#RusMona

[wander-yet-wonder]

Number 5 - Seeking Solace

Fandom: Hetalia Pairing: RusMona, Russia/Monaco, if you squint past France/Monaco Wordcount: 861 Rating: Teen and up (They don’t even kiss Warnings: Politics? Tax evasion? 

Summary: European parliament is a complex network of powers, everyone has stakes in everything, everyone has wires, lines, strings attached. Navigating it as a small independent principality is hard. Very hard. You might need to resort to being a tax haven in order to keep yourself afloat. So seeing that sole source of power and income threatened by regulation laws, Monaco needs someone to be on her side.  

Originally a drabble made as a gift for my dear friend Emi (AO3: Piggywrites, @piggylemonade​ )

Read on AO3: x

number 5, Seeking Solace

“My eyes are bifocal My hands are sub jointed I live in the future In my prewar apartment And I count all my blessings I have friends in high places And I'm upgraded daily All my wires without traces”

“Ok, so, given that this is a highly specialized issue, it won’t do to discuss it in the plenary meeting, France. We will work it out with a dedicated taskforce.” Belgium announced from behind the cathedra. France had suggested stricter enforcing of laws to curb countries developing into tax havens as a new talking point for on the agenda. She turned to the secretary taking meeting minutes “Please add me, France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Russia, Germany and Finland to that taskforce.” She looked round the room thinking she’d balanced out the group pretty well, with parties in favour of regulations and against regulations. “Is there anyone else wanting to join or having any objections to this setup?” 

Monaco sat frozen in her seat. Raising a hand now and demanding to be part of that taskforce would be like admitting guilt in front of all of Europe. Still here she was, being overlooked, and thus excluded from discussing regulations that would very directly influence her entire livelihood. Did people just forget she was even here? That she was an actual country and a player in the European debate? Francis would probably gloat about this, her not being able to leech money from him anymore and not getting a say in the matter either. However, he didn’t even look her way to smirk or whatever, and somehow that was worse. If he hadn’t done this to spite her but had just forgotten about her as well. All she could do was sulk and hope that Netherlands and Switzerland would control the damage and bring her some good news in a couple of weeks on controlling regulations. Right now, she just didn’t know what to do with herself. Things like this constantly happening frustrated her so much she could just throw something. She sat trough the meeting keeping her face in check, her perfect mask firm in place, but on her blackberry she was sending frantic messages to her ‘officials in the finance sector’ as she lovingly called them… 

When the meeting was finally closed and she joined the crowd of nations flooding into the hallway her mind was half on phone calls she’d need to make for damage control in case the regulations were sharpened and half on something she could do to make herself feel better. Right now, she was torn between indulging in a horrible, horrible sweet latte macchiato with caramel shavings and whipped cream that she usually wouldn’t touch with a bargepole because she was ever mindful of her figure but there were occasions that called for it, and getting her nails done. 

She wasn’t really watching where she was going so she jumped slightly when all of a sudden, a large hand patted her little head. She looked up startled to see Ivan smile down at her. 

“Don’t frown Yeltshka, you’ll get wrinkles.” He teased her. The nickname that added so many diminutives to her name that it made it unrecognisable instantly made her feel a bit more at ease. It carried memories.  

“No regulations for you, I’ll make sure. It’s our little secret ok?” 

He was speaking low and vibrant and she felt a warmth spreading through her. She knew Ivan benefited from fewer regulations himself, that he had quite a bit of money in her banks, but right now? She was grateful, so grateful that, while in this strange bureaucratic warfare that made up Europe nowadays she was a very small player, she had a friend to help her stay on her feet. And what a friend he was. A smile played around her lips and she would’ve kissed him there and then had she been able to reach and hadn’t it caused suspicion. If Europe was a turbulent sea in which she needed to stay afloat, Russia was a morally ambiguous lifeline and she could find solace in that. Discreetly she slipped him her hotel key “Maybe we should prepare the taskforce file together tonight then Ivan?” He pocketed it with a smile and nodded, nothing in his demeanour betraying he had anything but diplomacy on his mind for that night. They had to part ways without letting anyone see they had been talking so they quickly parted and kept walking. Yet somehow, they both looked over their shoulders at the same time and their eyes met, and a glint in Russia’s told her all she needed to know. She looked in front of her again with a sly grin on her face: Europe might forget about her, but that was to their own detriment. She had rich and powerful friends in high places. She was in every committee, in every taskforce, in everyone’s wallet. She was just invisible. The idea of France’s face when he figured out he wouldn’t be getting his precious tax money after all because she had rigged the game made any comfort through sweet coffee or nailcare wholly unnecessary.  

[sunflowerram]

This is my @aphsecretsanta present for @aphbaguette!! I hope you like it!

Here’s Russia and Monaco going on a couple dates, playing checkers together in Monte Carlo, and walking and reminiscing in Moscow!

[d-joana-a-shippadora]

HWD Drabble Games – September 15th 2018

Fandom: Hetalia

Prompt: Time

Characters/Pairing: Russia/Monaco

Notes: Plot based on the movie "Time".

The clock was ticking. The time was almost over.

Ivan knew that he needed to hurry.

In this world, the time was vital – and was the exchange coin. The poor rush, while the rich can do everything slowly.

He looked at his pulse. Only 10 seconds left. Ivan smiled, a bittersweet smile, and let himself laying on the snow.

He was going to die in 9... 8 seconds. What a cruel world.

Ivan closed his eyes and wait.

The time passed. He opened his eyes and saw a woman next to him. She was grabbing his pulse and... She was giving him time.

"Why are you giving up so easily?" She asked. She was beautiful. Ivan didn't know what to say. "Work for me. You have such a nice body, certainly you can be a bodyguard, no?"

"Why...?"

"You have a dept with me, don't you think?"

He looked at his pulse. 10 years. She gave her 10 years of time. So easily.

"What is your name?"

"Ivan... Braginski."

"Nice to meet you, Ivan, my name is Emilie Massy and I'm your new boss."

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@aphbaguette and I were discussing RusMona and Russia’s letters from Monaco and how Monaco’s materialistic tastes didn’t match up with his beliefs and

Ivan that cigar is dangerously close to the letters you wouldn’t want them to burn do you? Spoiler alert: yes

[artsbysmarty]

RusMona in shades of purple? ovo

Very fancy nobles!

(Also these are the last of the rqs, thanks for sending them in!)

[senjekai]

Commission for @petitebaguette !!! RusMona Babs! Go follow her blog for the ship @askbiggestandsmallest !!

[rooshliet]

Rusmona commission for @petitebaguette !!

[hetagaeru]

rusmona commission for @petitebaguette looks like russia is getting some choice gossip 

[wander-yet-wonder]

I just finish to read one of your last fanfics, with Rússia x Mónaco. Its was super interesting, I loved the end (sweet revenge against France). 😜 I just wanted to ask what more ships do you have and how you see this ship (Rússia and Mónaco)

OH! oh my gosh I never get asks like this one! Thank you so much. You have no idea how much replies matter to content creators.

I ship a lot, I’m a historical multishipper, meaning alliances are formed and broken through time so Characters fall in and out of love with each other. Sometimes characters also have multiple lovers at the same time, or onesided relationships etc. Most of them are not like ‘the fairytale romance i dream of’ but rather ‘these two have history together and affected each other for better or for worse and there’s a story here to tell’

That being said, I ship:AustriaxBelgium/Burgundy (slightly more platonic but they were married), AustriaxSpain, AustriaxHungary, AustriaxGermanySpainxAustria, SpainxNaples (Romano), SpainxGenoa, SpainxTlaxcala (Non canon), SpainxFranceNetherlandsxJapan, NetherlandsxRussia, NetherlandsxCanadaVenicexTurkeyByzantiumxAncient Greece, ByzantiumxOstrogoths (all non canon)FrancexEngland, FrancexTurkey LithuaniaxBelarus, LithuaniaxPoland, LithuaniaxRussia (NOT a good relationship)

That’s all that comes to mind right now!

Now regarding RusMona, it’s not my flagship, but rather that of my dear friend. She has made a LOT of in depth character analysis about their relationship that’s really interesting, as unlikely as it seems these two are quite intertwined! She has put in a lot of work into sailing this ship, commissioning artists, creating content spreading the word!! So as her friend I gladly help out. Please note that in the grand scheme of Russia’s history few Russians would probably say that Monaco was important at all, but from monaco’s perspective russia has been an important ally. For a country this small oftentimes relationships that are very important to them are less important to the other. That being said:

- in the 19th century The Russian czar Alexander II and the prince Charles III of Monaco hit it of incredibly well and developed a close friendship, during this time the two signed numerous treaties and agreements

- after the russian revolution the relations were suspended. Russia was now communist, and Monaco is a beacon of wealth and splendor. So that soured their relationship to say the least… (Fun fact, Marx wrote a large part of das kapital after being miserable on a monaco vacation and getting increasingly upset with rich people…. so in a way she’s to blame for the revolution? A very indirect way though.)

-Nowadays Monaco survives by being a tax haven. Many rich Russians have their money in monegasque banks in order to do some tax evasion. So who knows, maybe Ivan likes a glass of gold flake champagne and a game at the casino’s now and then these days when he comes to check his account? ;)

I love asks like these so PLEASE send me more :DDDD

[wherearemyglassesbro]

Rusmona gfd hc's pretty please?

I’d love to answer! Could you tell me what a...gfd is though?

[d-joana-a-shippadora]

Letters

Characters/Pairings: Netherlands x Taiwan (main), Romania x Belarus (hinted), Russia x Monaco (hinted), Belgium

Summary: In an attempt to teach students how to deal with the opposite sex and strengthen relationships between two schools, a challenge was proposed: each student have to write a letter to another student of the other school, without revealing their real name.Mei ended up with Lars Konijn and, the more she knew about him, the more interessed she was – or, perhaps, she was falling in love...

Can be found in AO3!

Notes: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, @mireille2806sstuff !! Probably I won’t be awake when will be midnight in your country, so I left this present in the queue!!! But!!! I will try to wake up to wish you a happy birthday in the chat!! Aaaaah, you are an amazing person and it’s so nice to talk to you!!  (*´∀`*)えへへ Thank you for being my friend! This fic will have two or three chapters because it was became really big, so I will update it next week! I hope you enjoy this! Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Mei's desk was in chaos – she had forgotten to do her homework and now she was copying from her colleague Emilie.

It wasn’t customary for this to happen; it was because of the episode of the anime that Mei was accompanying. Her favorite character died and she suffered for the rest of the day.

Emilie noticed that Mei's eyes were red and she asked what had happened, and she had mentioned her homework... She saw, in Mei's eyes, the despair, the horror – the teacher was strict and wouldn't forgive something like.

It was a matter of life or death.

Mei finished to pass everything seconds before touching and smiled triumphantly. The hand hurt, but she would ignore it. She returned the things to Emilie and waited for the teacher to enter.

A few minutes passed, but Mei thought it was strange. The teacher always arrived on time. She wondered if the teacher was missing and if she copied the housework in vain...

The teacher came in with a box in her hand. The students looked at her, curious at the contents of the box.

"As you know, our school is associated with Everstream High School," she began, opening the box and taking out what looked like letters. "And while they only study girls at our school, they're only boys at Everstream. Because of this, the principals of both schools fear that the students don’t learn to deal with the opposite sex,” walked among the tables, distributing a letter to each student. "So in an attempt to teach students how to deal with the opposite sex and strengthen relationships between schools, a challenge was proposed."

Mei looked at the letter in her hand. It had only the name of both schools (hers was Riverway) and a name, which she thought was the person who wrote it. Lars Konijn, a somewhat caricature name in Mei's opinion.

"Each of you will have a letter from an Everstream student and you will respond," she explained, finishing the handing out of the letters. "You can respond as yourself or invent a character, but you can’t use the real name. Neither you nor them. So they can’t believe much into what they say. Be careful what you say because it is the image of the school that is at stake. Anyway, this will be the activity of today. The letters will only be sent in a week, but it was good to start today. "

"Aren’t we going to correct our homework?"

"We'll do it in the next class."

Mei sighed in frustration. She had to copy the answers to the last of the hour so that the teacher couldn't even check who had...

She opened the letter and the first thing she noticed was a small rabbit drawn at the end of the paper. How cute, Mei thought, a little better. This guy from Lars looked cute.

At the beginning of the letter, framed in the middle, there was a small poem about the opening to new adventures. Mei's smile got bigger, already seeing that this boy would be one of those romantics who like poetry – or, perhaps, only wrote that to impress.

According to the description in the letter, Lars had blond hair and green eyes; he was tall and, having a scar on his forehead and always with a serious expression, he scared people. He didn't like that, since it made him feel bad. But seriously though he was a bit insecure (especially as people eventually misunderstand him) and would like to know how to make more friends. The following were his interests: gardening, cooking (both activities get together with his two siblings would be even better), taking care of his rabbit (called Mifi!), reading and writing poetry. They were thinking of following economy or management. Finally, he stated that he was anxious for the answer.

Mei, when she finished reading, was already smiling like a fool. What a boy!

She turned quickly to her friend, Natalya; the Taiwanese had long been trying to be friends with Natalya who didn't hang out with her colleagues.

"So, Natalya? Who you have?"

Natalya looked away from the letter and stared at Mei, as if processing what she had just said. Then she read the letter again. Mei was about to sigh, defeated.

"A vampire," she heard the other speak, low, as if it were something forbidden, a secret between them. Mei smiled, feeling a sense of victory within her.

She turned to the front and picked up a sheet to write the answer. Early on a challenge: what name would you use? Would you talk about her? Or invent a character?

If she chose a false name it was already difficult, better not think about the rest... She would speak for herself. A name…

Hua? It meant "flower" and would combine with her... It would use its nickname in the same one – Wang was extremely common. Perfect! Having a name, now the rest was missing. She followed the same topics as Lars, confident in herself. She was excited by his response and she hadn't even finished the letter!

---

"It's today that the letters will arrive!"

Natalya looked at Mei, with her eyebrow raised. Was she talking to her? She leaned back in her chair, her elbow resting on the table.

"Yes," she replied, short and cold, but then added. "At least that's what my brother said..."

"Oh! Do you have a brother?"

"Huhum... He is in Everstream for his last year and received a letter. I'm not the only one with brothers there..."

"Oh really? And he showed you the letter?"

"No, but he said something about having a perfume and a kiss mark..."

"Oh, I think that letter is mine," Mei and Natalya looked at Emilie who approached. "So the elusive boy is your brother?"

Natalya was slow to respond again, as if pondering whether or not she would respond to Emilie – since they weren’t friends.

"It seems to me that he is."

It rang for the class and the teacher came in shortly – there was her punctuality. The students sat down, excited by what was inside the box the teacher brought.

"As soon as you hear your false name, get up and come to me."

The teacher read the names and the girls went to get the letters. It wasn't long before the teacher called for "Hua."

As Mei sat down, she opened the letter and saw another poem inside. This would be interesting!

---

Several weeks passed and they became months. Mei, no, rather, Hua and Lars continued to exchange letters. Each week, Mei was anxious for the other's response, for the news. She was so happy that her brothers and cousins ​​joked, saying she was in love. She kept that aside; she'd never met the real Lars – or maybe already, if Lars wasn’t a character...

That week, next to the letter, came a drawing made by a child. Mei raised her eyebrows and read the letter; since you wanted to see how I am, although we aren’t allowed to exchange photos, I’m sending you a drawing that my sister made of me when we were younger.

Mei smiled – and whoever saw her would swear she was in love with the sweet glow that her eyes showed. She observed – as if analyzing – the drawing. It was clearly a drawing of a child. It had a date and his sister's name.

Laura.

The name wasn't strange to her, in fact, one of her friends had that name – she also had two brothers, being the daughter of the middle...

She turned to Natalya, who was surprised by the sudden turn.

"When you said you weren't the only one with brothers in Everstream... Who has any brothers there?"

"Hm... Erika has a very protective brother there... Oh, and Laura has one of the brothers there."

Mei muttered a "thank you" and turned to the front, thinking about what she had discovered now. It could just be a coincidence...

But she had to check. She have to go to Laura's house, but how? They stayed in different classes, so they ended up being distant... She also couldn't tell that her brother was her correspondent...

She would have to think of a way, and it would be a good opportunity to revive their friendship.

---

"Hey, Laura!"

"Mei! How long!"

Mei approached her and then clasped her hands together as if in prayer. Laura was surprised by the action.

"I need a favor from you!"

"Oh?"

"Can I come to your house to help me with a recipe?"

"Ah... I have to do the shopping today," Laura began, wondering if she could take her friend home. "Well, one of my brothers should be home, but that doesn’t bother you, right?"

"No, I don't care!"

"Do you know the ingredients?"

Mei took the phone from her pocket and showed Laura the first recipe she'd found for some cake. She checked the ingredients and announced that they had to go and buy some. Mei said nothing, merely shook her head. Her plan had worked! Now it was to check whether her theory was right or not.

As soon as they arrived at Laura's house, they went to the kitchen and put their bags on the chairs. After they had eaten the snack, preparations for the cake began. The truth had to be told, so amusing that Mei was, she had even forgotten what she had come to do. What to do, being with Laura was fun and she had missed being with her.

"Laurie, have you arrived?"

"Ah! Bro, I'm in the kitchen! "

Mei suddenly remembered what she was doing and looked at the kitchen door, expecting to see the boy in the letters. Laura's brother came into the kitchen.

It was him.

Mei knew it was him. In her stomach she felt the famous butterflies of nervousness and the cheeks getting hot with embarrassment.

He was just as he was said in the letter. Blond, green eyes, tall, scar on the forehead... That surprised look but serious...

She had to swallow her pride and admit it was love.

Mei was in love with Lars – or whatever his name was.

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🎵

[chantalwutart]

Here these two beautiful ladies as ballerinas

I would like to draw some “reactions” from  their partners...but i have too many couples with them: romamona, rusmona, italiech, rusliech..aaaaah..It’s really difficult!!

Please reblog my works: i would appreciate it so much!

[senjekai]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BINCHT 

Have some RUSMONA !!!!11!1!!! ilysm here’s ur stinky otp I hope that you have fun being an old baguette fuck <3

@baguettedraws @askbiggestandsmallest @petitebaguette 

[aph-fanficchallenges]

petitebaguette's rusmona fics make me ascend to a higher plane of existence

@petitebaguette

I know, right?! Her writing is such a blessing! She makes me suffer with her fanfic but oh boy, she got me in the RusMona hell. I’m happy there. 👏👏👏

Send us an ask with your favourite Hetalian writer in Tumblr and tell us why!

[circlique]

I love all the ships of Hetalia, seriously, but since I entered at the fandom here in Tumblr, I got really into some good ships, like TurkBelg, which it was a girl who sent me an ask about them and I fell in love, NedTai, RomBela and RusMona, because friends ship them, and AmeNK, AmeSK, MonaSey, etc... ALSO, I LOVE KING D. SEBASTIÃO X PORTUGAL, GOOD ANGSTY SHIP!!! SEBASTUGAL IS A BEAUTIFUL SHIP AND IT'S SO RARE BECAUSE YEAH!

I think I know who the NedTai, Rombela and RusMona people are lol. They’ve kind of gotten me into those ships too. I think it’s really cool how other people can be really passionate about a ship and then suddenly you find yourself sucked into it too.