#hws Brooklyn aph Brooklyn

[ask-nyc-boroughs]

Happy holidays ! Ft. The boroughs & Will/Albany. No text version beneath

[youroriginalsublimecupcakestuff]

Germany : i'm pretty easy going.

Prussia : you once used a ruler to mesure another ruler .

Germany : it was off by Half a centimeter .it never should have been in circulation.

[incorrecthetalia]

Germany: Switzerland is here because we need an objective set of eyes on this matter.

Prussia: I can be objective!

Germany: Then, tell me, how do I look today?

Prussia: Normal?

Germany: No. Switzerland?

Switzerland: Bloated.

Germany: Thank you.

[thatsamericano]

Norway: Let me show you a picture from last night that really upset me.

Denmark: Okay, but in my defense, Prussia bet me 20 Euros I couldn’t drink all that shampoo.

Norway: That’s not what I wanted to-- you drank SHAMPOO?!

[imaginesunflowersrochu]

Hetalia Alfred: How about this? I'll work off my debt to each of you. How does that sound? I'll do anything you want.

Hetalia Arthur: Anything?

Hetalia Alfred: Am I the only one super creeped out by that?

Hetalia Yao: No, that was definitely creepy.

Hetalia Matthew: Yeah, he wants you to do something real weird.

[labitchette]

-Allies meetings 2.0 -

England: Alright. Listen up, wankers.

America to China: That's my dad. The dude talking right now. I came out of his body.

[aph-edits]

poland: hello, nice to meet you. this is my ex-boyfriend, Toris.

lithuania: you have got to stop introducing me like that.

lithuania: i am his husband.

[astereacosplay]

Smile! ☀️

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Photographer: @onichild-art

[incorrect-aph-quotes-inactive]

Romania: I want to show you a picture from last night that really upset me.

Bulgaria: Okay, but in my defense, Prussia bet me 50 cents that I couldn't drink all that shampoo.

Romania: That's not what I wanted to-

Romania: You drank SHAMPOO?

[honda-nihon-kiku]

Poland: And once again, Feliks and Tolys save the day!

Estonia: You didn't do anything. It was all Tolys.

Poland: We're a package deal, everyone knows that

[redvelvetalia]

Germany: What the hell’s going on here!?

Veneziano: Romano’s trying to steal my sandwich!

Romano: We ordered two meatball subs and they only delivered one, it’s MINE!

Germany: Guys, guys! Look, just walk to the sandwich shop, it’s only a block away, and get a second sandwich.

Romano: Walk?

Veneziano: Are you INSANE?

Germany: Fine. Cut the damn sandwich in half

Romano: And then what, genius? We each eat a six inch sub?

Veneziano: Two and a half meatballs a piece!?

Romano: Are we children?

Veneziano: What is this, Russia?

Germany: Okay. That’s it. NO ONE eats the sub!

Veneziano: But-

Germany: Get back to work!

[ask-nyc-boroughs]

Tony/Brooklyn & Lynn/Manhattan going on vacation, Lynn said she’d also help carry bags…alas. Anyways they’re in a Leyendecker color study I did & that I am very proud of how it came out ! Tony & Lynn are only married for legal purposes cause of the 1898 amalgamation of NYC (which gives us 5 boroughs).

Also I haven’t talked about the boroughoes in ages! I’ve been very focused on my Alfred & states lore that I haven’t touched my NYC lore 😭❤️ my OG lore. I’ll share some major changes and other thoughts below the cut. Also scroll the bottom for a little doodle of the boroughs :D

I do love my borough ocs dearly they’re my oldest babies (9/10 years and going ❤️). And I love working on their lore BUT I feel a lot of the depth of their lore can be better discussed if I also work on lore at a state (Jennie/ New York State) and a national (Alfred/USA) level. Don’t worry I haven’t casted them aside, just cooking and learning new things as I work on Jennie & Alfred so I can better understand how different relationship dynamics impact each borough (especially as Lynn/Manhattan is basically their boss).

Before I delve into major changes in my lore, for newer folks, I’m gonna give a brief description of each borough oc:

Manaháhtaan “Lynn Cooper” / Manhattan borough is essentially the “boss” of all the boroughs. She’s born slightly before European colonization to Ms. Munsee Lenape and Mr. Mohican. For various reasons, she’s not particularly close to her parents nowadays. Lynn is a bit like a princess. She expects only the finest things in life, and she’s known to be perhaps a bit greedy and definitely cut-throat ambitious and will squash you like a bug if she deems you unworthy, but she’s quite charming. Her loud, bold, intense, no nonsense, but with perhaps a flirtatious smile makes her someone people wanna be around. She’s close friends with her fellow boroughs, Jennie/ New York State, and Alfred/ USA.

Anthonij “Tony” Cohen/ Brooklyn is a proud man who is always been rather peeved his best friend and greatest rival is essentially his boss and his legal wife, but he can’t ever really hate her. However, Tony will absolutely dig in his heels and give Lynn a hard time like pretending he’s a separate city still. His gregarious nature, and his interests in many topics from fashion to politics makes him someone you want to get know better. On another note, Tony was born to human parents during the New Netherland period, and he’s of African-American and Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Tony began to connect more with Judaism in the late 1800s specifically Reform Judaism. Tony is dating Andy/Queens, and he likes hanging out with his friends (and also making fun of them). Tony is always a bit peeved at Jennie for making him and Lynn marry, but they mostly get along, and they often celebrate Jewish holidays together (alongside with Jennie’s sister Elise/ New Jersey). Tony is also good friends with Alfred.

Andrew “Andy” Perez/ Queens was born to human parents some point during the late 1800s and is of Dominican and Chinese (probably Cantonese) descent. He’s a rather reserved man. He does have a bit of a bitch face, but he’s honestly quite friendly if you get him talking. He enjoys a more quiet pace of life. You’ll find him hanging around his neighborhoods, playing chess or helping folks out or just yapping. During the summer, you’re highly likely to find him at Rockaway beach catching some waves.

Rodrick “Rodrigo” Madden/ The Bronx was born to human parents in the late 1800s and he’s of Puerto Rican and Irish descent. Nowadays, he does try to act like Mr. Tough guy, but that’s to hide the fact he doesn’t wanna be hurt again. He’s not been treated well by Lynn as a friend in the past and he somewhat blames his more naive and rather naturally friendly nature as the reason why. But Rodrigo is a sweetheart. His heart has almost always been in the right place. He’ll give you the clothes off his back even if it hurt him. He has a pet calico cat named Teddy that was once a barn cat from he used to be farmer (also I randomly decided the cat also immortal cause I can’t mentally kill off this cat).

François “Frank” Russo/Staten Island was born to human parents during the New Netherland period and is of Walloon and Italian (probably Neapolitan) descent. He can be rather intense especially when he’s passionate about something, and often thinks of himself as the center of universe. He may off as an annoying asshole but if you put aside the self centered attitude, the extreme bouts of passion and stubbornness, and maybe his lack of manners- you’ll find he’s not a bad guy.

Also why borough ocs, Egg? Uh cause I can. When I made them, no one else was doing this and I felt a New York City character can’t be explained in just a character alone plus culturally and politically the boroughs are actual entities thus for me mentally justifies why I could personify them.

OK also one of the more major changes to the lore is that Lynn & Tony are now legally married due to the 1898 amalgamation. As I mentioned numerous times on this blog, I want to explore more serious and complicated themes especially as I’ve gotten older. I now interpret the amalgamation a bit like a marriage between New York City (then just Lynn) and the city of Brooklyn. They’re still friends/rivals. Also Tony is gay. But I’m interested in exploring the idea of these personifications being public figures and how aspects maybe like tokenization, homophobia, misogyny can also impact them. I’ll expand on this another time as I don’t want to take away from the point of this post.

The other major update is that Andy/Queens & Rodrigo/the Bronx only come into existence as aeterni (borrowing term from a pirenaia on twitter) when they’re older kids and at some point btwn 1870s-1890s. This just changes their aging timeline a bit is all. I made this change cause I really want my borough ocs to reflect the inhabitants and groups that have had significant influences on the culture of this city. As Rodrigo is Puerto Rican / Irish in his ethnic background and Andy is Chinese / Dominican, the most significant beginnings of the migration of these groups to the city started in the late 1800s (picked up x1000 post wwii). It wasn’t like impossible before but I felt the explanation was too loose ++ the Bronx & Queens were just beginning to urbanize at this period & beforehand I’m gonna argue did not have much of a major cultural thing. I need both a major cultural aspect and some sort of political aspect to create ocs. Alsooo eastern Bronx as a character no longer exists in this universe- Frances rip 🙏

hehe that’s all (for now)- here’s a boroughoes doodle

[hwsverse]

lovino: don’t smile, i’m still mad at you.

antonio: i thought we were having a moment!

lovino: moment’s over, shut up.

[thatsamericano]

Prussia: I’m going to sleep. Hungary, spoon with me. We need to huddle together for warmth.

Austria: No, Erzsi, you’re my wife. You’re going to spoon with me.

Prussia: I called first spoon! Erzsi, get over here right now.

Austria: Hungary, don’t throw away our marriage for a one-night spoon with Prussia.

Hungary: Okay, enough! We’re gonna stop fighting, we’re gonna lie down, and we’re gonna triple-spoon like grown-ups! Come on, bring it in. Bring it in.

[thatsamericano]

America: Hey Vinny, you want me to flex and make all the buttons pop off of my shirt?

Romano: Wow, you can do that?!

America, smug as hell: The real challenge is keeping the buttons on.

Romano: [drooling]

[thatsamericano]

Germany: France, England needs your help with something.

France: Oh, great! I'll take my shirt off.

Germany: No one asked you to take your shirt off! Stop volunteering to take your shirt off!

France: I can't hear you. Shirt's over my ears!