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A Simple Hetalia Ask Blog run by Schrodingers-Cate, featuring all of your favorite nations as dragons. Feel free to ask any nation, just make sure you specify who you're asking! // Ask Box: Open babey!! // Requests: Also open babey!! // Current Event: none, yet. // Current M/A: god i wish // any other ask blogs are more than welcome to interact, especially those that have magic or fantasy related muses!

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Have you done a Sweden dragon? Otherwise may I request one?

Great Lion of the North

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Do dragons have mating seasons? (Sorry if you’ve already answered, doesn’t do that kind of questions)

An interesting question! I’ll do my best to answer this scientifically. Also, no art for this ask, sorry! I don’t think that there is much for me to pen in here. 

CUT BC THERES A GOOD BIT OF LORE BENEATH THE LINE!

So, to go on about dragons and their habits…. Dragons are highly intelligent creatures; like people, and a few other animals, they are aware of themselves and their surroundings. They are capable of making complex decisions. They aren’t merely driven by instinct and the cycle of the moon. To provide a basic idea of where I’m going with this, I’ll pose a question: Do people have a certain breeding season? You can connect the patterns of birth rates throughout a year, indeed, but people do not necessarily follow any such pattern. They follow a system of ability and desire, which are connected to environmental and physiological circumstances, and those vary dramatically between individuals. No two people follow the same reproductive cycle (although I will make a note here that those who posses a uterus and share a space quite often with several other uterus-havers will find themselves eventually sharing a menstrual cycle- this has to do with our ancient ancestors, and the fact that they did likely operate on a breeding cycle. Like with apes and monkeys, everyone in a group having their babies at the same time is very advantageous! BUT I DIGRESS,)Dragons are very similar. A dragon, as an individual, may breed whenever it so chooses ((Mun is adding this in post-haste, whoops!- I will say that breeding in colder areas, i.e. Places That Arent Warm Year Round, Dragons will breed at a time that places their eggs to hatch in warmer months to give their offspring a better chance to survive their first year. This still varies quite a lot, so take it with a pinch of salt!)). This phenomena varies tremendous between species… So if you’d like to know about anyone in particular, I recommend that you ask them! Dragons aren’t shy about this kind of thing. But don’t get offended if they become blunt about it, either. To a dragon, breeding is holds an entirely different connotation.Which I, of course, will take the chance to go over right now.Unlike in people, Dragons breed only to create offspring. The reason behind this being that breeding really isn’t all that pleasant for them to begin with, and beyond that is arduous, time consuming, and in the circumstance of a pair that can produce offspring, requires extensive planning because of how much care a clutch of eggs requires. 

All this sounds awful to our people brains, and if all of these things applied to people, I highly doubt that we would have population issues at all. These reasons factor into why dragons are few and far between, at least in comparison to other species. 

To make things worse… Dragons are very picky about their mates. And I mean very. 

Dragons are naturally opposed to most social interaction, and have a set territory that is generally a no-trespassing zone as far as any other dragons are concerned. Finding a partner can be downright dangerous for some dragons. However, Dragons aren’t entirely violent in nature, and occasionally commune with one another in the hopes of finding a suitable partner. A “Suitable Partner,” as defined by a few characteristics:-Healthy-Able Bodied (Similar physiology, capable of caring for young and partner)-Willing-Agreeable to Some DegreeSome Dragons might have other preferences, but once again… You’ll have to ask. I should also note that breeding partner does not necessarily mean soul-mate, or whatever. It really has more to do with compatibility than emotional connection. In fact, some dragons will only come together to breed, and then split the clutch of eggs between themselves to raise either alone or with another dragon, likely a dragon that better fits the bill of “soul mate”.

That said, “Dragon Break-Ups then Make-Ups” are not entirely uncommon among the species. Dragons will often partner hop frequently until they find another dragon that they best work with and suit, which sometimes means going back to a previous partner. But don’t be concerned, Dragon break ups aren’t as emotionally violent as human break ups! If a pair that does not function properly and chooses to split up, there usually aren’t any hard feelings beyond the typical aloof nature of dragons. A dragon will usually only get upset over loosing a partner if they had been a fantastically functioning pair. Or in Romano’s case, because he got stood up.

I’ll add here that yes, dragons are fully capable of being polyamorus. The essay on that subject is for another post, however. 

Finally…. a short note on the subject of raising hatchlings. 

Hatchlings are the entire reason why dragons go through the trouble of breeding at all. Dragons absolutely adore Hatchlings and eggs, no matter the kind! If a dragon discovers an egg or hatchling unattended, they have been known either to watch over the young until the true parents return, or to outright steal the offspring all together! You can imagine how well that goes over with the true parents. Though care does vary between individuals, most dragons, in a similar fashion to their crocodilian and avian cousins, will quite literally slave over their offspring, adopted or otherwise. This includes starving themselves for months at a time in order to protect their clutch, and running themselves ragged to provide food for their offspring. Dragons are more than willing to risk their lives for the sake of their young, and become incredibly more dangerous creatures when guarding those that they consider their offspring. In fact, many of the human lives taken by dragons throughout history have been because the dragon was guarding a clutch or hatchlings. On a far darker note, not all dragons adore hatchlings… A few dragons, some of the most hated, are ones that seem to have reverted to a limited state of mind. This means that they seem to have rejected or simply lost any maternal instinct when it comes to young, and instead view them as a dragon would view any other intruder: Either as a threat to be destroyed, or as an opportunity for a meal (many, many other species on our planet view even the young of their kind as an easy chance for precious energy, including various reptiles. Even dragons, albeit a very scarce few, are no exception). These dragons are hated and feared equally among their own kind and among people; their total crimes of course often total far, far worse than just infanticide. Typically, these are the most notable and/or frequent dragons that have been recorded in the histories of both species. Rightfully so, these are also often individuals that have been mercilessly slaughtered by either humans or other dragons, although not before wrecking havoc and irreversible damage upon the lands and eyes that witnessed them. 

While most of those evil creatures have been destroyed long ago, a few individuals under such classification still remain today, although well hidden away from the light of day, or possibly even just old rumors from long dead tongues. 

All together, Dragons are a picky bunch with no true mating season as some animals might have, and form relationships that are similar to humans in the most basic of ways, but vastly different from humans in terms of the complex. 

Please, feel free to ask more about the lore surrounding this magical world! Asks concerning these sorts of things will likely be answered the fastest… That said, to everyone else that has submitted an ask-

Art and answers will be coming out very, very soon, and that’s a promise!

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HEY IM NOT DEAD

HEY EVERYONE I SWEAR IM NOT DEAD, I WAS JUST TAKING A WELL DESERVED REST... I WILL BE BACK THIS WEEKEND, HOPEFULLY POSTING SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK!

And to everyone who sent me asks recently, and of course to all my followers and friends, THANK YOU, I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!

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What's Switzerland up to?

V: He has a stick up his butt as usual! I like to mess with him sometimes, he’s so protective over his territory! He looks pretty cool, though.

HEY JUST WANTED TO SAY SORRY FOR BEING SO SLOW I JUST GRADUATED HIGHSCHOOL SO WOOHOO FOR THAT, BUT YEAH STUFF IS GONNA BE A BIT SLOW BC OF THAT STUFF 

Also check out Switzy’s eyebrows, those things are god like

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*pats Veneziano’s head*

AnonFuckingGetsTheirArmRippedOff.jpeg

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Prussia, dude, are you alright?

P: If you’re talking about my eye, don’t worry about it. I couldn’t see well to begin with, so losing an eye didn’t really bother me. Besides, it happened a long time ago, so it’s not like it hurts anymore. 

P:… Although, if you do plan on worrying about someone, then worry about my brother. He’s been missing for a while now… not that I blame him. 

Poor Prussia. He’s been through a lot. Definitely the “tragic hero” type, but also of the sort that can handle hardships and keep trucking on, so don’t pity him. He’ll make it through, you’ll see…!Unless, of course, the issue with his brother gets to him… which it very well could, at this point.

(Did anyone guess that Prussia is my favorite aph character? Because he is!! But don’t tell anyone that I said that- jealously among dragons is a wicked thing!)

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ahhh here’s a really late entry for mermay!!

its ya boy Sealand, being colorful and havin’ fun on the waves!

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Does Russia dragon is gay ?

AND A FUCKING BONUS:

R:…. you could say that, yes.

YEAH I’M BACK AND I’VE BEEN WORKIN’ HARD, BABEY- you better like, shower me in love for this, madi- SORRY FOR TAKING SO LONG BUT HEY IT FEELS GOOD TO MAKE SOMETHING STUPIDLY LARGE AND TIME CONSUMING! 

Anyway! Time for mun to provide some ever relevant context for everything that happened here! (under the cut of course, bc this might get long!

First off, Gilbert got his ass kicked. I think that’s obvious. By whom, though, I’ll leave up to yall to figure out.

Next, I just wanted to reiterate that Ivan is a blind bat and uses extremely sensitive hearing+echolocation to “see” his surroundings, which is why he was able to hear the fight happening and then find the aftermath.

More about Ivan- he uses magic to manipulate his wing size to fit his situation, hence the wonky sizes throughout the comic.

One more thing about Ivan- he is one of the dragons that uses powerful magic, and you can see one of his own special spells demonstrated above: the ability to turn fire to ribbons, at least for a few moments. 

Okay, now a little bit more about Gil here-

the fire coming from his throat was blue because it was burning almost pure methane, which is Gil’s choice in flammable gasses to aid in his fire breathing. I’ll do a more in depth explanation of why certain dragons use certain gasses, and how fire breathing works to begin with, at another time.

Regarding the last statement, however, Gilbert eventually would have literally exploded due to a loss of pressure and invading flame to the interior of his body (the dragon that kicked his ass did this on purpose, btw).

I’m sure yall noticed that Gil’s wings seemed to be on fire at least a little bit, ruining them. The material and oils that coat a dragon’s wings are supposed to prevent the tissues from burning, but when exposed to very high temperatures over a certain period of time, the wings will smolder and eventually burn slowly away. 

okay. think that covers everything. if anyone has any more questions about what’s going on up there…. Well, this is an ask blog, so ask!

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Hey guys!! How old do dragons usually live for/ how old are you???

R: As for how old we are… um… counting is stressful. let’s just say nearing 1,000 years old, give or take a couple hundred years.

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@ask-art-student-prussia So, I saw you made some dragon designs a while back (like a month ago, im so late lmao)... Well, here we have Purple Fancy Feathers up top, and Mr. Fighty in blue right there.

I just wanted to say that you’re an incredible artist and author, and you are a big part of what inspired me to start my own ask blog! I’ve been around since you began your blog, and its been awesome to see you go so far! 

Congrats, and thanks for being awesome, dude! Hope to see ya around!

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Hey russia! I love your horns!

R: They are so funny! They break off. Thats why I only have them on one side of my face… But don’t worry, they grow back!

God I love the fact that my art style changes with each post I make.

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Ivan, do you take care of your nails?

R: I can’t see them, but I know they look nice!

I cannot fucking believe I’ve done this

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HEY IM RUNNING OUT OF ASKS

I only have two asks left unanswered, and I have both of them paneled out, ready to be posted tomorrow.

I’d really appreciate it if y’all could send in some more asks, reblog this, maybe even gimme a shoutout?

Thank y’all for the help!

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ACK IM OUT OF ASKS AGAIN-

that being said, is there anything specific yall would like to see on this blog? I’ve open up requests, so go ahead and have fun with those~!

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Russia...what the fuck is with those hands!? 0-0

R: You weren’t just messing with me, were you…? I’d prefer if you didn’t…

The other dragons find Ivan's anatomy to be disturbing as well, but Ivan has never understood why. As for their origin… He has always had them. They help him when he builds and brews.

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Hey what's up with the magic trio! How are you guys doing?

The magic trio are… not where they should be.

(inspired by this post)

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Active Hetalia ask blogs!

The old blog that did this is no longer up, so I’m making this to keep up with current ask blogs! Reblog or like this so you can be added! 

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Hey Iceland! How are you doing lately?

IL: I’ve been…wistful. Others call me melodramatic, but to hell with them. I’ve got a lot on my mind.

Iceland was a blast to design! Perhaps not the most reptilian, but who cares- He looks great!I just wonder what he’s so fussed about…