#heta-mess

[goldammerchen]

tldr dying for one reason or another

[luzkro]

Chiaki doodle made while waiting for my boyfriend to wake up sob

[gurotalia-week]

=HETALIA GORE WEEK 2024=

Welcome to Hetalia Gore Week 2024! Here is our prompt list, hand picked based on your votes. Do both prompts, do only one, or skip the day altogether, you decide! Just remember to have fun!

@hetaliahappenings @hetaliacalendar @heta-on-the-books @nsfhetalia

DAY 1 (OCT 31) ー 2ptalia // bruises

DAY 2 (NOV 1) ー cannibalism // candy gore

DAY 3 (NOV 2) ー historical // self-harm

DAY 4 (NOV 3) ー decapitation // bloody mess

DAY 5 (NOV 4) ー torture // bandages

DAY 6 (NOV 5) ー immortality // hanahaki

DAY 7 (NOV 6) ー nosebleed // amputation

What about Free Day?

Any of the event days can be a Free Day, but you can only choose to do that once!

[generational-atrophy]

HAIII could you write the heta men of your choice with a gn s/o who acts like a cat?? (rubbing their head in their arm while cuddling, BITING (affectionate), knocking shit over to get attention, and most catlike of all LAYING ON/CUDDLING THEM RIGHT WHEN THEY NEED TO GET UP)

hetalia romano, prussia, canada, russia, england, and america with a catlike s/o

1.1k words ~ gender neutral headcanons

tw: a couple suggestive implications, but thats it!

a/n: people who let me do guys of my choice i am hopelessly in love with you. thank you.

Romano

Romano is such a cat boyfriend, so good luck with that. Absolutely nothing is getting down in your household, I guess.

He finds your catlike affection cute for a bit, but it's definitely not his favourite. He'll happily cuddle whenever you want, just don't bite him! it's weird...

But he'd love how you always lay on him when he needs to do something. He didn't want to do it anyway. Now he has an adorable excuse!

When you push things off counters, he just doesn't care. Sure, he'll give you attention, but only briefly. His house is a mess, a broken glass is nothing new. Plus, he does the exact thing to you all the time.

Basically, he's fine with it. Would prefer a more... mature S/O, but internally he knows he's just as bad as you when it comes to that. Maybe that's why you get along so well!

Prussia

Gilbert will never let anyone know this... but he's secretly a cat person. His massive dog army would make you think differently, but trust me on this (;

He'd just think you're SO cute! It doesn't even register to him that what you're doing is weird. He's just like, “Oh, you're headbutting me? I'll headbutt you back.”

His intense touch starved-ness makes your clingy and cuddly nature a perfect fit for what he wants.

Knocking stuff off counters would also work crazy well on him. As soon as you do that, he's running over and desperately cleaning everything up. You've got his full attention. First, he'll ask if you're ok, and then he'll get pissed. He promises to “punish” you later too...

(By “punishment,” he means he's gonna make you watch his terrible nerd shows.)

If you tried laying on him to get him to stay, he's just pushing you off. If he's in a particularly affectionate mood, he'll stay for a few more moments, but generally, you're just gonna end up on the floor. He's got stuff to do!

Canada

Matthew just... really doesn't know how to handle your affection. He hasn't had any romantic partners in a long time, so his only real reference for modern love is TV shows. And... they definitely don't act like cats in those. Are you weird, or is he?

He'll be super awkwardly accepting of it. Ok, you're curled up in his lap... so he pets your hair, right? When he wakes up to you laid flat over his body like a blanket, he just... doesn't know what to do. Where does he put his hand? Does he push you off?

Eventually, he'll get it. Then he's gonna go full cat owner mode. Constantly checking in with you, making sure you're always entertained, and cuddling you constantly.

He doesn't appreciate you breaking things to get his attention though... like, he's always willing to give it to you! No questions asked! You don't have to go to such drastic measures to get a hug.

If you flop on his lap when he's about to get up, he's just gonna accept his fate. You'll get no protests from him. Just... let him know when you're done, k?

Russia

Ivan doesn't even question anything you do. He just finds your cat-like behaviours super cute! It just makes him want to indulge you more.

Whenever you force him to continue cuddling, he just laughs and concedes. He's never had such a clingy S/O, and it makes him want to protect you even more.

However, this kind of thing does make him infantilize you even more. But on the bright side, expect him to buy you lots of cute clothes and build pillow forts for you two often (He might buy you a collar too ;)

He really doesn't mind you biting him. Once he knows you're alright with it, he'll probably bite you back! It's a weird point of pride for him to be covered in your little teeth marks.

Surprisingly, he also doesn't mind you breaking things to get his attention! He finds it... oddly romantic. Like, oh, you care about me enough to cause damage to things? Wow, you're so dedicated! (He has... problems.)

Basically, a S/O that acts like a cat would be great. He's such a dog boyfriend anyway.

England

Arthur doesn't see this as “acting like a cat” as much as he sees it as “immaturity.” Surprisingly, unlike how he feels normally about childish S/O, your behaviour could really grow on him. Of course, he'll always huff and sigh when you rub yourself against his arm anyway, but still!

He WILL get very annoyed by you sitting on his lap while he's busy though. Like, if he's just reading, whatever. But if you interrupt him when he's about to do something, he's just forcing you off his lap and walking away.

Also, do NOT break his glasses. Pissing him off like that will only make him ignore you more. Besides, if you wanted a super attentive partner, you really shouldn't go for Arthur anyway.

But despite all that, he really adores your habit of biting him. As long as it's not too painful, he does get a kick out of it, weirdly. When he bites you, it's always in a more... sensual way, but he adores how you do it so affectionately.

Basically, yeah, he thinks you're cute. But it's easy for you to get on his nerves if you act like that.

America

Alfred... doesn't really mind. But he thinks it's more entertaining than cute. He definitely realizes what you're doing early on in the relationship, and loves to tease you about it.

But... he also can't help the urge to take care of you because of it. He makes sure to always leave cute little snacks in your bag in case of emergency, and he NEVER misses a call from you. He gets a little paranoid about you getting taken advantage of because of how immature you can be.

You can bite him. He probably wouldn't even notice you did so.

However you show affection, he'll reciprocate. He's not much into the headbutting thing himself, he's a lot more uh... traditional? But he loves it when you do it!

He has to resist squeezing your cheeks every day that he wakes up next to you. It keeps getting harder.

You pushing stuff off every surface doesn't make him mad per se, but he definitely doesn't enjoy that habit. (Specifically, he would buy a bell that means you want attention. It's much cuter that way, and also you aren't breaking his things.)

In conclusion: it would be a very sweet relationship (:

[cowboy-robooty]

not going to name names bc thats messed up but omfg i was tryna find records of old heta fandom shit to show inu right and i found a hetalia iceberg and I SAW MY 2019 OPP ON THERE. IT WAS SO FUCKING FUNNY LIKE MY EYES BULGED OUT OF MY SKULL BECAUSE IM NOT EVEN JOKING I HATED THIS BITCH SO MUCH WHEN I WAS 14 AND NGL I STILL HATE HER. I DIDNT SAY NOTHING AND KEPT CURTIOUS AND NORMAL OBVIOUSLY BUT ON THE INSIDE I WANTED HER ASS DEAD EVERYDAY AND WELL... you all know im never in the loop with things and had no fucking clue that she was just the antichrist for an entire group of people lol. SHE WAS MY ANTICHRIST THO. I HATED HER AND SHE HATED ME OKAY AND IM LIKE RODF SEEING HOW SHES ON THE FUCKING HETALIA ICEBERG I WAS LIKE OMG.... I THOUGHT ONLY I FUCKING DESPISED HER

[teamarine777]

Morning

My eyes are blinded by the sudden ray of sunlight coming through the curtains. I look around at the room. It's very... pink. Unfamiliar as well. I feel a stirring beside me. "Ah. Right. Almost forgot," I whisper to myself.

A smaller, white haired person is moving beside me. "She's very cute," I think to myself. Her eyes open. Those eyes... they endear me to her. One looks like it's pupil is an elegant, embedded emerald. The other, an amber, so perfect in it's placement and color, I can't help but stare.

I feel her arms clasp around my waist. "Five more minutes, Vul," she softly requests. "Okay, a little bit longer, but only a little bit," I respond, stroking her precious locks. I lay back, and pull her close. "You're very warm..." Her voice is quiet, like a faint hum. I chuckle to myself, and a small "Thank you," leaves my lips. I let my arms wrap around her.

After a few minutes, feel her start to move again. "Is it now time to get up?" I'm slightly sarcastic about the inquiry. She rolls her eyes at me, as if to say, "Yes, it is. Now can we please start the day?" I chuckle, exiting the bed.

There is a somewhat awkward moment as we both dress. After, we lock eyes for a few seconds. She claps her hands a little bit. "Okaaaaaaaay so I'm not the best cook. Are you good with cereal for breakfast, or like..?" I snicker a little. "Yes, Heta. Cereal is fine."

I wonder how we will address our situation going forward, but that's a problem for after we've had breakfast. "You do have coffee, right?" She snickers at my question as I did hers. It only makes me like her more. "I do have coffee." She gives me a beckoning wave as she exits the room.

Her apartment is small, but very cozy. "Sorry about the mess." She gestures to dirty dishes in the sink. "I wasn't really expecting us to come to my place, so I didn't prepare at all." She walks and talks, starting her coffee maker. I nod, accompanied by, "That's fine. I don't blame you."

I feel a little awkward taking a seat at her counter, but she doesn't object. "Any particular way you like your coffee?" She inquires midway through her own, a half milk, half coffee blend, with a little sugar. "I'll have whatever you're having," I respond, as I look around her place.

It's all the basic furnishings; a couch, fridge, counter, stools. Most things are in pastels, which is actually a welcome change for me. She doesn't have any pictures or paintings, though a few mecha anime posters and gunpla models are on the shelves, and on a somewhat messy desk.

She slides me a coffee. We silently sip for a while until we've both seen the bottom of our respective mugs. "So... what's the plan from here?"

I didn't want to pull teeth, but we needed to clear the air here. "Well, you're still in my house, so if you told me it was a one night stand, I'd be a little surprised. Though, if you want to part ways here, that's okay with me," she responds, not really giving me much.

"Well, I was hoping we could have a romantic relationship to go along with us fucking." Heta seems slightly surprised by this. "Oh! Sure. It's been a while since I've had something that's more than a small... encounter." I nod. I don't completely understand her situation, but I get wanting a relationship that's more that a one night stand.

"I get it. It's not that much fun when they leave, especially while your asleep..." Memories play in my head as I speak. I can feel my face now starting a frown as I remember all the ones I thought loved me. Heta takes my hand, clenching it in hers.

"Look at me. You have worth. You're an amazing person. You're more than your body." Her eyes are passionate. How does she know? I blink.

"H- how did you-" She cuts me off. "Your eyes. The eyes are the windows to the soul, or so they say. I've just always kinda been able to feel what other people are feeling a little easier than most." I was kinda creeped out by that, but hey, I get creeped out by a lot. I don't think this is a big deal.

I silently placed my mug on the counter by the sink. "That last thing was kinda weird, wasn't it? I'm sorry. I'm not used to this yet," Heta meekly mumbled. "Hey. It's okay. I just wasn't sure how to respond. You're OK, OK?"

I place my hand on her shoulder, but before I can do anything else, Heta jerks herself away, and she gets this look... It was a mix between anger and fear. "I- I'm sorry-" My face must've changed too, as her tense shoulders relax, and her stance straightens. "A- are you OK? Did I do something?" I wasn't sure how to react. She takes a deep breath. "Excuse me." She walks into her room.

[dirthara-dalen]

Time for some updated lore for Ligastar! It's going to be under a read more as it got way longer than i had originally intended lol. my thoughts are also under the cut.

I really enjoyed the patch but i have to say I'm not super surprised in regards to what Shae did. I do wish the quests on Hutta with the rebelling slaves had been done differently considering its not a dailies zone. The Ri'kan boss fight also kinda...glitched on me which resulted in me running around after he jumped into the machines shield trying to figure out wtf i was supposed to be doing.

All in all it was a good patch btw broadsword? Maybe warn us ahead of time when you decided to change a va -.-

Now for Ligastar's updated lore

He and my agent Vilkas are in a poly romance that begins in between act 1 & 2

He was under the emperor's mind control for like a minute before breaking free but ultimately chose to submit.

He was trained by the station's sith overseer for a few months then went to Korriban to complete the trials. Upon completing the trials he is named a sith lord and goes by Lord Frey Xeno.

He takes an apprentice, a cathar inquisitor named Raz’lim

Upon returning to Tython he does not rejoin the order. He only returns to ensure nothing happens to Cain who impersonated him in order to warn the jedi

After the end of act 3 Ligastar decides to follow his own path in life. Due to Darth Marr covering up his involvement in the emperor's murder he can still traverse sith space freely.

Also at the end of act 3 he locates the Ebon Hawke in a ship junkyard. He buys it and ends up spending years restoring it by using the knowledge granted to him by jeeta.

He does not take part in the attacks against Korriban and Tython during SOR. However, he is brought in by Vilkas and Theron to assist with Manaan and Rakatta prime.

During the whole Ziost storyline Ligastar is actively working to save Cain from being possessed.

in Kofte he is the one who ends up in carbonite with Valkorion in his head. Cain helps found the alliance on the condition that Ligastar be his co-commander once he is found and freed.

Post kofte/kotet he originally agrees to ally with the republic but overtime he begins to pull the alliance away. 

He only helps Shae for the sake of his son Levi who became part of clan ordo during the five years he was imprisoned. The whole heta thing starts to annoy him greatly.

The events on Ruhnuk cause his relationship with Shae to become further strained. 

Realizing just how obsessed Shae is with Heta results in him leaving her out of official meeting despite being allies as he believes heta is her problem not his.

The events of 7.4 make him realize just how incompetent Shae really is. As a result he denies her any access to his spies, to his networks and Malgus.

When shae goes missing and forces her mess onto Ligastar he is enraged. He flat out tells Jekiah that if she does anything to threaten the alliance or the ones he loves then their little alliance is over.

After successfully retrieving Nul’s holocron he makes it damn clear to the Jedi they will never touch it and that the alliance is no longer part of the republic. The holocron stayed in the Starwing family for centuries. The only other person to study it being Ligastar’s descendant, Lee Starwing.

After learning what Shae had done, he breaks off the alliance he once had with the mando’s citing that any who are still loyal to Shae need to gtfo or be killed. Those loyal to jekiah can remain. He also swears to kill Shae the next time he sees her.

Ligastar lays the ground work for an order of the grey based on the force enclave but never puts his plans into practice. Roughly 3,000yr later his descendant Lee starwing puts his original plans to use although slightly modified in 19 bby following order 66.

[cryptophasia-nabros]

Hetalia Kinkmeme (new) Unfilled Requests Part 1:

Canada/America "work from home" sex while live online

During the COVID isolation period, Nation meetings are conducted by video. Canada and America have been isolating together so it only makes sense to do the video conferences together. They end up having sex not realizing that the video/camera feed is up and all the others can see them. Top Canada please.

Bonus: Canada does knows, and he did it on purpose! Possessive Matt is also a major bonus

Bottom America / Any male nation

I want America to be overestimated whether it's fucking him until he can't cum anymore or non stop use of toys.

I like them to milk his prostate until he begs them to stop or have him use his safe word and still be put under post orgasmic torture.

I don't mind if it turns into dubcon I just want America as a drooling, mess to be used and abused.

Any male nation or nations are welcome, just wreck him.

Overall Kinkmeme link: https://heta-kink-meme-blog.dreamwidth.org/

[sovereign-skyy]

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(Hopefully I didn't mess up the clue and/or the message.)

A slightly longer one in return this time, I had a lot to say

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[a-master-procrastinator]

Quick thoughts about 7.2 story, spoilers ahead!

Went with Airistan, because as much as I wanted to just go with my Mando bounty hunter, I needed to see the story first with a different character.

I loved Ruhnuk, even with shadows set to low, such a pretty scenery. The level of detail is amazing.

Rass is adorable (and ofc he won't stop reminding Commander about their habit of another-happy-landing ships), and now with flirt options available I'm seriously thinking of having one of my characters pick those options. No idea yet, but I'll think of someone.

As expected, Akaavi and Torian didn't have a big role in the story, but it was nice to have a bonus quest where you talk to each one of them (and Rass). Although it would be good for them to have a more important role, especially Torian, seeing as his clan's name is used by Heta to rally her allies against Mandalore. Can't imagine him being fine with it.

The fight between Shae and Heta was dope. I appreciate them having the same blades in the duel, because if they fought with weapons as on the art, I would've lost my shit. At least this way, the odds are even.

Speaking of which, Airistan did not mess around with Bask Sunn and his weapon being used against Shae. She used it on Heta (bc she hated how it was used on her), and then killed Sunn, because if he changes loyalty like gloves, why won't he betray Airistan in future?

It was interesting to learn the story between Rass and Ri'kan. I knew the Ordo sister was not mentioned for nothing, but I also didn't think Heta would turn out to be this lost sister (there was this theory, and I wouldn't put it past bioware, but I didn't think that was the case).

In the end, we're back to where we started - Heta and her followers escaped, and now we have to hunt her down again, which is a little disappointing. But we got some new information, and I'm intrigued by where this is going.

I feel like I'm forgetting someone... right, Sa'har. She, well, acted a little dumb, and I can understand it, she wants to make up to her brother for leaving him in the past, but girl, I hope you're not about to give this (yet another) superweapon to Heta. Please.

[resol-nare]

Just learned that the Ash'ad were formerly Clan Lok, Mandalore the Vindicated's clan, the clan the BH gets adopted into if you take Mandalore's offer. And it's got me thinking about how pissed off Auberil must be that her clan up and went rogue while their people were being wiped out by the Eternal Empire and now they're staging a full on rebellion alongside Heta Kol. Mandos typically don't look fondly on Clans that start civil wars (ex: clan Cadera) so what kind of shit did Auberil have to pull to separate herself from that mess??

[goldammerchen]

In the same vein as this one, Prussia getting annoyed with his siblings (other than Ludwig of course) for being kind to him.

"Fuck off, you're only doing this now that I'm not part of the map anymore."

"You do this for Grandpa, not for me! And to feel better about yourself."

[the-firebird69]

There's a lot going on it's only a few people down here and they're watching him nod off. It's not a safe place to fall asleep because those bugs here and weird people and he is watching the other one messing around with him. Nothing's happening right now

-The invasion is on they're sending in troops tons of them it's got to be 30 trillion troops literally it's a humongous invasion and people don't believe us until they check and the max were astonished it's going on now

-8 million ships left at noon and 2 million of them will be here momentarily at about 7:00 p.m.. the rest of the fleet will arrive at midnight and they will try and attack with land and sea we tried telling them to wait

-besides this huge invasion you're more like are trying to attack at Charlotte harbor borders there are several million formed up outside and several million formed up on the inside no on the inside there's only about 50,000 they're supposed to be more they found out that they were leaving they're trying to call for reinforcements and then say we don't want to take those people off and they're sending reinforcements. There are people getting up but what's out there now are the 20 households from the inside literally Charlotte county is really diminished of population of morlock. They'll probably half what they used to be safe to say 1.5 million so I don't really feel it yet and the number of government workers who are minorities coming down will feel it because that's a lot of people to be against them they're filling in probably $35,000 jobs and it will only have a couple hundred thousand people and these people have 1.5 million and they're going to be fighting they're going to their lands and they're evacuating their people out and to get out they find look like locals and they're getting their stuff out all over the world and keep in mind they're at about 9% of the world's population

-right now 300,000 are getting up and they're going to the inside border and we're going to publish

Thor Freya

And it's because there's plenty of more like here versus those small numbers coming in

Heta

Olympus

[goldammerchen]

Thanks for the tag!

I don't have many Heta Fics at the time being, and some of my stuff is far from done (some... someday)

I'm a damn edgelord so two of my favorites are Inevitable and Harvest, as I love killing my fave and messed up stuff—in general using immortality in horror settings! Harvest includes some of my thoughts about the nation-people biology, and nightmare to the true horror intro, while Inevitable pushes into taboo territory ("loving too much"): is normal to want for love ones to live, forever... However, Ludwig affection is... overstepping, and delusional.

After that, from the PolPru week (thanks for organizing it!), I like Feliks' Tea and Thorn the most, while I'm indecisive between For the old times and Weekend. The ship is classic love-hate, enemies to lovers, ups and downs (good times being short lived) and role reversals (still Gil is the worse ofc lol), the pain of—I'm a broken record and a one-trick pony—that after all this time, one of the two will leave the world first, and surprisingly, is not something that makes Feliks happy. Gilbert is a brute, liking Feliks in twisted ways (sadist!), and at the end, he, actually calmed down??? (a lot at least). They are clearly different people, while otoh they are both petty and shitty people, perhaps deserving each other—they do have interests in common, tbf. In a more meta-sense, when one starts and the other ends isn't as defined as they think, Gil always going back to Feliks.

What I was talking about? No idea if I managed to convey all of this in my fics (likely not all), is fine because I will keep writing them.

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love❤

I got two of these lmao so here's my list link

And if you read any of these let me know what you think! :) sorry for always tagging so many people (I always feel bad)

Tagging @doomspiral @goldammerchen @chessna2 @hinotorihime @herbstklaenge

No pressure!

[ask-aph-baltics]

Poland and Russia maybe talking with eachother without anu fight?

The bar near the Convention Center was a great place for nations to go and Poland thought that maybe, tonight, he’d sit and try to drink in public. His nerves tore at him but he wanted to try and make some kind of effort to be around people. Poland didn’t trust a lot of nations, or people, or really anyone. Sometimes, he doubted trusting himself. 

“Okay, you can do this.” Poland talked himself up, a fierce look on his face. “It’s just, like, go in, order a drink, sit, look human, be human, act human, you. are. a. human.” He stopped walking and reached into his long coat and pulled out a small keychain plush of a pink cat, “We got this, we totally got this, right?”

The plush toy said nothing back but that was okay. Poland accepted that he was the quiet type too and simply nodded at the keychain.

“I agree.” He put it back into his coat and shuffled closer to the bar.

The exterior of the business was filled with cars and motorcycles and various other types of ‘scary people’ types of things; like a minivan. Poland shuddered at the size of it, knowing those held the potential to carry a lot of people.

“Hello, I am a human.” He mumbled to himself before realizing what he was saying and pausing. “Wait, I totally am a human.” He slapped himself lightly on his head before rushing over to the door, “In fact, I’m totally normal!” He was made in God’s image, after all.

Poland hastily made his way to an empty barstool, doing his best to tune out the crowd of people inside. He was there for one purpose and one purpose only. Drink alcohol.

After sitting and contemplating what to do about how to go about ordering, Poland finally placed his order for a Screwdriver and unzipped his jacket, getting as comfortable as he could inside the establishment.

Once he received his drink he began to suck on it slowly while scrolling down on his cell phone a bit here and there checking Instagram for the latest fashion trends and sexy outfits that people had been posting about. A few likes later and having downed the first Screwdriver, Poland ordered a second drink and continued going.

“Feliks?” A familiar voice called out from behind, “Is that you?”

It wasn’t that Poland was purposely ignoring the voice but he was just really bad at remembering he was Feliks. So instead of a reply, he just continued to poke at his phone and sip his drink. 

“Feliiiiiiks.” The voice said again, this time it sounded nearly on top of him, and ran shivers down his spine. 

“Are you talking to m-” Poland turned around to see Russia standing there with a polite and familiar smile across his face.

Russia swayed side to side and motioned towards the empty stool next to Poland, “May I?”

There was a long, long moment of silence. Poland didn’t like Russia… and Russia didn’t particularly like Poland, either. They’d been rivals for as long as Poland could remember.

After a few more seconds of staring, Poland shrugged, “Yeah, sure.” It wasn’t like he was scared of Russia or anything.

Russia smiled and moved to the seat, his bulky body sitting down with a strange amount of grace. Grace that one would not expect could come from a man who looked as if he could rip a tree in half with his bare hands. 

He ordered a drink for himself and, surprisingly, a drink for Poland as well.

Poland raised an eyebrow at the free drink, “Thanks.” He said with a still voice, “Um, I guess.” He started to get suspicious. Russia was known for some friendly acts but sometimes they came with a catch. “So, like, did you want something?”

Russia shook his head, “No, not really.” He wavered, taking his freshly arrived drink and cracking it open. Typical of him, he’d get a whole bottle of Vodka. “I just happened to come in here and see you…” 

“Like…” Poland glanced around the bar. There was plenty of empty seats although it was still crowded. “Kay…” He picked up the drink Russia bought him and examined it quickly before taking a sniff of it. It seemed fine. “Weird to see you here…” He added.

Russia took a swig of vodka and let out a deep sigh, “Sometimes I like to come here…” He mumbled, “To be around others…”

Poland turned away and stared vacantly ahead of himself. That was the whole reason he had come there, too. “Yeah.” He agreed, sipping his drink, “Even though I’m just sitting here alone, I feel like I’m actually apart of… their world.” He was serious with his words, a rarity for the Pole.

“Do you ever wonder what it must be like?” asked Russia, seemingly lost in thought. “To be one of them?”

Poland’s stomach tightened and he looked down at the countertop. His chest felt as if it was getting heavier and heavier as emotion tried to fight its way out of him. He pushed it back, “Only every minute of every day.” He brushed his hair behind his ear, then continued to drink. 

Russia made a sound of agreement and took another swig. “Me too…” He adjusted his scarf, “That’s why I’ve decided to come here tonight. So I could feel like one of them.” He hummed a bit, “We’re not of their world though…”

“That doesn’t mean we can’t pretend.” Poland gave Russia a solid look in the eyes, he was firm, signalling too he wasn’t up for any games, yet making an honest proposal. “Let’s try to be like them tonight.”

Russia cocked his head in confusion, but he listened, although the look Poland gave seemed to make him a bit nervous. “Tonight, you’re not Russia. I’m not Poland…” Poland held up his glass, “We’re just a couple of Slavic guys chilling in a bar, whatcha say?” He sounded more upbeat at the end of his statement.

Russia let out a small smile, “I like that.” He tapped Poland’s glass, “To being human!” 

“To being human!” Poland added, finishing the toast.

[yes-feratu]

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