#romano is soooooo interesting to me

[hetafice]

hi hi !! loveee your blog so far, it’s v nice to see more hetalia writers popping up again. if you’re interested in tackling this request, i’d like to see your take on how a yandere romano would deal with feelings of jealousy in regards to his darling getting a little too close than what his insecure brain’s comfortable with to his brother veneziano? 🫶💕

tysm! these are still yandere hcs, but i actually ended up also doing a small character study. i’ve been wanting to do those more recently so if you’re interested send in a request! bonus points if it’s not a super popular character. + this came out a lot longer than intended, so enjoy.

This is something Lovino would not be able to handle.

He has spent centuries trying to navigate the minefield that is the relationship with his brother--with varying degrees of success. One thing that has remained constant, however, is the fact that people overwhelmingly prefer his younger brother.

Romano has seemingly tried everything. Careful imitation, acting the complete opposite, sabotaging from the shadows, acting as right-hand man, you name it. Nothing has seemed to stick.

Even now, he’s invisible. Reduced to the lesser half a whole. Forever shackled to his brother, effectively prevented from exercising his own agency.

It’s never fun to be stuck in someone's shadow, but for the person whose shadow you're stuck in to be so unflinchingly blasé about it? For one to be as stuck as long as Lovino has? Being forcefully denied your own personhood like that often breeds contempt. Hatred like that can simmer under the surface for decades, even centuries before bubbling over and being noticed by others. Holding hatred like that for so long as he has? It’s almost enough to drive someone mad.

But when he gets you and has something of his own for once he relaxes a bit. There’s no need to be on edge, to constantly put on airs, because he has someone in his corner. Someone who has taken the time to know him on a deep, personal level. Someone, who despite his faults, is willing to love him, and in turn trusts him enough to love them back. That alone is enough to satiate him, to quiet his restless mind, and dull the sharp blade of self-hatred that’s been lingering within him for so long.

So when he discovers you calmly conversing with the man who has unknowingly tormented him for so long, he almost does not know what to do with himself.

It’s almost as if he’s on autopilot, mindlessly drifting over to where the two of you stand, immediately trying to assess the situation.

 In your eyes, the conversation with Veneziano was just much overdue. It was impolite to not introduce yourself to someone so close to your partner. Lovino would never say so, but sometimes the refusal to introduce you to his loved ones felt intentional. Whenever you would press the issue, he would hastily arrange a meeting to calm you down. It worked a few times; you got to meet a few of his friends, and even his pseudo-guardian/older brother/ mentor (you never were quite sure of the nature of their relationship), but you never got the chance to meet Veneziano. Occasions where you two were set to meet would mysteriously get canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. You also noticed that he would always get strangely cagey at the mention of his younger brother. 

At first, he would try to covertly sow discord between the two of you, in hopes that you would have a falling-out. In his mind, if he could manufacture situations to make you see his brother’s shortcomings, you wouldn’t want to be around him.

When he discovers, to his horror, that you have grown closer to his brother despite the careful machinations, he would spiral.

To you and Veneziano, your friendship is as right as rain, completely unforced, and a natural progression. After knowing each other peripherally for so long, making friends with you just makes sense.

But to Romano, this is yet another event point, in a seemingly infinite pattern of behavior. Time and time again, Romano finds something of his own, takes a liking to it, starts to cherish it, but only until Veneziano comes along and tries to take it. He always manages, because he is always successful in everything that he does. Afterwards, Romano is then left with nothing but more hatred to swallow and another large bruise on his ego. He can’t let it happen again, not this time, not after cultivating a relationship so pure, not like this, not-

He devises to stop it. Whatever it is between the two of you. Immediately.

Lovino, who has always been romantic, will up the ante. You suddenly find yourself whisked away on trips abroad more often than you are sat at home. How could you find the time to catch up with his brother when you have a date that night, another trip to pack for? To you, it seems as though you have entered a second honeymoon phase in your relationship. Unbeknownst to you, he’s tirelessly working to separate you. He shall get Veneziano away before he tries to take what is rightfully his for the umpteenth time.

Before your increased contact with Veneziano, your relationship was, by all accounts, normal.

You met Lovino by happenstance, and your romance blossomed at a pace that felt comfortable and right. He was nothing but loving and attentive, if a bit temperamental at times. But after you meet his brother, you notice a palpable shift in his attitude. He snaps at people more and always seems to be in deep thought. But he’s kinder in some ways as well. He’s now always concerned about your safety and likes to know where you’re going beforehand, not after the fact like you used to do. He figured out that you love the gifts he gets you, so you now receive way more of them. He’s more appreciative of everything you do as well. So much so that one day, after a particularly elaborate meal, he suggests you quit your job to take care of the home. To his delight, you eventually agree, but any joy is quickly stamped out when he hears you happily explaining your new living arrangement to his brother.

He can’t stand it really, as his mind sails through countless scenarios, unearthing trauma he thought had been resolved (or safely buried) since the early Renaissance. He doesn't know why his mind takes him in this direction, but then again he doesn't know a lot of things. He doesn't know why efforts to separate the two of you don't work, or why nothing he does ever seems to work. Why is it that he is never enough? Why, after so many attempts and failures, did Grandfather never really seem to grow fond of him? 

After yet another night of being forced to confront these long-dormant worries, he decides enough is enough. If you cannot take the hints he has so kindly given you, then he will separate the two of you by force.

Long gone are your days of exploring the city alone. No more impromptu cafe trips, walks around the park, or unsupervised trips to the post office. You are expected to stay at home, and at home you stay.

“Amore mio, it’s too dangerous out there,” he says. “There’s nothing nearby worth seeing, and you know how I feel about you driving.”

And you believe him because why wouldn’t you? He cares for you more than anyone! More than your coworkers, your friends who stopped visiting, or even your family who mysteriously don’t care enough to call anymore…

And just like that, you have been delegated to remain in the domicile. Showering him and only him with your seemingly infinite divine grace for as long as time permits it.

It’s so simple that he regrets not doing it sooner.

As for his ingrate brother, he will do anything to ensure he does not go sniffing anywhere he need not be. 

It takes nothing to ruin Veneziano’s reputation. To oust him as an incompetent womanizer. Someone whose words of concern should never be taken seriously.

To Lovino, it is well worth it. He’ll put an end to the madness, he must. Even if it means making you unhappy, or betraying his own blood, or dirtying his hands with sin, or being at the receiving end of your icy gaze for the rest of eternity.

But you aren’t unhappy, are you now? You’re over the moon, and why wouldn’t you be? You are given everything you need and more. Besides, Lovino doesn't like it when you frown.

“Look happy now. You have no reason not to,” he always says.

[damtoti]

Ask Meme

I spent so much time formatting and writing this and it disappeared when I tried to post :’( Should have copy-pasted it somewhere just in case, especially since you were having issues too. But like an idiot I forgot.

Anyways, thanks for the ask! @snowywolff​

re: this thing

Fandom: Hetalia

Favorite character: North and South Italy, slightly leaning South Italy

Least Favorite character: None really, there are some that I’m less interested in, but in most cases I change my mind about them depending on the way they’re written

5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Prumano, Germano, Itacest, 

Character I find most attractive: Turkey, actually, even though I never write him. Germany and/or Prussia close seconds.

Character I would marry: Maybe Prussia? Otherwise no offense but none of them, lol

Character I would be best friends with: Canada

a random thought: my opinions have changed soooooo much from when i first got into hetalia

An unpopular opinion: Idk if it’s really unpopular, but I guess I’ll go with Vene not being incompetent. I suddenly forget all my controversial opinions when it’s time to talk about them, lol

My Canon OTP: ...Romano and his trash

My Non-canon OTP: Prumano

Most Badass Character: I’m sure all of them at some point in time

Most Epic Villain: Vene, because he’s just so much fun to write. Runner-up is America, who I imagine has a very black/white worldview, and justifies his own shittiness with at least being better than The Villain, but in many cases he has to create a villain or exaggerate villain’s crimes in order to stay in the moral highground. And I know Russia is very overused, but I still like the idea of him getting people to do what he wants entirely through threats and rumors, meanwhile he doesn’t actually use violence against anyone. (Villain ramble because I love writing villains)

Pairing I am not a fan of: There are some I find boring, and they’re usually those where the characters are too sweet or reserved. I like characters with little filter between their minds and their mouths.

Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Hmm maybe just the ones who got less development, then again most development seems to come from fanon.

Favourite Friendship: ROMANO AND VENE, idk if it counts because they’re more family than friends, but idc

Character I most identify with: Like a weird mix of Romano, Canada, and Russia

Character I wish I could be: Greece, I want cats and I want to nap

Ship: Prumano

When I started shipping them: I ran out of fics to read for popular ships so I looked up this pair by chance and came across Seeing is Believing by VampireNaomi, and compared to other ships I like, the way prumano was presented here was just so realistic and believable

My thoughts: I think they’re somewhat similar characters who express things differently, which leads to a pretty fun dynamic

What makes me happy about them: They feel balanced together, and they’re both a weird mix of no-filter and repressed feelings.

What makes me sad about them: I love angst, so I guess fics where they share similar insecurities in the present day canonverse.

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: WEAK AND HELPLESS ROMANO

Things I look for in fanfic: Banter

My wishlist: I like things with just a bit of that melancholy atmosphere, where they’re a bit gruff with each other but not really mean, if that makes sense.

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: For Romano, literally everyone? He’s quite the charmer. For Prussia, BFT, England, Canada (lowkey still like foreveralone!Prussia tho, haha)

My happily ever after for them: Bantering into the sunset

Character(s): North and South Italy (You read my mind, how could I pick just one D:)

How I feel about this character: I love them both but I might have a teeny tine preference for Romano

Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: For Romano, literally everyone, but top 5 in order--Prussia, Germany, Spain, Greece, Luxembourg. For Vene--Japan, Germany, America, Romano

My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: I absolutely love Romano and America being buds, and I also like Vene and Germany as a platonic thing

My unpopular opinion about this character: I can see strangers being drawn to Vene at first, but for people/nations who know them well, Romano can be more approachable because he’s more upfront, whereas Vene is more guarded and always smiling, and therefore unnerves some people.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I wish we got to see a snippet of Romano and Prussia’s movie. Or just more of them being buds?

Favorite friendship for this character: Basically the same answer as non-romantic relationship

My crossover ship: ...

[salvadoerena]

For the 1980s ask meme: sweet dreams (are made of this), every breath you take, you spin me round (like a record), & living on a prayer!

sweet dreams (are made of this): what’s the best dream you’ve had?

ooo that’s a tough one. I liked the dream I had that rendered James super handsome that was a good one, despite not being able to remember any of it.

That’s tough because all the dreams I do remember/have written down are all highly narrative and not exactly…good. Most of them are like melancholy to scary?? kljhsdfjg Idk if i’ve had like GOOD dreams recently. I’ve written a lot of them down but i’ve also lost a good chunk of them because skype decided to delete ALL my past conversations last march so i can’t even go back to check sobs

I’d say of the ones I remember though, La Vie En Rose was my favorite one. It’s extremely long-winded but I enjoyed it because it was basically about three friends who met on a train and decided to travel together. They lose each other either through sickness and death, but find each other in the end due to fate and the universe distorting time and space to allow it. But then turns out that was a hallucination made out of grief by the main girl who then proceeds to imagine how life could have been if they had all just missed the train.

every breath you take: who’s the first person your mind goes to when you hear a love song?

Blank.

Like I legit don’t think of anybody jkhdsfg If anything I guess I think of whatever fictional couple I’m currently interested in? That or my OCs. So like right now it’s almost my James and @okiedoki‘s OC Sten, or Robert and again okiedoki’s Lucas. If not them then probably McHanzo. It used to be USUK and Laven before that, and before that idk man I just listened to love songs and didn’t think of anything?

jsfhdg it’s so like, not strange but very like, difficult? for me to imagine having a crush on anyone let alone thinking of them when listening to a song.

[EDIT]

Actually come to think of it, at least when I was younger, I would think of my sister because a lot of the love songs I’d hear would be from No Doubt and my sister and I would listen to No Doubt all the time. She gave me her old Rock Steady album (and kept Tragic Kingdom LIKE A CHEATER) so I’d always think about her and like, listening to it with her and everything.

you spin me round (like a record): favourite modern cover of an older song?

SCARBOROUGH FAIR BY EITHER LEAVES’ EYES OR CELTIC WOMAN i love Scarborough Fair so muuuuuuuch

but like, if ur talking about oldies but goodies hmmmmm

I really like Miley Cyrus’ Jolene. It’s so so soooooo good and I wish she covered more songs in that style because her voice just fits it so well??

living on a prayer: which was the song of your childhood?

aw man probably like, Get Up On Ya Feet by Aaron Carter and Say the Word by Christy Carlson Romano (both from the Kim Possible CD) OR Hella Good, Detective, In My Head, basically the entire Rock Steady album by No Doubt.