretending to be the other (i.e. vene being so to the death about his sunglasses not coming off [when he was with germany] + roma using clips to hide his own curl and making the effort to create one on the left side like his brother)

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more out of context 2ptalia doodle

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why do height differences in shipping always have to be about one being really tiny and the other being really tall. what about one being exactly a single inch taller than the other and the second being consistently angry about this.

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i just realized i still have access to @todaysitacest but it's on my old blog which i currently cannot get into

what if i made a new blog huh?? what THEN. WHAT THEN!!!!!!

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i have embarrassingly been thinking about a flowers in the attic itacest au ever since i read it

how do we feel about this

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WAHHH i have a whole document with all my notes on the fae au somewhere but i CAN'T. FIND. IT!!!!! it was on my old laptop and i swear i moved it over but :(

i wanna talk more about it but ugh.....

on the plus side, i have many many ita/cest things i've written and never shared that i'm finding. mostly self indulgent junk i was too embarrassed to post lol.

edit: ok 15 minutes later i found it WOOHOO it's 7k words of a mix of writing and notes i had in mind for the plot

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this is SO SO my mindset on these two overall <33 i'm a bit nervous to share how i see them so thank you for putting it into words!

lately i've been thinking about that strip in the manga where romano laments to spain about wanting to work

...but veneziano just offers to do things for him

it's just an interesting thing to consider in their dynamic. i'm having a little trouble pinning down romano's motivation here. but he mentioned it after being subtly rejected by a group of girls, so i'm assuming he wants to feel more competent? masculine?

it seems like veneziano just wants to help, unaware he's making romano feel like he isn't competent enough to do it on his own

or is it that romano is doing a bad job and that's veneziano's motivation to do it instead?

regardless, it seems romano wants more responsibilities to feel like he's good at things and capable of things and veneziano seems to get in the way of that through trying to help too much. vibes of a mother stunting their child's growth, perhaps?

just a lot to think about

feel free to share ur thoughts <3

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i did NOT expect that last post to blow up o_o (to where the non-itacest likers found it hehe). thank you all for your opinions! ♡ i am spinning them all around in my brain.

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lately i've been thinking about that strip in the manga where romano laments to spain about wanting to work

...but veneziano just offers to do things for him

it's just an interesting thing to consider in their dynamic. i'm having a little trouble pinning down romano's motivation here. but he mentioned it after being subtly rejected by a group of girls, so i'm assuming he wants to feel more competent? masculine?

it seems like veneziano just wants to help, unaware he's making romano feel like he isn't competent enough to do it on his own

or is it that romano is doing a bad job and that's veneziano's motivation to do it instead?

regardless, it seems romano wants more responsibilities to feel like he's good at things and capable of things and veneziano seems to get in the way of that through trying to help too much. vibes of a mother stunting their child's growth, perhaps?

just a lot to think about

feel free to share ur thoughts <3

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:P

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also... thinking about this song a lot lately for these two

do you see my vision? it's giving something like "i need all of you nobody knows you like i do this is toxic for both of us but i'd rather have you at your worst than to lose you"

it's also giving “i want us to be soft but i don't know how”

having Thoughts about who'd be singing what part. bold = veneziano, italic = romano

I want the parts of you you only show To the corner of your bathroom mirror I want the parts of your hand-grenade heart That beat slowly with anger and fear

I want the parts of you you only show To the birds outside your bedroom window I want the teeth that you lost as a child That you hide in a box under your pillow

I want your quiet, your screaming and thrashing The salt on your lips and the hands that God gave you And I want your violence, your silent sedation Your moon eyes, your telescope, morbid fixation

And I want your pyro, your born-again virgin Your hands on my insides, your fingertips crawling And I want your Jesus, your suicide mission Your lips on the microphone, soft disposition

And I want your parties, the shark in your water The scrapes on your knees and the blood that spills over

And I want your zeroes, your polluted marrow The sweat on your palms and your surveillance shadow

I want your secrets, your clementine fields The ropes that you climb up, the parts that won't heal I want your safe word, your passive resistance The sickness you foster, your favorite addictions

And I want your nightmares, the ghost in your doorway Your paralyzed sleep and your- I want you, butterfly, I want you, sailor I am your lover and I am your jailor

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debating... sharing what i have so far for this fic... at least parts of it

i can't make up my mind 👉👈

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another set of Veneziano headcanons

people took my last post well, so… here is another set of headcanons specifically focused on veneziano's personality and motivations behind his behavior. i'm not very good at organizing my thoughts, but i tried! pls be nice ♡ we are all here to have fun and share our ideas.

He's genuinely a caring and affectionate person, but part of why he's like this is because he wants others to like him. Canonically, he cares about his reputation. I see it as he plays up his genuine personality to maintain it. He definitely can't damage it by being off-putting or abrasive (like his brother).

He has this sense that he can't and shouldn't express these less pleasant emotions. It's inappropriate to rock the boat. That's why he scolds Romano for lashing out sometimes. He feels like he has the moral high ground by keeping himself together the way he does (in the sense of being mellow).

He tries to keep his image clean and socially palpable. "Ugly" emotions like anger and pride would make him less likeable. He wants to be approachable and pleasant to be around. He seems excessively cheerful because he tries to present that image. He's so likeable because he tries to be likeable. He tries to avoid saying negative things about others to stay on everyone's good side.

A lot of energy is dedicated towards suppressing his less appealing emotions. That's why he's always sleepy and taking naps. It's not effortless to be liked by everyone. It's certainly not effortless to keep his anger and other negative feelings at bay.

All of this is subconscious, though. He doesn't deliberately decide to control how people perceive him. He'd be confused and hurt if someone accused him of being manipulative. He's just being himself, unaware that part of being himself involves keeping (some of) his emotions on a leash.

It's important for him to enjoy himself. Fun, friends, food, flirting, all things he needs to keep his internal word out of his conscious mind. His optimism is a coping mechanism to avoid the things he's stressed about and traumatized by. It's much easier to keep things light and happy, than to deal with acknowledging someone or something upset him, maybe even made him angry. His focus is directed outwards (on the people around him) to avoid focusing on himself.

He has low self-worth. His self image is somewhat reliant on how others view him. He feels deep inside that if he doesn't keep up the role of cheerful and friendly, all that will be left is someone who's cowardly, irresponsible, and frankly useless. Not someone others like or want to be around. As much as his optimism is to keep himself sane, it's also to ensure others view him in a positive light. He doesn't actually open up often, even towards people he's close with.

He's usually genuine when he praises others, but sometimes he might exaggerate to make people feel good about themselves. And if people feel good about themselves, they'll see him in a positive light. (Again, this is subconscious. He does not realize he's doing it.)

His affection is also genuine, but has a subconscious purpose. Most of the people he's close to aren't very affectionate. Some even outright reject him. He's a lot lonelier than he lets on, and being surrounded by others is a substitute for the closeness he craves. (This is part of why his reputation is important to him. The more friends he has, the more it fills the void.)

He gives so much affection away in hopes someone will mirror it back. If he hugs and kisses and compliments others, it's sure to be returned eventually. Plus, it makes him seem friendly and approachable, which is what he wants. He wants to be surrounded by others, but interacting with all sorts of people, being appealing to all sorts of people, comes with a price.

He's not lucky. He just knows how to assimilate himself into the social realm, and he needs people, so he's good at it.

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“Thus with a kiss, I die.”

|Italy & Nyo Romano| +Romeo and Juliet

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..........l'ho colorato (original under the cut)

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itacest lovers gold rush can also be an itacest song

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i just realized we don't have a discord link on here soOOoooooOoOo itacest discord link boop

have fun u crazies <3