#Aph Tennessee

[ask-nyc-boroughs]

I’m realizing I never shared these doodles from April lol. Just Alfred/ USA and some of the undeniably Appalachian states being Jonah/ West Virginia, Maisie/ North Carolina, Betsy/ Tennessee, & Roy/ Kentucky mostly circa early 1800s. Early frontier and wars with indigenous nations, Alfred spent a lot of time with these states. I’ll try to keep everything brief cause lol I do have a lot of Maisie-specific lore that can be better expanded upon another time, but I wanna share them cause why not

Alfred went from being this grumpy New Englander to being a bit more lighthearted and more like the funny charming Alfred of today, and a lot for that happened cause he spent so much time with these states especially Maisie/ North Carolina who’s quite friendly, very confident in herself and isn’t afraid to speak her mind or share a couple of jokes. Alfred doesn’t like Maisie at first cause he thinks she’s uncouth and insane. Maisie thinks Alfred is an uptight little bitch. But Alfred and Maisie eventually develop feelings for one another and Maisie becomes his first love. However, Alfred and also Maisie are extremely stubborn and neither are afraid of confrontation- this eventually leads to the breakdown of the relationship.

Alfred also from spending time with all of them learns a lot of new musical styles and actually it brings him closer with many southern states that aren’t in Appalachia and western ones as he expands. This is where he begins becoming less of a New Englander and slowly learns to accept new ways of let’s say being American so he begins to grow into the national rep.

Hm ok so some of this I’ll explain more when I work on my revolution arc- but the short version is many of the east coast states are slightly older than Alfred. And they barely agreed to put Alfred in charge especially cause he’s very aggressively a New Englander. So southern states especially aren’t his biggest fan and are rather hesitant.

Jonah/ West Virginia not being a state for much of the early 1800s yet existing as a representative of then his older brother Rich/ Virginia’s back country led to him develop a bit of a chip on his shoulder. And he sees Alfred as an outsider so he doesn’t particularly like him.

States like Betsy/ Tennessee & Roy/ Kentucky are super young during the early 1800s so not much to say about them. Actually TBH I don’t have much information for either Betsy or Roy other than Betsy is a Melungeon & plays the mandolin and is very musically gifted. Roy plays the banjo. I think Jonah plays the fiddle and Maisie plays the guitar.

[spidertalia]

I would like to introduce you all to my beloved sunshine boy, Tennessee !!

His full human name is Andrew Bellamy Crockett, but he just goes by Andy. He's the 31st oldest state and celebrates his birthday on June 1st. He's physically 20.

Andy is a complete passionate sweetheart at heart. He is insanely polite, well-mannered and courteous, even more so than the majority of the other states. He may be rarely passive aggressive, but don't let that fool you- he knows how to creatively insult those who push his buttons. He's friendly, welcoming, compassionate, hard-working, adventurous, curious, energetic, optimistic, honest, loyal, faithful, fun-loving, good spirited, caring, generous, helpful, hospitable, warm, genuine and charming. He's a very kind and honest guy with strong values and even stronger morals, and he tends to dislike those who don't. He's community oriented and very loyal. He's also a huge softie who takes in pretty much any stray animal he comes across. He also knows very well how to charm people and make a good impression. Some other fun facts about him:

He's 5'7 and a half, or 172 cm in height.

He has roughly 2a type hair that can be described as shaggy.

He is the younger brother to Arkansas, and the older brother to Oklahoma.

Outside of his indigenous languages, he speaks English, Spanish, French and Arabic fluently, and speaks some Mandarin and German as well. However, he knows how to sing in several languages.

He is probably the world's biggest music fan, lol. He is a very good singer and he's very talented in several instruments, including but not limited to: the guitar, banjo, fiddle, violin, piano, saxophone, drums, bass, harmonica, flute, mandolin, organ, keyboards, tuba, clarinet, lute, bassoon, trombone, cello, harp, trumpet, french horn, bagpipes, bongos, oud, lyre, xylophone, pan flute, piccolo ukelele.

His favorite music genres are country music, rock n roll music, blues music, R&B music and bluegrass music. He also deeply enjoys Americana and folk music as well. It's nearly impossible to find a genre of music he doesn't like.

He is always more than happy to share his music, food and culture with others.

He is a very good cook.

He's best friends with West Virginia and Kentucky; the three get together with Virginia to play music.

He is always up to trying new things.

He has a deep southern accent.

He's happy to get down and dirty and is quite good at physical labor, but he simultaneously puts quite a bit of effort into his appearance. Whenever he is not doing physical labor, he's consistently well-groomed and neat.

He's very good at handling spices, and actually really enjoys spicy food.

He wears his hair in a ponytail in the city, half up when in the sticks, and fully down when he's at home or at a friend's.

He values honesty, integrity and loyalty above all else.

He really enjoys hard work and physical labor, and he really likes working with his hands on things.

He can actually be very mature when the situation calls for it.

He's a foodie with a big appetite.

He is a very doting brother.

He likes to own livestock and have farms and gardens at his houses. He often grows his own food.

He's almost always in a good mood.

He's actually a fairly good writer, as well. He writes a lot of songs, too.

He is very religious.

He loves hosting people and loves tourists.

He is a huge animal person with a huge soft spot for strays. He regularly adopts animals and sometimes volunteers at local animal shelters.

He has a guitar and flowers tattoo on his left shoulder.

He's very good at holding his alcohol.

He can see ghosts.

He's not good at dealing with snow.

He loves playing sports.

He can make some damn good moonshine.

He knows his way around deer and bears.

He is absolutely obsessed with Dolly Parton.

He's always more than happy to strike up a conversation with a stranger or host a large gathering.

He's actually generally hard to genuinely upset- unless you insult his music.

His likes include: Music, whiskey, Dolly Parton, country music, rock n roll music, blues music, R&B music, bluegrass music, Jack Daniels, BBQ, moonpies, biscuits, football, caving, hunting, animals, playing music, singing, hiking, swimming, fishing, sports, tailgating, spicy food, spicy chicken, musicals, theater, kayaking, canoeing, the outdoors, being outdoors, fried chicken, cooking, eating, orchards, gardening, wine, music festivals, live music, concerts, biking, cycling, home cooked meals, the Smoky Mountains, cowboys, western films, writing, baseball, small music clubs, cozy things.

His dislikes include: Immoral people (specifically mean, callous, dishonest, disloyal, etc); cockroaches, bugs and spiders

That's all I have on him right now, but I am always open to any and all suggestions, especially from people who live in the state!

[ask-nyc-boroughs]

I think this is related wttt(?) which i don’t partake in cause i did not know it existed as a thing until like a month ago LOL.

BUT omg I have a similar thought with my statetalia /nor’easter verse. Based on what I know so far- a lot of the main anglophones settling Texas did come from Appalachia- I have my Texas oc Rob learning English primarily from Appalachian states like Betsy/Tennessee, Jonah/West Virginia, Roy/Kentucky & Maisie/North Carolina, and these states subsequently being his first friends in the union. Also the cultural influence of those Anglophones in Texas is undeniable.

Anyways Texas learning English from Tennessee is a super based thought 1000/10 OP. I love it.

I like to think that Texas never really learn English. Cause, why would he in the first place when he is always surrounded by Mexican states who only speak Spanish? Plus, Spanish being his first native language.

Tamaulipas/Mexico City did try and teach him English, but Tejas was an impatient bastard and gave up on it, thinking it wouldn't be necessary.

Till he first met Tennessee, and when he was finally welcomed in, Tennessee was the one who had to teach him English.

(and Texas probably blame Tenn for making him have a stupid southern accent, lol)

[todaysromano]

08.07.2024

Today, Romano felt like dying from the heat.

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[moonlit-escape]

‧₊˚꒰♱꒱༘‧⊹ Zane Mystreet headcanons !!

i love this lil emo freak i NEED to get wine drunk n watch ponies w this guy

6'0 (183cm)

go white boy go

hetero. (comfortable with this label, but honestly his attraction isn't limited to cis women and he has even had crushes on femme men (he just wants to be the token hetero friend))

he mostly dresses casual emo, but sometimes my guy wants to rock a pair of demonias and a fishnet bodysuit with some heavy, pure silver chains and rings, alri

piercings,. piercings piercings piecings. no lips piercings... septum and eyebrow, though. and DEFINITELY gauges in his ears. and ABSOLUTELY ones with cute shapes.

if he didn't cover his mouth all the time, i think he would like wearing dark, cool colored lipsticks

and it'd be smudged all the time bc he keeps fuckin snacking on sweets

of course he paints his nails, and he treats them well bc he hates chipped nail polish (rich boy gets the highest quality, strongest clear nail protection youve never seen before in your life)

honestly all the ro'meave brothers are a bunch of gnc kings like okayyy!! pop off boys w your dresses, heels, skirts, n makeup!!

god can that boy sing

idc he listens to vocaloid and his favourites are vflower and rin kagamine

also listens to emo songs (ofc) and cartoon songs

prefers rock band over guitar hero

one time he smacked vylad in the back of the head with a rock band drumstick and he felt so bad he ran off and cried

boy is the most fuck-ugly crier

secretly steals stuff from people he cares about as keepsakes (like, little things: garroth's old gameboy, vylad's old sketchbook, aph's other half of a pair of lost earrings, nana's ribbons and pastry wrappers)

actually has pretty high metabolism, and one time he gloated abt it to aph and accidentally made a joke in poor taste, and she kicked his ass. so, he just lets her call him a lil fat boy as his eternal penance for being an asshole

okay this isn't a headcanon but sort of is but, why were him and dante like Tightrope-walking that fucking incel line as teenagers. like they were one wrong step from falling into an incel category. thank god their brothers would NOT have had that from their baby brothers anyway bc Wtf

anyway

honestly, he doesn't feel as cold toward vylad as he used to as a teen, and kind of wishes he had the strength to show that and reach out and ease the tension between them. but, he's afraid of making it worse by being awkward, so he wants to wait and hope that vylad makes the first move, if he ever does. (and if not, he'll probably ask garroth to do it for them)

has rejection sensitive dysphoria, made even worse by a rejection complex from: garte's blatant favouritism, bullying and rejection in school, and isolation as an adult. it's part of why he became so attached and possessive of aph. but, he's safer now

he was a harry potter kid. garroth was the percy jackson one, and vylad was warrior cats.

he always thought he was a slytherin but i think he's more of a hufflepuff than he realizes (nana on the other hand.)

he has a lot of sanrio merchandise. more than he will ever admit. his pony merchandise does outweigh it, though, of course

yes, his main comfort character and obsession lies with pinkie pie cake. but, the rainbow dash backpack Objectively fucks

you can get him to eat anything, so long as it's candied or chocolate covered. this means if you hand him one of those candied roaches, he won't think twice about gnashing down on one of those suckers

has a plushie collection of really, really soft and sweet-looking animals. and all of them have punk-like accessories (safety pin piercings, spikes, black ribbons, black laces, etc)

the only plush that doesn't have anything on it is an old brown teddy bear with garroth's faded name on the tag

likes to make snapcube sonic fandub references and will just drop random shadow, the devil, and memphis tennessee quotes

[incorrectaphstatequotes]

Texas: What scares you the most?

Delaware: Spiders.

Alabama: Snakes.

New Jersey: The unstoppable march of time that is slowly guiding us to our deaths.

Tennessee: ......

Tennessee: New Jersey.

[objection-zero]

New York:

- A show off. For good reason, they can do a lot, and she has the voice of an angel.

- He's definitely performed in Broadway before.

- She'd definitely have a celebrity crush on France for sure.

- Is missing an eye and wears an eye patch. You can probably guess why.

North Carolina:

- One of the only states that are friends with Ohio.

- She loves planes, she has a few of her own and she definitely flies them for fun.

- Generally pretty awkward in conversation but still impressive as a state.

Rhode Island:

- This man either gives absolutely zero fucks, or he's the most passionate guy you've ever met. No in between.

- He saves all his energy and passion for actually important things, which is respectable.

- Most of the time though he's just chilling.

Vermont:

- She just likes being by herself. Like, literally does not care that much about the country, doesn't attend many events unless she has to or is dragged there by New Hampshire.

- New Hampshire is the person she speaks to the most, and that's because he won't leave her alone.

Kentucky:

- If you took the stereotype of sweet country man and just spat out a drawing of it.

- Has a farm, has chickens, plays banjo, like very predictable country dude.

- He and Tennessee are bestie of course, and they often play music together.

Tennessee:

- As a big Dolly Parton fan, I was very excited to make Tennessee.

- She's like if you personified a smile me thinks.

- And a great singer, loves her country tunes and performing.

Ohio:

- She makes most people uncomfortable because she's just that strange. You can tell she's unstable.

- Her hair changes color based on what party she voted for in the election. No one knows of she dyes it or it's natural, and none of the states want to ask her about it.

- Is always watching.

Louisiana:

- My favorite state design, I love her so much.

- She's very down for shenanigans, and she encourages Florida's weirdness while also keeping him from dying! Or blowing up.

- Throws massive parties for the Southern States all the time, just because she feels like it. Drinks SO much alcohol.

Indiana:

- Hands in pockets and always that exact same facial expression.

- She's pretty used to trade and has quite the skill for it. But that's about as Midwestern as she gets. She really should be in the south.

Mississippi:

- Unsurprisingly, he and Alabama are inseparable, they're the best of friends and brothers!

- He's very laid-back, doesn't really like to take his time with anything. But he's trying more nowadays. At least he says he is.

See reposts for the other states!

What if I showed you guys my Hetalia OCs for the 50 states that I've been working on for the past 2 months?

👀👀

Delaware:

- Overly stressed all the time, he has a complex where he needs to feel important. So he opts to do work that would normally fall on the other 49 so he can seem important to them.

- He's the busyman of Delmarva, he gets everything squared away.

- He has the biggest, most effective puppy dog eyes in the world. They're just big and sad and it's hard to say no!

Pennsylvania:

- Very active, has a gym in her home for sure even though she prefers to go outside and work out.

- She and Delaware are very close, as the first two states they became good friends (and New Jersey!). She does her best to protect Delaware when she can.

- Very straightforward, she doesn't mess around. You always know what to expect from her.

New Jersey:

- Loud. So very loud. Always wearing gaudy makeup and unappealing clothing.

- She's very loyal as a friend though–her and New York hang out constantly, with half of their time dedicated to debating something or other loud enough for everyone around them to hear.

- She and New York have been in a battle over the ownership of the Statue of Liberty for a long time. Since the statue is technically on an island that belongs to her, but New York will not give it up. She owns the gift shop.

Georgia:

- One of my favorite states, I love her and her design very dearly.

- I like to think of her as a Mary Sue type, where she's always busy and has an overwhelming amount of work to handle, but she does it all so easily and so effectively that you'd never guess how much she does.

- Also, she owns a peach orchid absolutely.

Connecticut:

- "Um, actually—🤓👆" embodied.

- Everyone is sick of how entitled he is, because he acts like he's so much more intelligent than everyone.

- Which is funny because he is really really smart, but still not as smart as he pretends to act.

- He's one of the only states that's friends with Ohio.

Massachusetts:

- Do not utter the word "revolution" around this man or he will go nuts.

- Very quick to act, very quick to anger. He likes to set things on fire—he always carries a lighter on him— and argue. If he ever came face to face with England, it would probably go very badly.

- He despises tea, to the point he physically cannot drink it.

Maryland:

- The mediator of Delmarva, this man is the master of solving problems. He's the sweetest.

- Also, the best chef in the country aside from Louisiana and I cannot stress that enough. You know this man has a BIG kitchen in his house.

South Carolina:

- The bimbo of the country okay.

- I just love the idea of her being so determined to be a farmer, but struggling so much because she's just not designed to be a farmer. But she won't give up even though she probably should.

- She's good friends with Georgia but her and North Carolina definitely have a rivalry going on.

New Hampshire:

- Can this man calm down? Please?

- He basically bounces off the walls, definitely has ADHD, and always down to do somethint stupid.

- He spends a good portion of his time bugging Vermont because she's easy to annoy. New Hampshire and Vermont are very close though. The siblings ever.

Virginia:

- I had to make one of them emo okay.

- She's the confident leader of Delmarva for sure. As the first state colonized, she's got a good heart for leadership. She's the state that works the closest with America directly.

- Despite being emo, she's very sweet.

Ahhh Image limit. Check repost for the other states!

[apollo11fangirl]

Pennsylvania gets mad when Tennessee and Kentucky get drunk when hunting. She finds it rude and dangerous.

[missmagicandlight]

could you do either fluff 6 or 7 please 🥺

6. “You should probably go home.” “But I’m already home.” 7. “You’re an idiot.” “But you love me.”

1868

“I missed you,” Kendall says, kissing the side of Tim’s neck. 

Tim smiles, raises his hand to cup Kendall’s face. “I missed you too.” 

Kendall closes his eyes, allowing himself this moment before he asks how exactly Tim got here.

“I thought you were all under some kind of house arrest thing?”

“Del’s not too happy to be an enforcer, so-” Tim shrugs. “Plus I’m really good at sneaking out.”

Kendall rolls his eyes. “You’re an idiot.”

“But you love me.”

Kendall kissed Tim’s palm, happy that the guitar string callouses were returning, that the gun ones were fading. “But I do love you.”

He wants Tim to stay, but he wants him to get his statehood back too. “You should probably go home, you know.”

Tim kisses him. “You are my home, love.”

[the-transtalia-blog-inactive]

David (Tennesse) calls it T/Testosterone, but Henry (Kentucky) calls it "David's Androgynous Adventure Potions" and that's why he does not go with them for HRT anymore

Is Henry aware I'd die for him?

[cat-winterfield]

I don’t have a pic but I’m caitlin winterfield, usually a brown jacket and black breeches, blond spiky hair and a moustache. Every day a different horse, but usually a grey belgian, light bay pinto aph, grey tennessee walker or light halflinger!

Rb if you’re on Swede server avocado island

W/ your name and a pic of what you usually look like

So ssoblr can find each other

I’ll start

Nikolett Northlight

I’ll always have this hair, sunglasses, and hat usually. Will dress in neutral colors

[linkinaboxx]

Drew this during uno night! I should go back to designing states.

Give me some states to design, might even do some of Canada’s provinces.

[spidertalia]

May I see Tennessee. I would love to know if they ever are getting a Nyo. Also if they are I believe they will have long brown braided hair that is curly, freckles, Tennessee whiskey colored eyes and wear Tennessee vols shirts, blue jean shorts, brown cowgirl boots. She will also have a strong east Tennessee accent like from Knoxville county and be lesbian

ofc ! here's my tennessee, lovely boy. his name's andrew "andy" crockett and he's the younger brother to arkansas, but older brother to oklahoma.

he has straw blond hair and light brown eyes, and is a bit short at 5'7.5" or 172 cm- he's literally in between italy and romano's heights. he's generally on the thinner side and struggles to gain muscle, but he is surprisingly strong for his build as well.

he's a genuinely nice, friendly, welcoming and compassionate guy- he's actually one of the politest states out there. all about that southern charm and hospitality, he loves hosting people and goes out of his way to make sure those around him are doing well. however, while he is rarely passive aggressive, he absolutely knows how to very creatively insult people if they push his buttons.

he really, really loves music. he's into many genres, such as country, rock n roll and the blues. his favorite artist is ofc dolly parton (he adores her so, so much) but he does really enjoy others like tina turner, aretha franklin, bessie smith and many others. he has a vast knowledge of music and the genres of country, rock n roll and the blues; he even knows how to play some music himself.

He's also into BBQ, caving, playing football, the outdoors and whiskey. He prides himself on being a bit of a whiskey connoisseur. He speaks English, Spanish, French, Arabic and a few Indigenous languages fluently. He speaks some Mandarin and German as well, but nowhere near full fluency.

He likes keeping his hair at shoulder length. He doesn't usually do much with it; he'll put it up in a full ponytail in the city, and a half up half down style when he's in the sticks. When he's at home, he wears it down. His hair is slightly shaggy in its style, which he likes. He's grown his hair much longer and much shorter than shoulder length, but that's his favorite style.

He spends most of his time outdoors or enjoying music. He owns five houses- in Memphis, Chattanooga, Nashville, Rutledge and Flag Pond. He spends the most time at his houses in Memphis, Nashville and Flag Pond, but especially at the latter two- he goes to Nashville when he's in a big music mood, and Flag Pond when he wants to be surrounded by the outdoors. He knows his way around the outdoors, and spend a lot of his childhood in it. He's in the younger half of the states, being physically 20 years old. He doesn't have a strict fashion sense either- while he does most often wear decorative tees and loose, scuffed up jeans, he pretty much will wear whatever's comfortable. He does have a good amount of specifically outdoorsy/caving/mountaineering clothes, along with a small amount of more western-y clothes like cowboy boots or stuff made specifically for horseback riding. He has a significant number of musician/band tees, though- ranging from his favorites of Dolly Parton and Aretha Franklin, to Tina Turner and Besse Smith, to even Miley Cyrus and Justin Timberlake.

Overall, he's a polite, well-mannered, friendly, welcoming and warm state that's easy to get along with !

[quebbeb]

my brother and i once scaled a cliff in cade’s cove in 3 mins barefoot and that’s on having tennesseans for parents

tim and cordelia belong to @magicandlight

[incorrect-states-quotes]

Kentucky: If you put a lasanga on top of a lasanga, its still one lasanga because lasagna is just layers.

Tennessee: Oh my God shut up. Shut UP SHUT UP SHUT THE FUCK UP-

[todaysromano]

11.14.2024

Today, Romano looked at pictures of pretty trees changing color in fall.

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