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skratchytheclown · 4 months ago

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What would an AU be like where all of the Koopalings (Minus Roy- Or just anyone of your choosing) met horrible fates and became monsters, while the Broodals stayed normal?

Well, I did create "monstrous Koopalings" a while ago, which can be seen here. Though, it's not really an AU. It's just some designs I created during October. (Although I can turn it into a post-apocolyptic AU where there's a plague that's mutating everyone, and Roy is the sole Koopaling survivor [zombie-like stuff])

I think it would be pretty interesting to create a proper "role-swap" AU though! I was originally planning on just making some designs and posting them here, but that ended up taking a lot longer than I thought, so I only made two of the Koopalings for now.

Iggy and Hariet: (the Iggy design was inspired by the one in the other post because I just liked how it looked)

These events take place in an alternate timeline. Hariet still trespassed into the castle and messed with Ludwig. He eventually got fed up with her, and instead of trying to get her out of the castle, he just told her to hang out with Iggy instead (passing the responsibility to someone else). Iggy ended up encouraging Hariet's mischievous behavior, and even helped her mess with people. The two of them had a lot of fun hanging out with each other, and wanted to do crazier and crazier things. One time, they decided to explore some of the castle's "restricted" areas. One of those areas belonged to Kamek's co-worker, who focuses on potions. Of course, the duo played around in that area, using the tools down there like toys. After fooling around too much, they knocked something over, and Iggy was cut by it. Not wanting to be noticed, they quickly (but quietly) went back upstairs into Iggy's room. At that point, he seemed a bit ill, but the two of them agreed to just ignore it. Iggy was overly optimistic and Hariet did not want to get in trouble with the authorities. The "illness" just kept getting worse and worse, and the two of them still tried to ignore it. "It will pass, I'm sure. he just needs some rest, right?" Hariet decided to leave for a couple of days, hoping Iggy would be better when she returns. He didn't get better though. It was quite the opposite. He looked weak, had strange behaviors, and a few lacerations started to form. She started to panic. She considered calling for help, but she thought she could be executed by doing so. She wasn't supposed to be in the castle in the first place, so nothing good would happen if everyone knew she was in one of the restricted areas. She just put some band-aids on him and hoped the "illness" would still get better with time. She kept him in his room and slept there. The next day, she woke up to see that things have only gotten worse. Iggy looked like a corpse. At that point, she had enough and dragged him back down to the basement to try to find a cure. She grabbed a bunch of potions that "looked medicinal" and gave those to him. Despite her efforts, nothing worked, and Iggy died after a couple of hours. The noise alerted the guards, and they entered the restricted area to find Hariet. She was then punished for trespassing, despite her pleas and explanations.

Lemmy (and The Lemmings):

Topper got a call from the hospital about the whereabouts of his little sister. He wanted to visit her, so he decided to inform Silvea that he would not be meeting with her as planned. Silvea still tried to convince Topper to visit her, but he was very clear about what he wanted. He told her to contact one of the Koopalings if she really needed help with her project, and that he would just find another way to get his business back on its feet. Silvea wasn't sure what to do now that her plan went down the drain, but she still had a few "plan B's" in mind. Instead of creating MT, she was going to use the parts for something else. Before dealing with that, she got curious and looked up who the Koopalings were. She saw that they were rather notorious, and helped their king with various crimes (like the Broodals), so she figured she could use one of them for experimentation, although it wouldn't be nearly as much as what she had planned for Topper. She chose Lemmy because he seemed to be the easiest to capture (and he wasn't a child). Silvea entered the Kingdom, and pretended to be a fan of the Koopalings for their "hard work". She was able to get Lemmy's phone number from one of his friends. She called Lemmy, telling him to meet with her in the park due to all the good things she was told about him. Lemmy agreed (he is rather naive). This led to Silvea bringing Lemmy to her workshop by force. She tied him to a chair and started measuring him. Terrified, Lemmy was willing to tell her anything in order to be freed. He told her about his family and how he doesn't know what he did wrong. After a while of him spewing those desperate words, Silvea got a bit curious, and started to ask questions. They had a long conversation, and Silvia was not only interested, she also found out that Lemmy was a pretty decent guy. She changed her initial plans, so she came up with a few lies about how she was hired to capture him for a secret project. She claimed that she was intending to create robots based off of one of the Koopalings. Upon saying that, she got the idea to make that lie a reality. She broke down the MT structure, and built multiple robots she called L.I.S.M.s (Lemmy-inspired security machines), though she nick-named them "The Lemmings". Lemmy was with her, providing help in exchange of free food and money. One day, near the end of the project, The Lemmings malfunctioned, and when turned on, did a lot of random, frantic movements. Lemmy ended up being caught in the middle of the chaos, and was mutilated by the machines. Silvea turned off The Lemmings as quick as she could, but Lemmy was severely injured. Silvea decided to patch him up and bring him to the hospital. While they were there, the doctors considered Lemmy to be a "lost cause" and that too much of him was missing or damaged to make a full recovery. Silvea wasn't happy with that, so she took Lemmy back to the workshop and used the remaining scraps from MT to replace some of Lemmy's body parts. It took a lot of experimentation, but she was eventually able to get Lemmy walking again. After the project was finished, The Lemmings were shown to some of the castle's guards, and they were very impressed. Silvea was able to sell them to the Koopa troops for a fortune, and she shared a fifth of that with Lemmy. He ended up buying a few tubs of ice cream.

The stories are a bit rough, but it still took me a long time to come up with these (which is why there is only two). I went through quite a few ideas in my head, trying to come up with some that not only created a unique design, but also kind of made sense. Maybe If people like this idea/AU, I can make a "part two".

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koolkat9 · 4 months ago

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22. What fic of yours deserves more love?

43. What appeals to you about the ships you like?

✏️Hetalia Fanfics Writers Ask Game✏️

22. Hmmm...I really liked Two Worlds Collide. One of my EngUkr fics. Though not one of my strongest fic, this scene alone makes it deserve more love I think:

Whatever was going on, without thinking, Arthur leaped out of his hiding place. He gave a slight bow. “Pardon my intrusion, Miss. But I, God of the Aleron Forest, have heard your prayers and I shall help you avoid this troublesome–”

Kateryna drew her sword without a second thought, eyes dark, stabbing it clean through Arthur’s stomach.

“Ack…Quick draw,” Arthur noted, impressed. He stared down at the sword impaling him. Nothing more than a paper cut to a being as powerful as him. “Quite the skilled warrior, how surprising. I-I mean…I just…You always seemed so kind. What’s that human saying? Wouldn’t hurt a…a fly? You seem like you wouldn’t hurt a fly but…”

Kateryna’s face paled, eyes wide. She stumbled back, shrieking.

“Hey, easy now…Oh right.” Arthur pulled the sword out, his wound healing over almost immediately. “That’s not normal for humans right?”

“You’re…You’re…” She choked out.

“God of the Aleron Forest. Yes, yes I led with that. Now about your–”

“Have you been listening this entire time?”

43. Okay let's see how many I'm going to be able to put without being too long.

GerEng - Two lonely stubborn men finding comfort in each other. Falling in love through sharing music during I think it was the 60s? It at least started then. Anyway. Though their stubborness and tempers can cause conflict I think their stubborness is what makes them work in the end. Both hate being vulnerable, so they need someone stubborn to stay, push back and rip those barriers down. Plus, I think Arthur has a tendency to push people away especially if he loves the person, so having a stubborn lover provides a needed push back to snap him out of these self-sabotaging habits.

NedCan - The history is what really drives this ship for me. Canadians played a huge role in liberating the Netherlands during WW2. Canada also housed a lot of monarchies during WW2, the Dutch Royal family being one of them. Princess Juliana was expecting a baby and ended up having to give birth in Canada, the Canadian government declared the maternity ward "extraterritorial" so the baby would only have Dutch citzenship and thus be the next heir of the throne if they were born a boy. These two actions by Canada has led to a tradition of Netherlands sending tulips to Canada each year. In the Hetalia contexts what could be more gayer yet still accurate to irl?

CuCan - They just have such a cute Bromance in the manga. I really wish we'd get some new strips with them. Also this. I like them both as besties and boyfriends:

EngUkr - I just think Arthur deserves a tall girlfriend (I tend to headcanon Ukraine as just under 6ft if not at the 6ft mark). Also Arthur is my favourite male character and Ukraine is my favourite female one.

GerCan - Enemies to lovers relationship everyone is sleeping on. German troops were TERRIFIED of Canadian troops during the world wars (specifically WWI). Canadian troops were brutal to say the least. I think Matthew had a burning hatred for the German bros during this time because they were a threat to his loved ones (Scot, Eng, Fran). He killed them at least once if not multiple times leaving scars on them. This becomes important because I like to think Matt vowed he wouldn't be like the empires who raised him, he wouldn't fall into bloodlust. Yet he did. He didn't want to be like Francis and Arthur, at each other's throats one minute, kissing the next. Yet with Ludwig he did. And he derives a sick sense of pleasure and possessiveness when he sees those scars he left. Very angsty, but nowadays, despite their bloody beginning, quite wholesome. Also I just like the idea of them going camping together.

Canmano - Came to me in an rp. Just the "he asked for no pickles" meme. Angry small x calm tall.

#hetalia #ask game #hetalia ask game #hetalia asks #fanfiction ask game #fanfiction asks #gereng #geruk #nedcan #cucan #gercan #engukr #canmano

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spikedsoul · 2 years ago

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maid's worst nightmare - ch 38

sorry y'all, i'm just realizing it's taking me a month between shortass chapters and i feel bad ;o; just been stupidly busy and hyperfixated on games i recently got. i'll try to post more often but as usual i can't promise, so thank y'all for sticking with me!

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"We can talk about it later, but not in front of the kids!" you whispered harshly to Bowser as he carried you toward the waiting boys. From your angle, you could see the corner of his mouth twitching like he was struggling to hold back a smirk - and you could also see Morton and Ludwig exchanging glances with each other as they stood waiting in the shadow of the stadium wall.

Junior was the one to speak up as the two of you drew closer.

“You’re late!” the little koopa huffed, pointing an accusing claw at you and Bowser. “What took you so long?!”

“You two get a little tangled up at lunchtime?” Ludwig snickered.

Fuck, they were gonna make you blush and give away that yes, that’s what happened, and you really didn’t want to admit that to the kids… or at least, you didn’t want to admit it with Junior there.

You did your best to roll your eyes convincingly; Ludwig probably wouldn’t buy it, but you were hoping Morton and Junior would. Before you could speak up, though, Bowser beat you to it: “Actually, we had to swing by sister’s room so she could measure this li’l maid for some new clothes. Peach said it could be a few more weeks ‘fore she can go home.”

Morton put his hands on his hips, his eyes squinted in suspicion even as he nodded. “Alright… then why are you carrying her? There’s no reason for that unless she can’t walk, so are you telling me she also hurt her leg or something to warrant this?”

Damn it, Morton was too smart for his own good! And Ludwig just looked smug as hell. He knew.

“Can’t a maid trip down the stairs without getting grilled about it?” you mumbled as you brought your hands to your face. “Also don’t I have a race to ref? Let’s get to that. Still haven’t seen the inside of this stadium track and I’m eager to.”

Ludwig snickered softly. “Alright, alright. We’ll get everything powered up; you two just go get settled.”

“Papa?” You glanced down at Junior at his voice - only to see him staring intently and thoughtfully at the pair of you. Bowser hummed softly to encourage the little koopa to continue; you could feel the vibrations in his chest. “Are you still gonna try to capture Peach?” Junior’s eyes were now solidly fixed on you.

Outwardly, Bowser didn’t seem to react, but you could feel him tense. It seemed even Junior was onto him.

“I dunno, kiddo. Maybe if she wants help gettin’ that short guy to chase her, but I think it’s time I let her go, huh?” the king said rather tactfully. You made a note to praise him for that - the other kids already didn’t like Peach, so you were oddly proud that he was openly telling them he was moving on.

Wait, why was Junior pointing at you with that grin on his snout?

“Mama,” he stated.

Your face flushed immediately and you hid behind your hands again. “I’m too young to be a mom!” you protested despite being perfectly old enough to be at least a young mother.

The boys all broke out into cackling and scurried off without another word, leaving you and Bowser standing there near the stairs that led up into the stadium. By now, you were pretty certain they had planned that, even if Ludwig had to probably explain what was happening to Junior and Morton. The two older boys had probably intentionally convinced Junior to call you Mama now instead of Peach, and if you were honest, you had no idea how you really felt about that.

All in all, it was probably inevitable given that you intended to stay by Bowser’s side much longer than a few more weeks, and so you probably wouldn’t have avoided the ‘Mama’ tag indefinitely - you just hadn’t expected Junior to so quickly turn around on who his mother figure would be.

Maybe he hadn't, actually. Maybe they got him to say it just to see how you'd react. Yeah, honestly that seemed more likely…

"So," Bowser grunted as he started up the stairs, "Now that you're officially Mama to my youngest… that makes me Daddy, right?" He grinned broadly, obviously proud of himself for circling back to that conversation.

"Maybe," you hummed, hoping it would humble him a little.

"Definitely," he chuffed. "Definitely yes."

He finally crested the stairs and started down the stone hallway that blocked your view of the stadium. You were definitely getting excited to see what all was in store for this race. So excited, in fact, that you were happy to drop the subject of what he wanted you to call him - you couldn't even help wiggling just slightly in his arms as some of the track began to come into the limited view of the hallway.

"Excited?" he rumbled, gently squeezing you to him; at least he had the decency to change topics, and you enjoyed the closeness.

You lightly rubbed your cheek on his chest as you replied, "Yeah, honestly. I don't think I've ever seen anything like a race track before."

"Wait until ya see it workin'."

Electricity suddenly thrummed through the air just a few steps away from the hallway exit, and you sucked in a breath as the ground itself briefly shuddered. Subconsciously, you reached up and curled your fingers around Bowser's spiked collar, your knuckles lightly pressing against his soft, warm scales. You felt him gently squeeze you again in an effort to help you keep calm.

Bowser rumbled softly as he finally stepped into the light of the buzzing stadium. Your eyes went wide in awe as you took in the grand sight in front of you.

There was a straight stretch of road that ran along the seats, the starting/finish line off to the right a little; a loud sound off to your left had your head whipping around, just to see a pair of thwomps slowly warming up, one of them just lifting from the ground. The road past them was swallowed up by a massive castle-like structure, no doubt with more hazards lying in wait. To the right, down a ways from the line, was a little block with balls of fire slowly popping out of it in a spinning obstacle. Your nose wrinkled as the smell of sulfur wafted over the seating area. On both sides, transparent boxes are slowly appearing with question marks on them.

"Well, my dear?" Bowser purred. He gave you a few minutes to take it in before turning to head up more stairs, straight to a spot that was obviously reserved for him: a tall throne-like chair with a cushy-looking cushion on the seat for his heavy body.

Sitting on top of the cushion was a blanket, no doubt for you just in case of a blizzard, and an envelope with Bowser's name in fancy script.

"It's incredible," you murmured. "I can't wait to see the race in action. But how will we keep track of the boys when they're on the rest of the track?"

He hummed softly, shifting you into one arm and carefully clearing his seat of the items. "A screen'll pop up showin' the boys when they get outta sight. Lakitus are gonna be positioned around the track to get us good angles."

You nodded a bit, settling in his lap carefully. That was interesting, but you didn't have time to comment before you could see the boys slowly driving their karts up to the starting line.

"Oh! Here they come!" You grinned, resisting the urge to wave at the boys. They didn't seem to be looking your way anyway.

You forgot to bring up the envelope and Bowser didn't care to remind you.

#bowser #bowser x reader #bowser x y/n #bowser jr #bowser junior #morton koopa jr #ludwig von koopa #super mario bros #fanfic #fanfiction

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cheerleaderman · 9 months ago

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Flori Orielle

A boy with a strange obsession with poison. Many hope he uses this knowledge for good and that they don’t need to double check anything given to them.

Personality

Hard-working, Reserved, can be judgmental, perfectionist, ambitious, creative, independent, sarcastic, patient, still has his naive moments,chaotic but it’s not shown outwardly,helpful, harsh when it comes to reacting something, good listener

Twst: the golden flower (Tangled)

Basic info

Age: 16

He/him

Voice claim: Eng-Sawyer(monster camp) jp- Shikanoin Heizou (Genshin Impact)

Birthday: May 12

Height: 167cm

Class: 1-B

Dorm: Pomefiore

Nicknames: flower(family) Glow worm(Floyd) Monsieur fleur d’or (Rook) riri (friends)

Dominant hand: left

Favorite food: beef stew and apple tarts

Hobbies/likes: studying poison/medicine, candles, hiking, fairytales, lizards, frogs, lanterns, music, horse riding, writing/ journaling, flowers

Dislikes: Marriage proposals , his grandfather, Nuts/anything containing nuts, having to put on a fake smile

Club: science

Hometown: Sunrise kingdom

Family: Rolene Orielle(cousin but will refer to as his sibling) Lorelei Orielle (mother) Elian (father-deceased) Edeline Orielle (Aunt) Oliver Orielle (Uncle) Elise Orielle (grandmother-deceased) Ludwig (grandfather)

Best subject: potionology

Talents: Staying hidden/disappearing, singing, Foraging , repeating things back

Unique Magic: Flowers Gleam

Can heal people within a certain range. In that range vines will surround the injured blooming flowers over their wounds once healed the flowers will wilt indicating that they are all healed.

For the ones that were hurt

Let me reverse the deed

Let them see my flowers gleam

More info:

-Is a prince from his home country ( his grandmother is the current ruler older sister) but lived in a cottage with his mother and Rolene for 14 years

-lives with his Aunt and Uncle given that his mother is under arrest for kidnapping Rolene at the magic tower.

-given what his mother did many nobles and even his grandfather looks down on him and only sees him as a political tool. The king absolutely adores Flori making the pressure of trying to marry him even worse but he always refuses.

-feels like people see him as something desirable then an actual human

-Flori is known to receive these marriage proposals constantly and tossing away any gifts attached to them not caring who takes them. Vil tried bringing it up but learning more it reminded him of disrespectful fans who don’t respect boundaries.

- is pretty peculiar when it comes to food, he’ll try new things but if he doesn’t like it he won’t eat it again.

-The ear ring he has is his father engagement present to his mother. Rolene has the other one even when offered to give it back Flori wanted them to keep it.

-Flori Father was a great mage+healer who passed when he was 1 from responding to an incident that happened on the outskirts of the country.

-The obsession for poison and medicine came from reading his parents old books and notes making him want to make medicine and find cures.

-Showed interest in Jade’s mushroom and is now as Floyd says “Jade’s little hiking buddy”. Given this new found friendship Pomefiore is now considered giving that their poison lover in now in the hands of Octavinelle.

-straight up drinks poison given everyone a heart attack ( the thing is he can heal himself but still)

-disappears all the time given it’s on purpose or not. Sometimes people will be looking right at him and just don’t see him.This made him go a repeat things back to others proving that he was there the whole time. Vil is so close to putting a bell on him

- Has journals that he writes stories in or random notes about his interests. Much as he wants to keep his journals organized it just doesn’t work out

-knows swordsmanship ,good at handwork and has a pet lizard named sunflower at home

-Still really loves his mother understand despite the circumstances she still did something wrong and feels bad for it.

“ I’m not the heir why would they care?”

-got Banned from making poison for a while

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Backstory

Flori was one of the lost royal children when his mother ran away with him and his cousin Rolene bit after his father died. Completely isolated from the world for 14 years in a cottage being raised as twins.

During that time the two only really had each other so they were really close. Their mother kept them busy with many activities and lessons but Rolene growing curiosity for the outside world got stronger. At first Mother said no that there’s a bunch of danger out there but Flori managed to convince her just take them to the forest.

At 14 when Mother went out for errands Rolene and Flori snuck out to get some flowers from a field they found last time. Who knew that would be the day they were finally found. Coming back to the site of their home being searched by guards they ran away hoping to find their mom. Searching for hours and feeling tired the two fell asleep by a lake later to be found by no other than his Uncle.

- Adjusting to this new environment was hard on the two. New home, having to get used family members,staff that do things for you , teachers and a bunch of lessons. Worst is that learning some of the lies his mother told even though him and Rolene aren’t twins and have different birthdays that wouldn’t make them any less of siblings.Flori released that the staff treated him differently to his sibling. They were much harder on him and talked down to him. Rolene saw this to and was angered by this refusal to go to lessons and dismissed staff and staying by Flori side. Even though the staff and teachers were replaced that only did so much.

-At home Flori feels like a desired item than a person. Due to what his mother did and not being a heir Flori is viewed as something to gain power. Constantly being flooded with marriage proposals due to his grandfather and being favored by the king.

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elisysd · 10 months ago

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53. You’re blowing through my mind like the hurricane

Masterlist - Previously - Next

Chapter soundtrack: Hurricane - Ofenbach, Ella Henderson

She had barely got any sleep that night and decided to avoid being out on Saturday. She didn’t want to see anyone and she had no badges anyway. She wouldn’t have been able to enter. Sure, she probably could have asked her dad to find her one, but she didn’t want to face him and despite Ethan’s words of reassurance, she still doubted that she had a place in his work environment. She was fine with the idea of staying alone in her room during the weekend. And she knew that the second she would go out, she would be circled by journalists trying to get a reaction out of her and she didn’t want that. She had the wonderful idea to look at the news in the morning and the number of articles about the rumored cheating scandal inside Ferrari were enough to make her want to throw up. And the press statement the team had released to announce her temporary eviction didn’t make her feel better. It had been a bitter pill to swallow but she understood why her dad had to do it. But it didn’t make the feeling of having been thrown under the bus any better. She only had given directions to her dad about the upgrades, he didn’t have to use them but yet, he had chosen to test her and to trust her. He was at fault too, but it seemed that she was the only one to take the blame.

A knock on her door took her out of her thoughts. When she opened she found her mom in front of her. She was the last person she wanted to see. She was still beyond mad at her for not giving her the possibility to talk to her dad.

“I don’t want to see you, mom.”

“Can we talk?”

“For what? To tell me that I only have myself to blame? That I should think about the consequences of my actions? That I failed, just like everyone expected? I already know all of that, I don’t need a reminder.”

“I wanted to protect you…”

“How? How is that protecting me? You made everything worse. I could have explained everything if you had let me! Now, dad won’t trust me anymore.”

“He spent the night in his office back at the hospitality. We had a fight about Zurich.” confessed her mom, tears in her eyes.

“I’m sorry…”

“I helped you change it when you asked me, I agreed to not tell it to your dad… We both lied to him. That would be hypocritical of me to tell you that you deserve what is happening to you. You don’t and if I had known what was going to happen during the press conference I would have waited. I didn’t watch it, I learned about it after telling your dad about how I saw you using manufacturing plans from Lamborghini. And then he confronted me about Zurich and I didn’t have any other choice but to tell him the truth.”

“If only he could understand why I did it…” Julia sighed.

“Deep down he knows but it doesn’t make it easier to admit it.”

“Where is Louis?”

“Funnily enough, he is with your dad. He said he didn’t want to leave dad alone because he was sad. That the only ray of light in this story, our lies brought them closer.”

She spent the day with her mom in her room watching movies and talking about everything. It felt nice and she wondered when was the last time they had been together like that. It was late in the evening when Lyanna received a text from her husband, asking her if they could talk. As a family. His wife replied, telling him she was with Julia in her hotel room. He arrived shortly after and Julia noticed immediately the dark circles under his eyes. He entered, hesitant to sit on the only armchair of the room as Julia leaned against the wall and Lyanna sat back on the bed.

“Where is Louis?” Lyanna asked.

“Ethan said he could look after him, he is spending the evening with Kyle and Ludwig playing video games from what he told me and he asked Louis if he wanted to tag along.” Charles explained.

Silence set in the room, no one knew where to start until Charles took a deep breath and started to speak.

“I don’t want to lose our family.” he simply said. “I don’t want our lies to tear us apart. You are my everything.”

Julia stood up and went to her bedside table to retrieve an envelope which she gave to her dad.

“The USB drive is inside. I want to destroy it. I know it won’t bring back the trust you had in me but… it’s still something.”

“Why? I just… I don’t understand why you would feel the need to use it.”

Julia sighed and sat on the floor, in front of her dad, her knees pulled against her chest.

“I wanted to make you proud, I wanted to prove to you that I deserved to work with you, that I had what it took. But… I think mom was right, I wasn’t fully ready for this job. Not because I don’t have the abilities, I know I do, but because I wasn’t ready for this world. It’s a make or break one. And it broke me. I wasn’t ready for the attention, I wasn’t ready for the misogynistic behavior, for the rumors, for the constant traveling, the pressure… everything. I wanted for everyone to be proud of me, I wanted to feel useful and important and I didn’t see that slowly I was compromising myself. I lost sight of what was really important. And I’m sorry.”

“You don’t need to go overboard or to resort to cheating to make me proud, Ju’. I’m proud of you just the way you are.”

“I know that now.”

“What about you tell us everything? From the very start.” Lyanna said, sitting next to her daughter on the floor.

And Julia did. She told them about how Ethan approached her to ask for her help after the pregnancy scandal blew out, how she had told him no at first but how he kind of insisted and how she ended up accepting. She didn’t want to mention him blackmailing her but when her dad told her that Ethan had implied it, she didn’t have the choice.

“He… he knew about Zurich… drunk confession. And he recorded me and threatened to send it to you. Ironic how you ended up learning about it…”

“What an idiot…”

“Don’t be mad.”

“I’m not. I’m just stating the obvious. But you still fell for him after all.”

“Oh yes, I did.”

She explained how they couldn’t see eye to eye at first, how they were bickering almost non stop but how they still made it work. She told them that Louis knew about it and overheard them talking that day, after the karting day they all had organized. How horrible she had felt to lie to her family and how despite everything, it was the very first thing that brought Ethan and her closer. She talked about how after that something had changed between them and how Singapore started to blur the lines between what was fake and what was real. How, in hope to forget it, she had used Martin as a distraction. She could see how unfair it had been and how wrong she was. After Singapore everything was more complicated. She could still feel herself falling for him, fast and hard but thought it was just a game for Ethan. She didn’t want to allow her heart to get broken. And then she explained how it became completely real in Paris, how their actual first kiss was broadcast on live TV. She felt herself blushing, not daring to say anything further. She explained how it had been hard for them to go through fake dating to real dating, how they were not on the same wavelengths. How she was feeling confused and scared that she had made a mistake that she let her fears control her instead of living in the moment and learning how to love Ethan. But she knew that now, they were not ready. It had happened too fast and too soon.

“And then Canada happened and from there you know the rest of the story.”

“And the usb stick?”

“I swear I didn’t use it for a very long time. I had barely looked at it when I showed you the upgrade ideas. I knew how bad it could be and what people would think if it happened to be known.”

“But you used it for the new car.”

“Not at first… I noticed discrepancies between the data and I feared we were going the wrong way. I wanted to solve it fast and I thought… Since it would be a new season with new cars, it would be okay to use some ideas that Lamborghini introduced. I’ve never thought it would be interpreted like it had been. I know I made a huge mistake and I know that being sorry won’t restore your trust in me.”

“I see… I’m sorry about how I handled the situation. I should have listened to your side before deciding to postpone your role in the team but, I stand by what I said. It’s better this way. You need time to find who you are, take it but I promise you when you’ll be ready, I’ll be more than happy to have you onboard.”

She smiled through the tears. It felt good to finally come clean about everything. She needed it. Now she could move forward. It was now in the past and she intended to keep all of her mistakes there.

“And about Zurich…” she started.

“That’s a little too soon… I’m not ready to have this discussion.”

“Just… I’ve never been ashamed of being your daughter. Sure it has not always been easy but what matters is that now I’m proud and happy to say that you are my dad. I’m not trying to hide it anymore.”

Her dad smiled as well, sitting next to her on the floor and throwing an arm over her shoulders before pressing a kiss on the side of her head. He soon was joined by Lyanna who joined the hug.

“This family hug would be perfect if only Louis wasn’t missing.” Lyanna said.

“He hates hugs.” Julia stated.

“Not Ethan’s, apparently.” Charles laughed. “Julia, you know that there is still a badge for you, right?”

“I know, but I think it’s best if I stay away from Ferrari’s garage for a while. I’ll probably ask Romy if I can bother her in Audi’s hospitality. And it’s been a while since I’ve seen Seb. I hope it’s okay with you.”

On the other side of the building, far away from the heavy conversation, Ethan was playing a football game with his best friends and Louis who was revealing to be a tough competition.

“I won! Again! I’m better than you!” he jumped out of the couch as Ludwig was grimacing and Kyle was smiling happily.

“You did. Fair and square. Four times. Congrats little guy. But I believe it’s time for you to go back to your room, we all have to be ready for the qualifying tomorrow.”

“But you will win, right? It’s your home race. Romy won hers so now you will win yours.”

“If only it was working like that, Louis. If only.”

It was true. It was his home race. It was where he had the most supporters. And he loved the track. He loved the hazardous nature of it, even more when it was raining cats and dogs. He knew the history, the deaths linked to it but it was just adding up even more to its aura. And winning there must be so special. He wanted to feel it. At least once. But he had faith. The last two weeks, both on the podiums and his pole position had managed to restore his confidence. He was on a roll, he felt good in the car, he felt better inside his team, his mental health was on the right track thanks to Sofia. Nothing could stop him. He had never felt this happy in his life and he didn’t want to say it, but breaking up with Julia might have been for the best. Really, he felt like a better version of himself. A healthier one.

He arrived at the paddock earlier the next day. He was supposed to meet with Jackie and the kids to show them around. He wouldn’t have time to show them the garage and his car, as he had to do a lot of things today but still, it was important for him to make sure that everyone was feeling good and comfortable there. He also didn’t want to create any triggers to the kid. He knew the smell, the noise could be a lot. He found the group at the entry, right as they were getting out of the mini bus.

“Jackie! Over here!” he waved.

“Ethan! Look at the sign I made for you!” a kid said to him.

Ethan looked at the huge sign in front of his nose. It was a poorly drawn F1 car, in light blue with his name that didn’t fit in whole. That made him laugh.

“That’s very nice of you. Can I keep it? So I can put it in my driver’s room.”

He then proceeded to walk with them in the paddock, not before giving them their passes, and then showed them the Maserati’s hospitality where they would watch the race. He happily answered questions and some were almost starstruck to see other drivers. He was about to leave them to go to his meeting when he crossed paths with Romy who was laughing with Julia.

“Ethan, hey. Ready to have your ass kicked?” said the German girl.

“In your dreams, princess Romy.” he smiled. “Julia? How are you doing?”

“Good. I told my parents everything.”

“Everything,everything?”

“In detail. It felt good to finally come clean and to have all those lies out of the open. Now I can move forward and about that… I was wondering… do you know if Sofia could recommend me to a few therapists? After everything that happened these past months, I need to talk about them to someone and I need to understand myself better. And it worked wonders with you so I think… Why not me? I can’t be that hard of a patient?”

“Well…” Ethan laughed as Romy was giving her a side glance.

“You know what? I don’t want to know! Let me be delusional for a bit.”

“You're an angel.” Ethan said.

“A gem.” added Romy.

“You’re perfection made woman.”

“A delight.”

“The lighthouse in the raging sea.”

“The rainbow after the rainfall.”

“You guys are the worst!” Julia laughed, punching Romy’s shoulder as she rolled her eyes.

“I’m glad you decided to make that decision. You’ll see, it’s not that bad.”

“It’s time for me to grow up. I’m just sad it took so much time and a hard slap in the face to realize it.”

“You know what they say… it’s not about the…” started Ethan before being interrupted by Julia.

“I swear if you say, it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey, I’ll shove my feet so far up in your ass that you’ll talk all high for the next few days!”

“Have you thought about talking about anger management to your future… Hey, stop! Julia, not my hair!” Ethan started to scream as the brunette was trying to annoy him.

He finally managed to leave the girls and ran to his garage for his meeting. The qualifying started in less than an hour and he still had to talk to his team. He ignored the glances as he arrived and started to get ready. EVerything would be okay, he had a nice feeling over the weekend. He had never been so focused in his entire life. He could see the flags and hear people chanting his names even if he had his earphones and over the sounds or roaring engines. It was crazy and it was for him. He breathed deep and closed his eyes to enjoy the few seconds before he would be able to get on the track. And when finally he got there it was game on. He managed to set the time reference of the Q1, three tenths before Kyle. The Q2 was trickier. It was never his forte, he knew it was something he had to improve on but still made it to Q3.

“Dawson is out. Schumacher as well. Martinez too. You have a boulevard in front of you for the first line Ethan.”

“Let’s go.”

His first try was awful and he had to abort it after taking the apex a little too strongly. He mumbled a few insults before trying again one last time. It was now or never. He gave his all and when he crossed the checkered flag, he immediately turned on his radio.

“Tell me we got it. Tell me we’re in front.”

“And P1 for you. P1. Congratulations.”

“Fuck yeah!! That’s what I’m talking about!!”

He almost jumped out of the car after parking it in front of the number one sign. He looked at his team and at the kids who were gathered near the barriers and addressed them a thumbs up before shaking hands with one of the Mercedes drivers and with Martin who would start P3. Looking at the board quickly, he saw that Chloe was P4 which was her best result of the season and it made him proud. He moved to the media area, patiently waiting for his turn as he was looking around him. The crowd was gathered as close as they could get, waving at him and screaming his name. He waved at them as well and gestured a thank you before taking place in front of the journalist.

“Second Pole Position of your career in the span of two weeks. Congratulations. How does it feel to start tomorrow with no one in front of you and in front of your home crowd?”

“It’s unreal, really. I knew I had the car to put it at least on the first line but to say that I would get the pole, moreover here, yeah, it’s incredible. I don’t have the words.”

“What’s the strategy for tomorrow?”

“To be fast? I don’t know. Lamborghini seems to struggle, but you never know with those guys. Ferrari is still strong, we will have to be careful and Mercedes is fast as well. But I will give my all, that’s for sure.”

“Well, best of luck for tomorrow and I hope I’ll have the chance to interview you again.”

“Thank you everyone. See you tomorrow!”

That evening he had a nice meal with the kids, laughing and explaining everything to them and when he closed his eyes. He dreamt of a huge trophy and the highest step of the podium.

Audi’s garage didn’t have the same atmosphere as the very loud one in Ferrari or the organized chaos of Maserati. Order, discipline and speed were the main words there. In the corner of the room, in the space made for the drivers’ loved ones, Julia was observing everything. She was amazed by the efficiency of the team. Everyone was moving towards the same goal but it didn’t mean that the feeling there wasn’t almost homely. It felt nice, reassuring and Julia thought that it wouldn’t be her last time there.

“Julia Leclerc, you’re probably the last person I expected to see one day around here. How are you doing? The last time I really saw you, you were tall like that,” said Sebastian Vettel, bending down, his left hand palm turning towards the ground to show her a tiny space. She smiled.

“Yeah, and you looked younger. Soon you’ll end up in the retirement home.”

He laughed, taking her in his arms.

“I’m happy to see you. When I heard and read what happened on Thursday I thought a lot about you. You have an ally in Audi. Your dad and yourself. You can count on us.”

“Thank you. I appreciate it. I was thinking that I might be spending more time around here since I won’t work for Ferrari next year. I’m officially jobless… Well not really but… it’s complicated, you know how it is.”

“I don’t see you standing still in a corner. You are not made for that.”

“Yeah… but what else can I do?”

“There are a lot of things around here. I’m sure you’ll find something, you’re resourceful.”

She shrugged as she saw her best friend arriving, her blond hair in a braid and her big blue eyes, set on a clear goal: moving up a few positions. No matter what it took. She was starting between Elijah and Kyle but she knew her best friend, when she was out there she had no friends and wouldn’t care about how much she loved Kyle, she wouldn’t go easy on him.

“Kick those guys asses, Romy.” Julia hugged her.

“You bet I will.”

She got in her car as they were getting ready to drive her to the grid. Julia saw a camera from the official broadcast moving towards her. She looked straight at it, giving them her most beautiful smile and waved. If they wanted to capture her sad and trying to hide, they had come to her the wrong day.

After the formation lap, it was time for everyone in the garage to get silent. Eyes glued to the screen and on Ethan’s light blue car and number 32, she started to feel anxious. Race starts were always stressing her out. When the lights went out she felt relieved to see Ethan having a good start and defending his position against the Mercedes with everything he had. But the announcement of the yellow flag almost instantly made her shiver and even more when she saw her best friend’s Audi in the gravel. Her car had slightly bumped into the wall and she could see her getting out of it clearly angry, throwing her gloves on the ground. The screens were showing the replays of Romy’s onboard and Julia threw her head backward when she saw Romy going for the exterior of the first corner, right next to Kyle who was fighting the other Mercedes. She clearly didn’t have the space to go but tried anyway and Julia shook her hand as she witnessed her best friend being her reckless and sometimes stupid self.

“Are you okay?” Romy’s engineer asked her after her bump in the wall.

“What is he doing? For fuck sake, he swerved right when I was about to overtake him! What an ass!” she heard Romy’s radio message.

The broadcast showed, then, Kyle’s onboard. He couldn’t have done anything. He had been squeezed by the Mercedes and if he wouldn't have swerved, Romy and him would have both ended up out of the track.

“Didn’t see her. She was in my blind spot. What was she thinking, seriously?” Kyle complained. “Is she okay?”

“She is out of the car. She is fine.”

“Copy.”

Romy was coming back to the garage right when the safety car was getting out of the track. Ethan was still leading and it made Julia smile.

“What an ass! Have you seen this? I swear he sleeps on the couch tonight!”

“Here’s your bottle of water.” Julia handed it to her, knowing full well that it was no use to try to tell her that she was in the wrong here. But when she gave her the bottle, she couldn’t help but notice how pale she looked and it worried her. “Romy? Are you okay? You look awfully pale…”

“Of course I’m good! It’s just a little crash, not the first and not the last.” she tried to hide it but while saying it, Julia could clearly see her hand firmly gripped to a chair, as if she was trying to lose her balance.

“Are you sure? Because you don’t look fine. Sit down, Romy. Please.”

“It’s okay! I promise maybe it’s just the shock of the accident! It’s nothing.”

“Still. I would feel better if you were going to the medical center… just to make sure!”

“I don’t need it! What would people say? Poor little Romy? Unable to handle a little bump in a wall? You know exactly what will be said. I don’t want to.”

To try to show her best friend that she was alright, she let go of her grip and stood still for a few seconds before stumbling and Julia barely got the time to catch her before she would fall on the ground.

“If you don’t want to go to the medical center, then I will take you to the hospital. And don’t tell me you’re fine, you’re shaking! And okay, maybe it’s nothing and just the aftermath of the shock but better be safe than sorry!”

“But what about Ethan?And I have to go to the media pen…”

“I’ll pay your fee, if the FIA dares to say something. And my best friend will always come first. Let’s go.”

Her heart wrenched thinking she wouldn’t be able to watch the full race and Ethan fighting, but making sure her best friend was fine was the most important thing, right now. They discreetly went to the parking lot to find Romy’s car and Julia helped her get inside the car. She was hot and pale. Clearly not okay despite what Romy wanted her to believe. They arrived at the hospital and soon Julia had to leave Romy alone as they were going to run a few chek ups. Her friend gave her a big smile but Julia could see the worry in her eyes. She could only hope that it was just her acting overprotective for nothing and that Romy was right and it was just the aftermath of the shock.

She sat in the waiting room and pulled out her phone to watch the remainder of the race. It was the last twenty laps and Ethan was now P4 after a pitstop. Chloe was P3 and Julia quickly understood that her role would be to help Ethan get his position back. Ludwig was P2, chasing the Mercedes. It was good, the more they were fighting at the front the better it was for Chloe and Ethan. Eight laps later, Ludwig was now leading the race as Ethan was overtaking the Mercedes and was now about to fight with his best friend. They were now entering in the last ten laps and Julia could barely breathe. She hoped for not another scenario like in Germany. For Ethan. For his sake. For all he had been through these past few months. For all the hard work and dedication, the blood, sweat and tears he had poured into his dreams. It was five laps until the end that he managed to finally get rid of Ludwig and fly towards his fate. For a second Julia almost thought that Ludwig was helping Ethan by slowing down the Mercedes. She breathed deep and increased the volume, listening to the final comments of a race that would still be engraved in her mind.

“And for the first time in his career, after a pole position in Germany and a second place, a second place in Zandvoort last week and an outstanding weekend, starting from pole position… In front of his home crowd, in front of the world, Ethan Verstappen is doing the lap of his life, look at that he is about to get the fastest time… And he did it! Ethan Verstappen is a Grand Prix winner!”

She felt a tear rolling down her face as she looked at her screen proudly. She heard his screams on the radio, she saw his gloved hand pointing at the sky, she watched his team hugging each other. She saw the pride and joy in the eyes of the crowd. She couldn’t believe it. He had done it. And she wasn’t there to take him in her arms.

Ethan knew he was going to get filmed, crying, but frankly he couldn’t care less. As soon as he got out of the car he jumped into the arms of his team. His ears were ringing, his world was swinging but he was so happy. He was on top of the world. His name would be remembered. He saw the kids, wearing his team merchandising waving at him and jumping around. He felt hands on him, words whispered in his ears from everyone. He saw Ludwig running to him and screaming in his face. He couldn’t make up what he was saying. He felt someone pushing him, grabbing his arms so he could go to the interviewing zone. He tried to search for one face in particular but couldn’t find it and soon a microphone was handed to him.

“What a lap, what a race. Congratulations Ethan.”

“Thank you… Thank you everyone, for your support throughout the weekend it’s… I don’t have the words. I’m sorry. Just… Thank you. I won’t be very talkative today, it’s a lot…”

“I won’t take too much of your time. Is there something you want to say?”

He thought about Julia, how despite everything she had always believed in him, how she had been one of the rare people to have faith in him.

“Actually I have something to say, or rather someone to thank. There is this one girl that is very special to me. I have not been the best guy lately but I tried to be better for her. Because she deserves nothing else but the best. I don’t want to sound corny and I know that she probably wants nothing else but to slap me right now because I’m exposing her, but I want her to know that I’m right next to her if she wants to let me. As her friend.” he quickly added, not wanting to sound like an idiot on live tv. He wouldn’t hear the end of it.

The podium celebrations had a very sweet taste. Really, he could and wanted to get used to them. He wanted the big trophy, he wanted to hear his national anthem, he wanted to be with his friends up there. Today it was Ludwig, Kyle finishing with a solid P6, but soon in the future he hoped he would win again and savor the podium with the two of them.

When the celebrations finally died down he went with Ludwig to meet Kyle, he wanted to know what happened at the start and was surprised and worried to see him running to them, his phone in his hand.

“We have to go to the hospital. Julia called me. Something happened to Romy.”

Author's note: After everything he has been through, Ethan deserved that win.

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savameh · 2 years ago

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OC Profile: Liensta [Agnes Edelstein] (Hetalia)

Country Information

Country Name: Republic of Liensta

Official Languages: Lienstan German/Lienstan (haven’t decided if it’s a dialect of German or a separate Germanic language entirely but many place names are based on German), English

Capital: Eichenstadt

Description: The Republic of Liensta is a (fictional) floating sky island nation. It is located on the border between Germany and Austria, sitting about a mile up in the sky. Physically, it is somewhat bowl-shaped, the lowest point being the lake Eiche See in the middle of the country. The country’s single main river, the river Chausk, flows into Eiche See. Most of the country is composed of rolling hills, with some mountains in the southwest, west, northwest, and east of the country (the ones in the western part of the country are bigger).

A Brief History: It is unknown how long Liensta has existed physically, or why and how. It first appeared in historical records during the Roman times, but some historians believe that its existence inspired the existence of Mount Olympus from Greek mythology and Asgard from Norse mythology. It was uninhabited until the 9th century, when Germanic mages found a way to fly up and settle it. The country was officially founded in the 10th century. Despite its magic origins, Liensta managed to stay connected to the mundane world below, historically and culturally. Its closest ties was with Austria, the Holy Roman Empire, and eventually Germany. For a long time, until the 19th century, Liensta was considered neutral ground, and everyone left their conflicts out of the sky. It was during the 19th century that Prussia invaded Liensta and took it over until Lienstan forces were able to drive the Prussian ones out. I haven’t worked out what happened during the World Wars in Liensta, but in modern times, it is independent and peaceful. It is part of the EU, and has multiple entrances into the country where you can take a gigantic elevator up (or, for the old-fashioned, a hot air balloon)

(Also, if anyone with better historical knowledge wants to add or change things about Liensta’s history, feel free to do so! My historical knowledge is quite shaky)

Character Biographical Information

Human name: Agnes Edelstein

Physical age: Early 20s

Gender: Cisgender female

Height: 5’3

Eye color: Violet (the same color as the dulceflor, a flower only found in Liensta)

Hair color: Light brown, with a white streak at the front, a physical reminder of the time Prussia/Gilbert conquered her

Backstory: In her toddlerhood and part of her childhood (at least a few centuries), Agnes was raised alongside her twin brother, Austria/Roderich. As time went on, they were separated, having to attend to their duties in their respective countries, but they still managed to find their way back to each other. During the Renaissance, they even lived in the same house, along with Hungary, North Italy, and HRE. Of course, this didn’t last forever, and they were separated once more. Sometime in the 18th century, she met her closest friend, Canada/Matthew, when she was introduced to him by France/Francis and they stayed in contact through letters and saw each other whenever possible. Eventually, she’d develop a crush on him and pine for him for a long time. In the 19th century, Prussia invaded, and Gilbert essentially kidnapped Agnes and forced her to live in his home and be his servant, causing her to permanently hate him. Eventually, she managed to escape his home but was greatly weakened and ill. Sweden/Berwald found her and got her back on her feet, and she was able to drive Prussia out of her country. Like I said, I don’t know what she did during the World Wars but I imagine that for a while she was living in the same house as her brother, Germany/Ludwig, and Gilbert. In modern times, she’s pretty much just chilling.

Personality: Socially, she is introverted and prefers to be alone/keep to herself, but when she does socialize, she is a friendly, calm, and polite presence (usually). That being said, she is also not the best at reading social cues and can come across as blunt, strange, or socially awkward at times. She gets grumpy or irritated on occasion, but she’s slow to truly anger. When she does truly anger - watch out, because her anger is explosive and she is capable of being very destructive while angry.

In addition, she is AuDHD (very late diagnosed - probably in the mid-to-late 2010s), which makes her come across as scatter-minded, contradictory, and a bit odd. She has sensory issues, especially with food and clothing, and is prone to crying meltdowns when anxious or overstimulated. She also stims, her more common ones being pacing, spinning, and dancing.

Hobbies/Interests: Gardening/the environment, dancing (especially ballroom dancing/fancy rich people dancing, I also feel like she tried ballet at some point), magic (her country was founded by mages, of course she knows and can do magic!), crocheting, literature and books, music (she can play the violin, cello, piano, and harp, but she’s nowhere as good as her twin at playing instruments), TV shows

Special abilities: Due to being a floating sky nation, Agnes can manipulate the wind/airbend, as well as jump higher than all nations and float (useful for falling. In fact, sometimes she just jumps off her nation and floats down instead of taking an elevator or balloon). In addition, she can also do magic and spells, and is quite adept at it, although she doesn’t like to do it often. She hasn’t joined the Magic Trio because she’s too socially awkward to do so and she doesn’t know the three of them that well (in some AUs, this changes, especially in ones where Agnes starts dating Matthew and gets to know Arthur better by proxy)

Significant Relationships

Austria/Roderich - Her twin brother. Overall, they are very close, but there is some underlying angst that could be resolved. Part of Agnes resents him for not being around as often as he could, due to his marriages, and she also resents him for not doing anything to rescue her from Gilbert’s rule (he tried, but Hungary/Erzebet convinced him not to, but Agnes doesn’t know that). Sometimes, their personalities clash, with Roderich being so uptight and formal and Agnes being less so, and with Agnes being much more outdoorsy, but they have more in common than they don’t. Both are huge fans of sweet things, introverts, music-lovers, not the strongest physically, not to mention autistic. They get each other, and Roderich is one of the few people who can defuse Agnes when she’s in her super-angry mode, and Agnes is very capable of getting Roderich out of his grumpiness at times and loosening him up. Deep down inside, they love each other very much and take a bullet for one another.

From his side, Roderich very much regrets kinda neglecting her in the past, especially during his marriages, and he definitely regrets not making an effort to rescue Agnes from Gilbert. He is unsure how to make his regrets known or apologize, though.

Germany/Ludwig - Agnes’ little brother. She’s close with him and loves him, but not as much as Roderich. Gilbert’s presence in Ludwig’s life also influenced this. During her time as Gilbert’s servant, it was Ludwig who often comforted her and was a non-hostile presence, and she and him got to know each other very well during this time, and again during the World Wars when they were living together. Agnes does not like how much he hangs out with Gilbert, though, and Ludwig understands this, as much as it hurts him to see. He wants to get along with both of them without having to choose one over the other and loves them both. That being said, Agnes does not try to keep him from hanging out and associating with Gilbert, as much as it hurts her.

Prussia/Gilbert - technically Agnes’ estranged older brother. In her childhood, he was just an annoyance to her and teased her the way many siblings do, and she only saw him as an annoyance, but as the years went on and he started picking on Roderich and going to war with him, she began to dislike him more and more until he eventually kidnapped her/took her over, and she started to loathe him. In situations where she is forced to be in his vicinity, like world meetings and the like, she just pretends he doesn’t exist, and they do have to interact, she is uncharacteristically cold and rude to him. Most of the time, she will do anything to avoid him, including leaving social situations.

From his side, deep down, Gilbert understands why she treats him the way she does and part of him wants to apologize for how he treated her in the past and try and reconcile, but another part of him thinks this is hopeless

Canada/Matthew - One of Agnes’ closest friends (and crush in most AUs). They met at some fancy dinner thing in the 18th century, introduced by Francis, and since both were being ignored at this fancy dinner thing, they snuck off together and befriended one another. Afterwards, they stayed in contact, sending letters whenever they could (and eventually telegraph, then telephone, etc). Their personalities complement each other well, both being a little shy and outdoorsy and they both bond over being ignored/forgotten about a lot. In most AUs, it is hard for Agnes to not eventually develop a crush on him (and in most AUs he reciprocates!). Of course, then they end up pining for one another for years and years on end without doing anything about it….

Sweden/Berwald - Another good friend of Agnes’. After she escaped from Gilbert’s house, she was weak and ill and collapsed in the forest, and Berwald found her, took her back to his place, and nursed her back to health. As a result, they became friends and still are friends to this day, with the two of them exchanging gifts that either they themselves made or from their home countries a lot, and Berwald even inviting Agnes a few times to Christmas parties with the rest of the Nordics. Agnes is one of the few people who sees past his scary exterior and he appreciates her for that. (I have one AU where Berwald is bisexual and they end up together as well)

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If anyone wants to know about other relationships, just ask! These are just her most significant ones

Also, if you have any questions in general about her, please ask!! I love talking about my OCs

Official art of her and some of the AUs I have with her will be coming later!

#savamehs ocs #Agnes edelstein #hetalia #hetalia OC #long post #damn this is one of the most in-depth profiles I’ve ever made for an OC #giving her complex relationships and personality to avoid the Mary Sue allegations /hj #I am unhinged

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tenkasato · 3 years ago

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It’s a Start

Scenario: As a humble store owner in Marley, you get the surprise of your life when the nightmare from Paradis, the one acclaimed as their strongest soldier, drops by to buy tea leaves. Needless to say, you were equally surprised he was strangely mesmerizing. Post-rumbling.

Pairing: Levi Ackerman x reader

There he was.

The strongest known menace from the formerly thought home of devils, Paradis Island. The indestructible soldier who cut through the wonder boy Zeke like he was cutting butter. The unforgiving soul who personally took down numbers of Marleyan men and women. Now an acclaimed hero of this war.

You expected differently.

Of course, you've heard of his condition. He was not exactly crippled, but not exactly in his top shape either. The man looked quite docile in his wheelchair. Quietly, he examined each tea canister from your shop with a scrutinizing eye.

From where you were standing by the counter, you could make out the barely perceptible downward curve of his lips. He returned the tea leaves before he moved to the next shelf.

From the friends you had from the military, you've heard countless horror stories about this man. Versions after the other, a few more grisly than the other. You supposed you should be terrified that a former enemy had come into your store, even if he was unarmed and injured.

Commonsense told you to keep your distance, but curiosity is one enticing lady who relentlessly whispered sweet nothings into your ear.

When he seemed to be having a hard time reaching for the Ceylon tea, you decided to silence these voices and make your approach.

Levi Ackerman immediately bristled when he sensed you coming. You eyed him for a second before grabbing the said canister and handing it over.

"This one's harvested from Ludwig Orchard," you told him. "If you like strong tea, then this is a good choice."

Levi considered you, one eye clouded over while the other layered with intensity unlike you've ever seen before. Scars decorated his face. One long one stretched from his forehead down to his chin. Even so, he was beautifully flawed. These were such odd words to describe him, but at the moment, you couldn’t think of any other fitting description.

You tried not to be rude by staring, so you shifted your gaze to the canister in his hand.

"I do like strong tea."

You were mildly surprised he had a smooth voice. It was nowhere near gentle, but neither was it gruff like you imagined. In fact, it was nice to listen to.

"But I've bought too many of those types already," he continued, weighing the can in his hand. "I’m trying to look for a milder one and appealing to the taste of most people.”

“I see.”

Giving you a small nod, he handed the Ceylon back to you.

“Are you opening a tea shop around?” you asked.

Levi took another canister from the lower shelf and brought it in front of his face. “You can say that.”

You let him scan the descriptions written behind each choice, wondering whether you should just leave him be. But it wasn’t often that a man like him dropped by in a measly store like yours.

“Why are you still here?” you dropped the bomb.

His hand froze midway in the air. He cast you one wary glance before proceeding on returning the tea. “Care to elaborate?”

“Levi Ackerman, the notorious Eldian captain. Once our sworn enemy. I don’t understand why someone like you would want to stay in Marley after all that’s happened.”

He was left in silent contemplation. You could tell he was weighing the words in his mind. Was it safe to speak to a seemingly harmless store owner like you? Or were you a spy? You knew the volatile situation his people were still in. The aftermath of Eren Jaeger’s rumbling was still fresh in the minds of many.

You sighed, “I’m sorry. That was very intrusive of me.”

“I can't go home,” he said, surprising you with an honest reply. “The unrest in Eldia remains unresolved. In my state, I’d probably be more of a liability than an asset.”

You nodded, crossing your arms and leaning towards the shelf. “I understand. Must be rough staying in enemies’ territories, huh?”

“You could say that,” he shrugged, “Although technically, we aren’t enemies anymore.”

“Do you really mean that?” you said before you could stop yourself.

He raised a brow at you. “What makes you think I don’t.”

“Well… it’s obvious, right? There’s no way we could be friends after just one night.”

“I never said we were.”

“You killed many of my people,” you spat, suddenly feeling the lividity that enraptured your heart just a few years ago. “Bombed Liberio. Slit the throat of my friends. Took many innocent lives of your own.”

A glare crossed his face. You’d be lying if you said he wasn’t at all terrifying. Levi placed both hands on the handle of his wheelchair and supported himself up. Eyes widening, you backpedal a few steps when he started limping towards you.

Handicapped or not, you knew he could still effortlessly snap your spine into two.

He stopped a few inches from you, staring you down with a mixture of coldness and despair. You didn’t think anyone could ever stare with such strong emotions. Your blood froze and your heart roared at his proximity, but despite that, you couldn’t bring yourself to look away from this enigma.

“Mister Ackerman---”

“Levi,” he corrected you.

“Levi,” you swallowed. “I apologize. I did not intend to antagonize you.”

“What you’re telling me is valid,” he said. “I’m not about to beg for forgiveness because I believe I can never atone for all the things I’ve done, but I’m asking for understanding. Your people tried to annihilate us, and we had no other choice but to fight back for our own survival. Regardless, I apologize. For all the lives I’ve taken.”

You took in his bowed head, closed fists and tightly shut eyes. The sincerity in his voice was hard to miss, but so was the still blazing rage he had for the spilled blood. You doubted the scars in his face and body were the only scars he had.

Such a strong man. Such fragility he also held.

You took in some air and exhaled, “Please raise your head.”

When he did, your eyes connected. With pursed lips, you took a canister of Oolong tea and shoved it in his palm. He looked at it and shot you a questioning glance.

“A peace offering,” you blurted out bashfully, “It’s on the house. I bet people would love drinking this one. It’s a classic favorite around here after all.”

“Are you sure? For all I know, you could be sabotaging my business,” he muttered.

“Business is business!” you gasped, accidentally slapping his arm purely out of reflexes. “I don’t take things personally, besides…”

You flashed him an accepting, genuine smile, “I understand what you’re saying, Levi. I can’t forgive you or your people. The same for you towards us. But this is a start.”

He didn’t smile. He didn’t nod. He didn’t open his mouth to reply. However, the mere softening of his eyes washed you with warmth. Levi tucked the canister under his arm and ambled back to his wheelchair. He was about to turn when you both heard footsteps approaching.

“Levi-san! I’ve been looking all over for you! Gabi said one moment you were beside her, the next moment you vanished.” The young man frowned deeply at Levi, one hand on his hip. “Please tell us next time if you wanted to go somewhere.”

Levi clicked his tongue, “I did, but she was so busy choosing rings at the stall.”

“Rings?” the kid gasped, blushing. He started wheeling Levi to the direction of the exit when he placed a hand on the kid’s arm and turned to you.

He held your gaze, delicately, surprisingly so, “What’s your name?”

Your heart skipped a beat. When you’ve recovered, you laughed, dazed with everything that’s just happened.

“Go out of the store and check the sign. You’ll see my name.”

“Alright.”

“Levi,” you said, “Come again.”

#levi ackerman x reader #levi x reader #levi ackerman x you #levi ackerman #snk #aot #attack on titan #shingeki no kyojin #levi x you #levi ackerman x y/n #snk fanfiction #aot fanfiction #slight angst #post-rumbling

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alyss01 · 4 years ago

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|[It's a family business]|

Comfy cartel x F!reader

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[part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4]

Genre: Mafia AU/ action

Word count: 1.7K

Requested: no

To request: it is possible to request a comfy cartel fanfic, requests are open!

Synopsis: Corpse joins the cartel, and soon you accompany him, together with Rae, Lily, Sykunno and Toast to a new opening casino to deal with some unpaid debt.

Warnings: talk about murder, crimes, blood

A/n: I really wanted to make this and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! It started as a one shot and then quickly progressed to what will most likely be 4 parts. I could've posted them as one but this was easier with writing it and managing to space out things. It will update weekly most likely, and it's possible to request one shots for the comfy cartel!

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You sat across from Toast on the table, his dark glasses covering his eyes as he patiently waited, a map in front of him. He pulled an identical map from underneath the wooden table you sat at and replaced the one that had previously laid on the table.

His face was neutral, he didn't fight the silence that hung in the air. He looked at you as you leant back in your chair, fingers impatiently tapping the table in front of you.

"You don't have to be here you know." He spoke up, his voice carrying practiced authority that could silence an entire meeting full of arguing. Yet as he spoke to you, it had a tone of kindness to it. After all the time you spent together and the situations you had been in with one another he saw you more as his younger sister than anything else. It was a position you had acquired for most of the cartel.

As the sister of Scarra you had a lot of authority in the cartel, although it wasn't as if you needed it. Everyone, no matter how recently the cartel had taken them under it's wing, viewed you as their little sister in the hierarchy of the family.

"Don't worry about it. I want to see the new blood." Toast nodded his head a few times as if to ponder.

Today the new person Toast had scouted out would be arriving at the cartel for his first job, he'd be monitored by Sykunno.

"Are you sure Sykunno would be the best fit?" You had seen his information, they seemed far from compatible.

Toast offered you a small smile, brushing his hair back as he repositioned his glasses. His voice was confident as he spoke, a small hint of his smile could be heard in his voice, "I'm sure."

The male in front of you had always had a scarily good intuition about people, which was how he had recruited most in the cartel.

You nodded in return, but before you had the chance to even consider getting bored again, a stern knock on the door pulled your attention to it.

Toast gave a signal for the person on the other side to come in. You locked eyes with him, he was largely build, carefully dressed in a white blouse with a black vest, tie and dress pants, with white gloves covering his hands. A purple mask covered most of his face, but black curly hair framed the small piece of exposed skin he showed.

His eyes were sharp as he locked them with yours. Your eyebrow raised curiously as he returned his attention back to the male in front of him, "Corpse."

"Disguised Toast." He spoke back, his voice deep and serious as you looked him over. If you hadn't known better you probably wouldn't have been aware of the true nature of the man, despite the intimidating aura that hung around him.

"It's a bad habit to be late." You spoke up as you calmly leant back in your chair, usually when you accompanied Toast to these kinds of things you stayed silent in the background as you observed.

Toast gave you a curious look for that, it was largely hidden by the glasses on his face but it was obvious for you after all the years.

Corpse stayed silent to your remark as you narrowed your eyes, "you'd do good to change the habit before doing something you'll regret." The message in your words was clear, don't pull this again if you want to keep your spot in the cartel.

He gave you a silent nod as Toast returned to the topic, "to start off, you'll be disposing of someone. Sykunno will accompany you as your guardian." He pushed the document to the end of the table where Corpse grabbed it and opened it briefly.

"You'll be reporting back to me, in three days. I want it done before then." Once more Corpse nodded his head as Toast dismissed him.

He walked out of the room, being met by a calm face with a gentle smile displayed. He offered his hand to Corpse, "I'm Sykunno, happy to meet you."

"That was unlike you." Toast remarked as he turned to you, you simple leant back in your chair as you met his eyes, "he needs to know his place."

Toast nodded as he grabbed the document from underneath the table that displayed Corpse's information. He stood up as he walked to the door, closing it behind him as he left you alone in the room.

•••••••••

Sykunno was crouching in front of the body, turning to his companion with a small smile on his face, "jesus, you actually killed him." His voice was calm as he grabbed the dead man's cheek with his gloved hand.

Corpse still held the gun in his hand, he had considered pointing it at the male in front of him but something about it made him unable to actually commit to the deed.

Sykunno tilted the corpse's head around, before releasing and sliding his gloves fingers through the blood that had formed a puddle on the ground and spreading it between his finger tips.

His clean hand grabbed his phone as Corpse stood silently against the wall watching the scene in front of him. Not a single drop of blood had reached him.

"Yvonne? Yes, I'll text you the address." He stayed silent as Corpse could hear a female voice on the other side of the call, "hmh, yes that should be fine. Take it to my garden, it'll make for fine fertilizer."

Corpse curiously listened along, he had known there was more to Sykunno than the sly, calm, gentle and happy mask he wore.

Sykunno stepped away, turning back to Corpse with a gentle smile on his face as he clicked the call away and returned his phone to the pocket it originated from.

"Let's go, Toast will be happy to hear the results."

They calmly walked out of the building as a small van stopped in front of it. Corpse's hand automatically moved to the gun in it's holster at his side.

The movement from Sykunno's hand made him stop as the back doors of the van opened, he started walking past it as a female with blonde hair and pink ends carried out a small trolley with cleaning supplies displayed.

Sykunno offered her a small nod of his head which she returned. Corpse could distantly hear her speak to the front door man, "I'm the cleaning service that was ordered for today."

"There was no such thing."

"I've been send here by Y/n, ask the front desk, they'll know." The man left his position for a second as he leant inside, his voice muffled, before turning back "please, come in."

He followed Sykunno as they fled the scene.

•••••••••••

Lily granted you a smile as you entered the room, beside her sat Toast and at the head of the table sat your brother, Don Scarra.

"Brother." You greeted him first as you moved to the table. A fond smile formed on his face, "sister, how have you been?"

You returned the genuine smile as you sat down, "The days have been interesting with our newest member." Scarra nodded his head thoughtfully.

It had been a few weeks since Corpse had accomplished his first task. Sykunno still watched over him but they were more akin to companions than a guardian. They had gone of a few other tasks, and for now Corpse had the trust of the cartel.

The other two greeted you as well as Toast slid a file over the table towards you. "What do you think?"

You had started in the cartel innocently enough, despite your older brothers desperate attempts to keep you out. Your contacts were simply unparalleled.

Besides that you were an important person, both in and out of the cartel, and eventually Scarra had decided it was safest for you to become part of the cartel, seeing as there was no safer place for you to be.

Your eyes scanned the pages, nodding your head as you read. A large celebration party for the opening of a new casino, the owner however refused to repay the cartel according to Ludwig who was in charge of the cartels money flow. He was divine in covering up the hardest of situations to the government and cheating the system.

The price had apparently build up to the amount where only his life would suffice, although as you looked at the mans information you doubted if even that was enough.

"I'll be able to get some people in, but for that I will have to attend myself as well." You shot a glance at Scarra, who had always been seriously opposed to you working in the field.

"Then we'll find another moment." Scarra spoke up as you had expected him to do, this wasn't the first time and you had a hunch it wouldn't be the last either.

Toast spoke up, "with all due respect, Don Scarra, but the target has been in hiding for months. This may be the only shot we have until he disappears again."

Lily repositioned her hat, the white flower on it changing position with the movement as she turned to the Don, "this would be a low risk mission, the guest list has been screened by Micheal, so the only obstacle will be the security. I've made him download the building plans and he'll be on comms to guide us through."

Scarra however still didn't seem convinced as Toast continued on Lily's reasoning, "beside that, we can send enough people to accompany her. We'll need her reputations to get into the VIP areas where he'll most likely stay hidden. Y/n will be kept out of danger at all costs."

Scarra seemed convinced as you turned to him, knowing you wouldn't have a say in the matter, "so who will accompany me?"

#comfy cartel #mafia au #offlinetv #sykunno #corpse fic #mafiatale #female reader #x reader #corpse imagines #lilypichu #micheal reeves #scarra #corpse x reader #action #mafia #disguised toast #valkyrae #bodyguard #protection

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ewa-jednak-chce-spac · 4 years ago

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So I’ve finally watched the DT17 finale

Thankfully it wasn’t bad despite my fears. Some of my thoughts:

1. Overall it was a good episode, although I wouldn’t call it great %)

2. It’s clear they were planning the 4th season, which would reveal that Webby’s origins are mysterious and Webbyrey Scroogalpatine her being Scrooge’s clone would be hinted and explored in that season, instead of coming out of nowhere now. The weird pacing at the beginning of the finale, too quick introduction of May and June, and the unresolved subplots with Poe and Negaduck hint at it as well. The same reveal was thankfully bearable.

3. That doesn’t change the fact that I feel bad for people shipping Webby with the triplets, even if the reveal doesn’t change the dynamics between them at all - to all of you who still ship Huebby, Debbigail and Loubby: stay strong and block the haters.

4. (warning: my personal pet peeve) I know that it’s bad to praise a family comedy/adventure cartoon for something like that, but I’m glad that majority of villains survived and that some of them got a second chance and were forgiven by the good guys (Doofus in the pre-last episode, May and June in the finale). It could be executed better (especially in Doofus’s case), but I’m in such bitter mood nowadays that I’m glad it happened anyway. Besides, DT being a family cartoon didn’t stop the creators from killing off two other vultures and the Black Heron...

5. I want to know what happened to Phantom Blot and Pepper :( (yup, I shipped them!)

6. Frank Angones’s words about not putting Daisy quickly into the show due to the fact they want her to be more than Donald’s girlfriend sound a bit funny now that we see that her purpose in this show was being Donald’s reward for being a good underappreciated guy. She didn’t took part in the main plot at all and in the finale she’s shown only at the very beginning. Ludwig Von Drake played more important role than her!

#Disney #duckverse #ducktales spoilers #ducktales #ducktales 2017 #webby wanderquack #huebby #debbigail #loubby #doofus drake #may duck #june duck #pepperblot #daisy duck #donald duck

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hetalia-reacts · 4 years ago

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I heard you do Yandere. So can I have Yandere pirate Allies and Axis that accidentally caught a mermaid. The poor thing is scared and shaking; and ever time someone will get close they'll whimper. Also when they finally free her from the net, she wastes no time quickly crawling away. If it wasn't for one of their crew members that grabbed the mermaid's tail at the last minute, she would've been back in the water.

America

Alfred is very intrigued by the mermaid they caught

First of all, he thinks they’re beautiful even if they are cowering in fear

Of course, he never plans to let them go now

How could he?

They are priceless in his eyes

No amount of gold would make him want to release his new little pet

Alfred would order his crew to immediately cut away the net that caught the mermaid, and they better be careful not to wound her or else

He will admit he finds a small joy in the way she flinches away and whimpers when they get near

When the net is completely off of her Alfred has barely any time to admire her without the net covering her before she’s desperately and quickly crawling away to the side of the ship

He really panics, he does not want to lose her already

Alfred starts yelling for someone to grab her even if it ends up damaging her

Thankfully a crew member was able to grab her tail, yanking her away from the edge of the boat just before she could leap back into the sea

The mermaid is crying now and shaking even harder then before

Alfred doesn’t particularly care if she’s scared after what just happened

He’s quick to hoist her on his shoulder and bring her to his bedroom despite the whimpering and pounding on his back

Since he has no interest in selling or releasing the mermaid he’s going to keep them as a pet or really something like a piece of art

He’ll build a small aquarium to go in his room for her and chain her to something whether she’s in the tank or not

Canada

Matthew is really surprised to see that him and his crew were able to catch a mermaid

It was never his intention to catch one

But seeing the mermaid, pretty and shaking with fear, he thinks it’s really stupid of him for not going after one before

He considers selling her for money for a brief moment before deciding against it

Matthew became attached to her already

He would order his crew to remove the net carefully and then bring her to him

When they get closer to her and she whimpers he finds a sick sort of joy in hearing it

He’s about to head back into his room to wait for someone to bring her, but the net begins falling away from her and she’s making a beeline for the side of the ship

Matthew runs after her himself, but thankfully another crew member grabbed her and flung her back onboard

He might have some choice words for the crewmate for flinging her around like that, but he’s thankful

He’ll delicately carry her below deck to her own room

Matthew will chain her to something sturdy so she can’t slip away and will also lock her room door when he leaves for good measure

He’ll want her to be relatively happy with him so he’ll build a nice aquarium with other fish and sea lids in it for her

She will have to be chained up like it was a leash if she decides to go into the aquarium

Matthew will never trust that she won’t slip away again if given the chance

England

In all his pirating days he never expected to be able to catch a mermaid

But lo and behold, a mermaid caught in his net

She’s trembling, flinching, and whimpering when someone gets anywhere near her

He finds it kind of endearing and oddly cute really

Arthur is already calculating in his head where he can keep the mermaid so no one gets to her

He really wants to keep her all to himself after witnessing how adorable she can be

He orders his crew to immediately remove the nets, cutting them if they have to, and help him bring her to his room

When the nets are cut away from the mermaid Arthur expects for them to be still and frightened by him and his crew surrounding them

But instead, they take off rather quickly for someone without legs

One of his crewmates thankfully grabs her tail and yanks her back onboard before she could slip away into the sea again

Arthur decides to tie them up, for the time being, restricting their arm and tail movements as best he could

Unlike the others who build them an aquarium of sorts, Arthur won’t do that, least not at first

Instead, he has a tub or barrel of water placed in his room for them

it's his goal to make them dependent and weak so even if he did let them out there would be no escape for them

France

Amazed, to say the least

Francis is so enraptured by the mermaid, he didn’t even think they existed and thought England was making them up to trick him

But here they were, beautiful and shaking with fear while trying to unravel the fishing net

Francis feels bad for the mermaid, while he does intend to keep her forever even if she wants to leave

he doesn’t want them to be afraid of him or his crew

He orders them to gently remove the net as to not hurt them, but unfortunately, the mermaid tries to slip away as soon as the nets are removed

One of his crew members grabs her hard enough to bruise and throws her towards Francis

While he wants to be grateful he’s rather annoyed with how they treated her

Mermaid or not, they were still a woman and one that he wanted to treat with care

Francis would take them back to his room so you could stay in the bathroom tub

He figures it's not the most comfortable, but better than drying out or something

Francis would order his crew to build a wonderful enclosure for her, but make sure it could not be opened from the inside

Doesn’t chain them to anything while they are in the tank, but if they ever misbehave and try to escape Francis will have no choice but to chain and forbid them from entering their little aquarium

Russia

Super surprised that he caught a mermaid considering they weren’t supposed to be real and he wasn’t even shooting for one

Ivan is immediately in love with the mermaid, she’s stunning, and he can’t help but feel satisfaction in the way she trembles in fear of him

And the whimpers and gasps she makes when he gets closer to remove the nets!

Music to his ears

Ivan is one of the few to remove the net by himself

He’s quite possessive and doesn’t want anyone else getting close enough to them

Once he removes the net he expects a thank you or response of some sort, but instead, they take off towards the side of the ship

Thankfully for him and unfortunately for her and his crewmate, someone caught them before they were over the edge

Ivan is pleased that she didn’t escape but livid with the crewmate that touched what was his

He would quickly snatch them away from the man and take her into his room

Unless the mermaid was to die without being placed in water more often than bathing Ivan would keep them out of it for as long as she could

He feared they would choose the sea over him so he made sure that he was the only thing they could have

Ivan ends up keeping the mermaid chained and tied to his bed and anyone that tried to help or even see them were accordingly dealt with in the most bloody way possible

China

Excited

Yao is literally over the moon with this catch

He caught a mermaid! A real one! A beautiful one! He even gets to keep her!

He’s a bit bummed that she looks so fearful of them, but he admits that the tears in her eyes and the way she flinches from them is a sight he wants to see forever

Yao would go over and remove the fishing net himself

He couldn’t trust anyone in his crew not to damage his lovely mermaid

Yao is surprised by how quickly they crawl away once they’re free, but he doesn’t allow them to make it far

He catches them himself, being as gentle as he could in this situation, and promptly brings them below deck to a room

Yao wants them to be semi-comfortable as this was their new home so he builds a nice little tub for them that's filled with seawater

He’ll even bring them little seashells and decorate their room with things from the sea so they don’t get homesick

Yao would never allow them to leave this room, however, he’s far too scared of what they would do

He simply couldn’t live without them anymore

Germany

Ludwig is certainly not immediately in love with this mermaid

He’s shocked they exist, but overall would rather sell her or even just release her back into the ocean

It’s not until he steps closer to remove the net that hears those beautiful whimpers and small pleas

He’s immediately infatuated with the sounds and the way she trembles when he’s near

Ludwig would cut away the net, rather violently honestly, causing the mermaid to flinch and scream before darting towards the sea

Ludwig is in a panic to grab you, but thankfully someone else did, making the mermaid groan in pain as they were flung back onto the ship and surrounded

He makes quick work of throwing them over his shoulder and bringing them to a prison cell below deck

No one would be allowed to go down there anymore without his supervision, and they were never allowed to speak to the mermaid

Since he’s not in love with this mermaid and more so infatuated with the power trip he gets from her, he doesn’t treat her kindly even if he is yandere for her

He would chain her to the wall and neglect her to make her dependent on him

Ludwig might eventually fall in love with the mermaid, but nothing changes much

He would still keep her chained up and completely dependent and weak

But he might allow her to stay in his quarters or even allow her to soak in some water for a while in her cell

Italy

Feliciano has never been so in love before

He thinks the mermaid is beyond beautiful

Especially when they tremble and whimper in fear when someone gets close to them

He wants to keep her all to himself for the rest of time

So that’s just what he plans to do~

He orders some of his crewmates to undo the net carefully because if he finds a bruise or scratch on them it’s over for his crewmates

Feliciano is really excited to see they are just as beautiful without a net covering them up but he doesn’t get to lovingly stare at her for long before she’s scrambling for the side of the ship

Thankfully a crewmate was able to catch her and was rather delicate in handing her over to Feliciano

He makes her live in his room with him

Never lets her leave his sight so he carries her around all the time with him

She will always be tied up or chained, but Feliciano is really nice and makes sure it doesn’t chafe or leave bruises

Feliciano will eventually have an aquarium built for them but only because he wants to paint them as they swim

He thinks it is the most gorgeous sight in the entire world to watch them swim around happily in the little tank

Japan

Kiku is in love at first sight

First of all, he caught a mythical creature. How could he not be in love?

And second of all, they looked absolutely gorgeous trembling away from him and whimpering

It's a sound he decides he could listen to forever

Kiku would want to be the one to remove the net

He’s overly possessive and doesn’t want anyone else hearing those whimpers or even touch them

He wouldn’t even have the time to put down the net before he’s throwing it back over them to stop them from diving back into the sea

Kiku would be frustrated but only on the inside

He knows its reasonable that they would want to go back into the ocean, but he’s incredibly angry that they actually did try to leave him without so much as a thank you

He would wrap them even tighter in the net and bring them to their own room next to his

He would tie them to the bed and chain their tail up so even if they did manage to escape they wouldn’t be able to swim away

Much like China, Kiku would build them a tub for in their room that's filled with seawater

Kiku really wants them to be comfortable and happy living with him, but he’s content to hear them whimper and beg for freedom if that’s what they choose

He is among the least bothered if the mermaid never comes to accept him and his love and will disregard it and act like they do love him

Romano

At first, Lovino is rather iffy about this situation

On one hand, the mermaid was rather beautiful and he wouldn’t mind making her his for the rest of time

But on the other hand, he could make a lot of money if he sold her or made her some kind of show that people paid to see

Lovino ends up deciding to keep the mermaid since he finds a sick joy and power in making her shake and whimper in fear

He would order his crew to go and remove the nets from her and would wait patiently close by for one of them to bring her to him

He panics and becomes really angry when he sees her trying to escape

Lovino would be grateful to some extent that someone was able to catch her and throw her in his direction

But he’s incredibly pissed that someone treated his property like that and in front of him too

He’d definitely dispose of anyone that treated her roughly

Would make her live in his room

Lovino would not have an aquarium or tub built for her

He would simply just let her soak in his tub for a short amount of time before chaining her back to his bed

Lovino becomes scarily obsessed with the mermaid, at some point no longer leaving her side in fear that she would try and leave him all alone

Prussia

In love with the mermaid at first sight

Gilbert just thinks she’s pretty at first, nothing more or less, and decides to keep her just based on that

However, he gets really possessive and intense when he sees how scared she is

He’s not exactly a fan of how afraid she is of him, but he doesn’t mind it and in fact, really enjoys her tears and whimpers when he gets near her

Gilbert would make everyone go back to whatever it was they were doing before catching her

He wants to be the only one that removes the net from her and takes her away

As he’s removing the net from her, she makes a break for the side of the ship

In a panic, Gilbert would throw the net back onto her and basically tackle and her so she couldn’t escape

He’s quick to get off of her and pick her up, apologizing for the rough treatment

Gilbert would let them have their own room and build a decent sized aquarium for them in said room

But don’t be mistaken, they will be chained to something sturdy in the room ensuring they couldn’t run away or slip out of the restraints

Gilbert simply cannot bear the thought of them ever leaving and will make sure no one will see or steal them away and that they cannot escape from him no matter how much they try

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oumaheroes · 3 years ago

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Earthbound: Ludwig’s Story

Characters: Germany, Prussia

Context:

Hundreds of years after the fall of Earth, mankind is slowly starting to return. Some people have a stronger urge to return than others, confused by fragments of memories from a life already lived.

Arthur’s story can be found here.

Matthew’s story can be found here.

Gabriel’s story can be found here.

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Ludwig is six, and is sick again. The doctors don't know what's wrong with him; they know what's causing it at least but they have no idea why. He can't keep food down and every time he tries to stand the world pitches and swims and he can't keep his balance so he never manages to stay up for long before he bonelessly falls to the floor, where he feels no better.

It's the gravity, the doctors say, for some reason he's affected by the gravity. The artificial gravity that he's known all his life; it's as if he's just climbed aboard and his body suffers from relapses where it just can't acclimatise. Where it suddenly realises that something's not quite right and rebels against him for a week or so. This his family already knows, but his mother isn't satisfied with such a lacklustre answer so she takes him to a different doctor every time he suffers another attack just in case one of them is even marginally more competent than the last. These 'episodes', as his mother likes to call them, don't happen all that often, but he seems to have one every ten months or so and they are regular enough to annoy his mother to no end. Ludwig doesn't really know if she's annoyed that no one can fix him or with him himself, Gilbert won't say and normally his big brother talks to pretend that he knows something so his silence worries Ludwig the most.

Mother is a very important person with a very important job: she's a governor of the space station upon which they live and it is very important that Ludwig remembers this. So, when he's laying in bed clutching at his belly and desperately clenching his eyes shut to minimise the swaying, his friends at school think that he is away for a special training academy. Because can you just imagine, the governor of a space station's son being space sick?

His father doesn't like to call it that because he thinks it's degrading so his mother doesn't, when she thinks Ludwig can't hear, anyway, but Ludwig knows that's what the kids at school would say so he happily keeps mum because it's easier than lying. They don't talk to him much besides, they find him too cold and distant but that's because he's so scared of disgracing his mother further that he can't quite relax fully.

When Ludwig is thirteen his mother, after exhausting all doctors aboard their large floating colony, finally accepts that it's unlikely that this small problem of his is going to go away. Her way of dealing with it is to pretend that it just doesn't happen; during an attack Ludwig is sent to his room where he stays painfully alone with only his books for company whilst she busies herself with her new campaigns. She's running for director now, aiming as high as she can go and there's no room for weak, feeble Ludwig all the way up there.

His brother tries his best to keep him entertained and happy during these times, but Gilbert is healthy, strong, smart; he's everything that Ludwig should also be able to grow up to be and their parents have sent him off to expensive schools which means that he's more often away from home than not. Sometimes Ludwig wonders if they've sent him away because they want Gilbert to be the all around best he can be, or if it's to distance him as much as they can from Ludwig. It's almost as if they're worried that Ludwig will taint him, or that maybe Gilbert will grow too attached to him and distract himself from what's really important. That Ludwig will anchor him down.

At five years older it's highly unlikely that Ludwig will be the one doing the influencing, but his brother, despite hardly seeing each other and such a large age difference, does seem to genuinely care for him. During one particular attack, when Ludwig is eighteen, Gilbert is home from university; it is almost Christmas and his family are preparing to travel to where his grandparents live on the other side of the space station, where they'll spend the holiday. Of course, it is now that his body decides to betray him.

He, his parents, and his brother are gathered around the large dining room table finishing off dinner. It is tense. Mostly it is Gilbert who talks because despite their mother's cool demeanour and their father's lack of interest he seems to always have something to say to fill the silence and speaks easily. Even with the response he gets, or lack of it, he seems honestly unperturbed and remains cheerful, somehow managing to both eat and speak without seeming impolite. As much as he loves his brother, Ludwig is also supremely jealous.

He stares at his fork, contemplating which point in the evening would be best to ask if he could slip away, when his body decides for him. His stomach swoops, his ears pop and the table tilts alarmingly. He clenches the edge in panic to remain upright and the noise alerts his mother, who looks up from her dessert in irritation.

'Ludwig, we are going away tomorrow.'

'M- mother-'

His mother sighs and looks at his father, who sharply stares back. 'Dear?'

His father grunts and spears another forkful of fruit pie. 'They're expecting him to come.'

'But the photographers-'

'What do you want me to do, Hilda?'

Meanwhile, Ludwig has still not been dismissed and cannot now seem to find the words to ask for permission himself without spewing all over the fancy silverware. He doubts that that will make the situation better, somehow. Gilbert notices and stands, attracting his parents' attention.

'I'll take Luddy to his room.'

'Darling...' their mother tries to say something, but it's what she's trying not to say that comes across the loudest.

Gilbert ignores her and walks around the table, slowly helping Ludwig to his feet, then away from the table and swiftly towards a bathroom. They make it just in time. Gilbert pats him comfortingly on the back and rubs soothing circles into his shoulders until he's finished, then hands him a glass of water.

'So, they're still arseholes, huh?'

Ludwig snaps his head up in horror, but this is a bad idea because the image of Gilbert swims before him and he has to shut his eyes.

'Don't call them that.' He finally manages, weakly.

Gilbert tuts. 'What the fuck did they feed you with in order to churn your personality out.'

Ludwig lays his head on the cool tiles of the floor and groans inwardly at how nice the feeling is. 'They're not arseholes.'

'Yeah, and my name's Shirley.'

Ludwig cracks open an eye, but Gilbert's not joking. He is, for once, deadly serious. 'How'd you put up with them Lud?'

Ludwig shrugs and gives a small shake of his head. 'They're our parents, Gil. They still care for me. Besides, I'm not exactly making it easy for them.'

Gilbert looks disgusted. 'You're their fucking son, arsehole. They're supposed to take care of you. They ain't even doing that right are they?' Gilbert runs a hand through his shock of white hair and bits his bottom lip whilst he shakes his head. 'Look at how they treat you versus me.'

'Yes, but I'm not exactly-'

'But nothing!' Gilbert raises his voice slightly and swallows. When he speaks again, he's much quieter, back under control. 'Have they got you in a university programme yet?'

Ludwig's silence is answer enough and Gilbert sighs deeply before brushing back Ludwig's sweaty fringe. 'There's nothing wrong with you Lud.' His brother sounds so very sad. 'Fuck, there's nothing wrong with you at all. They know full well that if they put you on a planet rather than this floating heap of rust that you'll probably be alright. And have they? Have they fuck.'

Ludwig wants to argue against him, wants to say something to stand up for himself if not for their parents but his eyes are suddenly burning and his throat is choked up. He knew a long time ago that his parents had given up on him, but to hear it from someone else hurts more sharply than anything he tells himself.

There's an odd companionable silence for a while; Ludwig lays still with his face against the floor and his brother's hand carding through his hair so he almost misses what Gilbert says next.

'I was gonna wait till Boxing Day, but I've got us tickets for Earth.'

Ludwig tenses and holds his breath. Gilbert continues. 'I was gonna wake you up on the 26th and take you away with me, but I want to tell you now instead, cause you look like shit. We're gonna get out of here Luddy; I've always wanted to take you to a planet and what better one is there than the original, huh?'

'You, I- you can't- what about your studies? The internship you've got?' Ludwig manages to stammer out, opening his eyes.

Gilbert brushes his concerns aside. 'I never liked medicine, really. I've always wanted to go to a planet, so I'm mega up for it.'

Ludwig knows he should say no, knows that he shouldn't take up the offer. He'd be denying his brother so much, he'd be exactly what their parents worried he'd be because he'll only drag Gilbert down and down and down like a heavy lead weight and ruin all of his chances at a good life.

But Ludwig wants to be selfish. He reaches out and clasps onto Gilbert's hand, squeezing it tightly. 'Gil...'

Gilbert flashes him a grin and winks. 'I know, right? How awesome am I?'

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AN:

I’ve been a very busy bee recently and haven’t been able to write anything, so in lieu of something new, have something old.

This is from my fic Earthbound, which I’m embarassingly fond of. It’s made up of several different stories and Ludwig and Gilbert’s is the one that I’m the most happy with after all these years.

Hope you enjoyed!

#aph germany #hws germany #hws prussia #aph prussia #hetalia #Hetalia Earthbound AU #my writing #I'll give it that epilogue one day i swear it

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koolkat9 · 1 year ago

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Parent Support Group AU

Time to move onto the kiddos.

You can find the info about the parents here. Also check the reblogs of the post too because I added some parents through that.

Let’s start with ages

Peter: infant (no older than 1 but probably younger)

Kugel: Also an infant like Peter

Luxembourg (I don’t have a human name for him): 2

Ludwig: 3/4

Erika (Liechtenstein): 4

Feliciano: 4

Alfred and Matt: 5

Emma (Belgium): 5

Kiku: 6

Romano: 6

I’m also adding Emil: 15/16 and he volunteers at the daycare portion of the meeting because he needs a certain amount of hours to graduate.

Okay with that out of the way. Let’s get into what it’s like for these kids at the daycare. Basically whenever a new parent joins the group they introduce the kids to each other before heading to their meeting.

Arthur is still fairly new to the group like Gilbert and Gilbert is wearing a t-shirt with a band Arthur likes so maybe he’s finally found a possible friend in this sea of parents who look at him like he’s a fuck up (they actually don’t, but he thinks he’s a fuck up so he thinks everyone else sees him like that). Anyway, Arthur tries to get the boys together but Alfred refuses to come away from the toys so it’s just Matthew and Ludwig who are introduced to each other at first.

Arthur warns that Matthew is shy and doesn’t talk much and Gilbert assures him “it’s okay. Luddy here is the same.”

And the little boys instantly connect. No words. Not even gestures. There is just this unspoken understanding that “Hey! You’re like me.” And they go off together. Ludwig plays with blocks while Matt plays with some plastic animals. Ludwig gets excited and shows Mattie his tower. Aww maybe Ludwig builds Matthew’s animals houses.

Feliciano and Alfred probably also gravitate to each other because they are both bubbly and talkative. Though Feli ends up making friends with everyone to some extent. Feli is probably how Alfred got introduced to everyone.

Alfred and Kiku bond over Pokémon and become like best friends despite Kiku being wary of him at first. Kiku already has a massive collection and he brings it to show Alfred and Al is just floored. Al probably only knows the anime, so Kiku maybe gives Al a card to get him started.

Like I said in another post I think things are actually tense between Feli and Ludwig at first because Feli doesn’t know how to approach Ludwig without making him uncomfortable. Thinking more about it, I’m thinking maybe the two of them finally make a break through one day when Matt has to stay home sick and Ludwig is devastated. Feliciano can tell he’s very upset and wanted to do something. He’s picked up on how Matthew and Ludwig play: not really together but they do an activity beside each other and occasionally come together to show what they are doing. So Feli suggests that he and Ludwig should make get well cards for Matthew and give them to Mr. Kirkland before he and Al leave. So Feli and Ludwig draw for most of their time together. Feli even teaches him how to draw some things. Drawing eventually becomes something they do together regularly.

Erika for awhile was the only girl. She played with Feli and Kiku sometimes, but often times she stuck to Erzsébet’s side and helped her get snacks and stuff. Eventually a new parent comes in and brings along another little girl named Emma. Erika is shy and worries that she won’t make a good first impression. Luckily Erzse helps them break the ice.

Lux is really young so it’s hard to play with the other kids sometimes. There is not much else I can say right now other than that he always follows his big sister around.

While everyone breaks off into friend groups, Roma is kind of left out. Everyone seems to get along, some of course hang out with others more, but no one ever seems to want to hang out with Roma. Emil sees this and keeps him company when he can. Roma thinks Emil is so cool because he’s a teenager and wants to hangout with him.

But now I feel bad Roma doesn’t have kids around his age to hangout with...Hmm...I guess we could get Afonso and Antonio in here? WAIT NO! We can do Carlos (Cuba). Carlos and him bond. And then Roma gets to know Mattie because Carlos is also friends with Mattie. I don’t know who will be Carlos’s guardian but we’ll figure it out later

Emil really doesn’t want to be there tbh. He’s a teen after all. But he needs volunteer hours for high school and since his uncles are the ones running it, it was an easy in. The kids like him though because he talks to them like their people (I don’t know if this makes sense, but you know how some adults talk to kids and like...talk down to them. Not on a purposefully malicious way, but like...they talk very differently to kids and it’s like they don’t understand what kids are capable of). But I think it would be cute if he warms up to the position and when he’s deciding on what he wants to do after high school he decides to be a teacher or work in child care in some way.

#hetalia #parent support group au #too many characters to tag #hws

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elisabeth515 · 4 years ago

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(Some) Greek Gods as Historical Figures

So some days ago I secretly logged back into Mythology and Cultures amino and I stumbled across post of casting historical figures as the gods from Greek mythology. Of course, I hated it, so I made my version of this.

Note: Of course, this is going to have quite a lot of Napoleonic figures, since I am more familiar of this period, but please do reblog this post (or tag me on another post) with the hashtag “#mythical figures as historical people” and add some more of your historical figure Greek God fancasts!

Note 2: this post is for entertaining purpose, and just me introducing some guys to y’all and I am not a historian myself and hopefully you all would still like my takes😅

1. Zeus - Louis XIV of France

First and foremost, I shall introduce the king of gods featured in Greco-Roman myths. You may ask, why don’t I cast Henry VIII of England? Well, my reason is very simple: Henry is far from accurate to Zeus in actual myths.

To be honest, Zeus has a more “absolute power” energy in it, and Louis XIV totally has rocked it (like that iconic line “l’état, c’est moi (I am the state)”). Well, Henry also has that kind of energy but everyone only remembers his six wives and the uncountable number of bloodshed (not to mention Catherine of Aragon is a much better fighter than him—got this from Horrible Histories OwO)... Anyways, Louis XVI is basically a Zeus.

2. Hera - Catherine of Aragon

This brings to Catherine of Aragon herself. She’s a total Q U E E N and if you have watched “Six” the musical you already got what I mean (like, being the wife who married to Henry the longest). There’s also the early warlike aspect in Hera (featured in Homer’s works) that Catherine has it as well (at least you know that she’s getting more victories than Henry if you have watched Horrible Histories season 6, in the episode with Rowan Atkinson playing Henry VIII (which is sad because I want Ben Willbond to play him—he iconic to the HH fandom)), making her a great casting of Hera.

Hera, in my opinion, is a very strong woman who has to take Zeus’s shit and I could totally understand why she took revenge on the girls that Zeus has slept with—but anyways, hopefully you guys would like it :3

3. Aphrodite - Pauline Bonaparte

This is half-self-explanatory, really—just look at that statue she posed as Venus, the Roman equivalent of Aphrodite.

Pauline was famed for her beauty in her time, also a big chunk of scandals from her affairs (which bugs her big brother Napoleon, a lot). Nevertheless, despite her big spending habits and a great sexual appetite, she always helped Napoleon in some surprising ways (like she sold her house in Paris to the Duke of Wellington to get the funds for Napoleon).

Just like Aphrodite herself, Pauline harnessed her beauty very well. Thus, I rest my case.

4. Apollo - Joachim Murat or Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria

(Warning: long content ahead)

Firstly, let me briefly introduce them because you guys might not know them much.

Joachim Murat was a marshal of France, also one of Napoleon’s brother-in-law, grand duke of Berg and Cleves from 1806 to 1808 and the King of Naples from 1808 to 1815. After the wars, he attempted to escape yet was caught and executed in 1815 in Pizzo, Italy (if you have read of Alexandre Dumas’s “Famous Crimes” you might know him—by the way no one has cut his head off and sent it to that big nose King Ferdinand).

For those who have watched “Elisabeth” or the “Sissi” movies, you might know Franz Joseph I of Austria already but you might not know much about himself besides being the husband of the (in)famous Empress Sisi (ie. Empress Elisabeth of Austria). He was the Emperor of the Austria from 1848 to his death in 1916—one of the longest reigning European monarchs in history. During his reign, the empire had been through a lot of change, most notably, the creation of Austria-Hungary. Nevertheless, he was also the Emperor who started World War I and he died of old age in the midst of the Great War.

For Apollo, I’m not casting musicians because this is quite overdone. I rather want to shed a light to the other arts that he represented in Greco-Roman mythology. This makes me want to draw a parallel to Joachim Murat as he was also a great sucker of classical literature. Plus, he also was known to be a flamboyant dresser (his nickname was “the Dandy King” by the way), also the designer of the uniforms of the Neapolitan army (with an excessive amount of amaranth, perhaps his favourite colour). Really, everyone just sees him as a great flamboyant himbo but in reality, he’s iconically badass in the battlefield as the First Horseman of Europe. Well, also he’s known for being extremely good with women even though his wife Caroline was fierce as hell. So, in my opinion, he fits the image of Apollo that we know.

However, you guys might feel surprised why I picked Franz Joseph for Apollo. Well, he really... was a rather mediocre ruler in my opinion, and perhaps our most memorable image of him was the senile emperor who signed the declaration of war to Serbia. Nevertheless, he was a well-liked man among his subjects, at least to some old citizens of Austria-Hungary telling future generations. Besides, culture flourished in Vienna under his reign—with notable figures like Sigmund Freud, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Erwin Schrödinger. Despite the series of unfortunate events which made the empire started to crumble, Austria-Hungary arguably has its cultural importance in Europe. Sounds like what Apollo would do if he’s a ruler, somehow.

Well, enough of his political achievements, let’s talk about his private life... which was probably the actual reason why I picked him.

Enter Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, also known as Sisi.

On a side note, Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier of France, Prince of Neufchâtel and of Wargram, was Empress Sisi’s grand-uncle in-law via his marriage to Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria

Absolutely love Pia as Elisabeth in the musical so please don’t mind me using a gif from this :3 ((also, “Elisabeth” spoiler alert

Franz originally was to marry her sister Helene (nicknamed Néné), nevertheless, on the first meeting in Bad Ishl, he has fallen for the young Elisabeth, head over heels—making him defying his domineering mother, Archduchess Sophie, for the very first time. Elisabeth also liked him and did not expressed her refusal either, so they got married in St. Augustine’s Church in 29th April, 1854.

However, the marriage was not well. Sisi was not accustomed to the strict Austrian court especially Archduchess Sophie (also she was not really a fan of intimacy). Poor Franz was rather helpless in situations between his mother and his wife, and eventually, Sisi chose her freedom over her duty as Empress, traveling around the world. They two briefly went back together during the Austro-Hungarian compromise, yet she was constantly not there. Eventually, Sisi was assassinated by an anarchist named Luigi Lucheni during her stay in Geneva, Switzerland, and Franz was devastated over her death (“she will never know how much I love her”).

To Franz, he loved her so, but he really didn’t understand her needs. Even though he had countless mistresses and female companions in Vienna, he still missed his wife. I say, he was really unlucky when it comes to love. Like Apollo himself, he dated countless nymphs and humans, but a lot of his notable relationships did not have a good end. (Probably Cyrene was the most lucky one, yet she also has chosen to be left alone after mothering several children with Apollo.) For this, I picked Franz Joseph as Apollo.

5. Ares - Jean Lannes or Michel Ney

As usual, for those who don’t know much history, I shall briefly introduce my babeys these two great soldiers.

Jean Lannes was one of the marshals of Napoleon, known for being one of Napoleon’s closest friends and his fiery personality, and is considered one of the best marshals of the 1st French Empire. His finest moments including the Battle of Ratisbon in which he led his men to storm the well-guarded city with ladders (hence his nickname “ladder lord” in our very humble Napoleonic marshalate fandom :3). Sadly, he died of the wound he received in the battle of Aspern-Essling in 1809.

Michel Ney was also one of the marshals of Napoleon, known for his extreme valour (yep, he is known as the “Bravest of the Brave”). As you might know, he was one of the marshals who was in Waterloo, yet, his finest hour was during the retreat from Russia in the disasterous 1812. Sadly, he was arguably the most prominent victim of the White Terror under the second Bourbon restoration, executed in 1815 (**I am not accepting any kind of conspiracy theories of my babey survived and died in America😤).

Speaking of Ares, I have a lot of things to say (that’s my dad ;-; no jkjk). He is really not that bloodthirsty idiot who casually hates humans. Well, he’s more like a fiery dork and a man who was very faithful to his lovers, and fights very well (by the way also one of the best dads). So, the bois that come into my mind are automatically two of the most courageous marshals of France.

Lannes, if I have to get him a godly parent, it would definitely Ares. He resembled the god a lot (also I sometimes imagined Ares as a smol bean with dark hair), probably looks the most like Ares himself. He got that fiery temper, that faithfulness to his wife Louise, also being a very courageous fighter in the field—well he literally was like, “NO LEMME STORM DAT CITY *grabs ladder*”.

There you have it, my big bro our ladder lord Jean Lannes who can pull off a perfect Ares.

Ney is like a slightly introverted (and mature) version of an Ares person. You can guess his temper already through his famed auburn hair, and indeed despite his shy exterior his temper sometimes was a bit explosive, and a bit impatient (which was somehow one of his fatal flaws). He was a great fighter, known as a skilled swordsman in his youth. And you all know how brave he is in his famed epithet. Michel Ney is purely badass (and C U T E) you know (and he needs a lot of hugs because he has really been though a lot in the wars, and was a possible case of PTSD which was shown in his arguably suicidal behaviour during the battle of Waterloo). That’s why I casted him as the Greek god Ares OwO

And there you have it, my interpretations on the Greek gods via people in history. I originally would like to include more but somehow I realised that I have written too much about my picks. So, if you want to add more, reblog this post or tag me on the post you made on this topic (and please use the hashtag “mythical figures as historical people” so that I could look into your choices via the search bubble on this app🥺).

Last but not the least, I hope you all lovelies like this, also have learnt something new via my brief introductions on some historical people. Have a great day!

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psychosistr · 4 years ago

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I know this isn’t your usual thing- but do uou have any negaverse headcanons or ideas for dt17???

Hmm...not really a lot for the good guys........but, as always, I have ideas for the bad guys in FOWL having negaverse versions xD

Bradford: Used to work for SHUSH, but was sickened by how corrupt and amoral he saw the organization becoming- especially after Ludwig Von Drake started calling the shots and making everything worse- he wanted to grant people freedom to live their lives happily, not under the secret control of those who just wanted to steal from them. Teamed up with Black Heron after freeing her from SHUSH’s prison and created FOWL as a way to secretly fight world tyranny and help those in need. Eventually ended up in Scrooge McDuck’s board of directors as a way to keep an eye on him while also secretly embezzling money from him to help fund FOWL’s bases, food banks, and hospitals in secret- working for him is sickening, but necessary for the greater good. Bradford wants to believe he’s doing the right thing in the long run, but has a horrible guilty-conscience leftover from his days in SHUSH and worries that he’s secretly a villain for his more underhanded and sneaky actions.

Black Heron: Used to work as a solo-hero to fight against evil organizations like SHUSH, but was too headstrong and kept getting captured or injured in the process. Was freed by Bradford and went on to create FOWL, recruiting more likeminded individuals so they’d have a better chance fighting against evil. Continued going on missions for FOWL until the fight against Agent 22 and Scrooge McDuck cost her her arm, leaving her with lasting trauma and anxiety that made it hard for her to do fieldwork for many years. Later recruited Steelbeak and has a caring teacher-mentor relationship with him, often leading to her fretting over him every time he gets injured for rushing into danger without thinking to save someone- he reminds her a lot of herself when she was younger and she worries about him going through what she did. Has a bad habit of delivering heroic speeches in an attempt to convert others to the side of good, often coming off as the “preachy hero” type that makes her adversaries cringe from her genuine sappiness and good-natured attempts to “help them find their way”. (Bradford and most of FOWL also find her speeches cringe-inducing, except for Steelbeak who admires her heroic personality and wants to be a hero like her one day)

Steelbeak: Joined FOWL after being arrested for illegal cockfighting- he wasn’t actually a participant, though, he just worked as a sparring/warm-up partner for the real competitors and cleaned up the building for money and a place to stay at night since he was destitute. Had a bad habit of getting emotionally attached to the fighters and would often put himself in harm’s way to protect them from opponents who took things too far, often getting beaten himself in the process. Got arrested during a police raid of the building and had his beak broken by the cops when he tried to run away. Black Heron heard rumors about him through her contacts in the system (they said he kept trying to be a peacekeeper during inmate brawls and getting hurt for it) and felt bad for him, so she paid his bail and recruited him for FOWL. He’s still not very smart, but he’s earnest and sincere in his desire to help others, which often leads to him running head-first into danger and getting injured, despite his team’s protests. Has a good heart, though, and will never hesitate to do the right thing, even if it costs him his life.

Rockerduck and Jeeves: Faced off against Scrooge and Goldie years ago after they tried to steal the gold that Rockerduck rightfully earned through hard work. He’d planned to use the money he would’ve gotten from selling the gold to help the town and others like it prosper, but that plan was ruined and he nearly fell into bankruptcy trying to keep his promises for improving the various towns. Still, he held onto just enough money and made some good investments that helped him regain some of his former wealth. He soon realized that someone like Scrooge was going to be a problem years down the road if he kept amassing wealth, so he invested in cryogenic research and froze himself at multiple points over the years to prolong his lifespan- trusting his loyal butler, Jeeves, to look after his body and find trustworthy allies in their fight against McDuck. Jeeves eventually found these allies in FOWL, but had to wait several years to wake Rockerduck up again and introduce them safely, leading to him volunteering for some of FOWL’s riskier experiments to prolong his own life and continue serving his boss for as long as possible- despite the warnings that it could negatively impact his mind and leave him with limited intelligence as a result. Rockerduck was both touched and heartbroken to find out what his butler went through for him.

Phantom Blot: After seeing his home and family destroyed during a magical battle that involved Magica De Spell (who was the protector of his homeland) and an unnamed enemy, the man who would go on to become the Phantom Blot was horrified to see the damage that unrestrained magic could cause and vowed to find a way to contain it so no one else would suffer such loss. Spent years studying, analyzing, and experimenting with ways to contain or take magic away from those who abused it, often consulting with Magica whenever he ran into her to ask for more information and ways to improve the weaponry he relied on in his battles against violent or evil magic users. His work eventually earned him the attention of FOWL, who appreciated his tireless dedication to protecting others and offered him help and funding to continue advancing his research. He’s still a bit hesitant about opening up and trusting others again after losing his family, but he’ll still do what he can to help his companions in need.

Gandra Dee: Always had a knack for building dangerous machines that no one else understood or appreciated, giving her a pretty cynical view of people in general and ultimately leading to her experimenting on herself to avoid drawing attention to her actions while giving her a way to always be prepared when people turned on her when her inventions angered them. Originally joined FOWL at Bradford’s request to help provide them with technology in exchange for keeping her out of jail and allowing her to work on her own projects on the side- so long as she didn’t cause too much trouble. For a while, she was more of a neutral party at best, but that changed after she started associating with Fenton/Gizmoduck and realized how much more fun she could have as an evil mad scientist. Ended up quitting FOWL and joining Fenton and Gyro as part of Scrooge McDuck’s evil science coalition. Now, she’s free to create the most dangerous and twisted things she can think of with no restraints or morals getting in her way.

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