#ii. character;; aph france

[angevinyaoiz]

Haha thanks for appreciating my art! 

Yeah, it’s funny because I think Henry II/Young Henry is objectively some of the BEST lesser known Dadson dynamics out there that’s sadly underexplored—you have political bedsharing, “the son and the father are one,” Co-Crowning ceremonies (There should be more dadson AUs that steal the concept of associative kingship) bodies and souls bound together, guilt, shame, divorce, the Love and Fear of faetc etc… 

the only unfortunate thing Is that dadson is generally not something I get super excited about personally. >_< I can see the visions and recommend them but it’s not really what gets me going….I’ll leave that to the pros (tho I DID have some art concepts here and there in mind but who knows if I’ll ever get to it..)

Anyways, back to the main subject—for memory lane look at these, the very FIRST art I did of him I’m pretty sure! Alongside Frederick Barbarossa and Richard. You can tell I was just working directly off random ref images without knowing anything lool

Also this one! Early art. Where he’s extremely shota. I still think this is cute, but it doesn’t look like HIM to me.

I still like these pieces…I had fun with them. I miss putting him in the historically inaccurate green caftan

Philip’s design overall has been an interesting process! I think my initial designs for the Plantagenets have refined over time, but they more or less stayed the same from the beginning, while his was kind of an evolution. It’s a bit hard for me to look at my old Blondelippe art because it’s so different from how I think about and draw him now, lol.  I was initially influenced by a few things:

there were a couple of fanarts/drawings of a Philip that was blonde, so I ran with that .

I think I might have initially mixed up art with that of Philip IV Le Bel, who has had portrayals where he’s a Pretty Blond

In some medieval artworks especially in later centuries, there are portraits of him that look blonde but only because of the stylistic conventions.

Also, my initial fandommy delusion interpretation of his character (when i was mostly dabbling from the TLIW stuff only) was influenced by the certain BL and shoujo archetype that pops up that usually consist of blonde, french-coded characters with childhood sexual trauma who are also guarded and conniving and sometimes straight up evil. so I thought it would be fun to run with that, and also be an obvious visual signifier that I was working in more a Yaoi Delusion state than a Realistic Historical state.

I ended up kind of veering away from this as I started to do more research and realized I was a lot more interested in reading about historical details. I was less familiar with Philip, but I had fun reading and getting to know his character I think a lot more in a way that I liked. My art is influenced by my aesthetic fujo preferences, but I also like a sense of background knowledge and consistency in my brain. For me I wanted the Philip, both the historical philip and the rpf dolly i’ve reconstructed, to feel more specific to me. There are already plenty of conniving blondes out there (I didn’t want people to mistake it for an APH France…lol) so kind of designing him as brunette with the goofy, severe bangs (influenced by his statues, and by the 19th century portrait) was a fun design. It also worked a lot better for black and white comics, like in “In Exchange for Honor,” And as well serves as a nice visual contrast since I draw the brothers + Henry usually as all varying degrees of blonde/redhead… THAT’s for Yaoi aesthetic reasons lol

I’m actually not sure if there IS any info on his hair color in real life, and tbh I guess i’m not interested in that (also he balded so it becomes irrelevant). I think it’s fun because I can draw him very pretty for my delusions if I want but also has a kind of dorkiness to him that I think is extremely important to lean into. I also feel like, I wanted a design that could look distinct and cute, but also could look more Adult if I wanted to, I draw him a kid a lot but I wanted the vibes to translate into older designs as well.

A big part that stands out to me reading about the historical Philip is the contrast between how Serious and Sacral the Frankish kingship is how important Philip was as the god-given heir blah blah blah, but also with how WEIRD he was. Making serious and laudable logistical decisions and policies one moment, but also making baffling and confusing decisions in his personal life and relationships. He’s kind of a mess in a fun way, it leaves a lot for the imagination (and evil imagination) to wonder wtf was up with him. In a way, even though the TLIW richphil dubcon backstory is Completely Made Up, to me I feel it doesn’t feel completely out of place thematically, since to me there’s something inherently sus/erotic about the status of purity/sacralness and the transgression from childhood vulnerability that is necessary to emerge into true power…Anyway I could write more Yaoi Essays but this post is meant to be about aesthetics.

It is impossible to escape the influence of TLIW Timothy Dalton in attitude, even if not in aesthetic, since he is probably the only major portrayal of Philip in the anglosphere I can think of. I feel that influence definitely comes through unavoidably, although I also try to round him out a bit when I write him. TLIW!Philip (in both movies and all plays) is showing him behaving at a very specific point in time; he starts off being condescended to, then exits the film smug and unscathed. It’s a big contrast from even modern Philip portrayals like in Confessions de l’Histoire where he’s more of a whiner and Richard’s punching bag.  

In The Devil’s Crown, Christopher Gable in The Devil’s Crown is a bit more subtle, and follows a more subdued and calculating Philip who grows into his person over time. I like him a lot because he’s very stiff and formal compared to Henry and Richard’s expressive gesticulating, but he holds a lot of disdain and rage inside him.  I think his portrayal in TDC definitely has influenced me a lot, I love how he glowers at Richard during all their encounters. It’s both very serious but also kind of cute…Also I’m entranced by his ballet photos. In a way they kind of cycle all the way back to that ethereal kind of “getting bewitched in the woods” unnerving shoujo feeling that I was originally getting a whiff of originally.

FUNNY ENOUGH, I feel I even still get some influence from….Solomon’s Crown of all things.. I make fun of it of course for its uwufication but for all my haterisms natasha kind of cooked with leaning into the weirdly ageregressiony Pure Special Little Boy feeling that pops up fetishistically in that book (in denial of course), the only difference for me is that I feel like that fetishistic aspect can be used deliciously for Evil (“purity” can be weaponized, after all) character traits rather than making a character Boring as hell

[aphetaliamessages]

APH Characters' Favorite Movie Princesses

Germany: Rapunzel, Tangled

Her naïve innocence reminds him of a certain someone 👀

Italy: Giselle, Enchanted

Bonk Italy on the head and drop him in the middle of Time Square. We'll get the same movie I swear

Japan: Princess Mononoke

He's a wild boy

America: Princess Leia, Star Wars

A badass princess who hangs around with aliens AND robots? His hero. He wanna date Han Solo too

England: Cinderella

Let's just say he can relate to the whole Evil Mother thing

France: Aurora, Sleeping Beauty

Blond hair? Rose theming? Looks good in both blue and pink? GETS TO SLEEP FOR YEARS AND LOOK PRETTY THE WHOLE TIME!? It's total wish fulfillment.

Russia: Anastasia

He's happy she finally got her happy ending

China: Tiana, Princess and the Frog

She works hard and gets what she wants—a good, practical girl. And Naveen reminds him of a certain someone... now if only they didn't spend the whole movie as lil green frogs 😤

Spain: Kiara, The Lion King II

He swears he's not a furry!

Romano: Megara, Hercules

The troubles of being cursed to fall in love with a himbo

Prussia: Snow White

Skin white as snow, hair white as snow, lips white as snow. He's more snow white than her! And u know he's the fairest of them all 💅🏻

Canada: Fiona, Shrek

Mattie lookin small and cute on the outside but on the inside he's jus a boy who likes burpin on command cus is fumny

[queenofdenest]

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      ↪   ❝  I looked at her and said “There are Goddesses of terrible things less troublesome than you.” She smiled wickedly, lit up a cigarette and responded “I know.”  ❞  — Nikita Gill

[sufin5ever]

Sooo I’ve been following this blog for MONTHS and it finally occurred to my weird brain that I actually don’t know what APH is...? I’m guessing it’s a series. So, if you have the time and energy: what is it and would you recommend it? Thanks! Have a great day :)

Damn it! i said I was going to answer this ask this weekend!

(All the art featured in this ask are official arts)

So yes. Let me introduce you to the wonderful world of Hetalia. 

This series started long time ago as a web comic then it turned as a manga. The creator is Hidekaz Himaruya. 

Originally, the series was about the WWI/WWII. But then it focused on other  historical events and sometimes, not even that. Most of the characters are personified nations or regions. Sometimes historical figures do show up. Roman emperors,  Jeanne d'Arc. Napoleon, Frederik II of Prussia, are some of them. 

The “main” characters are: North Italy, Germany and Japan, for the Axis. (Despicted in the image above ↑) And the you have the Allies, America, UK, France, Russia, China. (Image below ↓)

If I don’t recall bad, in one of the first episodes, Germany was looking for the heir of Rome. And then a box of tomatoes appears and inside was… North Italy. (Or Veneciano)

Each episode only last like 5 minutes long. And there’s not really a continuation or a plot. 

It’s not really historical accurate and it’s satirical at most. It’s based in a lot of stereotypes. 

(More examples of countries below ↓)

Do I recommend it? Hell yeah. 

There are other universes like Nekotalia (cats), mochitalia (I really don’t know how to explain this one, lmao), Nyotalia (the countries are from a different gender than the original. They do not have the same personality though), 2ptalia (i’m not sure how canon this though. He designed characters with different uniforms and colors but Hidekaz has not specify much).

I have to specify though that not every country has a design. For example, the two only latino countries that have official design are Ecuador and Cuba. 

For me? I prefer the Nordics. 

While the fandom has calm down and the number of people in it has decreased, I still think it’s wonderful I have met a lot of people and I have learned a lot thanks to this series. 

I sold my soul to Hetalia so this is the reason why I can’t get out. 

If you have any other question, just ask me. I’ll promise I’ll answer it faster, lmao.

[ao3-feed-pruaus]

Less Than Feathers

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by luakatt

Paris, Autumn 1938. Austrian music prodigy Sophia and her Prussian companion Julchen somehow land jobs playing and composing music at one of the most internationally famed ballet schools, and slowly immerse themselves into their new lives as social Parisienne butterflies, meeting the insufferable Lovino and his very much sufferable 'friend' Antonio, and befriending the prima ballerina Francine and enduring her listless soliloquys over her admiration for the English university student with bushy brows and messy hair. Of course, all the while under the lavender eyed judgement of secretive Belarusian ballerina Natalya. Things seem brilliant, until the outbreak of war..

Words: 3823, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Axis Powers Hetalia, Hetalia - Fandom, Hetalia: Axis Powers

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: aph belarus, Belarus (Hetalia), APH Austria, Austria (Hetalia), Female Austria (Hetalia), Nyo Austria, Aph France, France (Hetalia), Female France (Hetalia), nyo France, APH england, England (Hetalia), aph Prussia, Prussia (Hetalia), Female Prussia (Hetalia), Nyo Prussia, APh Spain, Spain (Hetalia), aph south italy - Character, APH Romano, South Italy (Hetalia), Romano (Hetalia), Natalya Arlovskaya, Sophia Edelstein, Arthur Kirkland, Julchen Beilschmidt, Francine Bonnefoy, Antonio Fernandez Carriedo, Lovino Vargas, aph russia, Russia (Hetalia), Ivan Braginsky

Relationships: PruAus, Austria/Prussia (Hetalia), Female Austria/Female Prussia (Hetalia), FrUK - Relationship, England/Female France (Hetalia), England/France (Hetalia), Spain/South Italy (Hetalia), Spain/Romano (Hetalia), Spamano

Additional Tags: Nyotalia, featuring Belarus the angsty asexual teen, boss cook Spain, and Romano the ballerina, with a nice pre-world war II setting

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[queenofdenest]

Finno-Ugric Trio Week Fic #6. (AKA the secretly badass trio)

Title: not our fault Author: MementoMoriPontifexMorts Rating: General Warnings: denest mention, sufin mention, one swear word at the end

Sept 22th: Fight Night Friday

On the same line as Tiny Terrors Tuesday, but let’s throw in some Finnish snipers and some good, old, crazy competitions. Whether they are bonding by history or by competition is yours to decide!

A/N: AHH I’m late because my mother’s birthday was on Friday and due to that I’m just getting back in town and to my computer. I should have Saturday’s fic up either later today or tomorrow, hopefully today, that is if my computer stops being weird and telling me i have a virus when I don’t. This is just based off the fact that I thought this would be a funny little story and preceded to make it funny. No need for translations but the bottom does have some fun little information in it. 

Denmark started it, that’s how she’ll explain it tomorrow when Germany is yelling at the three of them for destruction of property and complete irresponsibility. But at the moment, she would focus on the competition… challenge?… fight? Shrugging, she wasn’t sure what to call what was going on at the moment, but she didn’t really care.

It had started with Denmark talking about his vikings, talking about the good ol’ days with Sweden and Norway and talking about how undefeated he was and how amazing his people were and as a former nomad country she could admit that his people were really amazing, but she also wished that he had the forethought to include the smallest of footnotes that his vikings – his and Sweden's and Norway’s and Iceland's – all lost at some point to Estonia’s beloved Oeselians. If he had, maybe Finland wouldn’t be throwing daggers at the wall of the establishment in order to see who was better.

“Come on!” She shouted as Finland stepped up to the line they had placed on the carpet. From Sweden and Finland’s shared hotel room to the business center in the hotel, the journey was not something that Hungary could fully remember, but she did remember collecting several other nations – it was why behind her she was hearing bets being taken by Prussia and Austria mumbling about behaviour and she turned sharply to fake whisper. “Shh, Germany can’t find out.” She slurred.

Drinking was not something she did often, but when she did, she often over-drank. She knew it was a problem, but it was something that her and her cute cousins all shared. Maybe it was in the blood?

“Elizaveta,” Austria said but she shook her head, turning back to the front.

Finland, even as wobbly as he was, managed to hit the bullseye, cheering loudly as he did so. He grabbed another dagger, tossing it again and hitting inside the circle, knocking his first dagger out of the wall. “I am the best!” He cheered as he turned, bowing slightly and nearly tipping over.

Sweden stepped forward to help him walk back to his spot and Finland muttered something in Finnish that had the larger nation blushing lightly. Hungary laughed loudly and then pushed Estonia forward, “Sword fighting!” She yelled, “To the death!”

“Not to the death.” Denmark yelled, “I’m not killing my sweetheart!”

“You lost against Eduard several times already, you’re not going to win now.” She said dangerously, her eyes glinting.

“Be careful, he stabs people randomly!” Prussia yelled and Estonia turned and frowned, muttering in his language.

She knew what it meant though, unlike Finland who never taught her the more saucy and fun words of his language, she had often heard Estonia threatening to stab Prussia again while living in Russia’s house. “Whoo!” She shouted, “War against Prussia!”

France, from his position as the Fencing judge, yawned and said, “Are we ready to continue, I wish to go back to sleep!”

Denmark grabbed the foil from Norway while she handed Estonia the foil that Finland had grabbed, “Kick his butt.”

Estonia wavered but nodded as he stepped forward, saluting Denmark with a small smile on his face. It was obvious that he was trying not to laugh and after a moment, Hungary got why he was struggling.

“What?” Denmark asked, confused, tilting his head as he lumbered forward. His eyes were bloodshot and she was sure that the vodka that they had been drinking finally hit his stomach. “What’re laughing at?”

“The swords reminds me of wands and Harry Potter and I drank to much.” Estonia somehow managed to say as he broke into laughter, doubling over. His words were slurred and barely understandable to anyone who wasn’t as close to the Estonian, but she understood and she broke out laughing with him, Finland joining in a second later. Denmark looked at the swords and then back at Estonia and joined in laughing, the room falling apart in seconds.

“Salute each other!” France yelled and Hungary realized that she should’ve gotten a judge that would not be so cranky.

Estonia waved off the cranky nation and then stood up straight, trying and still failing at keeping his laughter in. “Okay, saluting.”

They faced each other, holding their foils up and giving each other a small bow of the head before they turned and saluted Francis.

“En garde! Prêts? Allez!”

The Phrase started and Hungary watched intently – or as intently as a nation that was drunk off their rocker could – and cheered whenever Estonia managed to parry one of Denmark’s thrust. She watched as Estonia took the offensive, forcing the taller nation back. A grin grew on Estonia’s face as he lunged forward, making a hit on Denmark.

That was when Germany slammed the door open, being alerted of what was going on by the beleaguered staff of the hotel.

Hungary jolted forward, grabbing both Finland and Estonia and ran out the room, pushing past the German nation and throwing a “they started it!” over her shoulder as she did so. She’d explain better whenever she had the chance to but at the moment all that was on her mind was escaping the business center and hiding somewhere.

Half a mile from the hotel, which actually turned out to leave them around some park, they stopped, dropping behind a bush and lying down, breathing heavily. “Oh my god,” She laughed, “Oh my fuck, we almost died.”

“We could’ve taken him.” Finland said, “At least I could’ve.”

“What does that mean?” Estonia asked, sitting up and frowning. “I could’ve taken him as well.”

Finland snorted, “You could’ve not have.”

“You wanna bet?”

“Neither of you could’ve!” Hungary cut in, “But I can and I can take you both.”

She jumped on them, a smile on her face. She was the badassest of them three and she was going to prove it to them.

(Later when explaining this to Germany, she’d admit that wrestling in a closed park at quarter past three was irresponsible but also fun so she had no regrets. When her boss would yell at her, telling her that she was being completely reckless, she’d shake her head because no, having fun with family is never a bad thing – well, unless of course you get arrested, which they did, but still!)

A/N: Random Facts:

Oeselians were Estonian vikings and were pretty badass. Like ransacking and stealing and just badassery. They kicked major Nordic viking ass back in the day and really, go read about them. It’s also due to the Oeselians that they have found coin hoards in Estonia dating back as far as the 8th century. Pretty cool ,right?

Just assume Finland said something really saucy to Sweden, something about sex or something.

Also, Prussia’s line about Estonia stabbing him has to do with St. George’s Night Uprising, which ended with Estonia’s land being given to the Teutonic Knights and, in my own headcanon, ended with Estonia stabbing Prussia shortly after being handed off to him leading to their relationship being not the easiest. Honestly though I’m hoe for that ship so why do I shove all the angst in it??

Finnish sharpshooters amirite? No really, it’s a headcanon between my sister and I that Finland can throw knives, no real reason for it, but I thought I’d throw it in since I didn’t want to go bringing out the big guns. (bad joke ._. )

The scene in Harry Potter where Draco and Harry are dueling always comes to mind whenever I watch fencing videos and well, drunk Estonia is based on drunk me. 

It’s said somewhere in Hima’s notes that France is not the type of person who likes being awoken suddenly, which is what Hungary did and also left him just standing off to the side while they did other things since they hadn’t needed him yet. 

I don’t know how to fence, so if the information for fencing is wrong I’m sorry - and yes I know they’re not dressed appropriately, I just figured that being drunk allows for a certain level of stupidity. 

Also, Finland went up against Norway in knife throwing, Estonia went up against Denmark in Fencing and Hungary was going to wrestle Sweden who probably would’ve let her win regardless of anything.