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Northumbria Headcanon Masterpost

The artwork used was created by @ladybrainrot

Continuing on with my master posts for my portrayals of different characters, I’ve decided the next one would be for my OC portrayal of Northumbria. Since I did one of these for Scotland, I’ve been wanting to create another one, but I’ve not known which character to choose. Bria just happens to be my brainrot atm, though she’s not as developed as I thought.

Northumbria is an old kingdom that consisted of modern day northern England, and southern Scotland, through the 600s-900s. In my eyes, Northumbria stayed alive and in modern day represents the north of England- the cultural and the class difference. With that in mind, and also noting that I am not a big history fan, please do be weary that many choices made take into account modern day northern England, rather than the former kingdom of Northumbria itself. This is also just my take, as someone from the north of England. I am also aware that she is not 100% accurate- Bria originally started out as a 2p nyo England over four years ago, but as I grew up, I decided to revamp her a little, and she became my oc portrayal of Northumbria. Keep in mind, had I originally set out to make a northern England oc, not a 2p nyo England, she would probably be quite different than she is today.

PHYSICAL

Northumbria’s hair is a mousy brown colour, and it lies somewhere between blonde and brunette. This was done intentionally to show her similarities to both Scotland and to England, and how she’s the awkward space in between the two of them.

When left down, her hair reaches down to her mid back, but it’s frequently worn up to keep it out of her face.

Bushy eyebrows runs in the family, and she didn’t manage to escape this gene either.

Northumbria has softer, though not rounded, features. She has droopy/downturned eyes, a heart face shape, and a button nose.

She has dimples in her cheeks, which represent the Yorkshire Dales, and a few freckles which represent the Lake District

She is one of the shortest of her siblings, standing at 5’3 or about 160cm

Bria is chubby, with a pear body shape. A lot of her weight is in her stomach and waist, and she has a smaller top half.

Northumbria’s breasts represent the Pennines, a mountain range which runs through the centre of Northern England. The mountains are, objectively, not that big.

Northumbria has very bad hay fever, and she takes tablets every spring and summer, but they don’t do much for help. She loves the outside, though, and thinks a runny nose and itchy eyes are worth it to be out in the countryside.

She has problems with her lungs from spending so many years of her life working as a coal miner, she uses an inhaler to help her.

She doesn’t wear make up very often, only if she’s going out or if attending a formal event- and she’s not very good at it! Mostly, she just hasn’t had much practice, and finds most days she can’t be bothered with it.

Despite this, Northumbria is incredibly skilled with plaits and buns! Her hair is most often seen in just a simple three strand plait for simplicity, but she can do some beautiful techniques if she wants to.

She has a pink rose necklace which she wears all the time. It represents the red rose of Lancashire and the white rose of Yorkshire. Normally, these two rose come together to create the “Tudor Rose”, but for a little necklace, a pink rose will do fine.

Speaking of roses, she likes to smell like them! She always buys rose scented perfumes. It’s fair to say, these flowers mean a lot to her.

As well as her rose necklace, you will almost always see Northumbria wearing a flat cap. She owns a dark green one, but also a brown one. She takes a lot of pride in these hats.

PERSONALITY

Out of her and Arthur, Northumbria is definitely the friendlier, more extroverted one. If she sees someone she knows on the street, she will stop and say hi, have a little chat to them, before heading off on her way. Moments like this brighten her day.

Even if you are not yet friends, she prides herself as being someone you can stop and talk to, if you need it. She’s also not shy to striking up a conversation with someone new. She will talk to you like you know one another, even during small talk.

She takes the position of the mum friend, and she can be extremely comforting for when you’re upset. Guaranteed, if knock on the door and ask to talk, she’ll hurry you inside, make you some tea, and if you’re lucky, she’ll make you her favourite comfort food. She’ll always be sure to provide a shoulder to cry on, a listening ear, words of encouragement, and some advice once you’re feeling better.

Bria is a very loyal person, especially to those she considers herself closest with. She will stay by the side of those she loves through no matter what. This is one of the reasons she has never seriously considered trying to gain independence.

However, she can also be very indecisive, she can change her mind and stance pretty frequently. This meeting her loyal nature can be conflicting sometimes. She finds constantly switching between being more loyal to England, and being more loyal to Scotland (who she’s (debatably) closer to.)

Northumbria is incredibly passionate, but her passion can come out quite aggressive. You can notice a significant flip from her usual calmer, motherly personality, to her yelling and shouting curse words. It can be quite intimidating if you’re not used to it.

Selfishness is probably Bria’s worst trait. She will always think about herself and her own situation first, and sometimes might never even consider someone else’s perspective on things. This can and has lead to her stabbing people in the back to try and better herself if she gets desperate enough (sorry Wales.)

She regularly feels ignored and overlooked, mainly by England, but she hasn’t figured out how to make herself be taken seriously by others, so no matter how much she shouts, nothing much will change.

Because of this, she has an intense desire to prove herself. She had a tendency to be vocal and brag about anything important or anyone successful who comes from the north of England. It can seem like she believes she’s superior to Arthur, but it’s more a desire to prove herself to be an equal. That, and just a good amount of pride and patriotism.

Northumbria has a hard time letting go of the past. She struggles to move on, now matter how far away it was. She still clings to her old coal mining job especially to define her identity. She won’t stop there. She’ll go back as far as the Viking age if she has to.

She’s incredibly humble and modest, which means she sometimes dismisses the bad things that have happened to her in the past, choosing to focus on the positives. This can give her a tainted view of her own history, and she looks back on many things with a far more positive outlook, her nostalgia can blind her to the hardships she faced in the past.

Northumbria likes to credit herself as being a realist, and being fairly down to earth. She is not blinded to current situations from nostalgia. And, whilst she finds some fantastical stuff appealing, she is not blinded to the reality of the world and the position she’s in.

She can be a bit of a hopeless romantic, but not in the sense that she has an unrealistic expectation of love. She’s more just looking for someone to see her, understand her, and settle down with her as her partner. She loves the idea of love, but she’s also aware of what it does and doesn’t actually look like.

Bria heavily values politeness and manners. A simple please and thank you never cost anyone anything, she finds it very rude and demanding to not use them, and she will remind her family if they forget!

She holds a lot of respect for people who are honest and who speak their mind. She doesn’t like when she feels people try and hide how they feel about something. She may be a bit shocked sometimes at bluntness, but eventually she’ll come round and admire the honesty. She makes sure to tell people who are like this that she appreciates it.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

Northumbria loves to go out on walk around the countryside, however, given her lungs she has to really pace herself and try not to go too fast. She also avoids hikes that are going to be too challenging for her. But still, nothing will stop her from getting outside.

She enjoys cycling too, but again, has to pace herself and try not to do anything that exceeds her limits.

Whilst she doesn’t play, rugby is her favourite sport by a mile! She is extremely passionate about it, and she gets far too into the games. She also insists that league is the better, and rougher version. Her entire family disagrees.

Something she and her family can agree on, is a strong love for music. Bria’s preferred taste is pop music, she especially loves boy bands and girl groups. She is the world’s biggest Take That fan.

She actually used to play an instrument herself! The Northumbrian pipes, a smaller (and quieter) variant of bagpipes that come from the north of England. She and Scotland used to play together, but she gave it up in the 19th century, and hasn’t picked them back up since.

Whilst Northumbria is no top-quality chef, she’s actually very good at warm, comforting foods to fill you up. Her favourite to make is mince and dumplings- which also happens to be her comfort food- but she also makes a good shepherd’s pie or cottage pie. She also makes a brilliant yorkshire pudding.

She is a savoury girl all the way! Too much sweet stuff can make her feel ill. She is a devout fan of greggs.

She is not much of a baker herself, however, she does love to treat herself to a baked pastry or pasty. She especially loves Cornish pastries, and when her old sister, Cornwall, bakes them herself, she will never be able to resist them.

Whilst she no longer works as a farmer, she did used to, and she found a love for gardening from it. She grows vegetables and flowers, and gifts any spares that she had no need for to one of her siblings. Her garden is not large by any means, but it is very pretty.

Much like the rest of her siblings, Northumbria enjoys a night out on the town, venturing into pubs. She has a bias towards Irish bars especially, due to the surplus of them in Liverpool thanks to mass Irish immigration.

She loves reading, and she has a massive passion for Beatrix Potter and her novels. She has original copies of all of them on her shelf, as well as other pieces of merchandise like fridge magnets or garden ornaments.

Northumbria has a knack for poetry, especially nature themed poetry. Influenced by the amount of poets that come from or moved to the Lake District.

She attends the Viking Festival that takes place in York every year.

She enjoys watching soap operas, her favourites being Emmerdale and Coronation Street- which she keeps up with regularly. She gets overly invested in the storylines sometimes. Though, she’s aware they’re not the best quality.

Northumbria has some skill regarding sewing. She can fix a button or a zip on a dress, but she’s not skilled enough to be making her own clothes. She just repairs old ones.

However, she is very skilled at knitting. From the 1980s-2005, the world’s fastest knitter was a woman from the north of England. Northumbria herself is pretty fast!

LIFESTYLE

Northumbria uses the human name Ivory Ailith Kirkland, with Ivy or Ives as her nickname. I would’ve used a Cumbrian name, but alas with the language being extinct, there’s no websites online.

She has two pet hedgehogs who run around her house and her garden, they’re called Charlotte and Peach.

Ivory currently resides in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and she has the thickest geordie accent you’ll ever hear, although for many years of her life she lived in York. The city is still one of her favourites, and it’s very special to her, but she now only visits once a year.

Despite this, she considers the Lakes the place where her heart lives. She tries to visit at least once or twice a year.

Thick as her accent is, it’s really flexible. It changes quickly, if she talks to someone from a different area for even an hour she accidentally starts to mimic their speech. If she spends a week somewhere, she could probably pass as a native.

Northumbria speaks English, British Sign Language, French and Scots. She used to speak Cumbrian, Latin and old Norse. The latter two are long gone and forgotten, but she’s still convinced if someone spoke Cumbrian to her, it would come flooding back. Despite her flexible accent, she’s never been the great at studying new languages. They fly right over her head! She is, however, extremely prone to picking up new slang words upon meeting someone, even if she’s never heard said words before.

Since Ivory is not recognised as a country, nor is she self-reliant, she doesn’t actually have much nation work to do- if any at all! She travels down to Manchester if there is anything in the north she is needed for, and sometimes she will step in as England for Arthur is needed. Generally though, she has a lot of time to herself to explore the north.

She technically lives in a shared house in london, too, with the rest of her siblings (besides Ireland), but she doesn’t like it down there and isn’t needed there often at all.

Ivory’s wardrobe is simple, but still pretty. She prefers more earthy tones like greens and browns, but she’s never shy to a floral detail. Her clothes are comfortable and easy to move around in- generally. She’s a big fan of pinafores, simple tops and t-shirts, and cardigans. You’ll rarely ever find her in anything slim fitting.

Deep down, Ivory longs simply for a life of comfort. And, even though she’s a morning person, and she loves her morning walks, her favourite part of the day is sitting down on the sofa with a cup of tea in the evenings.

However, due to her longing for comfort, she’s developed a fear of the unknown. She doesn’t like stepping outside of her comfort zone if she doesn’t absolutely have to, and even then she may try and ignore it as much as she can.

She has a complicated relationship with the subject of potential independence. Her fear of the unknown prevents her from taking the idea seriously, even if she’s not comfortable with the current situation- and is constantly complaining about how ignored she feels and how she wants better. She identifies as northern before she does as English, and she is always making a point that she has way more in common with Scotland than with the south, but to her, complete independence is something she is too afraid to take seriously. It’s easier to joke about, which she has no problems doing.

Whilst Bria is pretty well-off now, she’s had some very low points financially in the past, and has gotten used to being poorer one out of her and Arthur. As a result, she is extremely money conscious. She is constant scouting for discounts, trying to get things at the lowest possible price, and checking her bank account after every single thing she buys. She gets nervous whenever she has to buy something that’s a bit more expensive than she’d like. She might miss out on fun opportunities with other people if she feels the cost will be too high.

This means that even through the winter, she’ll try her best to save as much money on heating and on electricity as possible. If it’s cold, you don’t turn on the heating, you put a blanket over you. If it’s dark, you can turn on some smaller lights, but by no means can you turn on the big one!

Due to her budgeting, she can get extremely defensive about her choice to always go cheap. If someone try tell her that she doesn’t need to be counting every penny anymore, that she can let loose a bit and can now afford nicer things, they can expect a whole lecture from her about how money doesn’t grow on trees, and it’s always good to have a bit of extra cash on you.

Ive is a surprise visitor, and is always dropping in on her family members unannounced, even though they all live hours away from her. It really can annoy her siblings, and you’ll find them complaining, “I wish she’d just let me know first.”

She is a heavy meat eater, and she will pour thick & heavy gravy over every meal she has until it’s swimming in it. Despite her fondness for gardening, she does not eat nearly enough vegetables.

Out of all of her siblings, she is the most non-religious, and at this point her relationship with her faith is very weak. She is the only sibling who doesn’t have a mythical creature who resides with her, and she feels she doesn’t see them as often as she used to do when she’s out and about. She still sees her brothers’ friends, like flying mint bunny for example, when visiting them, but outside of that they don’t really cross her mind much at all.

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FINALLY

the united heptarchy origins comic <3

the Anglo-Saxon kids, coming together to save their own lives- little Wessex won’t be the last one standing anymore! Now the world has a whole handful of idiot kids to deal with

Sorry guys lmao

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thinking about my anglo Saxon kingdom oc's while listening to soldier, poet, king, the song that inspired me to make them in the first place.

Leofwine, East Anglia, is the poet.

Rowena, Mercia, is the soldier.

Arnwald, Wessex, is the ruler.

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NAME: @pvffinsdaisies ROLES: Headcanons, incorrect quotes, reblogs, the occasional fanfiction BLOG TYPE: Hetalia blog WARNINGS: swears, potential NSFW but overall pretty light

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god i hope oc x canon is it okay here bc i am gonna use this to go o f f about a headcanon i thought of recently-

fun fact! the vikings really loved to look pretty and stay clean and in good hygiene. They would wear eye liner, bathe once a week (which was rlly good at the time), wear bows in their hair etc. why did they like to do this? whilst this era was definitely no good for women, the vikings did hold high respect to their wives- the idea was, the nicer you looked and cleaner you presented yourself, the less likely your wife was to find someone better and leave you.

So what can we do with this? well, in my hcs Sweden and Norway didn’t have any woman (or man) to try and impress, HOWEVER, denmark most definitely did! Northumbria, the North of England (and some rlly far southern parts of Scotland) in modern day. I’ve been shipping DenBria for months now, i find it historically actually makes a lot of sense, of course i don’t recommend falling for the person who slaughtered your population and left your country completely divided, but if we look past that we see that the viking invasion was actually very beneficial for britain. i won’t go too far into that here.

in Northumbria’s backstory- the two have an enemies to lovers dynamic which eventually changes into a “one that got away” dynamic. She was never too keen on him at first, logically, but it became clear he wasn’t going anywhere and the more he stuck around the more time they had to spend together. the more time they spent together, the more Northumbria actually started seeing a better side to Denmark, eventually falling head over heels for him. Their relationship lasted for decades- potentially at least a century- until Denmark realised he had to go back home to… well… denmark.

This babbling isn’t for nothing, i imagine a cute small detail to this story would be denmark frequently wearing bows, eyeliner and such to try and impress Northumbria, and even during their relationship. Around the time he has to move back, Denmark figures he found the perfect girl for him and now has no one else he would ever want to impress, and thus he has no need for this bow he wore anymore. The day Denmark leaves, he hands his bow to Northumbria, something for her to remember him by. Northumbria wore that bow every day since, even to this day she still wears it in her hair.

OTHER SCANDI VIKING HCS INCLUDE:

- Denmark, Norway and Sweden are all pretty good at eyeliner! Norway wears it most often, but Denmark and Sweden don’t shy away either

- Norway is incredibly good at braiding/plaiting hair and he genuinely loves it, if your hair is long enough he will ask to braid it at least once

- Denmark has a need to keep himself clean and tidy

- during harsh weather, all of scandinavia will feel a need to “challenge nature” (as they will put it). it often leaves them in dangerous situations and iceland panics greatly bc he doesn’t quite understand it

- their hair and facial hair grows ridiculously fast! they’re able to grow full beards in the space of like two weeks. Denmark is constantly switching up if he will shave completely or leave a small amount of hair there. Norway frequently shaves and doesn’t rlly like having a beard, but he will have lazy weeks and sometimes it just grows and he won’t shave it until he feels he has to. Sweden is the most tempted to keep his beard, but he doesn’t.

- born in 872, Norway quickly physically grew to the age of about 8 within the space of two years. Norway was an incredibly strong and powerful kingdom at the time. His physical age growth ended up slowing down a little bit after a little while.

- Vikings were a minority group at the time, nyo Sweden herself wasn’t one but aph Sweden was. he was most chilled out than Norway and Denmark, and didn’t necessarily rlly wanna be doing this, but he did

- the three of Scandinavia performed a blood oath when they were younger

I really want to hear someone infodump/leave random hetalia headcannons. If you want to, please message me or something, i’d really love to hear haha (I’m sorry if this is weird) :)

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Well, it was about time that I upload a little about my Anglo-Saxon kingdoms again! When was the last time I drew them all together? 1 year? 2 years? Actually, 4 years. ;w; Whoops.

I will freely admit, they're not my main focus because I love my ancient Celts and Celtic nations so much that there isn't that much space for my Anglo-Saxons to squeeze in. XD But I did develop them and they have their personalities, so I suppose it is only fair that I give them a little attention. So here's a little picture and their human names. Although with Wessex I was alternatively considering the name "Cenric" (meaning fierce ruler) and Deira would have been alternatively called "Winfrith". (meaning "friend of peace") Since the last time I've drawn them together, some have had their designs updated. Northumbria, East Anglia and Mercia haven't changed while Wessex's design was slightly fine-tuned. Sussex and Essex have changed quite a bit but Kent barely resembles his original design. I've also improved Deira's and Bernicia's designs because I was never too satisfied with them. I'm considering whether some of them should have freckles. In terms of sibling groups, it's as follows: The Saxon siblings: Wessex, Sussex and Essex The Angle siblings: Mercia, East Anglia, Deira, Bernicia and Northumbria The Jute: Kent (poor guy, he has no Anglo-Saxon kingdom siblings) Though it is notable that Kent existed already during the Roman rule of Britain, being a Celtic avatar in origin. Deira and Bernicia were also originally Brythonic kingdoms who came under the rule of the Angles so they're pretty distant from Mercia and East Anglia, more cousins than siblings. (also it was through a crazy plan of Bernicia and Deira that led to the creation of Northumbria, the youngest of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms) I might do more specific pictures to explain some aspects of each character, I do feel I owe them that. For now though, have all these Anglo-Saxon brats and their human names.

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Also, in Keswick, the town where Catbells is located… there’s The Norwegian Store… and I’m willing to bet that Ivory could not drag Aksel out of there if she wanted

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Smth about Norway going to visit the Lake District and Ivory being so excited to show him around! She doesn’t do mountain hikes, but shes willing to push herself a bit and take him up Catbells and the whole time she’s like huffing and puffing and struggling. And Norway’s probably thinking this is a lovely little stroll, but where’s the mountain???

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for the ask game,🍝 for northumbria (or How you spell their name) :3

Ahhh tysm for sending smth!!! 💕💕

SPAGHETTI - what is/are your OC’s favourite food(s)

Luckily, this one is sooooo easy for Bria.

Mince & dumplings, a meal primarily eaten in the North East of England, is Bria’s biggest comfort food and she always makes it when she’s upset. She makes it for others too when they’re upset, she loves it. She knows objectively it isn’t the best food in the universe, but she absolutely adores it, and swears by it.

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the Anglo-Celtic Isles as song’s from Maisie Peter’s “the Good Witch”

(With little to no explanation) (featuring OCs)

THE GOOD WITCH: WALES

“When all I do is think about the past, and haunt a house nobody lives in, you wanna hear about it all, where do I start? Well, I guess when it kicks in.”

COMING OF AGE: IRELAND

“I wish I would’ve seen it sooner, why did it take me ages to say it? I wasn’t your cliché, no, this is my coming of age!”

WATCH: SCOTLAND

“You’re so bad (so bad!), you look better (what the fuck?) I fought it but I saw it and it sawed me right in half. You still get to me, but I still let you (yes I do!) you’re being a superstar and all I’ve got are victim cards and you’ve got every single thing you want, and I just watch.”

BODY BETTER: NORTHERN IRELAND

“Then I, I can’t help thinking that she’s got a better body, has she got a body better than mine? And I, I can help thinking when you touched it were you sorry, were you sorry like weren’t at the time? Loving you was easy, that’s why it hurts now, the worst way to love somebody’s to watch them love somebody else and it work out, now, I can’t help thinking that she’s got a better body, has she got a body better than mine?”

WANT YOU BACK: NORTHERN IRELAND

“So I know, that you did bad, but if one more person says it I might go mad. Yeah I know, it didn’t last, and what was cheap to you to me was all I had. The issue is, I know all of this and I, I still want you back.”

THE BAND AND I: ENGLAND

“It was Friday nights, it was video gold, oh it was shining lights, it was rock and roll. It was the band and I, on a 12 bed bus, it was making and messing it up! It was endless roads, in the same old boots, oh it was letting go of everything but you. It was the band and I, on a 12 bed bus, if we’re living the dream, I hope we never wake up.”

YOU’RE JUST A BOY (AND I’M KINDA THE MAN): CORNWALL

“I’m on a one-way trip to take over the world, you could’ve come but your head’s in the sand, what’s a girl gonna do when she’s in love with you, but you’re just a boy and I’m kinda the man. I’m on a one-way trip to take over the world, you could’ve come, babe, I held out my hand. Yeah it’s sad and it’s true, and I’m in love with you, but you’re just a boy and I’m kinda the man!”

LOST THE BREAKUP: IRELAND

“I know I’m obsessed and right now I might be a mess, but one day you’re gonna wake up, and OH SHIT! You lost the breakup. I’ll smile and you’ll have to face it, I’m the greatest love that you wasted, but by then I’ll be far away, and OH SHIT! You lost the breakup!”

WENDY: WALES

“You could take me to neverland, baby, we could live off of magic and maybes, but I know the girl that you want and it scares me, behind every lost boy there’s always a Wendy. So I’ll lock the windows and turn on the AC, you’ll throw your rocks and you’ll scream that you hate me, but it gets old being forever 20, and what about my wings? What about Wendy?”

RUN: SCOTLAND

“If a man says that he wants you in his life forever (run!) if he calls you up says he’s so in love and it’s been one week you better (run!) if your heart says broke and your friends say “don’t” it’s an r.i.p you better (run!) as fast as you can, take a quick sharp turn at the side of the man and make it done! If a man says that he wants you in his life forever, (run!)”

TWO WEEKS AGO: NORTHUMBRIA

“You were driving fast, I was holding back and I loved you babe but I bet you knew that. The song was true and the sky was black, god, I wish it was two weeks ago. When you said we’re like your mum and dad, knew you loved me babe, when you told me that, and the song was true and the sky was black, god, I wish it was two weeks ago.”

BSC: CORNWALL

“Broke me big time, it’s funny and im laughing baby, you think im alright, but im actually bloody motherfucking batshit crazy!”

THERAPY: IRELAND

“Now you’re gone, honey I can’t sleep, I’m just talking to your memory. I still love you, but you’re taking me from your arms back to therapy, therapy, oh Lord, I’m going back to therapy, therapy. You swore it’s somewhere I would never be, so how come you’re taking me from your arms back to therapy?”

THERE IT GOES: SCOTLAND

“The love we had was covered in snow, I had to let it go. The love we had was eating me whole, I had to send it home. Oh there it was, heaven knows, there it was, now there it goes.”

HISTORY OF MAN: NORTHUMBRIA

“I’ve seen it in the poems and the sands, I’ve pleaded with the powers and their plans, I’ve tried to rewrite it but I can’t, it’s the history of man. She stays up, he’s sleeping like a lamb, she begs him, he says he doesn’t understand, she loves him more than anyone ever has in the history, the history of man.”

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What I think each one of the UK siblings’ oodies would look like (plus two OCs)

WALES: Wales’ oodie is light green, and it has little red dragons on it. It just screams Welsh pride. He was the first of the family to get an oodie

N. IRELAND: N. Ireland’s oodie is a plain one, it’s either black or green. Leaning towards green more.

SCOTLAND: now as much as I want to give Scotland an oodie that has little highland cows on it. I don’t want to accidentally end up making highland cows his entire personality. Instead I’m gonna give him a light blue one with white polkadots on it.

ENGLAND: now I know you might be thinking England would probably just have a plain one, you’re wrong. England’s is pink and it has little cakes on it.

NORTHUMBRIA: Northumbria’s is beige and it has little teacups on it.

CORNWALL: black with different pirate designs on it.

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Also tell me your headcanons for Northumbria 😌

Oooh! I was not expecting 1 ask abt any of my OCs, let alone 2!! 😅

- Whilst Northumbria was annexed in the 11th century, Bria has continued to live on. Now representing the north of England.

- As the north, she has lots of fields and more scenic locations. Both the Yorkshire dales and the Lake District are located in the north of England, thus we have a bit of a Cottagecore queen here!

- she has a pet hedgehog called Apple.

- generally speaking, the further up north in England you go, the friendlier people become. Which means Bria is a lot friendlier than Arthur is. She sees this as a good thing, but it can get pretty annoying when you have somewhere to be but she’s stopping to have a chat for 10 minutes with someone she recognises from the fish and chips shop.

- she’s originally from York, but nowadays the very north of England (right next to Scotland) is pretty much the only area to still use the “Northumbria” label, so she’s now living in Newcastle upon Tyne, and has the thickest geordie accent you’ll ever hear.

- she makes a mean Yorkshire pudding!

- despite being quite friendly and sweet, she definitely inherited the loud gene- just like all the rest of her siblings. She’s very much a motherly figure, so she doesn’t shy away from giving you a mouthful if you misbehave.

- she’s also very loud when she’s passionate, and she gets passionate very easily over rugby- league specifically. Doesn’t play the sport herself, but she watches every game that’s on and will yell at the screen.

- she and wales constantly disagree whether rugby league or rugby union is better. But they both agree, “at least it’s not football.”

- she loves walking. Going out on walks around the country. She really enjoys camping, too.

- despite all that, she has really bad hay-fever.

- ultimately she’s very comforting, and probably the easiest out of the UK siblings to go to if you’re feeling upset and in need of advice. She’ll make you some tea, cook up some mince & dumplings, hold you, and probably also go on a bit of a rant about whoever’s hurt you.

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THE ANGLO CELTIC ISLES AND THEIR FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS FILMS

Scotland: the Snowman

Wales: the Polar Express

Ireland: Elf

N. Ireland: the Grinch Who Stole Christmas

England: Love Actually

However, they all have a Muppets Christmas Carol as their number 2

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Anyway pls ask me questions abt Scotland- or any/all of the UK siblings. I really badly want to talk about and develop my own headcanons for them.

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Besides from Ireland, do you portray any other nation as female despite having a canon male version?

Actually, yes! I have female OCs for Northern Ireland, Finland, Iceland & Estonia. Iceland started out as a nyo, but I developed her so much she basically became an OC. The other three I set out with the intention of making an OC version instead. I might go back in develop male iceland more, bc I honestly love the idea of Finland being the only female (independent) Nordic.

I also prefer to use nyo north Italy in aus. I scarcely use aph Italy, also nyo. Nations like France, America & Spain, it’s a flip of a coin, sometimes I like to use their 1ps, but I also love their nyos.

I would’ve loved for the Philippines to be a girl too, and I much prefer Portugal original female design over his male design, but I don’t have girl versions developed for them, and don’t know enough about either country to develop female versions.

However, out of all these characters mentioned, the only two where I actively refuse to even acknowledge their male counterparts are Ireland & N. Ireland.

& in terms of OCs that aren’t canon in hetalia, the Faroe Islands, Åland, Cornwall & Northumbria (Northern England) are all also women in my mind.

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aph England: ew, why are you putting gravy on chips?

aph Northumbria: insult chips in gravy again pet and you won’t have a tongue.