Aiyana

Sometimes active but distancing myself from Hetalia

[aiyanacatori]

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This is my Hetalia sideblog. There isn't much up yet because I recently thought about separating my Tumblr out. So bear with me as I go through and start to add my stuff.

You can call me Aiyana.

I'm a writer so I will have headcannons, blurbs, one-shots and possibly full stories in the future. You can request any of the first three at any time. Just refer to the Request Information to see some guidelines.

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I'm also an artist. I am a traditional artist who is starting to step into the digital art scene. I do not have requests open at this time, however they might open in the future.

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#AiyanaAU

My Hetalia AU. Anything under this tag belongs to that AU

Masterposts/Guides to Long Posts

[Masterpost] for my Hetalia Aiyana AU

[Masterpost] for Headcannon Series

[hetagrammy]

Seeing Britannia on my dash is making me think, I usually call Mama Britannia Igraine (because she's the mother of King Arthur, wow, so original), but I found out apparently in the original Welsh it would be Eigyr? Would that be more appropriate? Or is it arbitrary considering all of the ancient personifications are old and likely have somewhat anachronistic names anyway??

[aiyanacatori]

I think that as long as you remain respectful about the names, and the history names have it should be fine. However, to add some larger feel to a story, have different characters call others by different names. Arthur could call her Igraine, and Wales could call her Eigyr. Or depending on the timeline the name changes, maybe on purpose (to be more angofied, or it happens without the nation themselves being aware that they made a switch.) It really depends on how you want to handle the story really. Angst, fluff, casual, historically accurate.

Just remain open to the possibility that someone more well informed on the topic will have a different opinion, and at least hear them out.

Apologies if this wasn't an answer you were looking for.

[aiyanacatori]

Hey, I just came across that rarepair post you made -- can I ask what rarepair was it that offended people? Bcs the fact that people are ship shaming in 2023 ffs.... Feel free not to answer though

I was the problem. I had raised a concern about some Germany ships because there is some fanwork out there that writes Germany ships as very predatory and 'wierd'. I had cautioned the person who had responded just making sure that they didn't write like that when wanting to write or create a good functioning and safe relationship.

I removed my responses because either they themselves or someone close to them had gone to my Ask box saying some mean stuff and just generally creating problems where there hadn't been problems. I didnt want to deal with it anymore so I just deleted my responses talking about the ships [starting a conversation] because honestly I didn't need more toxic stuff in my life.

[bighugelargebig]

Irunya 🌻

[aiyanacatori]

I like this artists style!

[aiyanacatori]

More female nations.

[hetalia-fannn]

Reblog time!

Hetalians reblog this and write who are your top5 favourite characters!

[aiyanacatori]

I'm going to go with Canon characters because I don't think I want to explain the stack of OCs I have ready to start making content for.

1. Romania

2. Taiwan

3. Moldova

4. Prussia

5. South Italy

[ashipwithoutaname]

Genuinely curious @ hetalia fandom, what was the earliest year you got into the fandom??

[netherzon]

Can you link the book, or give the name of the book, I want to read it as well, and it gave me the brain worms to write out a situation with it. Please.

Sure :) The University of British Columbia has all the volumes from the arbitration(s) available. The first four volumes deal with the arbitration case in Geneva which was hashing out the dispute about the Alabama and other British boats used during the Civil War. The 5th volume covers the simultaneous arbitration in Berlin dealing with the San Juan Islands and Kaiser Wilhelm, so if that’s the one you’re most interested in (like I was), here’s the link to that page 

 https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcbooks/items/1.0221812?o=0

From there you can also get to the other four volumes if you click on the link to “Papers relating to the Treaty of Washington”. I can tell you from experience the Geneva arbitration documents don’t contain any extra information about the San Juan Islands specifically, but to anyone interested in the boats, BCU has conveniently compiled all of that can of worms into four easy bites for you

[aiyanacatori]

Reblogging this so I don't loose this! I have an idea, and I need to have sources to look back at!

[netherzon]

Reading the US Arbitration for the San Juan Island Dispute right now, and in their opening the U.S. rep has referred to the U.S. as “the heir of Spain”. I’m about 85 pages in and it’s come up two times. This was written in 1869-70(ish).

The reason the lawyers are bringing it up now is basically to say “We should be allowed to have everything Spain used to own above the 42nd, since Spain’s empire is basically dead and we’re not, and that would include ALL of Oregon, so you see your Highness, German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm I (he was the judge), it was actually very generous of us to offer up the 49th parallel as the border and give Britain all that land they had no right to and despite all that now they’re being dicks about who gets the San Juan Islands which is pretty lame of them tbh”

It’s just a fascinating detail to me because it’s sooo different from the way we think of the U.S. empire now. I see the word “heir” used a lot for Alfred in the fandom, but always in reference to Arthur and the British Empire. Now, that makes a lot of sense to me. The first 13 colonies were British. English is still the majority language in the US. America really took off as a global superpower right as the British empire was collapsing. As an American, I have never once seen someone call Alfred “Arthur’s heir” and thought “wait, but where’s Spain in all this?”

The people who wrote this document probably never imagined the British Empire could collapse, or that having an empire wouldn’t always require physical possession of the actual land. 

[aiyanacatori]

I would like to imagine in the Hetalia world that just about everybody doesn't know about this or forgets about it. [Because so much happened after this, or because it feels so minor in the grand scheme of things.] Except for Prussia who doesn't even remember himself until he was going through his categlog of journals. He made note of it because he was actually there and got to read the arguments as well.

So I imagine an interaction in the modern day after Prussia gets a refresher goes something like this:

Prussia: Spain have you ever considered who your heir is before?

Spain who is used to strange conversations at this point, but hasn't thought about this is in awhile: I don't think any of my. . .former. . .colonies would want to be associated like that with me.

Prussia: Okay, yes your unawesome attitude has ruined the bonds of your family, but who?

Spain: If someone really wanted to be considered my heir they can be.

Prussia as he explains the whole situation and shows Spain the document.

----

Timeskip to the next world meeting

America as he is sitting down munching on a bag of chips, and having small talk with whoever was unfortunate enough to sit next to him.

Spain comes running in yelling: I have an heir!!

The former Spanish colonies all look at eachother with a look that generalized to 'Who decieded they wanted to be associated with him again?'

Portugal is giving Spain a very confused look that can be boiled down to 'Which person did you bribe?'

England and France stop bickering for a moment before they glance at eachother, and than England has a sort of flashback moment.

[Short random thought that I might continue later.]

[aiyanacatori]

Hey Hetalia fans! Yes you!

Reblog with the rarepair you ship, and explain the dynamics or why you like it. I want to get to know some of the other rarepairs.

If you have any content for that rarepair you want others to see (whether you made it or not). I'll go read or look at the fanart and reblog it with my thoughts on it.

I know rarepairs so often get overlooked, and we all want a chance to gush over our ships, so this is your chance!

[council-of-beetroot]

Before i answer what's the criteria for a rare pair?

[aiyanacatori]

Use your instincts. Hetalia has been around for a long time, and there are many websites where people interact about it. Different regions of the fandom ship different things. What is a rarepair in the English fandom might be a regular ship in the Spainsih or Japanese fandom.

If you want to go by AO3, has anywhere between 0 to 175 fics dedicated specifically to the ship. [IE no Harem, or one-shot compliations] It can be over that amount as well but generally speaking if I click the filter button, and see the ship as something I can include or exclude right off the bat, it's not a rarepair]

[rebelsandtherest]

Frater Familias

Words: 5,719

Summary: Churchill lies, Singapore falls, an empire abandons his children in a sea of wolves. When their brother finds out, there will be hell to pay.In early 1942, Alfred Jones travels across the globe to save his baby brother and sister from the betrayal of their father. When Arthur Kirkland returns at long last, his eldest is waiting for him, ready to spill blood.

Warnings: Language, mentions of death and bodily injury.

Author’s Note: I kept things very vague to make it easier for myself, but this takes place not too long after the Battle of Coral Sea in May 1942.

You can also read on Ao3 if you prefer

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Alfred Jones hadn’t wanted to kill his father this badly since 1781. Come to think of it, Alfred wasn’t sure he’d ever wanted to kill his father as much as he did now.

Sure, he hadn’t been pleased that President Roosevelt acquiesced to Britain’s insistence on a Germany-first strategy. The scar of Pearl Harbor was still fresh and livid, and he was spoiling for a chance to hunt Kiko down personally. Even so, he’d kept his mouth diplomatically shut and had taken heart when Churchill assured him that British forces in the pacific would hold, that the ANZACs would have plenty of reinforcements to hold allied territories there.

That, as it turned out, had been a massive lie. Gargantuan. Colossal. Titanic, in fact. His father might as well have designed the ship himself, stuck his two youngest on board without lifeboats bound straight for an ice field, and stayed cozy in Belfast while Alfred broke his back feeding coal to the Carpathia in a blind, unplanned panic. Churchill fiddled while Singapore fell, and Father fiddled along with him.

“Where is he?” Alfred demanded, ignoring the guard at the entrance who was trying to slow him down.“

"I’m sorry?” Asked the startled British soldier stationed at the war room door.

“Arthur Kirkland. Where is he?”

The soldier took a few tries to say, “General Kirkland hasn’t yet arrived, sir.”

“Fine. Which room will be his?”

“Sir, I’m so sorry, can I get your name, I’ll need to ask–”

“Where?” Alfred demanded, and there was something in his too-perfect voice, his too-blue eyes, that made the soldier startle and point immediately down the hall.

“End of the hall, on the left.”

Alfred stormed in that direction without a word. The soldier blinked a few times. A deer released from headlights, it took him a moment to get his bearings.

“Wait,” he called after Alfred, quickly jogging after him. “Wait sir, you’re not allowed to-” but Alfred was already inside, going around to sit in the officer’s chair behind the empty letter desk. “Sir, the General won’t be here for another five, six hours.”

“Fine,” Alfred said, and had this young Australian known him better, he would have known to be frightened by his stoic, collected anger. Facial expression unchanging, the American wheeled back in the chair and propped his feet on the desk. “I’ll wait.”

Keep reading

[aiyanacatori]

Hey, Hetalia fans! Yes, you!

Reblog with the rarepair you ship, and explain the dynamics or why you like it. I want to get to know some of the other rarepairs.

If you have any content for that rarepair you want others to see (whether you made it or not). I'll go read or look at the fanart.  

I know rarepairs so often get overlooked, and we all want a chance to gush over our ships, so this is your chance!

Edit: I will be deleting my reblogs, because I feel that I have messed up, and have hurt some people. I want to fix that so I will be removing all of my reblogs from under this post. I apologize for any mental stress or anger I have caused. It was not my intention. If I hurt your feeling you are allowed to fill my ask box with hate comments, I probably deserve it. I wish you all a good day/night.

[aiyanacatori]

USA Profile - Aiyana AU

This is part of an overarching AU/Hetalia Rewrite [Masterpost]

Warnings: Complicated Relationships, toxic behaviours, talk about wars, Colonization, Imperialization and past events. General discussion of some heavy topics. Extreme Cannon Divergence. 

Country: United States of America

Human Name: Alexandrina Felicity Kirkland Jones

Nicknames: Alex, Alexa, Ali, Ally, Lexa, Lexi, Lexine, Zandra, Drina, and more.

Name Explanation 

Alexandrina: Elaborated form of Alexandra. In Greek myths, this was a Mycenean epithet of the goddess Hera, and an alternate name of Cassandra. Feminine form of Alexander. Alexander is the Latinized form of Alexandros which meant 'defending man' from the Greek 'alexo' meaning "to defend" and 'aner' meaning "man". Most famously used by Alexander the Great, king of Macedon. Who built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India.

Felicity: From the English word felicity means "happiness", which derives from Latin felicitas "good luck". In Roman mythology, the goddess Felicitas was the personification of good luck. This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans around the 17th century.

Kirkland: Meaning "of Kirkland". A topographical name is given to a person who resides on land owned by a church. It derives from the Middle English word 'kirk' or German 'kirche' meaning "church". The Kirkland family motto is Facia non verba, meaning, "Deeds not words", and Pro artis et focis, meaning "For our altars and our homes".

Jones: From the English and Welsh surname, itself derived from the given name John. English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Ioannes, itself derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious" from the roots 'yo' referring to the Hebrew God and 'chanan' meaning "to be gracious"

Appearance

Height: 5'10"; 177 cm

Weight: Fluctuates between 135 to 145 pounds; 61. 2 kg to 65.7 kg. A perfectly healthy weight for her, and if anyone tells her she isn't light enough she'll punch them.

Hair colour: Dark blonde or Light Brown. The jury is still out about it because it's a close distinction difference.

Eye colour: Sky Blue. The blue sky over wheat fields type of blue. They can lock a person in with how memorizing they can be.

Skin: She is not paper pale but she doesn’t call herself ‘tanned’. Falls between Rose-beige and beige naturally. However, she does tan nicely when outside. As a plus, she doesn’t burn easily under the sun. 

Clothing style: In the comfort of her home she'll rock basketball shorts, hoodies, and a fair amount of clothing that might have holes or stains on them. It's her safe space, she can wear what she likes. When doing business with other nations or officials she'll dress business casual or full business. She'll rock pantsuits and two-piece suits, and if she is feeling more feminine she'll wear skirts and a blouse. In casual outings with friends, she dresses to the occasion. If it's a casual coffee then clean jeans and a sweater or shirt and jacket. If it's an off-the-books meeting, she'll try to dress nice but not business casual. Though her one rule is that all clothes have to be functional. Can she run in the outfit, and if need be can she punch someone? If the answer is no she won't wear it.

Scars: There's an old bruise impression/rope burn around her neck. It's mostly faded, but it was when she was hung by the puritans during their witch trials. There's a scar going up the side of her face from the seven years war. It came from one of the French who tried to stab her. She has several bullet wounds from the revolution. One in her leg, another on her stomach, and a third on her arm. She has burn marks from when Canada burned down the Whitehouse. They mostly have healed except for on her back where her heart would be. During the Civil War, her body tried to tear itself apart in an attempt to make another person. She has a scar from where in a flurry of pain she tried to slice herself in half to stop it. She has a scar from where she got her left leg ripped off. She doesn't remember when she got it. Finally, she has a slice down her left arm where the manifestation of 9/11 and the pain of her people appeared. It only recently started healing.

Age

Year: Physical Age [Numerical Age] ;

Born: 1585: Newborn [0]; Roanoke colony.

1607: 2 [22]; The establishment of Jamestown, Virginia. The first successful colony.

1682: 6 [97]; Province of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn, and a government was established. It's where persecuted English Quakers fled. Also seen here were Baptists, Anabaptists, and Swiss/German Protestants. Known for having cheap land, 'religious freedom' and the right to improve themselves.

1765: 12 [180]; The infamous Stamp Act of 1765.

1775: 14 [190]; The starting of armed conflicts in Massachusetts. American Revolution.

1783: 15 [198]; The peace treaty and the colonies become The United States. The Articles of Confederation, but were ineffective at providing stability as taxes couldn't be collected and there was no executive officer.

1865: 17 [280]; The defeat of the Confederates and their rogue states, and the abolition of slavery across all states.

1918: 18 [333]; The end of WW1 and the establishment of a new world order. The United States is on top economically.

1941: 19 [356]; USA entrance into World War Two on December 7th.

1989: 20 [404]; The Cold War was ending and it was clear that the US was winning. The Soviet block was falling apart.

2022: 20 [437]; Modern Day

Personality

Kind, caring, understanding, empathetic, and sympathetic. However, she is cautious, cunning, sly, and paranoid. She is hardworking and self-critical.

Alexandrina is kind. She helps others when she can. She Goss out of her way to be kind to those who need it. Especially with those she considers friends and family. Though she has been known to extend a hand to former foes to help them get back on their feet. They are no longer enemies and the battles are done. It is better to rebuild and prevent further conflict than to allow resentment to fester. She is caring. When she has guests over she'll try and make sure others feel safe and cared for while in her home. She will go out of her way to help others even if she herself is tired and has little time or energy. She is understanding. She knows not everyone will be able to keep up, understand, or be able to handle situations. She will call breaks for others, and slow down her talking if she knows their language she will switch to theirs. She will help them find a room to take a nap when meetings go too long. She'll let things go because not everyone can have good days or should be expected to. She is empathetic and sympathetic. She can put herself in other people's shoes. She knows how to connect her emotions to what someone else is feeling, and she will try to accommodate the situation. It goes hand in hand with her being understanding, kind, and caring. She naturally tries to understand a situation, and if she doesn't she'll ask or do some research. She may not be as old as a lot of the nations, but she can connect experiences to others in an effort to try and understand.

She is cautious. Growing up as a female nation in a patriarchal society, and having to come into her own with all eyes on her expecting disappointment. She knows that everyone wants something and that there are motivations for what others are doing. She looks before she leaps because if she doesn't how does she know where to land. She is cunning and sly. The world works on secrets. It was something she learned young. Everyone has a secret. The trick is knowing how to use it. If her government and her people weren't going to listen to her based on her merit and skill alone then she would make them listen out of fear of their security of secrets. She knows when she needs to be caught. Whether the person has to believe she is an open-secret person or a closed-secret person. She is paranoid. She was even before the Cold War, before the world wars. It was part of being a woman in a world full of men. Some did not take kindly to a woman surpassing them in power, some sought to cause her harm, and some succeeded in the early days. However, it made her paranoid. Always looking for double meanings, looking around corners, checking for intruders. With the involvement of the Cold War, she was checking everything.

She is hardworking. She puts all her effort into anything she does. Whether it be keeping her files organized in the specific order she likes, or writing up the next presentation she gives for the World Summit, she puts a hundred and twenty per cent in every time. It was the only way to get recognition through her merit for long a time. Sometimes to the detriment of herself. She is self-critical. Always looking for ways to get better. Always thinks that she can be better, do better, and have done better. She is the world’s superpower, she should be able to handle it, and she should be able to help more. She knows she sometimes fails massively. However, she feels like she is always on the edge of failing.

Family

Alexandrina's family is large, these are just a handful of them. [She blames England for that, and she cares in some capacity about all of them, but immortal families are complicated.]

England: The absentee father figure that for most of her life was either busy, fighting her, or ignoring her. However, when it became apparent that the issues were spilling into their professional lives as personifications and allies they decided to try and work through some of the problems. After some long-needed talks and finally coming to understand each other, they started growing close again. While they have the best father-daughter connection they've ever had they still aren't always on good terms but are working through it.

Ireland: The aunt who turned into a maternal figure for Alexandrina. Ireland spent a lot of time in the US back in the 1800s and early 1900s. She was present for a lot of her life, and as such they share a really close bond. They have some ups and downs, but if there was someone she had as an emergency contact it would be Ireland.

Canada: They were really close when they were both colonies. They would go on adventures together. They would come back with mud in their hair and twigs in their pockets. However they didn't always get along, but while Alexandrina was getting further away from England, Canada seemed to get closer. They fought on opposite sides of the war, and hurt each other, both physically and mentally for decades. It wasn't until the late 1800s that they reached out again and started forming a connection again. Now they are as close, and when Alexandrina is forced to have a break, or infrequently allows herself one she can be found visiting her brother or him visiting her, and going on adventures like they used to.

Australia: These two, when they finally properly met, and neither was holding a grudge against the other are insane. Australia is all for going out and trying new things. It just so happens that they both seem to attract danger. He saw Alexandrina as the older sibling that left him before he could have had a sibling. He resented her existence for a very long time, but when he actually got to meet her and talk to her it became hard to be mad at her. They frequently send pictures of whatever dangerous stunts they have been doing recently.

New Zealand: They aren't very close, but they still consider each other family. Mostly because they run in different circles. However, they don't actively avoid each other. They have a line of text messages just checking in. It's casual and comfortable. When they do see each other or have meetings they will hang out. They share a bond no one else in the former 'Kirkland family has. They were some of the few fully-fledged female members of the family. That's something that will forever bond the two. If they wanted to be closer they could, but neither of them really sees a reason to when they already feel good with what they have.

Wales: No one expects these two to be close. However Alexandrina can sometimes be found walking around with Wales as he shows her around the castles and forts that she has seen a thousand times, but never gets tired of seeing. While Alexandrina is high energy around Canada, England, and Australia, she mellows out around Wales. Alexandrina is naturally curious and Wales is happy to have another one of his Nieces/Nephews around.

Scotland: It is complicated. Alexandrina once said, 'It would take a lifetime to explain my thoughts on Scotland, and it would take another three to explain my feelings about the whole thing.' To sum it up, they could have been really close, but they just can't. If Alexandrina's issues with England were a lot, her issues with her uncle are somehow worse. They don't hate each other and don't avoid each other, but they just can't.

Friends and Lovers

A look into a few of Alexandrina's friends. This is just a handful of them. 

Mexico: These two were rivals to friends to lovers to bitter exes to friends. They were rivals while under the Spanish and English crowns. They were supposed to be better than one another. However they didn't take it too seriously, it was more for fun and self-improvement. They became friends, and fast friends at that when they were left to their own devices. They could spend hours doing nothing but talking and be content with everything else. It was so easy for them to fall in love. They worked so well together. However not all things seemed to be meant to last. Contrary to popular belief They didn’t break up until a couple months before the American Civil War. Of course, the relationship had been falling apart for a while. [They were both to blame.] But all the stress and problems just became too much. It was a brutal and nasty breakup. They were petty and nasty exes to each other for a long while. However, it just became a chore to hold onto the resentment and anger. It became harder to ignore the fact that they missed being friends. While the world was becoming more connected it was still lonely in the new world. It took trial and error, and a whole lot of proper communication, but they are good friends again. During World War One, Alexandrina sent letters back to Mexico and it was one of the things both of them looked forward to.

Lithuania: These two at one point were together. They aren’t ashamed about it. The relationship wasn’t very long and it ended on really good terms. They broke up when they realized that while they did have romantic feelings for each other, their hearts belonged to other people. They broke up on mutual terms, and they have remained really good friends. Nowadays they would say they are platonic soulmates. 

Belgium: While their personal relationship was tense at the beginning of the 19th century, they got closer throughout the 20th. Being one of the three female nations in the NATO alliance prior to 1999, they used to hang out a lot and complain about the male nations and the superiority complexes they have. Though they don't always get along and mostly belong to different friend circles they still consider each other close allies, and confidants. 

Morocco: A lot seem to forget how close Morocco and The United States are. Morocco was the first country to recognize the US as an independent country. [Only a year and a half after the Declaration of Independence] It is also the country the United States has the longest unbroken treaty. [The Treaty of Peace and Friendship] They remain close allies to this day. Alexandrina and Morocco are really close friends, and would regularly send letters to one another, even in the era of cell phones. (It’s their tradition) When they do get to see each other in person they always greet each other warmly and share greetings that are personalized to just them. 

Hobbies

Woodworking: One of the longest-held hobbies she has. She doesn't do it all that often, but more likely than not the wood furniture in her house was at least partially handmade. The oldest piece is a side table she made in the 1700s. She has dragged it along with her wherever she lives. She hand-makes wooden figurines as gifts to people.

Space: Anything that has to do with space. She always wanted to reach the stars. At first, she likes looking at it from navigation and a belief perspective. So many cultures look to the stars. However, as technology progressed she wanted to actually reach the stars and the moon. It was a day she personally celebrated even decades later. When her people made it to the moon it was one of her dreams come true.

Cultural Studies: There are so many different people with so many different backgrounds living in the United States and she wants to get to know her people so she learns about their cultures. As different waves of immigrants move to her country she learns about them.

Backpacking: She goes backpacking a lot with Canada and Australia. It's something that allows her to better connect to the wilderness and the nature around her.

Baseball: It's her sport. While she is very athletic and is really good at most sports she tries, Baseball will always be the sport in which she excels the most. She will go to pick up games, and if she has the time volunteer to help local leagues and teams. Anyone who has spent enough time around her would have at least played one game.

Languages

The United States doesn't have an official language, the de facto language is English.

Alexandrina is fluent in a lot of languages, is passible in a fair amount of others, and knows enough to get directions in others.

Fluent

English: It was the language she was taught by England. However, she used to butcher the language for fun as a kid. Ireland and Wales wouldn't correct her on words, and would even give her new slang words to use. When newspapers started cutting letters in words to save money she actively supported it because adding extra vowels made words harder.

French: She was taught it as a kid by tutors. Not by one hired by England, but ones that she used her own funds to get. Though she would fall out of constant use for a while, she now speaks French more influenced by Louisiana, and it annoys France a lot to hear his 'precious' language butchered.

Spanish: She learned Spanish from Mexico, and has constant use of it. It is a language she holds close to her heart because so many of her people speak it as well. She doesn't speak it too often around other nations because butchering Spanish and seeing Spain cringe brings most of the new world some satisfaction.

German: German at one point was the second most spoken or the most spoken language in a lot of areas of the US during the 1700s and 1800s. Though because of the World Wars, it was highly discouraged to speak or learn it. She picked it back up in the 60s and 70s when she was spending a lot more time in Europe. It in a way was a goodwill gesture to move on, but not forget.

Italian: South Italy taught her when he was staying with her during the late 19th century and early 20th. She speaks the Sicilian dialect of Italian. It was when she was taught that the two became friends and stopped walking on eggshells around each other. When the allies started the campaign up Italy from North Africa during WW2, she was able to help aid in translating for those who couldn't communicate.

Korean: She picked up a lot from working closely with South Korea however she never committed to learning the language fully until the 1980s when she was having less stress about the Cold War. She's been fluent in the language since the 90s.

Passible

Mandarin: She is far from fluent, but she is also fairly good at speaking the language. She can also read most signs, and some basic books, but she can't write or read advanced documents. She has tried to become more fluent but a complex language needs time and investment that she doesn't have the consistent time for.

Russian: She grew more proficient in the language during the Cold War, but she has no interest in becoming fluent. She can understand the news, speak a decent amount, and read it well enough, but she doesn't have the motivation to want to know any more than she already does.

Arabic: Specifically in the dialect known as Darija, used in Morocco. It was something she naturally started picking up from correspondence from Morocco over the decades. She can write in Arabic. However, she struggles with speaking it. 

Lithuanian: This has a slightly depressing story behind this. When Lithuania came to live in the US for a bit. The Russian government was going through the steps to complete Russification. Lithuania was having a hard time with the idea that his culture was being erased. After having a long talk, Alexandrina stated that she would be honoured to learn his language and culture. She still keeps up with it, but she never fully became fluent.

Japanese: Fairly passable in the language, however, it was always put to the side because other things have come up. She's getting better, and it is one she is actively trying to get better at.

Can Survive

Languages she either learned back when there was an influx of immigrants and didn’t keep up on or learned within contexts and certain situations.

Dutch: She learned it a very long time ago when the Dutch influence over New York and the surrounding area was still very strong. She can still get directions and some basic conversations however her knowledge of it gets muddled by the German She knows.

Vietnamese: A language she picked up in war. She learned it in a war situation, and for her, it will always be attached to war. If she comes across people who speak it she can have basic conversations, buts it's a sore memory for her.

Norwegian: After the Civil War, Norwegians was the highest percentage of immigrants who came from Scandinavian countries. She learned a fair amount back when the immigration wave happened, however, she forgot a lot of it as time passed. Though Norway likes to test Alexandrina sometimes just to see if any was retained.

Portuguese: Brazil and Alexandrina at one point were as thick as thieves. It was an unexpected friendship that still holds some importance to this day. She picked up some of it however she speaks Spanish more and struggles when trying to learn Portuguese.

Extra Information

Alexandrina as a name has many derivatives from different languages. Most nations if they were permitted to use her name have personalized nicknames for Alexandrina.

Alexandrina and the rest of the female nations within NATO would go out and gets food and drinks together after meetings. It became a tradition back in the 1950s and has continued with the addition of more nations.

Alexandrina is a Bisexual who doesn’t have a preference. She carries some religious guilt, however, her first committed relationship was with Mexico, and as such most of it is just echoes of guilt that she doesn’t carry that much anymore. 

She tries to be considerate of everyone’s ideas and thoughts but rarely does it work out where she can make everyone happy. It is a tough lesson she had to learn, but one that she is ever grateful for having learned. 

Suffers from intrusive thoughts wondering if those around her only get along because she has power now, but normally she reminds herself that she had friends back when she was barely a sovereign nation. 

There is multiple group chat for the Anglo family. Her favourite is the one that is just for the former colonies. They mostly complain about England, but sometimes they plan hangouts and reunions. 

She likes trying new foods, and dishes. She makes it her goal to try different food every time she travels. She isn’t particular about her food, but a consistent craving for her is for the spicy chicken tamales that Mexico makes for special occasions. Mexico jokes that the only reason Alexandrina keeps her around is for the food, to which she replies that if it’s true Mexico only stays around for the ribs and gumbo. 

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The following is an expanded thought/rant on Nyo!America. I made a shorter version yesterday but wanted to expand it.

Warnings: mentions of neglect, abuse, period typical attitudes and behaviours, colonization, imperialization, civil war, Spain, WW1, Great Depression, WW2, Cold War, the ‘90s and early 2000s. Basically, if it was a major event I touch on it through the lens of the possibility of Nyo!America.

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I just got a reblog from one of my all time favourite tumblr blogs. This was the best notification to have seen [relative to what the rest of my notifications looked like so far today.]

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Aiyana AU Hetalia Character Profiles

Here you can click and find different characters, and who they are within my AU.

Introduction to my AU

Nations are a complicated existance. No one really knows how they started existing. Whether it be that they were a subspecies of humans, or a complete different species all together. Some believe that they were humans blessed by ancient gods to be the protectors and leaders of society. However from what scientists and historians have been able to find is that ever since the begining Nations have been their right along with the humans.

Nations were unclassified in 2012 after a whistle-blower from one of the many archives noticed the string of official pictures and paintings their nation appeared in. They went to the press claiming time travel, and the world almost had a meltdown thinking that one of the old myths about the end of the world.

In order to stop worldwide panic, the governments slowly revealed the nation people who had been working for generations.

It was a shock at first, however, over the course of the next couple years they have become beloved public figures and have helped historians put together a better picture of the past.

Today many nations are seen as just another part of the wacky world that we live in.

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Profiles

New World

North America

Greenland

Canada

Mexico

United States

Central America / Caribbean

South America

Europe

West

North

Central

South

East

Asia

Middle East

Central

South Asia

South East

East

Africa

North

Central

West

East

South

Oceania

Australia

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Hetalia AU Masterpost

This is part of my Canon overhaul I am doing for Hetalia. This is the masterpost where you can find all of the information one might need when looking through my AU.

This AU can be found under the tag

#AiyanaAU

[If you would like to create something for this AU go ahead. Just tag me so I can see it.]

Character Profiles

Revamped Character Profiles for different Hetalia characters. Some will be similar to Canon. Some will get a complete overhaul, and revamp.

Character Interactions

Anything from incorrect posts, to full length analysis of how characters can get along.

Historical Stuff / Stories

This will be where I put the character into historical situations, or talk about how they reacted to certian things. You can also find connected historical stories or other stories here.

Artwork

I am also an artist and may draw some of the characters sometimes. They can all be found here.

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America is probably the only nation I have trouble picturing as female. Maybe Germany and Turkey as well, but NyoAmerica just feels wrong. America is not underhanded, it's an open book and does everything with a brute force approach.

See I can understand why you might think this. You are however looking at two different sides of America. The United States as a whole.

Alfred is brute force and an open book. The United States has been known as fixing things with brute force, Bombs, Wars, Spending money to send military aid. This is one side of America. It is the more 'masculine' side. The side that didn't have to struggle throughout his whole life. He could so what he wants because those barriers don't exist.

Nyo!America is another side of The United States. If I must simplify it. She is the side that espionage, the spy, the one who knows how to twist the hands of others. She would have been constantly doubted as a female, and as her spot amongst the world. The one who didn't want to join wars, but the one who did. The one who ended wars. The one who rose to the top and stayed. No one can stay by brute force, there has to be something else holding it up.

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On another note America has been personified as a female before. There was no Uncle Sam yet. There was Miss Columbia and Lady Liberty. Two females who represented aAmerica.

Here is just a few of them.

I respect the fact that you cant see USA as a female, but it has happened before, and I personally see America as a female.

Your comment seemed to be demeaning my opinion. If so, why spread hate? My idea of the USA being female was not hurting anyone? In fact it was opening up new possibilities of interpretation. You could have phrased this better.

I leave you with this.