#alfred is just kinda more similar to francis

[senditothemoonn]

It took them 4 hours to get ready because Francis spent 3 of them begging Arthur not to wear socks with sandals.

[lady0ctavia]

What They'd Do for a First Date (Axis, Allies, & Nordics)

Something very quick because I just really wanted to get this idea out there. Also, I'm spending more and more time on my 2p!Prussia x Reader fic, but I wanted to make sure the rest of y'all are being fed.

So here are my headcanons on where I think a large chunk of the Hetalia boys would do for a first date!

Italy: While Feliciano's down for pretty much anything, he'd want to make sure the first date is something special. As such, he'd plan a nice, romantic dinner for the two of you where he cooks the food.

Germany: Ludwig would want to have the date at his house where you'd bake something together. He'd rather make either cake or bread. But he'd be open to hearing your ideas on what the two of you can bake.

Japan: I can see Kiku taking you to a painting class. Nothing super fancy or advanced, but something small, simple, and fun. Something where the two of you can delve into your creative side.

Prussia: Gilbert would 100% take you to the movies. He'd be down for seeing whatever you wanted to see, though he's more partial to action/adventure films. However, he wouldn't be opposed to horror, as he likes the idea of you getting scared and holding onto him.

Romano: Lovino will take you on a long walk around Rome sightseeing. He'd be pointing out every last bit of architecture you see and would recite a full history of everything. He's also the kind of guy to wanna take you on a boat ride.

America: Two words; amusement park. Alfred will absolutely take you to an amusement park or a state fair where you'd eat all kinds of fried foods, go on all of the rides, and, if it's a state fair, take you to the petting zoo. He'd also stress over planning the perfect kiss at the top of the Ferris wheel where the two of you'd watch the fireworks.

England: A first date with Arthur would be at a bookstore similar to that of Barnes and Noble. He'd want to look at different books with you and then chat about them over a cup of tea at an adjoining cafe.

France: I know it's kinda cliche at this point, but Francis would bring you to a fancy restaurant for a romantic, candle-lit dinner. Preferably in an area of the restaurant that is somewhat secluded. Hey, if it ain't broke don't fix it!

Russia: Ivan would simply want to go for a walk. Nothing big and fancy. He's perfectly content with something quiet and simple. He'd want to just stroll around town and chat about any of your shared likes or hobbies.

China: Maybe this is a little funny, seeing as he's so old, but Yao would take you to a museum. Mainly to constantly fact-check the workers there, as well as the displays. Especially if it's a Chinese museum. He's been around for 4000+ years, honey. He knows more than the people who work there.

Canada: Okay, this can go one of two ways. Matthieu would either take you on a nature walk through the beautiful Canadian woods, or he'd take you to a hockey game. Either way, the night will end with the two of you going in for a kiss, only to get interrupted by Mr. Kumajiro.

Denmark: I know this is gonna sound ridiculous, but Mathias would absolutely take you to the Lego Store. There is no way you can convince me that this man doesn't love Legos. He'd get cute little minifigures made of the two of you.

Sweden: I can see Berwald either being content with sitting at home and drinking hot cocoa, going to a musical performance of some kind, or, dare I say it, going to an IKEA and talking about what pieces of furniture would look the best in his or your living room.

Norway: Lukas would take you out into the woods late in the evening for the two of you to stargaze. He'd point out different constellations and tell you the stories behind them.

Finland: Alright, we all know Tino's a cutie, but don't let that adorable face deceive you. A first date with this man will either end up with him taking you to a heavy metal concert, or taking you out sharpshooting.

[yawujin]

Do you think you can do the allies + axis (separate) x a bratty s/o that’s super needy but constantly try’s to demand stuff and boss them around and is just kinda a very run of the mill brat. Like how would they deal with them?..and can it be a bit nsfw….pretty please with a cherry on top..

hehe sure ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ here you go ! 🪄

{ request } allies & axis x a bratty! s/o 💭 . ★⋆. ࿐࿔

type/content warnings • nsfw content , established relationship , they/them pronouns used , mentions of bondage , marking , rough sex , sub/dom dynamics

allies ♥︎

america/alfred f. jones

he finds their neediness kind of cute, writing it off as something that just comes with being in a relationship with them. soon, he comes to find out just how bossy they are. usually, he's a pushover and it's fairly easy to make him do the stuff they want, but every now and then he doesn't give in, puts his foot down and reminds them he too can be bossy, in charge and, that he knows how to put a brat in their place. they must be careful with whatever sexual favor they ask him to do, because he might just turn around and make them do it instead (i feel like he'd be petty in that way, and use them for his entertainment) 'can't tell me what to do now that your mouth is full, huh? '

england/arthur kirkland

whenever his partner is acting up─if he feels like it─he'll take the calm route and plead with them. 'please, love, behave...' however, if he's feels they are demanding too much from him, his attitude will switch up. he'll be very domineering, crass and rather rough with how he handles them from then on.

'say it... who do you belong to?'

france/francis bonnefoy

he gives them what they want, within reason. if they demand too much, don't worry, he puts up a good bargain. when they continue to act up, he'll turn serious─giving them one final ultimatum. "do as i say, or you will be shown who is truly the boss here." knowing them, and how they act...france gears up to give them something he's sure to make them behave... at least for a little while

canada/matthieu williams

seeing as he is already bossed around by his colleagues, they can bet he is not going to take the same treatment from his own partner. he's quick to make himself known as the one in charge, faster than they thought. he tells them to 'shut up and quit with the brattiness before i fuck it out of you' in such a sweet voice, it sounded more like a loving promise than a threat.

russia/ivan braginsky

don't. even. try. he shuts that bratty act of theirs down so quick, they barely have time to start. he can only take being bossed around for so long , until he finally has enough. he has his hands wrapped tightly around their waist as he rests his chin on their shoulder. "please behave, won't you? it will make me very happy. you want both of us to be happy, yes?" and in case they couldn't tell, that's russian for don't fuck around and find out.

china/yao wang

he's very secure in himself that─he doesn't feel the need to intimidate them into submission. he doesn't do everything they ask of him, only the things he wants to do or wants them to enjoy. he has his own special way of dealing with them and that's getting them hot and bothered enough to try and rile him up. do things for him. that's right, china finesses his way into making them do something for him instead of the other way around. it usually involves promising them some type of reward for good behavior. but first, they must please him and act accordingly. "...you're doing so good for me." he praises.

axis ♥︎

n. italy/feliciano vargas

has a method similar to china's. it's a give and take relationship. italy does a few things for them, and in return they behave.

usually turning out really wholesome, with italy cuddling with them since they're soooo needy─he admits that it kind of turns him on when they boss him around so much. "i wouldn't mind being there anytime you need me." he sighs happily, burying his face deeper into their arms.

germany/ludwig beilschmidt

he usually likes it when they tell him what to do. he's a very organized man who is very good at following orders. he doesn't like it so much when they act like a brat, so he makes sure to take care of that ASAP. he's lowkey begging them to behave, telling them that he'll do anything to make them act right...not knowing that he's kind of allowing them to act up even more. poor germany...he's a lil' confused but he's got the spirit. "if i fuck you like this, then will you behave?"

japan/kiku honda

he's literally like no then goes on to use shibari as a way to torture them into submission. "if you keep acting like that, i'll have you tied up everyday from now on." it's a tempting threat but they know that japan's willpower and discipline could really mean that he'd have them tied up without relief for a long, long time. it's their choice on whether or not they want to behave, but they will always know what will happen if they don't. this makes it especially exciting for japan, with him knowing that their behavior will be unpredictable each day.

s. italy/lovino vargas

he lets them carry on throughout the day, holding himself back and pretending that their brattiness does not have any effect on him. that is, until the end of the day, where he makes them beg before him. he would want to hear them plead for him to not be so rough, when that was all he could think about the entire day. he ends up leaving a few marks behind to remind them what will happen if they don't behave. "mmm." he hums lowly. "this is what you get for trying to tell me what to do..."

prussia/gilbert beilschmidt

okay so, it takes him a while to get bothered by it because their brattiness is all just kind of a game to him. sure, he gives them what they want but as he slowly sees that they won't be satisfied until they get a rise out of him, he begins to think of ways he can tease them back, make them beg him to stop. he laughs when he sees his brat whine. "is this not what you wanted?" he grins. "i know it's what i wanted." prussia revels in his ability to make them act like this. he hopes that they continue simply because he loves the feeling of dominating them.

[floralcrematorium]

Assorted FrUK/FACE Fam Headcanons

These are silly little thoughts I've had while drafting Migraines in Margaritaville, so these apply to the world of that AU (modern, human; FrUK parents raising NA bros in Massachusetts, US). Most of these involve food because I seem to think about them when I'm hungry???

• Francis and Arthur practice "one-parent-one-language" with the boys. Matthew took to French much easier than Alfred did, but both brothers managed to pick it up without much of a fuss. In elementary school the twins would use French to cheat on tests (they weren't allowed to sit next to each other after their schemes were discovered).

• Arthur set the grill on fire three times in one summer. Francis clearly doesn't learn from his mistakes and Arthur is too stubborn to let Francis do all of the work when it comes to preparing dinner.

• Follow up on the point above -- Arthur can prep vegetables and throw together food that doesn't require too much measuring or too many steps on the stovetop. He doesn't have the patience for most dishes and doesn't have a sense of what spices go well together/what is enough vs too much. Francis lets him help by chopping up vegetables and Arthur was usually the one to pack the boys' lunches. Sometimes they'd get leftover portions of whatever they had for dinner last night, but Arthur often defaulted to some sort of wrap with deli meat and assorted veggies/crackers for snack.

• Francis gives me similar vibes to those youtube moms who try to make homemade versions of popular American snacks. He may spend the weekdays at work in a kitchen, but on the weekends he's at home, still in the kitchen, trying to make homemade fruit leather and homemade cheese crackers for his sons.

• Arthur's the one more willing to let the boys get snacks from the store or take out. Francis is very much "we have McDonald's at home."

• Both Francis and Arthur would've been so excited to decorate the twins' nursery. They're both artistically inclined, be it in different ways. Arthur made blankets for both of them; Matthew is red and Alfred is blue. Francis paints floral designs on the furniture, in particular purple irises and both red and white roses.

• Because the twins were identical and because babies are kinda just blobs, they definitely accidentally mixed the twins up. The color coding might've come after the swap. They had a crisis about it. Francis "sacre bleu, we just gave two people permanent identity crises" Bonnefoy and Arthur "if we compare them to every picture we have of them we can figure it out" Kirkland. I'm imagining this happening before the twins have enough hair for their cowlicks to really form.

• It's tradition in the Kirkland-Bonnefoy household to have a box of Whitman's chocolates at every family party and Alfred is the reason why. One Christmas each twin got to pick out something special for the party and Alfred picked out the 22 piece Whitman sampler in the yellow box. They're not the best chocolates, but it became a tradition. Thankfully there's two layers in the box so Mattie and Al can have their own messenger boy pieces (the shaped chocolate that's the centerpiece of each layer).

• Neither Arthur or Francis have favor for one twin over the other. They both have their own activities they can do with Alfred and Matthew separately. Francis will cook and bake with Alfred and draw with Matthew. Arthur teaches Matthew to garden and watches old (by his son's standards) movies with Alfred.

• Francis is the parent the boys can come to no questions asked. Arthur isn't apathetic, but Francis is more inclined to give more thoughtful advice for relationships and general fuck-ups. He won't press on why or how something happened, but will help his sons figure out the best way to solve a problem.

• When Alfred and Mattie turned 10, Arthur wanted to teach them the importance of personal finance. He would give the boys $5 each week to spend on snacks at the grocery store (Arthur does the couponing and the shopping for the house). They were allowed to hold onto the money to use for later and could help with the couponing.

• Arthur drags the family out to Salem every Autumn. Sure, they live in Massachusetts and are well aware of how bad tourist season is, but he's fascinated with the city. Alfred initially went because he really liked this one New York style pizza shop in the Witch City Mall (how they got Francis to step foot in there, I don't know), but eventually grew interested in the witchy stuff Salem has to offer. Francis only puts up with it because the city has an art museum and weekly art fairs in the Fall. Matthew dreads their yearly trip. He loathes it. He'd rather tag along with Francis to the museum.

• Until the boys were old enough to start protesting, they had family Halloween costumes. Francis thought it was tacky, but saw the appeal when Arthur got the twins (still babies) all dressed up in lobster costumes.

[oldfritz]

i think everyone is assuming someone else will ask but ill bite the bullet. and make it a double-barrel shot. Roderich and Gilbert in one post. Also on the music sharing front: do you have character playlists .... and if yes is it okay to have a screenshot of some if not links (i know how personaly such playlists can be)

thank you for being the one!! i appreciate everyone else's courtesy and doubly so your courage! dude it's more than okay. i've got character playlists, i've got ship playlists; i got every mode of hyperfixation a man can dream of. but to not look like a total loon here's gil's, erzsi's, roddy's, and lutz's. anyways, It's Blorbin' Time!

gilbert

favorite thing about them: this is impossible. how do i pick one thing? he's undeniable. for better and for far worse. his capacity for great cruelties and great kindness. if he loves you, there's nothing he's above doing. if he loves you, that's a sentence unto itself. he's hopeless, i'm rooting for him; he's damned, but his soul might be saved. i could keep going on, but it would sound too desperate and quasi-romantic for a fictional anime man

least favorite thing about them: treat that boy of yours better!!!

favorite line: "boobies"

brOTP: ruspru up until ~1952 (though really 1989; don't bite the hand) and pruspa forever and ever <3 his buddies

OTP: this is still a pruhun household

nOTP: and i still don't fuck with prupol

random headcanon: he occupies a lot of his time in the modern day by fixing up cars. well, not just making a porsche an even better and cooler porsche. but also making monstrosities, like a trabi with an airboat fan attached to the back (alfred caught wind of this from lutz's bitching and was more than happy to act as supplier/apprentice)

unpopular opinion: sure, he's bisexual. but it takes a pretty special man for him to snap outta all that repression and think 'oh no.' it's easier to not argue when he says he's straight

song i associate with them: he'll get three because he's my favorite :3 my boy builds coffins by florence + the machine (if you want the full 'suzanne oldfritz experience,' imagine erzsi's singing it); first we take manhattan by leonard cohen; u by kendrick lamar

favorite picture of them: this one, obviously <3 <3 <3

roderich

favorite thing about them: he's such a pompous asshole with that smug punchable face. stupid, sexy roderich

least favorite thing about them: "stop lying, stop manipulating, just be nicer!" (to be fair, he makes up for it by being incredibly fun to write)

favorite line: showing up to play classical music (was it chopin? i'm stoned and can't remember) on a deserted island, piano in the ocean. didn't need to say a word and yet he served and left no crumbs

brOTP: i like his bitchy, kinda-frenemies-but-also-not thing he's got going with francis far more than i like gil's version of the same

OTP: this is also a pruaus household......but i don't like too fluffy. i'm a serious historian, you see. very serious. i'm wearing a tweed jacket right now!

nOTP: he's a whore who can fuck anything. but i don't like him with arthur. too similar; we all can agree that each one pairs best with an equal yet opposite force

random headcanon: when he was lonely during the cold war years, he got two cats, which were what we'd call a bonded pair. the girl is 'kurva' and the boy is 'arschloch.' he was happiest when they fought

unpopular opinion: i don't think i have many, honestly. my oldest one was to depict him as a bastard because, let's be real, he is/would be one. but more people have been doing that for a couple years now at least. oh wait!! he tops more often once gil stops being a freak. a dog requires a firm master

song i associate with them: fluorescent adolescent by arctic monkeys and i've loved these days by billy joel (the king of my people)

favorite picture of them: i love when hima sexualizes men

[fumblingmusings]

Does Matt ever get bitter towards Alfred for all the attention he gets from Evelyn (and even Francis) while still getting away with doing whatever he wants, while Matthew is stuck being pretty much ignored by the closest thing he had to a dad, and second best in Evelyn's eyes despite being far more dutiful? He's kinda the Quiet Kid™ to Alfreds Golden Child™. I know in fanon they're usually portrayed as pretty close but theres got to be a few times where resentment sparks up. Theres got to be some sting especially when Al and England act like theyre the "adults" and Matts just the right-hand man.

He has his moments, yeah. Not at all in modern day I think, though. But in the past he kept it to himself and it bubbled and boiled and then he gets his mum's full attention for maybe six months and then he mellows out like oh yeah. She treats me and Alfred different because we are different people. Makes sense.

Like, he was very bitter in 1921 for instance. The fact that he could only get Evelyn to understand the need to end her relationship with Kiku was by using Alfred as leverage and not himself really ate at him. It was a reminder of where his placement was, and then in turn where Jack's was. All of the kids really distance themselves from her in the 1920s, and only come back in '39 once the war kicks off and old habits die hard.

But at the same time, he loves his brother, and he loves his maman. He had long stints of time where he was on the sole receiving end of her attention for sure, but yes, he's always a little jealous over her. Not envious of her attention on Alfred, though. I think that's a distinction. My Matthew and Evelyn are very similar. They repeat each other's words and opinions and dont ever realise they're doing it. They can get quite jealous and irrational over each other.

But at the end of the day, Mattie is a genuinely kind person and is much more empathetic than his mother. He sees what's going on in front of him - for all the love and attention England wants to give, America makes her absolutely miserable at times. Anytime Matthew has done that, Alfred's at the core of it somehow.

So... it's a mixture of resentment at someone who he sees as throwing unconditional affection back in England's face (and he's seen and knows what conditional love does to a person following Francis' departure) rejecting what he sees as a genuine support pillar. He's jealous that his mum keeps trying to put energy into someone who for a long time wants nothing to do with her. He understands why Alfred does so. He wishes he could throw his weight around the way Alfred does, but at the same time, he's just not naturally inclined to.

But! He grows out of it. They all do. The shock to the system in 1921 was so necessary at the end of the day. He's a lot more than a middleman between the push pull of Alfred and Evelyn.

I do like the idea of he and Jack, too, wanting that same level of influence that Alfred exerts and either A) Looking and realising they are not willing to pay the price to have it, or B) yeah, they're just a bit resentful that they haven't been able to claim as much of the pie. They, too, have ambition and want to change the world. They'll never have the means to do it. I can see that being a source of resentment too, perhaps just as much or if not more at times than anything to do with their mother.

[ssuckitlosers]

Hws Scotland is the king of silent gestures that he doesn’t acknowledge. I touched on it in part one of my ramblings tonight (and I think in an old post ages ago) but Alistair doesn’t know how to have/like having emotional conversations. He shows how he cares through gestures, like making you a cup of tea after a long day or going out and buying your favourite snacks because he noticed you ran out. And he doesn’t want or expect credit for it. He did it because he wanted to, don’t read into it. While he won’t ask whats bothering you, he’ll listen if you tell him.

I think hws England is similar (eventually I’ll coordinate my thoughts on exactly these two are really similar and make a proper post). It’s more obvious when Arthur cares though, while he has a good poker face when he tries, in everyday life his emotions are written all over his face. He’ll visibly worry when someone he cares about is sick or hurt and you can read the indecision on his face when he doesn’t know how to comfort someone. While I think Alistair is the type of guy that’d go deal however hurt the person he cares about, yet deny doing so. Arthur is more prone to getting stuck thinking about what’s the best thing to do/way to help. 

Who they care about might also play into how I view this. Like I see Scotland as being close with France and Francis is very good at reading people’s intentions and doesn’t necessarily need someone to verbally express their feelings (kinda feel like Francis is a quality time kinda guy). Whereas, while Arthur’s also close with Francis, he’s also close with America and I think that sometimes Alfred needs verbal confirmation of someones feelings- though I do think that most of the time Alfred can read Arthurs intentions in his actions because I stick by my old headcanon that they know each other really well. 

Basically, sidenote, Arthur gives me ‘do as I say not as I do’ energy. He’s the type of person that will say he’s not going to help you tidy up while picking the clothes off the floor. Whereas Alistair just kinda gives me the energy that he just downplays the nice things he does. Honestly idk, I’ll probably change my mind about all of this, not entirely sure of my thoughts on it. Let me know if yous have any opinions on it.

[hetalia-reacts]

allies plus spain and austria revealing that theyre nations to their s/o? Love ur writing btw <33

Thank you (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)

America

Alfred wouldn’t be that nervous to tell you the truth

Y’all have been together for a while now and he thinks that this will change nothing between you guys

He just tells you nonchalantly during another conversation

Like “yes you have absolutely have to pour the cereal first t h e n the milk oh btw I’m a country haha”

Alfred would get serious though depending on your reaction

If it’s good and you kinda believe him/roll with it/laugh it off he’ll be more assertive and show you proof of what he is

If you have a bad reaction and you get mad and ask why he never told you/what this means for your relationship Alfred gets super serious and takes your anger or grief maturely

Either way he wants to do all that he can to make you believe him while also keeping you as a S/O

Canada

Matthew takes a more serious and thought out approach

He thinks this conversation will change everything between the both of you

That’s what he’s so scared of and why he needs to take this super seriously

He’s gonna tell you that you both need to talk

Once he tells you he waits for your reaction to see if he can lighten up or if he needs to keep the serious atmosphere

If you need proof Matthew has it on him

If you need time to process he’ll give you how ever long you need

And if you’re scared of him/what’s gonna happen to your relationship he will do everything in his power to make you feel safe and secure again

The last thing Matthew would want from this is to lose you or your trust

England

Arthur is so serious it’s scary

I mean you can tell he’s been thinking about this for a while now because his mood has been down for the past few weeks

He’s just terrified of what you might do or think of him

He knows his past can be questionable, he knows his immortality can be scary to think about, and what bothers him the most is that he knows nothing about what your reaction could be

So he just sits you down over breakfast and tells you outright what he is while showing you pictures of him, France, Canada, and America to further prove himself

Arthur would be surprised if you had a good reaction to this, he would be expecting yelling not a gentle and accepting reaction

If you starting yelling or seemed to be panicking Arthur would try to calm you down but he’s also starting to panic and worry himself to death

No matter the reaction Arthur will try his hardest to remain calm and collected so it’s easier on you to process and hopefully accept

France

Francis wants to take a lighter less serious approach to this

He feels sitting them down for a serious talk will freak them out or make them think him being a country is a bad thing

So Francis decides to tell you at the end of a good day

He brings proof and keeps his tone light and calm in hopes to keep you level headed

He would be the most understanding and best at consoling his S/O if they were angry or overcome with worry about this

This isn’t his first rodeo after all

If you take the news well he politely asks if you want him to stay with you or leave for now so you can think some more without him there to possibly cloud your judgement

Francis is among the most worried about the decision you make after processing this

He’s been left behind before for many different reasons and hopes that the only reason you may leave him is because of old age

Russia

Ivan has no idea how to start this conversation with you

He’s terrified of what you may think of him, if you’ll view him like everyone else does after you knew the truth

Might unintentionally lock himself away in his office so he can think and try to curb his worry

It doesn’t work really but he eventually invites you into his office for a serious talk about your relationship

Ivan then proceeds to tell you literally everything, his proof is the way he retells everything he’s ever done with a scary amount of details

Reacting badly is what he expects, he won’t try to calm you down at all

Ivan will let you yell awful things at him, hit him, curse him, and blame him for everything if that’s what makes this easier for you

If you take the new well and even tell him you don’t mind/care about him being a country Ivan might cry on the spot

He isn’t used to people truly caring for him like that so having you say that and want to stay with him is more than anything he could’ve ever asked for

China

Yao isn’t going to beat around the bush

He doesn’t joke while reveling his true self to you

but he isn’t going to sit you down and talk all serious like

Yao just thinks he needs to tell you seriously enough so you believe him but not give you unnecessary stress by making it seem super important or scary

If you get mad and start yelling he may yell back

Yao just feels it’s unfair of you to get mad at him as if he asked to be a country and how he was supposed to tell you before hand when he wasn’t even supposed to be telling you now

If you take the news well he’ll just try to continue having a normal day with you

If you can’t do that he can respect that and give you space and time to think about the relationship and what you want to do now that you know

Spain

Antonio is similar to America in the sense that he doesn’t think it’s a big deal

He’s not fool enough to believe it won’t change anything between you at first, but he has hope it won’t end the relationship or leave a lasting scar

He brings up his status as a country very nonchalantly, showing you pictures and journals as if he was showing you an embarrassing family album

It’s going to be hard to get mad at Antonio after he tells you everything

He pretty much tells you the truth about him and his past immediately and tells you why he kept it a secret for as long as he did

If you do react badly he won’t blame you and he’ll be really sympathetic and feel guilty for dumping all this on you

If you react well and are okay with him being a country Antonio will just thank you, clear out his photos and journals, and then act like he didn’t just revel a huge secret to you

Austria

Roderich wants to take a serious approach to telling you this

He makes it really official feeling, possibly even asking you to meet with him in his office

He explains everything to you as soon as you sit down

Leaves no details out

tells you exactly who his friends Feliciano, Ludwig, and Elizabeta really are, and even shares some of the more unsavory parts of his past just so you know he’s not trying to con you or deceive you

Roderich hopes from how he put everything on the table that your reaction will at least be more confused or weirded out instead of angry or sad

If you do lash out Roderich keeps his cool and tries to talk you through it until your calm enough to think rationally

If you are confused/weirded out or take really well to the new information he will either leave you to your own thoughts until you want to speak or ask if you’d like to have some tea with him

Roderich really wants things to at least end civilly between the both of you if you won’t stay with him after learning what he is

[chibiclem]

“Cardverse : The Blessed and Cursed Family part  12 (End)″

And I've finally finished this story, which is a prequel of "Ace Awakening", a kinda project taking place in the cardverse universe! You might notice but in Cardverse, what I like the most...is the jokers! I really want to build a lore about them, their purposes, their powers, their behaviours...their birth. Peter and Arthur are brothers in Hetalia, and it would be really coincidental for Peter, who looks a lot like Arthur, to just ressemble him without a link. I liked to give an explanation of how Peter went to become a Joker. But since I can't put everything in the story itself, I will just take few time to describe Peter and Arthur nowadays relationship and the impact on the Kingdoms: As a joker, Peter grow very, very slowly so even if Arthur grew as an adult, he stayed a child. However, he has lost a part of his previous personality, and presents traits similar to Gilbert like playing mysterious, mischievious. It also seems that his empathy is greatly lowered, if there is some still left in him . Despite this, he seems to fully remember his early life, this complicity with his brother still remains and they keep on bickering about this and that. Arthur might be the only person of all kingdom to be able to scold a joker without fearing for divine punishment! XD This remaining link made Arthur believe there was still a way to avoid Peter to forget his humanity, it also made him determined to fully study about Jokers. After all, he is the only person to have witness the birth of a joker, and is the most knowledgable about it. The filiation link between the two is known only from some royalties (Yao, Alfred, Francis, Elizabeta, Ivan and Toris to be exact) and aristocrats close with the Spade crowns. It is easy considering jokers only appears before royalties as messengers, so most of people don't even know what they look like (and imagine them as literal daemons snatching children). You can tell that...it would not be a good idea to reveal the actual Queen of Spades is affiliated with a daemon, so it is kept a secret, even among other Kingdoms. Why would Club know though? Because Gilbert is the Hearts and Diamounds joker, while Peter is the Spades and Clubs one. Ivan, Elizabeta and Toris noticed the ressemblance, and their secret services confirmed the thing. An information that could be usefull for some political move, ya see?) ***** To be fair, it wasn't supposed to take so long, initially it has only 4 parts, but then I felt I needed more to express everything, and even now some parts could be added...but I don't have the strengh. I'm still satisfied by my work and hope you've enjoyed it!   **** Start is here : https://chibiclem.tumblr.com/post/624004691163037697/cardverse-the-blessed-and-cursed-family Previous part (part 11) : https://chibiclem.tumblr.com/post/660594644223148032/cardverse-the-blessed-and-cursed-family-part

[rein-ette]

Opinions on how Canada and America are as bros or high points of Engport over time?

Ooh ok I follow so many accs (such as yours!) that write quality Matt and Al idk if I’ll measure up, but I’ll try to say something original:

My first thought was just that they’re good bros 😂. They’re the type you can see on the street and immediately know that they’re brothers and they get along well, and not just because they look similar. (As opposed to siblings like Arthur and Alistair where the moment you walk into the same room with them you’re like 😶 what’s going on what’s the vibe here) When they’re together they make the people around them feel relaxed and at ease, because they’re relaxed and at ease with each other. However, I also believe that they’re siblings who don’t coddle each other — they tell it to each other straight, and can often be brutal af. Getting scolded by each other has more impact on them than anyone else: Al can easily dismiss a lecture from Arthur about being obstinate, but if Matt starts yelling at him to get his head out of his fucking ass, shits real. Similarly I think Arthur and most other nations have a hard time telling off Matt because he’s so nice and he doesn’t talk back, so Matt often goes to Alfred to get opinions on things with no filter.

So yeah, they’re close, but or perhaps because of that they’re also very aware of each other’s flaws (or what they perceive as each other’s flaws). Personally I think one of Matt’s biggest gripes with Alfred is his sense of responsibility/loyalty, or lack thereof. He knows that when it comes to his own duty as a nation/soldier etc. or his own people, Alfred is unfailingly loyal. But he’s wary of how Al treats others that are not necessarily bound to be within his interests — other nations, shares friends and family. A lot of this naturally stems from the fact that after Al left, all the pressure and responsibility of being the “heir” of the British Empire and the oldest child fell to Matthew. Not only that, Arthur pushed Matt extra hard and was even more strict with him because of his own hurt and fears of a “repeat” Alfred. So although Matt will never put it in as many words, for a long time he felt really bitter that even though they were brothers, twins even, Al shoved everything on Matt and pursued his own freedom. What rankled even more is that after leaving, Al tried to get Matt to join him too (by force if necessary, ahem 1812), to which Matt was like do you not understand that I have to deal with ur shit, and now ur telling me to abandon that shit on someone else and join you in pursuing an uncertain future just because you said to? So yeah, that stung. Another part of this is that Canada is friends with a lot of people that technically as an American ally he’s not “supposed” to be friends with — Cuba or Vietnam during the war are some examples. Having seen the things his brother has done/is capable of doing, he’s very aware that at any point his own relationships may be jeopardized depending on the political mood and tries to encourage Al to think about the “human” side of things in addition to the pragmatic side.

For Alfred, his main issue with Matt is that he’s a bit of a hypocrite. Like, Arthur is in many ways just as, if not more ruthlessly pragmatic than Alfred is, and yet Matthew never admonishes him; at best he gives suggestions as to what Arthur should do and if Arthur happens to insist otherwise, Matt will still follow through. Matt is also very protective of his other siblings like Zee and Australia and even HK and Singapore etc. Plus, Matt’s *ahem* relationship with Ned is something Al finds kinda iffy too — he can understand protecting Arthur or Francis, but having feelings for another imperial power is just???? No???? All these things combined make Alfred think Matthew is not so much driven by morals as personal feelings when he tells him to be nicer to other nations, and he’s not entirely wrong. It’s like Matt can condone a little bit of bullying, but not too much bullying, and his tolerance level varies depending on how close he is with the person in question. For someone like Alfred who has very clear cut values, even when he doesn’t quite act along the lines he’s set, that’s just wishy washy of Matt — dangerous, even. (This is a trait Matthew shares with Francis: both see the world in infinite shades of grey and neither like absolutes or setting hard boundaries, for themselves and for others)

I would like to answer ur engport one as well but I’m too tired today 😔 perhaps another time

[fiore-rosewood9]

♫FrUk :D

Thank you for the ask, I will send a few songs that remind me of fruk, a whole playlist if you may, not only one song. I also touch a few of triggering topics as I explain the nations's personalities and relationships with one another so I apologize in advance if I upset/trigger someone and will put my trigger here - Warning - mentions of abuse, alcoholism, s*exual trauma. Under the explanation there is a playlist of songs that make me think of Ukfr/Fruk, so if anyone gets upset you can feel free to skip my general headcanons about fruk/ukfr relationship dynamics. There are too many songs that make me think of different characters or ships but I collected the ones that make me think the most of them.

I know the original song is by Lady gaga but this version is too sweet and cheesy for me so I chose the rock cover by the group Halestorm since I prefer it, it sounds more genuine and rough and kinda makes me think of the dynamic that ukfr/fruk has, that some people present is as just the enemies to lovers trope or them just fighting which is.....simply unhealthy????? Fruk is much more than that and I wish people would stop seeing it as a two dimensional thing, yeah they do argue on a lot of things and it is not the healthiest dynamic however it does work in my mind because they stick through thin and thick and that requires effort and true love since a lot of people nowdays do not take time to know the other person, they just jump into marriage and have a few divorces and just argue over everything and then separate, fruk is an off and on thing where they break and make. This kind of dedication is hard to find in today's couples. I know they're fictional characters and no one really cares but I practice my psychology skills and my knowledge of people around me, and I sometimes see people with similar or almost the same characters as fictional characters, they may not have all of their hobbies but they do act the same way. And certain pairs, no offence, just make me want to gag my self due to history with bad and toxic fans but if I look at it subjectivly and never encountered mean fans from a certain ship, I would say that they ship simply doesn't work. No ship bashing but as far as I know, people with this kind of personality from this ship that I dislike, and get upset when seeing fan art of, simply just do not get along and had a hard time divorcing, it is not only unhealthy and unbalanced, it is downright abusive because both partners seek control and to have the upper hand and this is not...what romance is about???? It is about two people taking care of each other, understanding personal space and boundaries, lifting each other up and yeah, they will argue a lot, sometimes for small things, sometimes for bigger things, but generally the point of romantic relationships is not someone using you, or abusing you financially and generally being better or bigger than you. This breeds insecurity and jealousy in the other partner and makes them feel inadequate. Usually such problems are not talked over and one of the partners acts passive agressive which is what ultimaltly leads to said divorce. So yeah, people can go away with their (BUT IT IS CUTE, IT IS SO FUCKING CUTE) pairing because real life pairings and how humans communicate and develop friendships and relationships isn't based on what your mind conciders and doesn't concider cute and there are lots of factors on whether relationship will ever happen like common interests, type personality, etc and just block me so I will never hear from them and their childish mindset ever again, which is why I blocked certain tumbrl fan art hetalia accounts who produce art of a pairing I (dislike) lowkey hate, for historical reasons, for manga reasons, for toxic fans who bullied me and made me go on 3 hiatuses reason and ultimatly in real life experience and psychology and how humans and the human mind works and what is healthy and unhealthy reason. Why should I support something where certain people have been hateful towards me and these same people that act like these characters and I know in my life are on bad terms in real life? Why shouldn't I just move on to something more realistic and more healthy, that I have seen that works with humans I know first hand? I am not a clinical psychologist and I have no power or saying in this but I had to write thesis and read books by psycholgists and analyze them in high school and my first year of Uni, in order to pass the year and I have also read reccomended books by a psychologist I went to because I wanted an advice on how to deal with my anxiety and talking to people, because my condition is extremely severe but I honestly feel stuck and try to improve but also feel confused, I sometimes feel like I am not doing enough to

self improve as a human. I sometimes come off as too cold or overly bitter and angry without intending to, and it sucks.

Francis is a really manipulative person and Matthew picked up that from him while part of Alfred's agression doesn't only come from confidence in his own abilities but the fact that England him self is an overly agressive person and is very dominant or at least used to be for a very long time, now he is more mild to keep his gentleman persona but he does suffer from severe anger issues which he hides while Alfred is prone to breaking things and screaming, Arthur is more prone to being rude, sarcastic and generally mean before he loses it. Matthew and Francis do not engage in fight if they can avoid it which is why sometimes people call them cowardly I think? And Matthew is a bit prone to being a codependent people pleaser as far as I see and he seems to have severe anxiety issues. Francis albeit charismatic and beautiful, is deep down in his core lonely.

I think that part of his pervertedness, shocking people with his s*xual humour and all of this sex obsession comes from trauma in his childhood and dressing like a girl. I wouldn't explain what the trauma in question was since it is not canon but I do headcanon that he had s*xual trauma and it is partly why Hungary dressed like a guy. I don't know if this is legit, it is bias from reading too much japanese fan comics relating to hetalia or just general history of humans and how they treated consent and what is moral today, wasn't amoral or against the law a few centuries ago, but I have seen artists touch on it. I think both Arthur and Francis suffer from neglect and they weren't particularly good fathers, in fact no country is, the whole FACE family is dysfunctional and while I love all of them, I kinda pity them. I think Rome was a bit discriminatory mostly towards France and never towards his other children while Arthur had to constantly prove him self and was bullied by his brothers. While other nations have suffered from trauma too (I headcanon that Prussia was burnt on stake and people threw rocks at him due to his albinism and being left handed) something similar happened to Arthur, who I headcanon that he was burnt for being a witch and Francis went a few times through the guillotine, or Arthur still having a bullet scar on his arm from the American revolution or Francis having nightmares from that day where Jeanne was burnt and waking up in his own sweat. Arthur also must suffer from workholism and alcoholism, judging by how much he works and goes to pubs to drink. Everyone chooses their own poison and how to cope with life and many use unhealthy coping mechanisms, hell, even I used unhealthy coping mechanisms a lot in the past and I am not proud of them, in fact, I try to improve.

I can talk about their history and how it relates to their mental health and what scars they have for hours but I would bore you. You came for a song and I am probably boring you so I apologize for writting a lot of words, in advance. I basically think that fruk/ukfr is the ultimate ship for many reasons because they click, I do ship spuk/engita/asakiku and many other things but fruk/ukfr is kinda like butter and bread, it is a great combination. I never said it is 100 percent healthy, however their relationship makes psychological sense and their personalities click. I know people like to present arthur as this dumb tsundere man that blushes and says baka, or he is this garbage rat dad that no one likes or francis is presented or at least used to be this perverted sex machine that touched other countries inappropriatly or at least the 2012-2015 fans saw him this way and while he still has the reputation of a pervert, what many young people in the fandom see as disgusting, I just see as an overly lonely man that just happens to have high libido and copes with it by having casual sex and just has a sex humour, the same way some people have fart jokes humour or darker, more cursed humour, I am really glad that fans mostly left off this whole - Francis is a r**ist and will grope you, in the past, because honestly r**e is not joke and as a character he clearly understands consent and boundaries and I don't think someone like him would do such a thing. Also Greece and Turkey have even higher libido than him and sleep around more, yet he is the ''pervert'', I don't get it??????????? but fruk is just so much more than opposites attract, they have a lot in common so I can't say they're full opposites, no one is truly. I have heard people ask why does anyone ship fruk when it is just opposites attract/enemies to lovers trope and I am honestly confused, because that is extremely rough generalization to say the least, it is like saying - All men/women are the same, it is simply wrong/uncorrect. I think they ''married'' five times - The Treaty of Paris (1657) formed an alliance against Spain. The Anglo-French Alliance (1716–31) formed another alliance against Spain. The Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata (1845-1850). The Anglo-French joint invasion of Qing Dynasty (1856–1860). And the last one which is their official marriage The Entente Cordiale (1904) fought together in both World Wars. As far as I remember Francis tried to marry Arthur but he refused and why he refused is up for subjective opinion but I must write a whole thesis on why Fruk/ukfr works so well and people are not here for that, they're here for the music and I will provide. I also always saw Francis as the more gentle and more submissive partner, I just love to see him drawn in frilly beautiful dresses with bows and stuff and Arthur as the more dominant, I mean as a country he was a powerhouse during the 1600s-1800s and used to be a punkrocker, usually rockers are mentally tough and that man is extremely cunning and witty so...people drawing him as this useless baka uwu overly feminine anorexic boy that looks more like a tween rather than a 23 year old guy just assasinated his character in my opinion and it disturbs me but I am just some awkward human on the internet and no one values my opinion anyway because this is the internet and many people nowdays love to have hot takes and try to gain followers through clickbait stuff which sometimes goes out of control and everything just seems more fake and shallow to me, the more old I get.Okay that was my silly rant no one asked about but I feel really passionate about hetalia and Fruk/Ukfr. Anyway, I apologize again for my long rant and going all over the place, please enjoy this playlist

PLAYLIST WITH SONGS THAT REMIND ME OF FRUK/UKFR

1 - Halestorm - Bad romance - rock cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll4NJs3NBIU

2 - Queen - Somebody to love - lyrics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj69iA_goIk

3 - ABBA - Voulez vous - (I know everyone chooses Waterloo and while waterloo is a fruk theme, I think Voulez vous works too) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwcgMVXuBJc

4 - London beat - I've been thinking about you - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixBryyQSrD8

5 - Santana - Smooth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Whgn_iE5uc

6 - George Michael - Careless whisper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ

7 - Robbie Williams - Feel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy4mXZN1Zzk

8 - Michael Buble - Feeling good - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edwsf-8F3sI

9 - Edith Piaf - La vie en rose - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFzViYkZAz4

10 - Chopin - Marriage d'amour (Spring waltz) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFJ7kDva7JE

11 - Vanessa Carlton - A thousand miles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERw2LuU6Jj8

[slut4russia]

“Hello! I just joined your blog and I adore it. Glad Hetalia is still alive. Could I ask for Axis + Allies reacting to a cuddly s/o? I need some fluff <3”

hello !! i love writing fluff bc like <3 u kno how it is, <3 being held by anime boys <3

ALLIES

Alfred F. Jones

He would absolutely LOVE a cuddly s/o. He loves affection, so any form of it makes him happy. It makes him feel wanted :’> 10/10 adores you

Yao Wang

I feel like he loves affection, he just never gets a chance to express it. he’s been around for a long time so i’m sure he will appreciate this, he definitely does not get enough love ;( i know he would love some cuddles

Arthur Colonizer Kirkland

Arthur doesn’t get a lot of affection so it’s sort of unnatural to him. he will be super flustered and kind of awkward in the beginning but it doesn’t take long for him to warm up to it! he grows to need it <3

Francis Bonnefoy

y e S . literally please he LOVES cuddling and just anything where there is no space between you two. he feels so intimate cuddling because the atmosphere is so delicate. he adores it (and you 😽)

Ivan Braginsky

I’m ab to make my own heart ache cause GOD . He loves cuddling he loves it so MUCH. he’s such a softie when he loves you pls. although it will take a minute for ivan to be completely okay with being close, once the affection is shown, it’s ova, you are neva getting away from his arms!

AXIS

Ludwig Beilschmidt

Okay, um, he is kinda awkward ,,,, he isn’t used to being close to people and definitely prefers his space but i don’t think he’d mind! especially if it’s with his s/o, he’s jus,,, shy

Feliciano Vargas

*deep breath* omfg. YES. literally he lives by cuddling. touch is his love language. period. he loves being close to you, similar to francis but this is more clinging onto you for dear life but in a good cute way. a cuddly s/o is the best for him!

Kiku Honda

if kiku ever asks for cuddles, there is an imposter among us. jk but i’m puzzled on how he would be with a cuddly s/o. part of me is like “you know what? maybe when kiku is in love, he likes cuddling” but the other part of me is like “now you know how he reacts when people hug him”. i’m sure if it was his s/o he wouldn’t mind but it would probably be a rare occurrence.

[wherearemyglassesbro]

could you do those feral headcanon things for the face family? i feel like you've done something similar but not just headcanons. if you have and i just missed it, i apologize!

Sure thing pal!

Arthur:

Artie was naturally feral. When he popped out of the ground, he wandered aimlessly until his mother found him

“There you are” and she dragged him back to her camp where his brothers were

He didn’t know them so he bit them

His only socialization for awhile was his mom and brothers so he didn’t exactly get to meet humans right off the bat the way other nations did as kids!

He often had chipped teeth from biting rocks or bones. His mom thought it was cute

Arthur didn’t get along with the village kids cause he was...rabid and they were not. They had traditions and a langauge and stuff like that and Art (along with his brothers) didn’t understand it...aw

He grew up pretty wild too, his pirate years were definitely some of his craziest cause he got to pretty much do whatever without consequences

Sometimes he’d cut off a finger or toe of someone he fought and wear it on a necklace. It fucking REEKED and his crew would be like dude that’s nasty but he didn’t care

He also did a lot of drugs. As a treat. He often looks back on his actions and cringes but he had a lot of fun lmao

Alfred:

When Alfred first popped out of the ground the first thing he learned to do was run

He just...ran around, sprinting like a bat outta hell through the woods. Rocks and sticks stabbed into his feet and twigs slapped him him the face

And when he got hungry he tackled a squirrel and bit it oh god uhhhh

He popped up about 5 miles from a tribe of Natives who were like...scared of him at first. Cause when a bloody child emerges from the forest at 4am, that’s not exactly a good thing

They thought he was a monster or something but after they gave him some clothes and food, he settled down by the fire and calmed down a considerable amount so...they didn’t have the heart to kick him out

He got along great with everyone! He was naturally curious, always wandering between people to check out what they were doing. He helped with tasks here and there from skinning deer to braiding hair

They were surprised by how quick he picked up on things. After only two days of teaching, he could expertly braid hair. After living with them for a week, he could skin a deer the way they showed him

He knocked his teeth out a lot cause he’d fall out of trees or get kicked in the face by animals so he’d make beads out of his own teeth. Awesome :)

Francis:

Fran popped up in the woods so he has a very similar experience to Arthur where he tuned into his instincts, made animal sounds, hunted with his bare hands, that kind of stuff

His mother found him after awhile and took him to the village where she lived on the west coast, thats a key difference between him and Arthur: his early exposure to people

He became very social very early on though he was still a brat. He would fight other kids who were physically his age knowing damn well that he’d beat them I to the dirt

He spent his teenage years killing Arthur over and over again so he developed insane assassin skills. Swords, poison, darts, knives, he knows how to use it all literally because he and his bestie just wanted to keep killing eachother

When fighting humans he’d stab them in the neck and watch them bleed out while making fun of them ‘aww! Poor thing!’...bitch...wtf

He realizes that was messed up but he was a teen then so he didn’t really know better

He has always been tame in the drug field. He tends to shy away only because he was worried about his self image...but then he’d get obscenely drunk and run around paris at 3am...the duality of man

In the 80s though he was a mess. He’d do 6 lines of coke and show up to world meetings in a fur coat sweating profusely. That’s just the way the cookie crumbles babey

He’s fallen off the Eiffel Tower before. He also pushed Arthur off of it a year later

Matthew:

Mattie is a woods child but like Alfred, he was taken in kinda quick

Mattie is a brutal fighter, as I mentioned in an earlier post. He cuts off his opponents arms and legs and punts them away. He only did that to nation oponnents though

Matt is more subtle tbh

But he does have his moments. He’ll drink a bottle of whiskey and go outside and the next morning he’ll wake up with a new bench. He doesn’t remember making a bench. Or cutting down the tree to make the bench. But he made it.

He’s eaten nails, paper clips, magnets, bolts, lots of small metal things just to see what his body does to them cause even as a nation, he doesn’t know how his body works. Turns out he just has to painfully shit it out lmao

He has also fought a bear. Did he win? No. Did he enjoy it? Also no

He has wrangled a wild moose before and rode it. I wouldn’t reccomend it and neither would he.

Michelle:

Michelle is a younger nation when compared to the other guys so she doesn’t have the same ‘I lived in the woods for months’ background

But she did pop out of the sand one day in front of a bunch of people which was startling to say the least

She was still born with her ‘animal instincts’ where she wanted to bite off fish heads and roll in mud, which she did

Her people took her in very quick though and taught her their ways so she is more ‘domesticated’ but I don’t enjoy using that term for people...but that’s kinda how it was

[floralcrematorium]

What do you think of France x China? Has this ever been popular in the fandom? Or would it be more like a rarepair?

Hey! Thanks for the ask!

Gonna be real with you, I’ve never heard of that pairing! So gonna say, definitely a rare pair.

I don’t know about any historical context that would spark the ship (like how FRUK is just enemies to lovers to enemies and back in a never ending cycle). I’m not gonna get into the intricacies of nationverse because I don’t personally know enough about Chinese and French histories beyond broad understandings from my high school AP studies. Also, I’m not gonna consider canon material because I don’t think Fran and Yao have interacted much since seasons 1-4 and I hate early France characterization

If I were to throw them together in some sort of human AU, I’m not sure they’d get along and not in a fun enemies to lovers or toxic codependency kinda scenario. I think Yao can be dramatic in his own right but can’t stand Francis’ particular brand of over-the-top Drama Queen. These two definitely have their differences, but they have similarities that make them clash. You know how “opposites attract?” Yeah, the opposite of that.

In my head they’re both artistically inclined men who have refined tastes in food. They’re both Pretty And About To Make It Your Problem (Yao was the OG Pretty Boy but Francis is loud about his own attractiveness). Both of them experiment with their gender expression through clothing (I don’t think this would set them apart, but it’s definitely something I think about often with the two of them because I Envy Them). Both of them try to take on a mentor-figure to the younger people in their lives (For Yao it’s Kiku and Yong Soo and for Francis it’s Mattie and Alfred). Both are stubborn, proud, and opinionated.

I don’t know what would draw them together, but if this is a ship of yours Anon, I’d love to hear about it because this isn’t something I’ve heard of!

I’ve been thinking of a Bakery AU when I’m at work and Yao and Francis are actually the managers. Yao was formerly the cake decorator but ended up moving to be the department manager and regrets the decision immensely. He hates corporate because the way they do things is stupid and the way he runs the bakery is efficient. Francis is the assistant manager and is vying to become department manager but Yao doesn’t trust him. Francis is skilled and in theory is capable to be more in charge than he already is as assistant manager, but his ambition and need for validation would clash with the systems Yao’s set up and trained their employees with. Also!! When they train new employees Yao is very to the point and is a good teacher with some patience (he’s a perfectionist and likes to stick to his routine) whereas Fran handholds the whole way though. Yao is more reliable than Francis is but is prone to being a hardass. In the end they can get along at work, but their relationship is best left at that, especially since they’re rarely on shift at the same time if ever at all.

[beeschurgerboy]

Do you like the idea of FACE Family? If so, what are some headcannons of them?

Yes I do actually! I hc Francis and Arthur as the boys’ parents along with RusAme for Alfred and a couple different ships with Mattie. In my hc it took a long time for Francis and Arthur to get over themselves and kiss, but now that they did they’re a very sweet old acting couple. Like some days they stay in and and just talk together, sometimes cuddling.  They’re kinda weird about accepting Ivan, Arthur thinks its fine and Alfred can handle himself around Ivan (even if he doesn’t like him much) but Francis thinks Ivan is too dangerous and could genuinely hurt Alfred- So basically, family dinners with Ivan there are tense at best, especially with Ivan and Alfred being cuddly a lot.  I also like the idea that Arthur and Alfred annoy each other to death about some stuff, like Alfred just saying stupid stuff to see his reaction or Arthur constantly embarrassing Alfred in front of Ivan- They’re more similar than they seem, with like father like son syndrome. As a result of that Arthur may do stupid things too, not as a reaction but thats just how he is. (Like running in with a suit of armor on to defeat a single spider)

[rebelsandtherest]

Just read your hc about Alfreds intrusive thoughts and loved loved loved your characterization of him. However, it got me thinking that it’s kinda sad Alfred doesn’t tell anyone about them except Mattie, because I think Francis would be able to help, or at least understand, a lot on this matter. France is, after all, the absolute icon of internal strife and sociopolitical polarization and already has a fascination with the morbid and grotesque. I think that means Francis deals with cognitive dissonance and very very dark thoughts on the daily (The French Revolution is the natural example, but there’s also the lesser known Dreyfus Affair at the turn of the 20th century where France absolutely lost his mind). Which brings me to my question: how do you view Francis and Als relationship? Could there ever be a scenario where al shares his problems and gets some much needed advice or comfort?

Hi Anon,

So glad you like my characterization of him! I write a lot (almost all of) of my headcanons on the fly, so I’m always open to reconsidering ideas! I think it’s a good point that he probably should/would tell someone else, and I do think France could be a good option. I hadn’t thought of France as being someone who’s super experienced with the sociopolitical strife but you make an excellent point! I also think that, personally, France is a fairly sensitive person and a good listener to those he really cares about. He’s double edged that way; he can be flippant and downright cruel to people whom he doesn’t care for, but to his close friends he’s an incredibly good confidant.

I think that Francis and Alfred’s relationship is overall very good and fairly close, with a few speed bumps thrown in there. I think of all the European allies who helped America prevail over England, France was of course the one that helped the most, and I think Alfred’s friendship with France reflects that. I think that they bond a lot over philosophy, art, architecture, the finer things in life, etc. I think there was a very large and potentially long-lasting rift between them due to the French Revolution and throughout the Napoleonic Wars, in which they may have been stiff and cold towards one another. Francis is mad at Alfred for not having his back like he promised, and Alfred is mad that Francis is mad at him for making what he thinks is an obvious decision to stay out of the shit show. I personally think that when Francis heard Washington had been burned to the ground, a small part of him thought “serves him right.”

But I think they were able to bury that particular hatchet by the late 19th century, particularly after the American Civil War, which Francis was extremely relieved to see end. Alfred remained very isolated from most everyone from the Civil War up into the turn of the century, but I really see Alfred and Francis reconnecting in a meaningful way in the 1900s. Alfred barely sees heads or tails of Francis during WWI—that’s mostly Arthur’s area—but he sees him maybe once when he arrives, and once when the war is almost over. Then, I think they start to actually hang out again in the 20s and 30s, and then of course the Depression and WWII... and you kind of know the rest.

I actually see Francis having a similar relationship to Alfred as he does to Arthur, lots of bickering, rehashing of past ills between them, but whereas Arthur and Francis are very much Old Married Couple, Francis and Alfred are more like old college buddies who are very different but somehow became ride or die friends and enjoy going out together as much as they like roasting each other in public.

I can even see—when written well—Francis and Alfred having a romantic relationship, probably more of a friends with benefits sort of thing rather than anything serious. However, as I said, when done well, which it almost certainly never is. There’s a lot of weird power dynamics there that can get real bad real fast, but I think despite their mismatched personalities it could definitely work.

Alfred looks up to Francis for his romantic ideas and his breadth of experience in any number of worldly subjects, and Francis looks up to Alfred for his idealism, his curiosity about the world, and determination to devote himself fully to whatever he’s after. They think the other is hella weird in many ways, but they really do deeply respect each other.

Long story short, I can absolutely see Francis as a confidant for Alfred in some personal things, but I also think that Alfred would be very hesitant to bring him into that role and be vulnerable in that way, because Francis and Alfred, while good friends, do not always fully understand the other and how their brains work. He’s somewhat afraid that Francis won’t understand where he’s coming from. Francis would, I think, but Alfred doesn’t know that.

Thanks for the ask!