#jack of diamonds switzerland

[theboludaspring]

You Should See Me In a Crown

For the Cardverse week, @aphcardverse-week Day 2: You Should See Me In a Crown | coronation | celebration | chosen one AO3 link Characters: France & Switzerland & Liechtenstein (platonic).

Summary:

The impoverished Kingdom of Diamonds has a new king. Long Live the King.

1. It starts small. The coronation happens without much fanfare. The High Priest, a few old nobles, the small entourage of guards assigned to him, and Francis himself are present. It is not a celebration, but a simple closed-door ceremony to formalize power transfer. It doesn’t even last thirty minutes, and it is completely different from what eight-year-old Francis dreamed it would be.

Eighteen-year-old Francis is okay with that. He knows there is no money for anything else, his kingdom is starving, and holding on to the illusions of a foolish kid who wanted a huge party and chants all over his land is a waste. In these times, Francis only holds on to one thing. A memory, a promise– 2. “I’ll be king!” He says once, dreaming big like the kid he is. There’s a paper crown on his head, one that Madame has lovingly crafted for him, and the blue dress his mother made from scraps flutters in the wind. He feels like royalty, even if he doesn't have shoes and his stomach growls with hunger. Basch doesn’t respond; he rarely replies to most of their nonsense. But little Erika claps enthusiastically, her eyes brightening with hope. 3. Royalty marks cannot be forced; they appear by Divine Mandate. In kings, it is so normal for them to appear in their children that it is already considered hereditary. Francis is the atypical case. His mother was a prostitute, and his father a drunk idiot. He was raised among the streets and brothels, showered with love and praise by his beautiful mother and her friends. They taught him everything, from how to dress to impress to how to get rid of annoyances. They taught him to smile, be understanding, and also to stick the metaphorical knife (and sometimes not) in the exact place to hurt. In the eyes of his kingdom, or even others, he wasn't born in a place where a king could come from. Many probably don't consider him one. But he doesn't let that intimidate him. The mark is on his hand, the crown is on his head, and he knows that in the end, he has all the tools to survive and win. 4. The marks truly cannot be forced. And yet, he can't help but hesitate when Basch appears with the mark of the Jack. The moment Erika takes the crown of Queen, he laughs. One is a coincidence, two a miracle, but all three? No, the Heavens have nothing to do with the path they began to forge. 5. "I'll be king."

He says some years later, and it's not a dream, it's a fact. It doesn't matter what the nobles, the kingdom, or even the gods have to say.

The only thing that matters, the only thing he can focus on, is the blood-staining Basch's blonde locks and Erika's muffled sobs.

No child should go hungry. No one should be hit because of a loaf of bread–...

"I'll be king, and this will never happen again."

6. The game begins the moment the crown touches his head. He smiles at the people he will care for and rule for the next few years, for his entire life (until someone dares to take the crown from him, until he can no longer move to get it back, until his head is cut off, until the exact moment his people stop calling out his name–), and announces with false enthusiasm that it would be rude not to inform the other kingdoms about his coronation.

His people don't see yet what a jewel they have as a king, how willing he is to fight tooth and nail for what they deserve. In their eyes, in the eyes of all the kingdoms, he is nothing more than a foolish, conceited, and ignorant kid doomed to repeat the mistakes of his ancestors. They see weakness and incompetence. And he loves it. Eventually, he knows everyone will see what he is capable of, but for now, he will enjoy playing with their expectations.

7. They conspire, of course they do. Things are happening everywhere, and they have their hands in as many places as they can.

They smile, deceive, and manipulate. No one suspects the foolish king, the innocent queen, and the stoic jack. 8. It is Basch who surprisingly throws out the idea of ​​celebrating.

“What?” he questions just a moment later, his cheeks blushing at the surprised gazes of his two monarchs. “We deserve it.”

And they do, yes. The wheels have started to turn, and their plans are in motion, even if no one but them can see it yet. They are close, so, so close to fulfilling their goal.

That is all the motivation they need. Erika runs determinedly for snacks, and Francis takes all their papers with plans, ideas, and projects off the table.

In the candlelight in the small room they use for their secret meetings, surrounded by dust, papers, and little else, for a while, they relax.

In the morning, they will return to fulfill their roles. They will plan the greatness of their kingdom and the possible fall of the others, but for now, with paper crowns on each of their heads, they have fun and celebrate the creation of a different future.

[cheesetalia]

fly a diamond night

For @aphcardverse-week's Day 1: You Can't Fight Fate | oracle | prophecy | "I'm not supposed to be here."

Liechtenstein/Switzerland (platonic) | 1.9k words |

Summary:

In the Kingdom of Diamonds, everyone's role, whether a lowly two or the highest King, is set in stone by fate immutable. So is one's innate nature as a submissive, dominant, or switch. Basch, with his prickly personality and dislike of following others' orders, is a poor choice for a sub. The fates must have been drunk when they assigned his nature. But when his hoarder tendencies get to be too much, his submissive nature may prove useful for once.

Can be read on the Archive of Our Own or underneath the Readmore:

Life in the Kingdom of Diamonds was no meritocracy. Basch had heard that things were more relaxed in Spades Kingdom, but all he had ever known was his own land, and a bit of the Kingdom of Hearts that bordered it. And the Hearts' people were just as rigid in their hierarchies as the Diamondians.

In both lands everyone's position was decided by the suit symbols revealed on their matured bodies when they reached adulthood. This was the same whether you were an unlucky two all the way up to the supposed winners in the lottery of life, the King and Queen.

If that was all there was to it, then Basch would have little to complain about—his sister was Queen, and he himself was a Jack. But fate also pushed its heavy, oppressive hand down in other ways. Basch, like everyone else, had had to undergo another sorting of sorts that happened at puberty—one that revealed his innate nature as either a dominant, a submissive, or a switch.

One's role was immutable, unchangeable, laid down by nature, and to go against it was to court pain and death. Basch had never questioned this as a child, but that was because he'd never truly thought there was a chance he of all people would be a sub.

Presenting as a submissive had been a horrible shock. If Lili hadn't had an early presentation as a switch shortly after him, he might have done something terrible. Even now there was no way he'd tolerate submitting to anyone but Lili.

Although his sister was an excellent dom (the <i>best</i> dom, he'd tell anyone if he had a little too much to drink) he'd never come to love or even like submitting the way most subs did.

There were times his nature came in handy though, although he would never admit it to anyone. Today was proving to be one of those times.

Basch had a...little bit of a hard time throwing things out. Who could say what could one day be useful? Even if it was "broken junk" as Francis called it, it might be able to be repurposed for something?

So what if that shirt was too small to fit Lili now? It could still be cut up and used for cleaning rags one day, or used as stuffing for a pillow, or maybe to make a comfortable bed for an animal.

"I can buy you a thousand shirts! And when would either of you need to clean? You're a Jack now, and your sister is Queen. You need to get rid of that peasant mindset!" Francis exclaimed.

Basch ignored the King, his attentions having a much better place to be directed—like shoving Lili's unwanted shirt into the overflowing spare wardrobe in his quarters. Or trying to.

It was a bit full.

"Maybe you need to go into subspace for a bit, hmm?" Francis said, his voice tilting up coyly as he stepped closer to Basch.

Basch whirled away from the wardrobe and glared at Francis. Hand on his gun as if ready to blast his own king to bits if Francis tried to make him submit.

Francis sighed, and stepped back. While he'd dearly love to see his new Jack in a submissive state—fierce glaring mint eyes made soft and shy, body loose and pliable and putty in Francis's hands—Basch hadn't submitted to him even once in the year he'd lived in the castle.

Instead that honor was reserved for Lili, Basch's little sister and Francis's queen, and a switch through and through. She would happily be whatever her husband and brother needed of her.

"Shall I tell your sister she's needed here?" Francis asked.

"Hn," was all Basch said, but Francis had known him long enough now to know that meant "yes".

*****

"Brother, what's wrong?" Lili asked.

Her brother was standing in front of one of the wardrobes in his room, a pale tangerine blouse tucked under one arm. Lili recognized it as one he'd caught her throwing out earlier. He'd said he had a use for it...

Some use! It looked like he was just planning to store it away to be useful "some day" like half the junk in his room.

"I can find a use for it," he muttered, but looked off to the side, not meeting Lili's eyes.

"Brother," Lili said reproachfully, and held out one small hand.

"Hmph," Basch said, but handed her the blouse.

"I think maybe we should go through your room, declutter a bit..." Lili said.

Basch made a small growling noise. Lili forced her face to remain serenely composed. Her brother was so cute like this, all flustered and frustrated! She wanted to coo over him but she knew he would take it the wrong way.

"Brother, is that okay?" Lili asked.

Basch crossed his arms and gave a tiny nod.

"Good," Lili said, her voice shifting to be firmer.

It was still gentle and patient, but there was the almost imperceptible pressure behind it of someone with a backbone of steel. No matter how many layers of cute soft fluff surrounded his sister, inside she was strong.

(Unlike Basch.) But he shoved that thought aside. His dom had in the past given him very strict orders to avoid thinking badly of himself or of subs.

"Can you kneel on the ground for me?" Lili asked.

The asking was a kindness to him; Basch had seen her dominating Francis before and she was nowhere near as nice or gentle. In fact, she was very very harsh with the Diamonds' King, but he loved it (Francis was lucky enough to be a switch, the bastard. The king was submissive for <i>fun</i>, when he felt like it.).

Basch didn't hesitate to sink to his knees. He might not like such things, but he would crawl over burning hot coals for his sister's sake, a little kneeling was nothing.

"Very good," Lili praised.

Basch was silent. He hadn't done anything yet worthy of praise. His sister was too nice to him by far.

"Now, can you take your outerwear off for me?" Lili asked.

Basch shifted, pulling his orange coat off and folding it. The he removed his matching hat with the little cream-colored poofball, and handed them both to his sister. She sat them on the bed and looked at him expectantly.

He held his breath as he waited for her next order. He <i>knew</i> the routine; usually it was "Can you take your outerwear and jewellry off?" but this time she hadn't mentioned the diamond-shaped pendant dangling from his neck, or the ivory brooch pinned to his shirt (a gift from King Francis; and Basch only wore it because it would be a crime to let something so expensive moulder away in a jewellry box. And he couldn't throw it out!)

He couldn't take the jewellry off unless she told him to—a sub was supposed to take orders, not act on their own initiative. He might not be in a submissive headspace yet but he knew that!

Finally Lili smiled and said, "And your jewellry too," and held out one tiny perfect hand, palm upright and waiting.

Basch quickly removed his pendant and brooch and handed them over.

Then their routine carried on as expected. Lili asked him to do a variety of small nonsensical tasks. Touch his nose three times. Pat his head and rub his stomach simultaneously. Whistle the Diamonds' national anthem. She even had him imitate one of their pet doves. He didn't mind acting silly to make his sister smile.

Hearing her girlish giggles and seeing her face, so delighted with his obedience (he was making his dom happy!), he started to relax and slip down into subspace.

It was peaceful there. He was still coherent, still present, but everything was kind of fuzzy and a little hazy, as if all the sharp edges that usually jabbed at Basch (annoying noises, people moving around in his eyesight, people <i>period</i>, a head full of decisions to make and duties to carry out) had been worn down so they no longer pierced him.

It was like settling into a warm bath, relaxing and cleansing all at once, washing away the aggravated chatter of his normal thoughts.

"I think you're ready," Lili said.

Her hand was on his head, petting him and soothing him. Basch didn't do petplay, he wasn't that kind of sub, but he could see the appeal in it, in purring and leaning into that sweet delicate touch and nuzzling her.

"Stand up," she said.

Basch rose, and she took his hand and led him to the first wardrobe. It was a mammoth piece of furniture, with four doors and two drawers. Lili opened the doors, revealing not rows of neatly hung clothes but rather stacks and stacks of them, piled from bottom to top filling every square inch, along with some objects that had no business being stored with clothing.

When she opened the drawers, she had to grip the wardrobe tightly and pull, because they were so overstuffed they didn't want to budge.

Something deep down in Basch squirmed at the sight, he knew he should be better than this. The thought and feeling of discomfort faded quickly though, smoothed away by the calm euphoria of subspace.

"Help me pull everything out," Lili ordered.

Basch set to work pulling everything out. Soon they had it completely cleared, everything spread out on the bed or piled next to it.

Lili picked up a very ugly eye-searingly orange sweater with a bunny on it. Hand-knitted by the Queen of Spades himself, and gifted to Basch.

Basch took a deep breath. This was the part that was intolerable when he wasn't sunk into subspace.

"Have you worn this?" Lili asked.

She knew the answer. The sweater was...distinctive, and it made Francis's eyes water, so Basch wore it sometimes to piss him off. It had been a while since he'd put it on though—he'd thought it lost, that Francis had finally gotten sick enough of it to steal it and throw it in the trash to spare his eyes. But no, it had just been buried under a mound of junk.

"I do, Basch answered.

Without saying another word, Lili folded the sweater and set it in a new pile. Then she picked up the next article of clothing.

It went on and on like that. "Do you wear this?" "Do you need this?" "Do you like this?"

"No," Basch admitted about many of the things. Most of them, in fact.

By the time they'd gone through both wardrobes, Basch was exhausted. But the wardrobes looked like they should, with a normal amount of clothing in them now that he could easily look through and find what he needed.

The bed meanwhile, was completely covered in stacks of clothing.

"They won't be wasted," Lili said, her voice like milk and honey to him, "they'll be given to charity to help people who need them like we used to."

Basch managed a small smile for her as she took him by the hand and led him out the door. They would walk through the gardens until he rose up from subspace. While they strolled, the clothes left out would be gathered up by the servants and packed up to be sent to the poor.

[ao3feed-spamano]

eat your young.

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/4Rlawmb

by feelsorganic

an heir to the throne is needed. this is simple in theory, a given fact of being royalty.

unfortunately: the scandalous relationship between the royals of the hearts kingdom has taken precedence over the call for an heir, the queen of clubs has been entangled with her jack behind the war-mongering king's back while the queen of spades pines for the king of diamonds, and the queen of diamonds... well. she's thirteen.

and the three aces are just here for the drama, apparently.

it's omegaverse and cardverse together with enough courtly scandal and forbidden overly complicated romances to provoke a heart attack. what more could you want.

Words: 3382, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Hetalia: Axis Powers

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Multi

Characters: Germany (Hetalia), North Italy (Hetalia), Japan (Hetalia), Russia (Hetalia), Hungary (Hetalia), Austria (Hetalia), America (Hetalia), England (Hetalia), China (Hetalia), France (Hetalia), Liechtenstein (Hetalia), Switzerland (Hetalia), Prussia (Hetalia), Turkey (Hetalia), Hetalia Original Character(s), Mickey Moreno (Original Character), Ukraine (Hetalia), Belarus (Hetalia), Latvia (Hetalia), Bulgaria (Hetalia), Romania (Hetalia), Poland (Hetalia), Estonia (Hetalia), Lithuania (Hetalia), Canada (Hetalia), Australia (Hetalia), Hong Kong (Hetalia), Taiwan (Hetalia), Vietnam (Hetalia), India (Hetalia), Thailand (Hetalia), Sweden (Hetalia), Norway (Hetalia), Iceland (Hetalia), Denmark (Hetalia), Finland (Hetalia), Nordics (Hetalia), Portugal (Hetalia), South Italy (Hetalia), Spain (Hetalia), Greece (Hetalia), Cuba (Hetalia), Belgium (Hetalia), Netherlands (Hetalia), Luxembourg (Hetalia), Seychelles (Hetalia)

Relationships: Germany/Japan/North Italy (Hetalia), America/England (Hetalia), England/France (Hetalia), Latvia/Liechtenstein (Hetalia), Lithuania/Poland (Hetalia), Canada/Cuba (Hetalia), Finland/Sweden (Hetalia), Denmark/Norway (Hetalia), Iceland/Seychelles (Hetalia), South Italy/Spain (Hetalia), America (Hetalia)/Original Character(s), Taiwan/Vietnam (Hetalia), Austria/Hungary (Hetalia), Hungary/Russia (Hetalia)

Additional Tags: Omega Verse, Cardverse (Hetalia), Alternate Universe - Royalty, Courtly Love, Drama & Romance, Aromantic Asexual China, Heir Drama, cOURTLY DRAMA, Background Relationships, Cheating, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, we are NEVER escaping gender bruh, Not Beta Read

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[survey--s]

505.

Who is your most loved person? My parents and Mike, just in different ways.

Have you ever been bullied? Yeah, I was bullied for a while when I was younger.

Who makes you the happiest? No one particular person makes me happier than anyone else.

What is the most heroic thing you’ve ever done? I have no idea, I’m not a particularly brave or heroic person lol.

What calms you down when you’re upset? A long, hot bath, a nap, watching my favourite comfort shows/movies.

Have you been betrayed in the past? How? Sure, in all sorts of different ways - nothing drastic or major, though.

Who do you miss the most? On a day-to-day basis, I don’t really miss anyone in particular.

What’s one sweet/candy you miss from your childhood? Blue smarties with the proper additives lol. They’ve changed the recipe now and they don’t taste anywhere near as good as they used to.

Do you have a favourite celebrity chef? Recipe-wise, I love Nigella Lawson, but in terms of TV personality, then I like Gordon Ramsay, Robert Irvine and Bobby Flay.

Do you prefer diamonds or pearls? Diamonds, but pearls are pretty too.

Is there anything coming out soon (books, albums, movies, video games) that you’re looking forward to? The new Harry Potter TV series, and the new Lord of the Rings films, but neither of those will be out for a good while yet. I’m also looking forward to seeing the play of “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” in October.

How do you go about finding books/movies/music to read/watch/listen to? Books - normally from reading the blurb on the back cover, or from reccommendations from friends or family. Movies - just what I find that looks good on Netflix or whatever. Music - normally via Spotify, the radio or BeatStar.

What’s a band/musician you were really into for a while but who you don’t care about or hardly listen to anymore? Acoustic indie style music - I used to be obsessed with it but I don’t really enjoy it all that much anymore. But I go through phases and I’m sure I’ll like it again in the future, lol. But bands like Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Jack Johnson etc.

What is something someone recommended to you that you disliked/hated? Nothing comes to mind right now.

Do you find it difficult to keep up with online friendships? No, I find them easier to keep up with than IRL friendships.

Has there ever been a person you regret ever being friends with? No.

Do you think you have a good understanding on love? As good an understanding as I need.

What do you want to do on your honeymoon? We went to Scotland.

What do you think of your parent(s)? I think my parents did a pretty wonderful job, all things considered.

If your best friend confessed that they can see the future, you would…? I’d be concerned that he was having some kind of breakdown lol.

What’s your least favorite pizza topping? Pineapple or anything spicy.

What’s your dream pet? A Savannah cat.

Most unattractive male name, in your opinion? Names like Edwin or Brian.

Is your pet dog male or female? He’s male.

Have you or would you try shark meat? I’ve eaten shark before - it’s pretty good, I’m not going to lie. I had it on holiday in Switzerland of all places, lol.

Do you know anyone that’s pescatarian? My dad is mostly pescatarian. He will eat meat if he’s served it at someone’s house but he wouldn’t choose to eat it at home.

Do you think the government has a cure for cancer, but is hiding it from public? No, but I’m in the UK not America, so healthcare isn’t a money-making scam here lol.

Do people normally describe you as sexy? Ha, no.

Was your ex born in America? All my ex’s were born in the UK.

Has your best friend ever made you cry? Sure.

Do you still talk to the person you liked six months ago? We’re still married.

Has anyone ever talked you into doing something you didn’t want to do? Sure.

Are you smiling in your Facebook profile picture? Yes. I’m also cuddling a wolf lol.

Be honest, does the person you like actually deserve you? He’s chosen to be with me, and I’ve chosen to be with him, and that’s enough for me.

List 5 things that have been on your mind most recently. How busy work is, having to stop riding lessons...that’s about it, really lol.

Would you ever wear black lipstick? Do you know anyone who does? No and no.

If you wear eye shadow, do you put on a dark colour or a light? Normally I go for purple or gold.

Do you combine your socks and underwear in the same drawer? Yeah, I don’t have the space for separate drawers.

Does the last person you kissed live within walking distance? We live together.

Is there someone you could hang out with all the time, without ever getting bored of them? No. I need my alone time and personal space, I get really stressed and anxious without it.

Do you know a girl named Beth? Tell me about her. I do, but we’re not very close. She’s really into fitness and has two small children, and she’s also a volunteer for a local bird sanctuary. That’s pretty much all I know. Oh, and she’s blonde and has a dog, lol.

Do you think the last person you kissed has ever lied to you? I’m sure he has, but just minor things. TBH it doesn’t bother me, I don’t think anyone is ever 100% honest.

Have you ever been hit on by somebody way too old for you? Hmm, not really.

First kink tried? I’m not really into anything like that.

First time doing oral? I think I was about fourteen or fifteen.

Do you send nudes? Do you like receiving them? No and No.

How much teasing do you like? Not much.

Are you okay with name-calling in bed? Nope.

How often do you do unprotected sex? Never, as we don’t want children.

Do you like wearing/seeing people in lingerie? Nah, it doesn’t really appeal to me a great deal.

Are stockings/thigh-highs a turn on? Not to me, really.

How many other people know your bra size? I doubt anyone does, lol.

Do you have any friends you’d sleep with? No.

Does the person you like have any flaws? Sure, everyone has flaws.

Has anyone ever given you a ring? Why? Yeah, “just because”, engagement (twice) and marriage.

Creation theory, evolution or the Big Bang theory? Evolution and the Big Bang Theory are kind of the same thing, lol.

What was your last serious conversation about? I honestly don’t remember. I don’t tend to have many serious conversations these days.

Have you ever been into a real cave? Yeah, a few times.

Have you ever posted mean comments on YouTube? No.

Name the strangest game you’ve ever played (video game or real game): I have no idea.

Who was the last person to play with your hair? Are they cute? I don’t remember, I generally hate it when people touch my hair.

Who was the last person close to you that died? Did you cry? A client of mine, and no - I just felt relief, to be quite honest. She was an alcoholic and had so many issues - she was not an easy person to deal with.

Do you know anyone who uses medical marijuana? No. 

Do you know anyone who’s died in childbirth? No.

Do you agree with the “they’re just being kids” excuse? I mean, that works for things like spilling things on the floor, or getting muddy, or forgetting to brush their teeth - but not for other things.

Have you told your parents all of your secrets from when you were a teen? Nope.

What’s the worst name your mom has ever called you? My mum has never called me anything awful.

What’s your stance on spooning? Aww, I love a spoony cuddle!

Do you currently want a new computer? Yeah, but it’s not on the top of my priorities either.

How would your parents react if you got a tattoo? I have a tattoo - my dad still doesn’t approve, but my mum has said a few times that it looks a lot better than she thought it would.

Who is your truest friend? Mike.

Who is your oldest friend? Linnet.

How long have you known them? We’ve known each other since we were two.

Where are they right now? She lives in Ireland with her husband now.

Have you ever dated a friend of one of your siblings? I don’t have any siblings.

Have you ever dated someone who had a child? I have done in the past and I’d never do it again.

What has been your biggest failure in life? I don’t really measure my life by how many times I’ve failed.

Do you trust yourself? For the most part.

Would you ever consider getting an abortion, under any circumstances? Yes. I don’t want children.

What was the last bug you killed? A spider.

Do you prefer profile pictures by yourself of with someone else? I prefer ones where I look good, lol.

Has a boyfriend’s/girlfriend’s parents ever gotten mad at you? Why? I don’t think so.

What is the funniest thing a child has ever said to you. Nothing specific is coming to mind right now.

[koolkat9]

Well it really depends on the person. There is no offical lore to cardverse other than America s the king of Spades, England is the queen of Spades and China is the Jack of Spades. Francis is the king if diamonds Liechtenstein is the Queen and Switzerland is the Jack. Russia is the king of Clubs, Hungary is the Queen and Austria is the jack. And lastly Germany is the king of Hearts, Japan is the Queen and Italy is the Jack.

Oh I almost forgot, jokers. Sealand and Prussia are jokers.

But thats about it for canon lore.

Common plots tend to be arranged marriages, affairs (usually so fruk and Gerita can happen despite the "canon" implying that the pairings are usuk and gerpan), wars, corrupt goverments/rulers. But really it's limtless. I've seen storylines where Arthur is a pirate and the exploration of what happens when he figures out he's the Queen of Spades. There was this one cool idea i saw where there was a secret 5th kingdom, the star kingdom, possibly the domain ment for the jokers i can't remember. I've even seen pairs beyond the popular ones applied, I have done that myself as well. My plot is primarily the Spades used to be a great empire but then it crumbled just before Arthur takes the throne so he has to rebuild and eventually is forced into a marriage with Ludwig to link Hearts and Spades.

As for characters, a lot of people add characters to the world, casting them as aces and number cards

So really a lot of lore is up to your personal world.

Also tagging @bone-evidence since they were wondering too

Can someone whos really autistic about cardverse explain it to me in as much detail as you wish

[spades-reversed]

Is there anyone who distrusts you or the monarchy in general after what King Alfred did?

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Arthur: Currently the two with the most opposition to my rule in power now is the Jack of Diamonds and the 10 of Hearts. I understand their concerns but I will not leave my people in such a state.

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[daydenmax-drawings]

WELL WELL WELL

WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

[oumaheroes]

The Beginning

Summary: The newly elected Flush of the Spades kingdom travel to meet the monarchy of their long time ally, Diamonds. Or, the exiled ex-Jack of Diamonds returns home to flaunt his new political position.

Whichever way you want to look at it.

Characters: England, France/ FrUK, America (Canada, China, Liechtenstein and Switzerland mentioned)

Word Count: 1177

Part of an emotionally damaging Cardverse AU from myself and the wonderful @thedisappointedidealist12

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'Dude, you look like you're gonna be sick.'

Arthur turned from where he was staring out of the window to glare at Alfred, sat beside him in the back of their car. 'Thank, you Alfred, that was an extremely helpful thing to say.'

Alfred laughed brightly, unconcerned by Arthur's grumpy mood, 'I'm just saying.'

Arthur huffed and turned back to gaze out at the passing countryside, 'Yes well, don't.'

There was a pause. Arthur could hear Alfred fiddling with the clasps around his collar, a ruffle and tug of fabric. Then: 'you're not though, right? Gonna throw up.'

'No, Alfred.'

Alfred let out a sigh of relief. 'Good, cos these cars were just cleaned yesterday and Mei-Ling chewed my ear off about how much it cost so I don't wanna piss her off-'

'Alfred!' Arthur turned back in his seat to face him, 'stop talking, and dear God what are you doing to yourself?'

Alfred's collar was now so twisted it looked as though it had been done up by a toddler. 'I don't like the buttons done up this high.' He said, a slight whine in his voice and Arthur leant over to fix it back again, batting his hands away.

'It's the proper way to wear formal attire; we need to make a good impression.'

Alfred rolled his eyes, 'Well, I already know Francis and you definitely already know him so we've kinda already gone past "good" impressions, don't ya think?'

Arthur finished fixing his collar and sat back with a scowl. 'Well, let's not make that worse then, shall we?'

There was another pause and Arthur could feel Alfred twitching, waiting to say something.

'Are you nervous about seeing him again? It’s the first time since you were fired as Jack, right? Is that it- why you're being so prissy?'

'I-! Prissy what do you... I'm not- I'm not nervous, I jus-'

'Dude chill, it's fine if you are.' Alfred put a placating hand on Arthur's shoulder, 'It's been seven years and you didn't exactly leave on the best of terms; it's fine, don't work yourself up so much.'

Arthur pressed his lips together and gently shrugged Alfred off, turning to look out of the window again. The countryside felt so achingly familiar; it was strange to come back here after so long, a mix of joy and nostalgia churned with apprehension and dread. He hadn’t seen or spoken to Francis since he left, not one word and not one letter on either side. Francis had most likely expected Arthur to write to him first but Arthur had no intention of begging or pleading anything to the man who had caused their separation in the first place.

'I just want this to go well.' Arthur said, eventually. 'Diamonds have always held a lot of pride for their monarchy- its longevity. They see the elected governments of Spades and Clubs as mere passing events, often not worth bothering with.'

Arthur swallowed back an uncomfortable lump in his throat. 'I want to give them no reason to dismiss us so quickly.'

Arthur could see the vaguest image of Alfred's reflection eyeing him carefully in the window but he offered nothing else and silence feel between them. A short time later, Arthur growing steadily more tense with each passing minute, their car nosed its way through the long winding drive way and through the elaborate wrought iron gates to pull up in the palace courtyard.

As soon as it stopped Alfred got himself out, not waiting for their driver to open the door for him, and Arthur could hear him exclaiming loudly in awe, 'Man, look at that! It's so cool; look at those archways!'

Arthur sat with his eyes closed, drumming his fingers on his thighs and took a deep breath in to get himself ready. At the first click of his door handle, Arthur opened his eyes and steeled himself before getting out in one fluid movement, emerging to look upwards at the sweeping stone staircase that led to the main entrance. It lay underneath a familiar imposing grand facade; delicate stonework and coloured glass demonstrating the sheer opulence and wealth of the Diamonds kingdom from the first look.

Arthur gritted his teeth.

'Are you alright?'

The soft voice of Matthew appeared at Arthur's elbow and turned to look at his Ace of Spades with a genuine smile. 'Yes, thank you. Strange to be back, is all.'

Matthew smiled back, keeping his hands to himself for which Arthur was grateful. This was not a place for Arthur to let weakness of any sort show, emotional or otherwise and a friendly hand from Matthew could easily be misread by watching, mistrustful eyes. Arthur turned, hearing footsteps, and found Yao approaching.

'Ready?'

He had Alfred with him, looking jubilant and excited, and Arthur nodded, seeing Matthew do the same out of the corner of his eye. 'Yes, we're ready.'

Yao nodded, 'Right then, let's go and get this over with.'

He turned, and together the new flush of the Kingdom of Spades ascended the stairs to the main doors, flanked by their entourage to be met by the waiting Diamonds emissaries and staff. After a few quick greetings of polite introductions and small talk, the doors were opened and they were led inside down long, brightly lit corridors with flagstone floors to the intimidating set of double doors which Arthur knew led to the throne room.

Arthur didn’t pay attention to the servant who announced them as he gazed about him at the large vaulted ceiling, lit with chandeliers to cast twinkling lights on the tapestry draped walls. It was painfully glittery and excessive, just as he remembered. He heard both Alfred and Matthew gasp either side of him, before they were ushered forwards towards the thrones at the far end. The Queen of Diamonds sat there waiting to receive them, as did the new Jack, Vash.

Francis, however, was nowhere to be seen.

Lily looked nervous; hands clasped tightly together in front of her whilst Vash stood stony faced by her throne. His face did not move, body language aimed solely at them, but his eyes flicked just once to the door behind Arthur’s head to where he remembered that the family quarters of the monarchs were tucked away. Where Francis was likely watching.

Arthur very skilfully hid his contempt and smiled politely to the Queen and Jack, bowing low alongside Yao, Alfred, and Matthew in a formal greeting. Typical of Francis, he thought, to begin their visit this way. Francis was a master of political games and Arthur read the intention behind this one very clearly.

Arthur was not welcome here. He was not to be granted the respect that the title the Queen of Spades gave him and his flush were not worth the time nor attention from the King of Diamonds. They would be made to wait, like servants or children, to be addressed whenever Francis chose to and no sooner.

Fine. This was fine.

Arthur could play those games just as well.

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AN:

So me and the incredible @thedisappointedidealist12 have been taking it in turns to torture each other emotionally with this AU and I am beyond obsessed and in love with it.

What I really want to do is write it all up properly and then set it loose into the world where it can hurt even more people, but that task is so great that the very thought of it intimidates me.

In the meantime, have some ‘literary pancakes’ ;) of my favourite parts

Make sure to go and check out the Idealist’s blog too for amazing art about Cardverse, or Hetalia and art in general. Her work is nice and crunchy.

[rae-does-stuff]

The Stars (and Rivalry) Between Them

This is my gift for the RusAme Secret Santa. This gift is for @seers-arts. I tried my best to stick with the prompts. Anyways, on with the story! But before that, I think I should explain some aspects of my version of the Cardverse so anyone reading this doesn’t get confused.

- I refer to the kingdoms (Spades, Clubs, Diamonds and Hearts) as Suites

- I do have some Nyos in this fic (hope you don’t mind!) and it’s Nyo!Canada (Meg), Nyo!Switzerland (Heidi), Nyo!Liechtenstein (Noah), Nyo!China (Chun-Yan) and Nyo!Austria (Sophie)

- Diamondtine is the denonym for people who live in Diamonds, Spadian is the denonym for Spades and Clovese is the denonym for Clubs

- A Court is what I call one set of monarch’s for the kingdoms (The King, The Queen, The Jack and The Ace)

I hope I didn’t miss anything and enjoy!

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As the carriage went over a bump in the road, King Alfred of Spades was roused from his sleep and immediately looked around.

"It must've been a road bump." He chuckled to himself quietly.

He looked to his right to see Queen Arthur of Spades and Jack Chun-Yan of Spades bickering about something (to be honest any conversation involving Arthur ended with bickering). When he looked to his left, he saw his sister and Ace of Spades Meg staring out the window with an expression of something Alfred couldn't quite decipher on her face.

Alfred looked over to the window Meg was looking out of and felt his breath be taken away.

The Suit of Diamonds truly one of the most beautiful Suits in the land. He saw grand mansions and fancy buildings all over the place. It wasn't surprising considering that the Suit of Diamonds was known to be the wealthiest Suit and the most frivolous. Even some of the most elegant Spadian mansions would be plain compared to the home of an average Diamondtine and the Spadians were quite well-off.

He understood what Meg was feeling yet he still couldn't describe it.

When they arrived to the castle of Diamonds, it shocked Alfred how much more grand and elegant places in this Suit could be.

Arthur muttered something about it being too frivolous and fancy though Alfred sensed that he was actually impressed.

Chun-Yan smacked Arthur's arm and said something about how ungrateful youngsters could be and Meg quietly protested against causing a fuss when they should've been trying to make a good impression.

"Welcome to the Castle of Diamonds!" A jovial voice called out from the top of the staircase.

The person was clad in yellow with hints of orange here and there but mainly yellow. To be fair, most monarchs wore the colour of their kingdom. The person also had long blond hair but since they were so far away, Alfred couldn't see much else.

The person walked down the stairs and bowed when he was face to face with the Court of Spades.

Chun-Yan, having been through many of these types of meet and greets with other Suits, automatically curtsied in return. Arthur bowed a split second later, seemingly in a daydream before doing so. Meg followed suite as well

Alfred however, blurted out, "Dude your house looks super cool!"

Meg facepalmed while Chun-Yan and Arthur gave him a horrified look.

The person however, simply laughed and brushed past it, "Thank you. I am the King of Diamonds, Francis. But please, call me Francis. You are our distinguished guests after all."

Alfred introduced himself first, "I'm King Alfred of Spades and this is my sister Meg."

Meg shyly waved in greeting and Francis gave her a warm smile, "A pleasure to meet you both."

You see, Aces aren't supposed to tell anyone outside of their Suit's Court that they're Aces for the sake of secrecy and so the Court's of the Suits could have someone blending in with the public and report back. However, those aren't the only things Ace's do. They are the literal and figurative Ace up the Suit's sleeves.

Chun-Yan went next, "I'm the Jack of Spades, Chun-Yan. It's an honor to meet you."

Alfred figured Chun-Yan was simply being polite because when she first met Alfred she didn't act like it was an honor to meet him.

And finally Arthur greeted the King of Diamonds, "I am Queen Arthur of Spades, pleasure to be acquainted with you."

Francis leaned down and kissed Arthur's hand, "A pleasure to be acquainted with you as well."

Arthur blushed and Francis starts to walk towards the castle, "I will show you to your rooms and introduce you to the rest of the Court of Diamonds, hopefully you'll be able to get acquainted with the other Court's tonight at the ball."

Alfred stifled a giggle at Arthur's blush and Arthur mumbled a weak, "Shut up idiot."

Once they reached the throne room, there were two people sitting on the thrones. One had a stern expression on their face and the other had a calm expression.

Francis took his seat in the middle of the three thrones, "These are my partners, the rest of the Court of Diamonds." He gestured for the two to introduce themselves, "Don't be shy!"

The one with the calm expression smiled warmly at the Spadian Court in greeting, "Hello, my name is Queen Noah of Diamonds. I hope that you enjoy your stay here in our Suit."

The stern one gave a curt nod, "I'm the Jack of Diamonds, Adelheid."

Francis gave the Court of Spades a wink, "You can just call her Heidi."

Heidi rolled her eyes but didn't say anything.

After the Spadians introduced themselves, Francis showed them to their rooms and left them to get some rest.

Alfred stared in awe at how luxurious everything looked and felt.

"So soft." He whispered to himself.

He let himself fall onto the bed and sink into it, he was exhausted from the trip. Part of him was worried that he'd oversleep and miss the party but he figured that either Arthur, Meg or Chun-Yan would wake him up.

He soon fell into slumber, recharging for the party later that day.

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Alfred struck a pose while looking at his reflection in the mirror. He looked handsome and felt he deserved to have a little fun with it.

After he was done getting himself together, he met up outside Arthur's door with the others.

Alfred beamed, "Are you guys ready to partay?!"

Meg and Arthur facepalmed and Chun-Yan hit him, not unlike how she did with Arthur earlier that day, and lectured, "This isn't that type of party! There are rules you have to follow!"

Alfred rubbed his arm and stuck his tongue out like a mature adult (sarcasm is very useful in these situations).

Since everyone was ready to go, they decided to make their way to the ballroom. Which none of them knew where it was except Meg but poor girl could barely get a word in unless she spoke up. Which she did, eventually.

After that ordeal, Meg left the rest of the Court at the entrance to the ballroom, considering that it would be suspicious if she came with them. Suspicion is something that an Ace must avoid.

When the others entered the ballroom, it was unlike anything the trio had ever seen. Everything was so elegant, it could've only been from the Suit of Diamonds.

"Please welcome to the Court from the powerful Suit of Spades, King Alfred, Queen Arthur and Chun-Yan the Jack!"

Alfred gave the rest of the people in the room an excited wave while the people clapped.

It seemed like that they were the first Court to arrive at the ball.

The Spadians decided to split up instead of spend the whole party together. Maybe they could find an in to becoming closer Allies with the Diamonds.

After some time just waiting around, Alfred spotted the Queen of Diamonds standing off to the side watching the party go on.

Alfred walked over to him, "Hey dude! Thanks for throwing this party for us and the other Courts! This party is really bitching!"

Noah seemed slightly startled but replied in his usual calm tone, "Oh, I can't take credit for all of this. It was really Kin- er- Francis' idea."

The two had started to make some small talk when another Court made an appearance.

"Let's give a warm welcome for the Court who came all the way from the Suit of Luck, the Court of Clubs! King Ivan, Queen Erzébet and Sophie the Jack!"

Alfred's breath hitched when he first laid his sky blue eyes on the King of Clubs.

If the blond, almost silver hair, and the flawless pale skin were enough for Alfred to fall for the King, then he wasn't prepared for his eyes. They were an unnatural colour but that made them all the more appealing. They were a beautiful shade of violet and Alfred couldn't help but wonder how much more pretty they would be up close.

If love at first sight was a thing, Alfred was feeling it.

He said a quick goodbye to Noah which probably confused the boy but Alfred had to find out something about the King of Clubs and who better to ask than Chun-Yan, one of the longest serving Jacks his Suit and the rest of the Suits have ever seen. In hindsight however, he could've asked the Queen of Diamonds considering that the Diamonds and the Clubs were in a close alliance.

"Chun-Yan!" Alfred called out to her once he spotted her talking to the Jack of Diamonds.

He bounded over to her with excitement, "What do you know about the King of Clubs? Or the Clubs in general? I need the info ASAP!"

Chun-Yan and Heidi exchanged a look and immediately turned back to Alfred.

Chun-Yan raised her eyebrow, "Why do you want to know about the Clubs?"

"Because their King is super cute and I want to talk to him without looking like an idiot?"

As Heidi left, saying something about checking in on her brother, Chun-Yan gave him another look, "Putting aside the fact that you'll probably look like an idiot nonetheless, you do know that the Clubs and Spades are rivals?"

You could probably pinpoint the exact moment Alfred's brain exploded.

"Rivals?" He asked more to himself.

Chun-Yan sighed, "Did you forget about the alliances we have?"

Alfred paused and sheepishly smiled, "Maybe a little."

Chun-Yan explained, "We the Spades, have an alliance with the Hearts. The Hearts haven't been on good terms with the Clubs for a while however the Jack of Hearts gets along with the Queen of Clubs. As we are allies with the Hearts, we have a rivalry with the Clubs. The Clubs and Diamonds are also allies but the Diamondtines are allies with the rest of the suits because of their peaceful nature and neutrality in most wars and skirmishes."

Alfred took in the information and thought to himself, 'I'm the King of Spades and I'm falling for the King of my rival suit.'

Maybe he should've given up at that moment, for his suit's honor, but Alfred had other plans.

"Maybe we should improve relations with  the Clubs?"

Chun-Yan stared at him, "You do realize we've been rivals with the Clovese since before you were born? Besides, I don't think that the Suit of Hearts would be too keen on making an alliance with them."

Alfred was already walking away, "I'm going to befriend the king!" He called back to her.

Alfred, being the extrovert he was, had no problem whatsoever just walking up to the King of Clubs and starting a conversation.

"Hello!" He greeted with his classic smile.

The King seemed to be caught off guard by this but smiled back anyways, "Hello. King Alfred of Spades, if I am not mistaken?"

"Yes, verily it is I." Alfred affirmed.

The Clovese King took a sip of his drink and looked down at Alfred (man was he tall!), "I am King Ivan of Clubs. Aren't our Suits supposed to be rivals?"

Alfred laughed, "Who said we had to be rivals? New King's, new rules am I right?"

"I suppose so. It will be a pleasure to rebuild relations however we should probably talk to the rest of our Court's, da?"

Alfred nearly didn't respond because he was lost in Ivan's eyes. They were so beautiful up close. They were so filled with wonder.

Almost as if it was on cue, a waltz started to play. Alfred turned to where it was playing to see King Francis near the band. When he noticed Alfred looking at him, he winked at him.

'Did he plan this?' Alfred wondered.

Alfred turned back to Ivan and asked before he could chicken out, "Would you like to dance?"

Much to Alfred's surprise, Ivan replied with a yes.

Alfred smiled, "Cool! So let's go!" He pulled Ivan to the dance floor and the two got into position.

Alfred offered, "I can lead if you want. I don't mind."

Ivan nodded somewhat shyly and the musicians started to play another song.

The two began to dance and make small talk. They learned about each other's lives, interests and what living in other suits was like.

Soon, the topic of conversation went to astronomy and Alfred got excited. Astronomy was one of his favourite things to study and he could list off endless facts about it.

Ivan asked, "So I assume you have a big interest in astronomy?"

Alfred started to ramble, "Big doesn't even cover it dude! I love it so much! It's so cool to learn about and the night sky is so pretty!"

That's when Alfred made another offer, "Dude! How about we go outside and look at the stars? It'll be so cool!"

Ivan beamed, a childlike twinkle in his eyes, "I'd like that a lot!"

So they left the party and went to look at the stars.

They spent most of that time in peaceful silence, breaking it only to point out constellations and stars.

All the while, Alfred was stealing glances at Ivan. He looked so calm and peaceful, he wouldn't dare try to shatter it.

Soon, the party ended and the two realized that the rest of their Court's would be looking for them.

Alfred hugged Ivan with a hopefully not too visible blush, "It was really nice to meet you dude! I hope we can talk to each other again soon!"

Ivan hugged back and pulled away, "Me too but for now we should part ways."

Ivan went to leave, leaving Alfred smiling like an idiot behind him.

"Best night ever!" He whispered to himself excitedly.

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Thanks for reading!

- Rae

[nyotaliafan-pinkmermaid]

Placing characters in my Cardverse AU

I hope this post won't offend anyone. This is my opinion in which Kingdom should the other characters belong to. If you don't like it , then keep it to yourself.

♦️Diamonds♦️

King: Cyprus

Queen: Genoa

Jack: Spain

Ace: Portugal

Greece

Switzerland

Italy

Romano

Seborga

Egypt

France

Liechtenstein

Netherlands

Belgium

Luxembourg

Monaco

Seychelles

Israel

Tunisia

Algeria

Libya

Saudi Arabia

Oman

Kurdistan

Nagorno-Karabakh

United Arab Emirats

Morocco

Armenia

Ancient Sparta (deceased)

Sudan

South Sudan

Comoros

Iraq

Madagascar

Jordan

Ancient Greece/Byzantine(deceased)

Ancient Egypt(deceased)

Roman Empire(deceased)

Vatican

San Marino

Djibouti

Pontus(deceased)

Palestine

Dutch Antilles

Reuniòn

French Polynesia

Somalia

Central African Republic

Angola

Niger

Gabon

Western Sahara

Qatar

Andorra

Malta

Lebanon

Bahrain

Somalia

Kuwait

Syria

Phoenicea (deceased)

Bahrain

Knights Templar

Carthage(deceased)

Assyria(deceased)

Mauritius (i believe that this is the female nation who talked to Seychelles in a strip)

Ghana

São Tome and Principe

Benin

Chad

Mayotte

(Human characters of Hetalia in Diamonds)

Jeanne d' Arc

Joanna of Castile

Napoleon Bonaparte

Maria Antoinette

Charles Perrault

Spartacus

Agrippa

Anicetus

Seneca

Agrippina

Burrus

Cleopatra

Marcus Antonius

Julius Caesar

Augustus

Tiberius

Caligula

Claudius

Nero

Vespasian(actually exists in Hetalia)

Hadrian(actually exists in Hetalia)

Domitian

Trajan (maybe actually exists in Hetalia)

Marcus Aurelius(actually exists in Hetalia)

Commodus

Didius Julianus

Septimius Severus(actually exists in Hetalia)

Maximinus Thrax

Heliogabalus

Alexander Severus(actually exists in Hetalia)

Gordian the 1rst

Gordian the 2nd

Pupienus

Phillip the Arab

Balbinus

Gordian the 3rd (actually exists in Hetalia)

Valerian

Claudius Gothicus

Quintillus

Aurelian

Tacitus

Florianus

Probus

Numerian

Diocletian

Maxentius

Constantine the 2nd

Constantius the 2nd

Constans

♥️Hearts♥️

Magnus Maximus(actually exists in Hetalia)

Gratian(actually exists in Hetalia)

King: Slovakia

Queen: Czech

Jack: Bulgaria

Ace: Romania

Austria

Germany

Prussia

Kugelmugel

Bavaria

Saxony

Hesse

Germania(deseased)

Holy Roman Empire

Brandenburg

Russia

Ukraine

Belarus

Lithuania

Latvia

Estonia

Poland

Hungary

Croatia

Slovenia

Bosnia

Herzegoniva

FYROM/Vardaska(aka n.Macedonia)

Albania

Montenegro

Georgia(not the U.S. state)

Mayar(deseased)

Zimbabwe

Botswana

Namibia

Ethiopia

Nigeria

Ivory Coast

(Human characters that appeared in Hetalia in Hearts)

Friedrich the Great(aka old Fritz)

Brothers Grimm

Maria Theresa

Władysław II Jagiello of Lithuania

Jadwiga of Poland

♠️Spades♠️

King: Thailand

Queen: Vietnam

Jack: India

Ace: Ecuador

Cuba

Cameroon

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

Macau

Hong Kong

Brazil

Zambia

Taiwan

China

S.Korea

Japan

Brunei

Laos

Combodia

Bangladesh

Saint Luchia

Haiti

El Salvador

Dominican Republic

Pakistan

Uganda

Brazil

Peru

Colombia

Bolivia

Guatemala

Saint Kitts and Nevis

South Africa

Panama

Venezuela

Nepal

Tibet

Mongolia

Persia(deseased)

Iran

Turkey

Azerbijian

Mexico

Chile

Argentina

Bhutan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Sri Lanka

Timor Leste

Hunnic Empire (deseased)

Myanmar

Jamaica

Honduras

Bahamas

Puerto Rico

Jamaica

Costa Rica

Barbados

Osaka

Nikoniko Republic

Eritrea

Liberia

Mauritania

Cape Verde

Gambia

Congo(Republic)

Burkina Faso

Guinea Bissau

Mauritania

Eswatini

(Humans that appeared in Hetalia in Spades)

Shapur the Great of Persia

Chinese explorer Zheng He

Xuande Emperor of China

♣️Clubs♣️

King: Ireland

Queen: Iceland

Jack: Norway

Ace: Denmark

Finland

Sweden

Scotland

Wales

England

Sealand

Canada

America

Mali

Senegal

Kenya

Burundi

Saint Helena

Greenland

Molossia

Åland islands

Faroe islands

Isle of Man

Ladonia

Australia

New Zealand

Hutt River

Wy

U.S. Virgin Islands

Fiji Islands

Sierra Leone

Svalbard

Tonga

Papua New Guinea

Samoa Islands

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Lesotho

Congo(Democratic)

Senegal

Rwada

Mozambique

Tanzania

Togo

Sierra Leone

Britannia(deseased)

Celt(deseased)

(Human characters that appeared in Hetalia in Clubs)

Hans Christian Andersen

Christina of Sweden

Davie

Howard the Spy

🃏Jokers🃏

Black Joker: Serbia

Red Joker: Moldova

[random-cardverse--hetalia]

who are the kings, queens, and jacks of each kingdom?

I'm trying to stick to the canon as much as possible. So here they are, the kings, queens and jacks:

•Hearts:

-King: Germany

-Queen: Japan

-Jack: Italy

•Spades:

-King: USA

-Queen: England

-Jack: China

•Diamonds:

-King: France

-Queen: Lietchestein

-Jack: Switzerland

•Clovers:

-King: Rusia

-Queen: Hungary

-Jack: Austria

[kulfidraws]

who i would realistically get along with in twisted wonderland

this is just me rambling about what my relationship would realistically be like with twst characters.

riddle rosehearts: we’d have a mutual dislike for each other at first because i cannot stand super strict rule-abiders and riddle just would not like my casual attitude. later on, we’d be on okay terms with each other but we’d still bitch about each other on a monthly basis.

ace trappola: i’d find him annoying af tbh but i’d give him props for his honestly at least. probably would still want to punch his face in if he teases me though. if he brings his energy down a notch then i can stand being around him.

deuce spade: i’d dislike him at first purely out of association with ace. if we get to talking, i’d find him nice and would consider him as a good friend. but if ace is around then i’m out.

cater diamond: i’d probably intimidated just because of how much energy he has. i’d probably not interact much with him and vice versa so we’re neutral with each other. he might secretly dislike me a bit though. maybe.

trey clover: that one guy i’d talk to in class because i have nothing better to do. i’d also ask about due dates from him. but that’s about it.

leona kingscholar: another person i’d be intimidated to talk to. we’d just never communicate and that’s it.

ruggie bucchi: somebody i would also talk to in class because we both are bored. i might overshare to him at least one a year. i would consider him a friend but not besties or somebody i’d actively hang out with just because he gets too secretive.

jack howl: somebody i wouldn’t talk to a lot because our interest just don’t align but would talk about school-work and stuff. a nice acquaintance.

azul ashengrotto: he’s honestly the type of person i’d bitch about behind his back. sorry azul.

jade leech: i’d just know him as the nice guy ™ because i’m naive until somebody points it out. then i would actively avoid him.

floyd leech: annoying mf who probably talks during movies. i’d find him annoying and occasionally bitch about him.

kalim al-asim: i’d probably have a crush on him tbh because he’s genuinely nice and carries all our conversations. i would sometimes get tired of his energy though.

jamil viper: somebody i’d not talk to much until we find out we both hate the same teacher. i would sit next to him in class just to gossip about said teacher.

vil schoenheit: i’d think he’s pretty but that’s about it from me.

rook hunt: i’d just know him as the class weirdo and would avoid him.

epel felmier: somebody i’d have trouble talking to just because we both can’t carry a conversation. we’d have small talk during class though. also we’d both overshare to each other on a wednesday morning then pretend nothing happened.

idia shroud: i doubt i’d see him much in class so no opinion for him

malleus draconia: another person i’d be intimated by just because of energy. we both wouldn’t approach each other.

lilia vanrouge: the one guy who never shuts up during history and english class. still think he’s cool though.

silver: another person i’d have a crush on because of how gorgeous he is and his cool vibe. i would day dream about running away with him and living in a castle in Switzerland. in reality, we barely talk because i’m too shy and he has zoned tf out since 4th grade.

sebek zigvolt: i would dislike him just because he is too loud. he doesn’t even know i exist.

[honda-nihon-kiku]

Diamond King! France: EAT THE RICH

Diamond Jack! Switzerland: You're rich

France:

France:

France: *gasp*

[tema-makes-art-sometimes]

(francis from the collective; if this is sent on anon we're having technical difficulties) so about this king's corner game i'm. does everyone follow the common assignments in cardverse or is there some difference/variation

We tried to stick to the formula for the Kings-Jacks, but we had fun with the rest of them!

Spades: King: America / Alfred Fredrick Jones Queen: England / Archibald Windsor Jack: China / Yao Wang Ace: Seychelles / Camilla Morel 10 of Spades: OC / Alexander Jay Lewis

Hearts: King: Germany / Ludwig Becker Queen: Japan / Kiku Becker Jack: North Italy / Feliciano Vargas Ace: South Italy / Matteo Vargas 10 of Hearts: Nyo Prussia / Julie Weiss

Diamonds: King: France / Jean-Francis Epine Queen: Liechtenstein / Elise Zwingli Jack: Switzerland / Basch Zwingli Ace: Canada / Matthew Epine 10 of Diamonds: OC / Louis Epine

Clubs: King: Russia / Ivan Braginsky Queen: Hungary / Elisabet Braginsky Jack: Austria / Roderich Edelstien Ace: Belarus / Natalya Kovalena 10 of Clubs: Nyo Latvia / Raisa Galante

Jokers: Black: Sealand / Peter Windsor Red: Prussia / GIlbert Becker

[ask-the-germanic-family]

Maybe, Ludwig could ask if they have a meeting with the king of diamonds (France), there he will find Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

Germany- Thank you this is helpful information! So Kiku where is the diamond land?

Kiku- It's to the South of us, but why would you want to go there?

Germany- I have family there, speaking of have you seen a man with white hair and red eyes? Also one with brown hair, a cowlick, glasses and can be a bit stuck up at times.

Kiku- I've never heard of the first one but the second man sounds similar to the jack of clubs.

Germany- Where's clubs?

Kiku- To the North of us, it's the closest kingdom to us in terms of miles

Germany- I'll go to clubs first then, get Austria and hopefully Kugelmugel then travel to diamonds to get Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Hopefully Prussia will find us on the way.

Kiku- What!? You can't just leave! You're needed here as the king to run the land!

Germany- You're the queen, I'm sure you can handle it for a while

Kiku- But the kings are vital to the success of a kingdom! We all are, each kingdom needs a king, queen and Jack!

Germany- I'm sorry but I have to go, think of it as a diplomatic trip

Kiku- If you must. But you should visit spades too, or they may think we're plotting something with the kingdoms against them...

Germany- If there's time...

[ladyknight33]

R76: Postcards from Home 15

Arkansas

To: Captain Ana Amari Overwatch Headquarters Overwatch Strasse 1180 1211 Geneva  Switzerland

Right now I don’t know why I married this man. Gabe thought it would be funny to propose again with a diamond he found in the tourist mine. He’s still out there looking. If he doesn’t find one by sunset I’m going to turn the tables on him and ask to renew our vows with the decent sized one I found earlier today. The one he doesn’t know about yet.

~ Jack 

4/7/2057