#i don't think Liechtenstein knows whats going on

[offical-liechtenstein]

*bites you*

- @wikipedia-the-official

Wtf, why

I'll bite you back

[floralcrematorium]

I apologize in advance for my breakdown in the tags

tfw you’re in history trying to remember why you already know about the subject you’re learning then the dark realization hits you

[sunnimika]

Headcanon Time

Heyho here are some Hetalia headcanons because why not:

England: He gives me strong straight vibes because in my opinion he is that one gentleman (well I feel that way about him). But I just ship him a bit with France, which is why I would go for bi, but if you look at it from Canon's point of view, then more straight.

France: Polysexual/Pansexual France loves everyone and everything. Be it woman or man, he doesn't care.

Greece: Pansexual. I also think that it doesn't matter to him what gender he is with, because Greeks (you know the stories from Greek mythology)

Russia: AroAce. In my opinion he is a bit too stupid for love. I can imagine that if anyone confesses their love to him, he will just say: Yippeee a friend!

Poland: Gay. I don't think I have to say any more about it.

Romano (South Italy): Gay. He gives me such gay-tsundere vibes

Spain: He was like married to Austria????!!!! I would say bi.

North Italy: He's a real womanizer but has too many gay moments with Germany I swear he's bi

Switzerland: Because he is very introverted and so he doesn't dare to talk to others and stuff like that. And I think since he worked quite a lot, he didn't have time. Somehow Aro-Ace or straight. Mainly because it was illegal for a homosexual couple to get married in Switzerland for a long time.

Liechtenstein: Bisexual or lesbian. Especially because she has a lot of men around her and stuff like that. She gets shipped with a dude and i forgot who it was, but i heard she thinks he's a girl (And no it's not her brother lol).

Germany: Gay.

[goldammerchen]

AHHHH???????

LIECH???? (and switzerIand, i guess)

(#501)

[paikothecateater]

This is going to be a long one.

Alright, we need a lot of pretext here:

If you didn't see the post, this is going to be Iceland and his friends as my friends and I's quotes from when we did a horror escape room.

The people who organise these escape rooms all take it very seriously. It's all very meticulous. If I straight up told you everything that would happen exactly when it would happen, they'd still be able to scare you. The game master has a very... Possessed? Attitude. It feels off... His language is very meticulous. He laughs and jokes but his expression is always very off putting. He instructs people on where the lockers are and whatnot. Then we start the experience.

Alright, enough of the first part of the exposition.

Iceland: me

Hong Kong: friend 1

Raivis: friend 2

Liechtenstein: friend 3

Before I begin I would also like to explain the layout of the escape room. I will be spoiling puzzles, but I doubt anyone reading this is planning on going to this particular escape room.

There are three rooms total, you finish the puzzles to open your way into the next room. The lights will randomly go out leaving the room pitch black. They warn you not to move when the lights go out so you avoid getting hurt. The lights go out with an extremely loud bang. Between the second and third room, the lights flicker intensely, the creepy music gets deafening so you can't hear one another and then they send in a costumed man to come in screaming and scare you. It sounds corny, but it's absolutely mortifying. These actors really like having fun with it. They are absolutely forbidden from touching anyone, but it's still terrifying. The costumes are a bit... Silly, but it's still pretty scary. In the third room, one of the puzzles requires someone to go back to the first room to retrieve a magnet. The man will come back to jumpscare whoever that is. I think that's enough prefacing.

From now on I'll be narrating with the four in mind.

When the experience starts, they have to walk into a dark corridor, at the end of which a man stands to explain the story of the escape room.

Game master 2: (monotone) okay, your escape room is titled the morgue-

Hong Kong: what's a morgue?

Game master 2: ... It's a place in a hospital they keep dead bodies.

Hong Kong: okay okay go on.

Raivis: hold on can you like turn off that creepy ass music?

Game master 2: (clears throat) the story goes as follows, you went to visit a friend at the hospital-

Hong Kong: are we gonna see them?

Game master 2: (breaks character) sir, how the hell would I put one of your friends in the escape room?

Hong Kong: oh yeah yeah okay, carry on, my guy.

Raivis: seriously though, the creepy music please. Turn it off.

Game master 2: you four do know this is a HORROR escape room, yeah?

Raivis: I don't care! Turn it off.

Game master 2: (clears throat) you then lost your way, made a wrong turn, ended up in a strange room... Something about this room... Pulled you in... And-

Hong Kong: oh that's the morgue! Right?

Game master 2: sir, can I please do my job? (sigh) by the time you realise something's wrong you find out the doors locked and you have to solve puzzles to escape. You discover some experiments that definitely don't look right. They're the work of a rogue doctor. Complete the puzzles and escape within an hour or one of you will be taken.

Hong Kong: what happens if we don't finish in an hour?

Game master 2: oh well we just send in some guy to kill you and stuff your bodies into a crematorium.

Hong Kong: really?

Game master: no.

Liechtenstein: I see that prolonged eye contact thing you're trying on me. It won't scare me by the way.

Game master 1: I love confidence... I'll make you walk out of here with that confidence stuck on your shoes. Where do you live by the way...?

Hong Kong: oh I live at-

Iceland: (clamps his hand over Hong Kong's mouth) don't tell him where you live, moron!

*the escape room starts*

Hong Kong: okay yeah we definitely need a hint right now.

Raivis: (to game master 1 through camera) can we get a hint!?

Liechtenstein: give us a clue!

Game master 1: ma'am, why the fuck are you yelling at me. Look at the picture on the wall, but do not remove it.

Hong Kong with the picture in his hands: so uhm... Hypothetically, if I did...

Iceland: okay, I think I just turn off this light and...

*body locker opens*

Latvia: there's a body in there (dummy)

Hong Kong: give me.

Hong Kong takes the body and shakes it vigorously. The head falls off. Hong Kong picks up the head and shakes it vigorously.

Hong Kong: something has gotta like be in here!

Iceland: Hong Kong, stop violating the dead and actually look in the body locker.

Hong Kong: we need a hint!

Game master 1: Liechtenstein, crawl into the body locker.

Liechtenstein: why me?

Game master 1: because I don't like you.

*the lights go out*

*the three guys scream in terror and cling to Liechtenstein*

Liechtenstein: get off me I'm solving a puzzle!

Hong Kong: we gotta get that paper from the pipe.

Raivis: I ain't doing that! Somethings gonna pop out at me!

Iceland snatches the paper: oh it helps solve absolutely nothing.

*Lights begin to flicker and the music gets super loud*

Iceland: OH MY GOD! I JUST HEARD THE DOOR!

Raivis: FUCK THIS SHIT! THERE'S A GUY IN HERE!

Masked guy starts cornering and screaming at them. All four cling to each other screaming at the top of there lungs. Guy grabs a body cover and starts covering them with it and flicking it at them.

He finally turns to walk away.

Hong Kong throwing the cover at him: GET OUT OF HERE JACKASS I'LL CUT YOU!

The guy: slowly turns back around and lunges at Hong Kong.

The guy finally actually leaves.

Iceland hitting Hong Kong: BRO! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT! THE FUCKER WAS LEAVING!

*They get to the third room*

Iceland: do you think it's okay for me to like sit on this bed they have here or would I look like a lazy ass bitch.

Hong Kong: well that and you'd probably break it with that big fucking back.

Iceland: you know I bougeed myself up for this shit. I was coming here thinking I'm gonna be all coquette and shit, then we started and I called the game master a mother fucker.

The lights go out.

Iceland: I deserved that one.

Iceland: oh crap... This maze thing needs the magnet from room one. Someone has to go get it.

Hong Kong: alright, Liechtenstein, you're up.

Liechtenstein: fuck no!

Raivis: you're the only one who's not scared!

Liechtenstein: man up! We're all going.

They proceed to all get jumpscared. Iceland and Raivis were accidentally shoved into the third room's entrance, a fridge. The other two had to deal with Dr. Fucktard alone. Hong Kong flipped him off. The guy flipped him off back.

Iceland: so we assemble the puzzle pieces on the wall and write down the numbers backwards then call them on the phone.

Hong Kong: are we like, calling our friend to check on them?

Raivis: Hong Kong, are you allergic to intelligence?

Raivis: why is only one of those lockers lit up?

Iceland: it could mean something, but they were probably too poor to get more LEDs.

The light cuts.

Iceland: sorry!

[folightening]

Hi! Do you have any tips on writing Switzerland? I find due to his guarded-ness, he’s a bit difficult to characterize. Tysm! Hope you have a wonderful day and night! :)

So sorry for the wait. I forgot everything about how I write him when I read this ask and had to gather my thoughts into something resembling coherency. I'm also so bad at giving tips and advice, so this is more a listed look into his character.

Switzerland is a prideful, angry, defensive, guarded man who's actually a real sweetheart if you get him to lower those defenses. He sucks at giving comfort, can barely give advice, but he's a great listener. Privacy and personal space and being left alone are important to him but he can't ignore someone in need of help when there's something he can do about it. Generally standoffish with a don't-touch-me attitude, assertive, and unafraid to speak his mind. Unless that requires admitting to his softer side he guards like a high-security prison. How dare people know he cares, right? They might take advantage of him because people suck (except the ones he cares about). Contradictions abound with this man and he is so so fun to play with.

Putting this under a cut, it got kinda long and I'm not sure where I was going with some of it.

Switzerland and neutrality. There's a reputation. This is a bit more for writing nationverse, but it can easily be applied to human aus as well. He tries to be neutral. He refuses to get involved. He's aggressive about not wanting to be involved in their pointless fighting. If it doesn't involve him, it isn't any of his business anyway so why should he? And when applied to falling in love with another nation? He can't quite act the same about them...

He has a hard time expressing his emotions, even to Liechtenstein. This doesn't mean that he doesn't; he's quite upfront about how he feels. But if it's something softer? Emotions that would make him more vulnerable? He gets flustered, stammers, can't quite get it out. It gets caught in his throat and he wants to say it but what comes out is some odd, contradictory half admittance. Or it does come out and he quickly lessens what was said in the next breath. Once he's comfortable enough, he can say them. Quietly, softly, only for the recipient to hear because it isn't anyone else's business.

Getting the whole story is important to him. Rather than jumping to conclusions (he does) he tries to understand the situation before making any judgments (keyword: try, he can't help being judgemental).

Switzerland is also very opinionated. He speaks his mind with no regard for what others will think. This can turn into a lecture and/or pushing his personal ideals, all while telling people to have their own opinion. He's big on people having their own opinions and speaking their mind.

He helped Liechtenstein when she needed help because it was the right thing to do. He couldn't ignore her; he can't ignore people suffering in front of him. No one should suffer needlessly and if he can do something, why shouldn't he? He has a big heart; he's been hardened into hiding it after everything he's been through. The Red Cross also originated in Switzerland, if you fancy irl facts affecting your characterization.

Expressing emotions may be difficult for him, but he is so protective of those he loves. Liechtenstein is the best canon example of course. He can get... overly protective, but he also lets her do her own thing and trusts her to know what's best for her. But he's there if she needs him for any reason and he makes sure she knows that. Before he and Austria had their falling out, he seemed to be this way with him as well - fighting battles for him, carrying him on his back when Austria was too injured to walk. Yeah he scolded and yelled at him, but he was still right there for him. I imagine he'd be like this with anyone he opened up to. It's in his nature, he can't help but feel protective of the people he loves.

He likes his space and his privacy. Public displays of affection aren't his thing, and he doesn't appreciate having people coming right up in his space. Very much has a don't-touch-me attitude.

Giving comfort is not a strength of his. He never knows what to say, what to do. His attempts at gentler words come out wrong without the added weight of upsetting someone already upset. Awkward pats, maybe a loose hug depending on the person. He is so bad at it, but he can try. If they need to talk, he can listen. And if they think he can give them advice or otherwise help? He'll do his best and wonder what possessed them to come to him of all people.

For all his pride, flattery and praise fluster him. Unlike say Prussia, who would revel in it, it leaves Switzerland unsure how to respond. And it isn't just those. He flusters easily when it comes to matters of the heart, attempting to say... anything non-aggressive. Just admitting he likes something can fluster this man and it is adorable.

And of course, his habit of saving money. He can take this a bit far - even denying himself something by choosing the cheaper option. Convincing himself that he doesn't need it, so it's fine. I wonder what else he tells himself this with?

This is long, I'm out of thoughts, and I'm not entirely sure this actually answers your question... But there you go. I hope it's of some use. You have a pleasant day/night as well ❤️

[o-uncle-newt]

Cabin Pressure Advent Day 22: Vaduz

In which everyone pronounces Liechtenstein differently. Including, sometimes, the same actors from sentence to sentence...

So I love Vaduz because of course I do- I've said before that I love the show's turn toward the heartwarming side, and Vaduz is a symbol that we are somewhere that we could never have been in the S1 headspace. There are two HIGHLY specific ways that that happens, one of which I greatly prefer to the other (though overall I enjoy both).

The Carolyn and Herc plotline is, obviously, catnip for me. You've seen my long screeds about vulnerability as a running theme in Cabin Pressure (as recently as yesterday!) and Carolyn has always had an issue with people seeing her for who she is rather than for the image she portrays. It's easier to be feared due to leverage and a loud bark than loved because of something intangible that you can't actually control... and that's even before one hits the hurdle of discussing one's own feelings! Because there's also the element of considering a partner's needs- Carolyn's very much been in the habit of steamrollering over people, and now she's in a relationship (loath as she is to admit it) with another person who needs something from her, whether reassurance or an outright commitment, and she needs to decide whether it is worth giving those things to him and, in the process, acknowledging what that means to her.

And the way it's done is great- and credits to the two EXCELLENT actors playing the scenes, who really manage to give that final bit a real sense of drama that has the scene end on a silent, emotive and suspenseful note that I shiver at every time. It's a sitcom, but it's also a little snippet of human drama. And arguments from people who love to argue and are sharp-witted are always so fun to listen to! The bit where Carolyn reuses Herc's "overreacting" joke, Herc calls it out, and she says "it's funnier because the stakes are higher" is both entertainingly meta and very true to the two of them as people- and the fact that it ends in medias res, and we know that this won't get resolved for a while, just makes the whole thing feel even more resonant.

Now for everyone else- so obviously this is a hilarious plot line (and very, VERY well plotted) and I DO like Teresa. I do. I love the reversal of the "slaying the dragon" thing and think the plotting here was great. For me, though, the major flaws were Maxi and Martin's plotline with him. Maxi's scenes with Arthur are fantastic, but I feel like he's a bit over the line from "cartoon villain" to "cartoon fantasy villain" in a way that kind of brings the episode a bit over the line into actual absurdity, especially given how relatively grounded Carolyn's plot line is. All of the royal stuff just feels very random, and while it matters less for Teresa, it's a bit more over the top for Maxi. And Martin's plot line with him... I don't know, it just felt a bit clunky in a way that I feel like late-season Cabin Pressure is usually better than. Sort of forced and with odd dialogue. I don't know, it's just a feeling I have, and it's not overwhelming enough to keep me from enjoying the episode.

But anyway, I am very glad that Martin got someone to go to Duxford Air Museum with him!

[rugtopper]

Confessions of a Fetish Barber:  Part II

Confessions On the Road From Vegas to Tahoe

By Rugtopper

"Come on, Danny.  I'd like to get to Richard's place in time for dinner."

Danny locked up Adonis Hair Replacement Salon, and got into the huge SUV.  He leaned over and kissed Sam on the check before he put the key in the ignition.

"You know, Danny, I'm glad you decided to wear that light brown hairpiece of mine.  It looks so good on you," said Sam as he returned Danny's kiss.

"Do you think so?  I thought it might be too light, but I like it," confessed Danny.  "Now, tell me about everyone I'm going to meet at this memorial service."

"You just concentrate on the road, Danny.  I will make sure you know everything you need to know before we get to the memorial service."

"Why is there not a funeral?"

"It was part of Ian's last wishes.  He had suffered for so long with lung cancer.  After it spread to his bones, he just gave up."

"I understand.  Will Troy and Sean be there?"

"No.  They have rented a chalet in Liechtenstein for a month.  They are celebrating their tenth anniversary."

"That's right.  They had the most beautiful wedding ceremony in front of the fountains at The Bellagio.  Although, it was a bit bizarre."

" What do you mean, bizarre?  It was gorgeous."

"I only meant it was bizarre because I have never seen so many men with hairpieces in one place.  Well, except for that time you took me to that stylist convention in Phoenix.  Talk about wall to wall carpeting."

"That was a unique event.  Anyway, Troy never knew Ian, and he has never met Richard.  Sean only met Ian once just before he and Richard moved to Lake Tahoe.  I'm afraid there won't be a lot of people at the memorial service.  Ian was 89 years old.  He outlived so many people from his days in Hollywood and in Los Vegas."

"I didn't know Ian was a big star, Sam."

"He wasn't, Danny.  Ian Stuart was the last of the old Hollywood chorus boys.  He started out as a dancer during the heyday of the big movie musicals at MGM.  He lied about his age.  He was six feet tall when he was 16.  When the movie musical genre started dying in the early 1970s, Ian was hired to choreograph shows in Los Vegas.  That's when I met him through my dad.  Ian always wore a very dark brown toupee."

"How did he and Richard meet?"

"It will sound like something out of a romance novel, but Richard orchestrated the whole thing.  Richard auditioned for one of Ian's shows, and then started dating him.  They were together for over 50 years."

"Well, how old is Richard?"

"To tell the truth, I have no idea.  I know he's older than I am, but that's about it.  Richard won't talk about his age.  He won't talk about his hair, which is funny because he has worn a champagne-colored rug for years.  But, he will talk."

"Huh?"

"Richard is the biggest gossip you will ever meet.  Do not tell him anything you wouldn't want to hear a stranger repeat a few hours later at a dinner party!  He will quiz you wanting to know everything about yourself.  The thing is, he genuinely does care.  He just feels he has to share everything he has been told."

"I don't want him to know how we met.  Will he ask about my hair?"

"You can count on it.  He is almost as obsessed with hairpieces as Howard is.  Still, Richard is harmless.  Look Danny, you do what is comfortable for you.  If you don't want to tell Richard how we met, that is fine with me."

"It's been 15 years, I know, but it still bothers me."

"Look Danny, you were drugged, kidnapped, and tortured.  It was awful, but I love you."

"I know Sam.  I know, and I love you, too."

"When you say that, I still look around to see if you're really talking to me."

"What do you mean, Sam?"

"Well, come on Danny.  That guy who drugged you at that bar and took you back to his place.  He hung you upside down with the top of your head in a bucket of turpentine burning the top of your scalp while he raped you.  If that undercover cop hadn't followed you from the bar and shot that bastard before he cut off your . . ."

"Don't Sam."

"I'm sorry, Danny."

"It was so frightening." 

"I know, honey.  I know.  What I don't understand is why you fell in love with me instead of that hunk of a cop who saved you."

Danny started crying.

"Oh, honey.  Now what?"

"Oh, Sam, don't you know?  That cop was a narcissistic little prick who blamed me for the whole thing.  He said that I led that guy on in the bar.  I fell in love with you, Sam, because not only did you make me look beautiful by giving me hair, but you made me feel beautiful."

"Now I'm going to cry."

"Enough of that Sam.  Now, who else is going to be there that I need to know about?"

"The only other people Richard has invited to stay at the villa is Butch and Buddy.  They are similar to us as far as age difference, but their relationship is different.  I don't really know the complete story.  As best I understand, Butch adopted Buddy when he was either 16 or 17 years old.  The only thing Butch would tell me was that Buddy had been abused by his foster parents."

"Well, doesn't Richard know?  You said he was a gossip."

"No.  Apparently, years ago when Richard and Ian invited Butch and Buddy to come skiing, Richard tried to get the story out of Buddy.  Butch had a very short, but effective word with Richard.  Since then, Richard doesn't say much to Buddy."

"How do they know Ian and Richard?"

"Butch was a security guard at one of the casinos when Ian first came to Vegas.  He really hated it.  He ended up being a truck driver based out of Boise.  He picked up Buddy one night hitchhiking.  I think it was the second time that Buddy had run away from his foster family.  That is really all I know."

"You mean, nothing about hair, or other body descriptions.  Come on, Sam."

"Okay.  Okay.  Butch is built like a fire hydrant, and is a little polar bear.  You'll find this funny.  He and I have the exact same wig.  When I started wearing a white wig, Buddy wanted one exactly like it.  Buddy wears a hairpiece that is similar in style to Butch's, but in a dark ash blond.  Buddy is a little taller than Butch and has a bodybuilder's physique.  In fact, modeling paid for every bit of his education.  He just finished defending his dissertation for his doctorate in child psychology."

"I hope that covers it because I think we are almost there."

"It does.  Everything will be fine.  The memorial will be lovely.  We'll eat too much, and then we'll go home."

To be continued in another installment based upon audience response.

[hurricanewindattack]

tagged by @theresa-of-liechtenstein. tysm! <3

1. are you named after anyone? not that I know of. my name means the moon in hindi.

2. when was the last time you cried? i was quite close about a fortnight ago but held together, I think it's been a month or two since the last time i cried. as expected by anyone who follows me, it's because i was feeling despair from never having dated.

3. do you have kids? no

4. do you use sarcasm a lot? more than usual i think, but not especially so.

5. what sports do you play/have you played? the only one I'm good at rn is swimming! there's still a long way to go though, and I don't swim competitively. but i love it so much...

6. what’s the first thing you notice about other people? faces. sometimes i also map it onto an animal that immediately comes to mind when looking at a face.

7. what’s your eye color? dark brown, almost black

8. scary movies or happy endings? happy endings, i don't have the stomach to watch scary stuff

9. any special talents? i think walking essentially barefoot all the time on every surface (I got some zero support minimalist shoes and sandals) is sth I'm proud of now.

10. where were you born? east india

11. what are your hobbies? hmm, off the top of my head: linotype, papercrafts, painting, analog photography, solargraphy, swimming, reading, guitar, record-collecting, swing dancing (especially lindy hop!), cooking, watching motorsport, sim-racing, D&D/board-games when I can, educational youtube and political video essays... some of these things are a bit neglected atm

12. do you have any pets? nope, and probably can't have any for a while :(

13. how tall are you? 5’6” (168 cm)

14. favourite subject? so far in uni all my fluid dynamics classes were the best (though that doesn't mean I scored well :P). If I go beyond official education though I think history+anthropology is my most favourite.

15. dream job? nah. i've lost fascination for work. anything that's mentally engaging, reasonably interesting and pays the bills. for now hoping to get a thermal/flow r&d engineer gig somewhere close to home.

tagging 15 people off the top of my head: @youjustwaitsunshine @metamatar @bauliya @urlbecca @oneblckcoffee @tubbietommo @babssionate @pierregaslyliked @sebfreak @montecrizto @cherrynika @thelittlebirdthatkeptsomanywarm @eliotheeangelis @k-ky @mickstart and anyone who wants to! <3

[silentwillowwhisperer]

My brain is forever ruined

I see red and blue ➡️ I think of Klance

I recently saw the flag of the principality of Liechtenstein 🇱🇮 and my brain went 'Thats so klance, it even has crown because klance is canon king, also blue is the top and red the bottom finally ending that debate'

Something like this ever happen to you or am I just insane?

Yeah, that's a thing that happens. I find myself trying to place red and blue things next to each other and going for red and blue color combinations allllllll the time. I don't remember what context it was in, but I think I was doing a very serious thing with a bunch of very serious, task oriented people, and one went 'the red and blue here are very important' and I was trying SO hard not to lose my straight face.

And you know what? That flag IS so Klance.

[those-late-night-feels]

Letters

Part 2

Summary: Writing everything down should help you process your feelings. Somehow it always turns into letters to him.

Warnings: Grief, angst, eventual smut.

Feb. 4

Natasha stopped by today–brought a bottle of Zin to catch up. It was nice to have a distraction. She asked how I was doing, but it's easier to lie with a smile than dig into whatever this is…even I don't know. Emptiness?

We sat on the balcony, swapping war stories while watching the tide come in. It reminded me of that night in the common area of the tower. Too much to drink, getting rowdy and stupid, sharing way too much with one another. 

You sat back, reminiscing. Sam and Bucky egging everyone on to share stories of their misdeeds–times when they hadn't been the perfect, stand-up Avengers. Loki sat in a corner, leaning back in his chair with crossed arms, relishing in this side of the team. Sam shared a tryst he'd had with twins; Tony recalled a pornographic escapade during his playboy days with some unnamed celebrities. Wanda shared the cons she would run with her brother once upon a time. You could feel their eyes start to drift toward you. Clearing your throat, you brought back a memory that felt like a lifetime ago. "Before I joined this team, I was part of an undercover operation to assist in infiltrating large crime organizations. I was only supposed to be a cocktail server, slip by their security, grab the intel while the team disabled the cameras and leave before anyone suspected a thing. Everything was going according to plan, until one of the Narcossi brothers decided he needed an extra hit upstairs. We were both shocked when we found each other in the study, but he was the only one who showed it. I played it off like I'd followed him upstairs, that I desperately desired him, and then performed my first impromptu strip tease."

"Wait," Natasha interrupted. "The Narcossi brothers? Didn't one of them OD?"

You smirked. "That was the official report."

Sam choked on his drink mid-sip. "Did he OD on that pus–"

"Sam!" A balled-up napkin hit him in the chest. "He didn't get that far. He took a few more hits while I stripped down to a few flimsy lacy garments. Men tend to lower their guard when you're standing in front of them in only heels and a thong." From the corner of your eye, you saw Loki slowly lean forward.  "He turned to take another hit and I shot a serum into him that would take down an elephant."

"Boooo!" Sam yelled. "Come on, you tease!"

Awkwardly you stood in your inebriated state. "Sorry team, that's all I got tonight." 

Was that the first time you desired me? Or the first time you'd admit it to yourself? Following me back to my room, scaring the hell out of me outside my door. Do you remember what you had said? "Tell me, y/n. Have you stripped down for many men?"

You were standing so close I could smell Thor's mead on your breath. I barely heard the question and shook my head. 

"Interesting," you had whispered, and took a strand of my hair in your fingers. "And what exactly were you wearing when you stripped down?"

Were you teasing me, or were you intrigued? At the time, I couldn't tell. I grabbed the hand fiddling with my hair and with a cheeky smirk, told you, "Something skin tight and green underneath." 

You should have seen the look on your face when I told you goodnight and slipped into my room alone. 

Feb. 20

How can I miss someone so terribly that I hardly knew? Sometimes I am so angry with you, for making me feel this way and then leaving. I'd never tell you to your face (you were cocky enough as it was), but you were so much greater than most of us. But, even now, I don't think I'd ever be as mad as that other time (you know the one).

The team had been called together for a meeting with Fury and Hill, giving updates on the developments around the world, including Istanbul and a new subset that popped up in Liechtenstein. 

"We'll need to set up a team for a covert operation. Loki, I'd like to see you in there this time. Y/n, Dr. Pham gave you a green light. I figured you'd want to be there as well."

Internally ecstatic to finally be away from the mind numbing desk work while on medical leave, you turned to Loki. He stared ahead, jaw clenched. "Might I suggest that Thor and I take the lead on this one? It wouldn't be our first time handling this type of group."

"Not this time," Fury said, eyeing you. "Y/n has the stealth we need and she's familiar with the operation."

He slowly nodded as Maria handed the logistics sheet and went over the timeline of the mission.

As you made your way back to the compound to prepare, the tension was thick. What was wrong with him? Did he not trust you?

Leather jumpsuit zipped up, the katana was strapped to your back, a knife to your ankle, throwing stars on your hip. Waiting for the final word from Hill to take off, you found him alone, dressed in green and black leather, ready for battle. He glanced your way, jaw silently working again. "Will you please spit out what your problem is so we can move on?"

His head cocked to the side, obviously not expecting the outburst. "Do I have a problem?"

"Well you certainly would rather have Thor on this mission than me."

His smile was menacing. "Yes, I would rather have the God of Thunder at my side than the mortal who couldn't handle this mission the last time."

Pursed lips, your face burned, his words a kick to your gut. "We were ambushed."

"Indeed."

Internally, rage pulsed through your veins. How dare he think of you as incapable! "We all have made mistakes before, even the mighty Thor. I'm still valuable on this mission."

He took a daring step forward. "Little girl with a big stick. Take that away and what are you?" 

The handle of the katana was like an extension of your arm as it was unsheathed. "Come and find out."

His daggers appeared in his hands as you wielded the sword. He came at you quickly, more agile than you were used to with humans. Even alien invaders weren't like this, taking you by surprise. But you had trained with the best of them. Natasha had taught you stealth, Steve had taught you strength, Tony had taught you courage, and Clint had taught your precision. But you had taught yourself control. And when he came at your left, the katana swung, but instead of moving against him like he'd anticipated, you followed with. The sword could have sliced him open, you were better than he had imagined, but you held back the sharp blade centimeters from his skin. 

"Are you satisfied?" you asked breathlessly.

"Almost," he responded and reached palm to your forehead. Your eyes rolled back and he saw everything–the training you went through, the agony of losing everyone you loved before finding your way to the Avengers, every mission you'd taken, every battle you fought, every fear and desire you held. And when he let go of you, you knew that he knew everything. But the words that left his lips were not what you expected.

"You're a virgin…"

[merakiui]

Omg!! I'm so late! work kept me busy 😭 but I wanted to reply to your last message! regarding hetalia and such!

Going back to the hetalia fandom it's like coming home after a while <33 and Personally my favourite female characters are Seychelles, Liechtenstein, Belgium and Belarus (Belarus is low-key yandere for her brother and Unhinged omg),

Did you have or should I say do have any ships you like ? maybe with England since he is your favourite? I'm much more into rare pairs/ships which means there isn't much content of them 😭 like : England x Seychelles (because their interaction in Gakuen Hetalia was cute and funny ♡) or Iceland x Seychelles (I adore opposite-attract 🥺 💛 Iceland is more reserved while Seychelles is more outgoing and now imagine Seychelles helping Iceland coming out of his shell or Iceland cooling down Seychelles! ♡) lol can you tell I like Seychelles??

Nyo France is a charming lady ❤ I like your taste 🤌Personally I also like Nyo America (I love my tomboy princess) and nyo Italy/Romano such babes, Nyo Finland looks cute but will kick your Ass 💪❤

Also, Pirate England and Pirate Spain are Hot af 👌That's all I want to say haha (or even viking nordics 👀)

And Omg I'm actually currently obsessed with Danganronpa! 😭 In fact my profile picture is sonia nevermind bc she's one of my favourites! Which characters do you like the most?? 👀 are there any moments in the game you liked/saddened you the most ? (like favourite character dying 😭)

As for mystic messenger! did you ever notice how similar looking Saeran/Ray and Rollo look like? maybe it's the eyebags but seriously the first time I saw Rollo in twst I thought "Ray what are you doing in twst?? leave me alone, I'm not into you anymore 😭" but not only the physical Apperance both of their characters are kind of similar? I mean Ray is literally in a cult and Rollo is well you know based of an Disney villian who's religious corrupted sooooo yeah! but Saeran/ray/unknown has such yandere tendencies! and yes that one jumin ending omg! 😭 Yoosung is a cutie 💓 and well jaehee keeps us in the friendzone 💀

And Obey me! Asdfghjklöä! while writing this Obey me nightbringer came out! 🎉 I see you like Mammon 😂 seems like you like Greedy Demon and Octopus 🤌 only difference the Octopus is successful business owner and well..... the demon is constantly broke, so broke in fact the steals from his brothers 💀 I can also totally see Idia and Leviathan (maybe yoosung too??) bounding over videogames or hating the normies together 💀 (and maybe talking about having a certain crush on a certain MC 👀👀) they sure would make great frenemies 😂😂 Also Satan reminds me of APH England 💀💀 maybe its the hair colour?? the colour green?? or maybe the small same similarities personality wise?? but omg I can't unsee it now 💀 And AHEM Jade and barbatos, I don’t think I need to say anything else but yeah they also have the almost same hairstyle!!

Ooooh but can you imagine the Twst Characters as Sins?? Like Riddle = Wrath, Leona = Sloth, Azul = Greed, Jamil = Envy, Vil = lust, Idia = ??? Gluttony??, Malleus = Pride!

Oooh yes Omori is such an interesting and Deep game I would recommend you to play it 🌟

Anyway, take good care of you and drink a lot of water! I've seen that you have lots of unfinished Luna love hotel requests and different ideas/fics you want to write! take your time and don't stress yourself or burn yourself out! writing is suppose to be fun, I hope your not overdoing it 🙏

Take Care 🤟 Anon 🌸

Hello again, 🌸 anon!!! I'm also quite late to respond, but omg you have good taste in female characters! Seychelles was a sweetheart and I liked her character a lot, too!! As for ships, I didn't really have any, but I did enjoy the interactions between Germany and Italy! It's very funny and cute. <3 and aaaaaa nyo!America is also a very nice design!!! Wonderful taste once again hehe. I love her tomboy look!!! >0< and nyo!Italy and nyo!Finland are also both so pretty!!!

Pirate England and pirate Spain..... AAAAAA orz and the viking nordics omg omg!!!! The amount of fanfics I used to read with them... too many to count. I remember there was a time I read too many pirate England fics that I ended up dreaming about him LOL. I think I was a stowaway on his ship, but the entirety of that dream was essentially England and Spain fighting over who got the rights to own me????? ^^;;;; I couldn't begin to explain it if I wanted to.

Sonia!!!! I like her a lot!!!! Additionally, I also like Shuichi, Kokichi, Kaede, and Hagakure! I thought Aoi and Sakura's friendship was very endearing, so Sakura's death crushed me the most in the first game. It's always painful being a Danganronpa fan because your favorite character has the possibility of getting killed and that's the worst feeling. </3

AAAAAAA Mystic Messenger....... every summer, I play it just so I can get more hourglasses to finally unlock Saeran's route. I'm vaguely familiar with what happens, but even so I need to play it. T_T the same goes for Jumin's route. I want that bad ending!!!! OTL I have played Zen's route so many times in the past because he gives the most hourglasses. He's so engraved in my brain hehe. <3 I love him. And Jaehee!!!! When I played her route, I kept thinking, "Why does she keep friend-zoning us? We're so obviously in love." >:( let Jaehee love the player!!! It's what she deserves. <3 aaaa and Yoosung!! He's the cutest. :D

Mammon is my number one!!!! Something about greedy and pathetic men is just so *chef's kiss,* so it makes sense I'd inevitably simp for Mammon and Azul lol. But then Satan and Belphegor are so !!!!!! When the latter was manipulating us and planning to trick us all along when we found him in the attic. :) oooooo he's the worst. I need him. I should play Obey Me again just to see Mammon and Belphegor hehe. I have no idea what is happening in the story now, but I heard there were new characters added and I also saw a few things regarding Nightbringer! Omg but your comments on Jade and Barbatos... I need them to sit down and have tea together to see who can out-babygirl the other. >:) and if memory serves, Barbatos can see into the future or foretell all possible timelines? If that's the case, WOOOOOOO the yandere potential!!!! orz

Also, the twst characters as the seven deadly sins is such a fun thought to entertain. <3 you're giving me so much brain rot... orz

Thank you for your kind words!!! I will make sure to take care of myself and drink water! Please do the same as well! :D though there are many things I want to write, I am pacing myself and focusing on one fic at a time. ^0^

[mikimeiko]

Day 1 - Trough Switzerland to Liechtenstein and Austria

Time for the big summer trip :D

First step: from Milan to Vaduz (Liechtenstein) by bus

The bus driver tells us ahead of time when there will be a panoramic view in case anyone wants to take a picture <3

We spent almost an hour at the Bellinzona stop because a passenger got into a fight with the driver and the driver refused to leave with that passenger on board, then the police got involved, then flixbus headquarters made him take the passenger. I honestly have no idea what happened between and who was in the right but it was... eh.

Switzerland is INSANE. Like, its just so breathtakingly beautiful it doesn't even feel real.

Vaduz (Liechtenstein) is a weird place.

Tiny capital of this tiny country, it is literally a miniature city, including those commercial buildings that are usually several stories tall but... smaller. AND surrounded by all these amazing mountains and pastoral landscapes, creating a kind of unsettling dissonance (also quite fun).

Since my flixbus was "delayed" I had time just for a quick walk around the city center, and I ended up buying a pretzel with butter, a slice of plum cake and a herbal soda at the supermarket (I love these herbal sodas so much, I am very sad you can't find them so easily where I live but I always drink them when available!).

There are cows everywhere! Well, not EVERYWHERE. But I've seen more cows today than in my entire summer trip last year in Italy XD and there were also sheep? Like, in a small patch of grass near the road? <3

After the endless bus journey of this morning, I have to say I'm very happy to be on a train again <3 on to Innsbruck!

I am in awe of the beauty of the Alps. How can they be so incredibly spectacular all the time! So different from stretch to stretch but still unequivocally alpine? So many trees! So many shades of green! So many rocks! So much water! AAAAAHHHH

Innsbruck is big, maybe slightly bigger than I thought it would be. It's also very pretty, even overcast.

(I don't know why this is the only picture I took XD I was hoping for better light tomorrow morning but still XD)

But everything takes longer than anticipated and suddenly is later than I thought and I'm tired but I have to buy a couple of things and I have to eat something, but I thought there were some food stalls near the market but they're closed? In the end I got a sausage with cheese in it of which I forgot the name with a good sauce (of which I also forgot the name XD) and bread, and it's a little better now.

It's been a long day and I barely slept last night, so I think I'm gonna go back to my hostel and relax.

[miniaturetalecrown]

Hetalia Rare Pair Week Day 5 - Meeting the Family

Pairing: Canada/Liechtenstein (CanLiecht)

Word Count: 725

@hetalia-rarepairweek

"How would you feel about coming home with me for Christmas?" Matthew asks his girlfriend, Elise, as they sit on the couch together.

"That would be lovely. I'll get to meet your parents at last." Elise beams.

"Great, my parents have actually invited us to join them for Christmas in Edinburgh." Matthew explains.

"I can't wait to meet your parents, especially as you've met mine." Elise giggles.

"I should warn you that Mum and Papa are rather eccentric and are like a pair of teenagers when it comes to romance." Matthew sighs.

"I'm sure your parents aren't that bad." Elise giggles.

A couple of weeks later, Matthew and Elise are waiting outside Francis and Mhairi's Edinburgh townhouse.

"Matthew, dear, come on in, and this must be your girlfriend." Mhairi hugs Matthew tightly before showing Matthew and Elise into the living room.

"Hello, Mrs Bonnefoy. It's an honour to meet you." Elise smiles politely.

"Please just call me Mhairi, hen." Mhairi laughs.

"Mum, this is Elise, my girlfriend." Matthew explains.

"I can't believe you waited so long to bring your girlfriend." Mhairi smiles.

"Because I knew that you and Papa would make such a big deal out of it." Matthew sighs.

"I've set up your old bedroom for you both." Mhairi explains.

"Where's Papa?" Matthew asks.

"He's at work in the restaurant." Mhairi smiles.

"So, you've got Christmas off this year?" Matthew asks.

"Yes, but I'll be on call if they need me in the labour ward." Mhairi explains before going into the kitchen.

"I take it that your mum is a nurse or midwife." Elise smiles.

"She's a midwife." Matthew explains.

Francis and Mhairi's brindle boxer, Muffin, rubs herself against Matthew's legs.

"Hi, Muffin." Matthew smiles, petting Muffin.

"She's so cute." Elise babbles, also petting Muffin.

Mhairi returns from the kitchen with a tray of mince pies and places the tray on the coffee table.

"There's some homemade mince pies." Mhairi smiles.

"Mince pies?" Elise asks.

"They're made from mincemeat, which isn't actually meat." Mhairi explains.

Matthew takes two mince pies, one for him and one for Elise to try.

"I forgot how good these are, Mum." Matthew smiles.

A couple of hours later, Francis came home from work and sat on the sofa beside Mhairi.

"Hey, Babe." Francis smiles, pulling Mhairi into a hug.

"That's Matthew and his girlfriend, Elise, here." Mhairi smiles.

As Francis and Mhairi sat chatting in the living room, Matthew showed Elise to his old bedroom.

"So, what do you think of my mum?" Matthew asks, sitting down on the double bed.

"She's really nice, and I can't wait to meet your dad." Elise smiles back.

"She is just a little eccentric at times." Matthew laughs, pulling Elise into a hug and kissing the top of her head.

"Matthew, Elise. That's dinner ready." Mhairi shouted up the stairs from the dining room as she put plates on the dining table.

Matthew and Elise join Francis and Mhairi at the table.

"This looks amazing." Elise beams.

"It also tastes amazing." Matthew smiles.

"Thank you." Francis smiles.

"How was your flight?" Mhairi asks.

"It wasn't too bad." Matthew explains as Muffin places her head on his leg.

"So, Elise, what is that you do?" Mhairi asks.

"I'm at university doing dentistry." Elise explains, smiling.

"Oh, interesting." Mhairi smiles, "Are you training a dentist or a dental nurse?"

"A dentist." Elise explains, "I don't know how to explain it, but I love it."

"I know, she's always lecturing me on dental hygiene." Matthew laughs.

"Mattie, it's hard to shut off the medic side of your brain." Mhairi laughs.

"I know. I like to ensure that you care for your teeth and don't need any work done." Elise smiles.

"I think that's why Francis is glad I'm a midwife and not a nurse." Mhairi laughs.

"You're bad enough at lecturing me about things as it is." Francis smiles.

"Thank you so much for dinner; it was lovely." Elise smiles.

"Oh, it's no problem." Francis smiles.

After dinner, Matthew and Elise return to Matthew's old room and sit on the bed together.

"Your parents are so sweet." Elise smiles, "And their dog is such a cutie."

"So, you've had fun today?" Matthew asks, pulling Elise into a tight embrace and kissing her softly.

"I have. It's been nice to meet your family finally." Elise smiles.

[sircarolyn]

tagged by my friends @meluisart and @riversofmars

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

i have 181!

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

297,205

3. What fandoms do you write for?

cabin pressure and doctor who mostly in the niche of gallifrey

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Somewhere in Space (199)

this is how i see you (178)

An (Un)expected Meeting (96)

the spark before the dark (come a little closer) (70)

Beneath the Milky Twilight (69)

5. Do you respond to comments?

i try my very best to but sometimes they fall through the cracks and i forget

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

idk, i do a lot of hurt and varying degrees of comfort. probably these would be my top three:

and you, my love, are gone

my heart is returned to sister winter (or any of the horrible hercolyn advent)

all of these bones, they get stacked so high

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

honestly don't know haha maybe the zurich au fic? maybe some of my early CP works? man, i just write melancholic, introspective one-shots. idk

8. Do you get hate on fics?

put it this way, i have fics with 0 hits so, no. i am in no way writing fics in fandoms that are popular and that is fine by me

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

write, yes. post, no. usually whatever my pairing of the week is, which is usually femslash

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

not really, i'm not really one for them. i've written a couple in my time but nothing recently that i can remember

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

i refer you back to point 8. i am not even remotely relevant enough, nor do i write ling enough fics that anyone would ever consider stealing them

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

no

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

nah, i'm too much of a control freak to not do it all myself. the closest i get is the vrcu <3

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

herc/carolyn. they are and always will be my everything. they are and always will be there for me. vaduz will always and forever be burned line for line into my brain

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

my fantasy CP au - that was so fun and lovely but i think it's lost to time alas

16. What are your writing strengths?

character. i feel i can get a good grasp on characters and write them convincingly

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

repetition, and in fic, editing (bc i never do). i think i have a tendency to get too introspective too

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

eh, whatever. i wouldn't do it myself

19. First fandom you wrote for?

warrior cats probably, or doctor who. i think warriors though lmao

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

can i give multiple?

the first one i think of is woke from a dream in which you'd left me, which is a post-canon counter-measures fic which turned into a beast. and literally no-one has read it and if i'm campaigning for you to listen to the series and you don't want spoilers, don't read it, but yeah. i like it. i acheived all my aims with it

the second is it's a wonder we keep going without you, which is a unity fic, though honestly looking at it my flowers for tardises series rocks and all those fics are great, especially the last two as well

i also have a fondness for hold me to the light, which is an arthur shappey fic and fits a lot of truths that i hold to be true about him in it

tagging @magicofthepen @theresa-of-liechtenstein @malcolm-f-tucker @stoppablethetramstory <3

[supercantaloupe]

tagged by @notyouraveragejulie, ty!

1. are you named after anyone? - a great grandfather, i think. middle name after my father. russian name scheme innit. my hebrew name unsurprisingly comes from the tanakh

2. when was the last time you cried? - last week when my cat passed

3. do you have kids? - ...no?

4. do you use sarcasm a lot? - yeah

5. what sports do you play/have you played? - i was a field hockey goalie for six years. i hate basically every other team sport lol

6. what’s the first thing you notice about other people? - clothes, i guess

7. what’s your eye color? - blue (i know. sorry.)

8. scary movies or happy endings? - happy endings i guess? i don't watch scary movies but i also don't watch many movies period. i prefer a satisfying ending over anything else, whether that means happy or not

9. any special talents? - finding four leaf clovers

10. where were you born? - i'm from the mid atlantic and that's as specific as i'm going to get on a tumblr post.

11. what are your hobbies? - music (listening and creating), writing, drawing, cooking, being weird about theater

12. do you have any pets? - i consider the two cats at home mine still. the dog is my parents, i don't claim her lol. but i also don't live at home full time anymore. my roommate just got a kitten at our apartment tho i'm excited to meet him

13. how tall are you? - 5’5/165 cm

14. favorite subject? - music history

15. dream job? - music preparation/librarian or artistic operations with a professional orchestra or opera company. it would be very cool to be able to perform full time for a job but that's never going to happen

tagging @tragedyposting @yardofblondegirls @grasslandgirl @kingfisherkink @tempestclerics @theresa-of-liechtenstein @malcolm-f-tucker and @nablah if you'd like