You've got your passion, you've got your pride
But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on, but don’t imagine they'll all come true, oh
When will you realize Vienna waits for you?
Billy Joel — Vienna
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@fuimus-troes
You've got your passion, you've got your pride
But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?
Dream on, but don’t imagine they'll all come true, oh
When will you realize Vienna waits for you?
Billy Joel — Vienna
roderich owning a cake-baking business/making cakes for other nations birthdays is so important to me actually
There are so many, but I'll go with 6 for Germany, please. :)
🔍is there something about them you think isn't as recognised as it should be in the fandom? (a personality trait, relationship with another character, historical time period that isn't explored much with them, etc.)
Ludwigs age and how it impacts his ability to connect with others.
Age wise he is neither a member of the cohort of older European nations that surround him, or a member of the New World cohort of younger nations in the Americas. He exists in this isolated middle ground that has often left him feeling like he looking in from the outside.
Despite years and years of complicated relationships with one another, there is a sense familiarity that ties together geographic neighbors who have "grown up together". They might not always be best friends or have even semi normal relationships within another. But these relatively small group of other immortal beings, is all they have ever know.
Ludwig birth in the 1871 happens so late in pre world wars European history. All while the birth is also shrouded in mystery, rumors, and tall tails. From the moment Gilbert showed up with him, his much older peers either A) Didn't trust him because nation are always going to highly suspicious of a new personification sharing their land. And truthfully? most nations were freaked the fuck out by him. He looked like the long dead Holy Roman Empire all while everything about him pointed in the direction of Gilbert engaging in some form of unholy activities to give him life. With Gilbert refusing to confirm or deny anything , most nations do their best to keep their distance from the creepy fast growing HRE lookalike who they weren't convinced wasn't a demon B) Many wrote him off as Gilberts newest ego project/scheme to gain more power and figured eventually he would fade while Gilbert would take over C) He was viewed as nothing more then an awkward, uncomfortable in his own body child, who could barley get words out of his mouth with stuttering and turning bright pink out of embarrassment. No way that kid was going to be a real threat. He was just as much of a threat to the old guards power and secretary as Britain's brat across the ocean was.
By the time Lud hit his late teens, while he was excelling academics (economics/military strategy/political system/historical dates), he had near zero social skills. And no one in Europe really cared to help him gain any. Which is when Gilbert put him on a boat in the 1880s and sent him to Alfred in hopes he would make a friend and learn how to be a "real boy" despite his unique birth/life.
It is almost as though he does a full 180 flip when it comes to his personality. He becomes almost obsessed with defending the legacy he had been raised to believe was his to inherit. A calculating and cold part of him comes out while before he was actually a sweet kid once you got past the creepy blank look on his face. Engrosses himself in military life trying to emulate his brother. Any anger or frustration regarding being ignored/belittled by his peers, comes straight to the surface. He is stuck in his own mind.
Post WW2, Ludwig pretty much shuts downs emotionally and mentally. While Gilbert is getting his ass kicked every which way by Ivan, Alfred is spends the majority of the 50s trying to get Ludwig to even speak or make eye contact. From there, a borderline neurotic personally is formed. Emotions/feelings/ (good and bad) are is so deeply suppressed inside of him that it comes out it spirts of either anger and extreme anxiety. Which has just added to his feeling that unlike everyone else around him, he can't form these surface level relationships.
something something about roderich being ludwig's emotionally unavailable wine mother
alfred has a dog!
courtesy of his "enemy" who was, for some reason, giving him gifts. boss said something about thawing relations or whatever
(apparently, in history, Kruschev gifted the Kennedys a puppy named Pushinka after Mrs. Kennedy asked him about Strelka during the Vienna State Dinner. imo, alfred and ivan had a convo of their own at this table, where alfred fleetingly mentioned how a space dog was "so cool" and how he'd love to have one. which, naturally, ivan did NOT forget)
roderich, trying his best to focus on whatever work-related conversation he's having with ludwig, but it's also may, and just a few meters away slavs are discussing grilling a bucket of meat and drinking beer near some body of water: ☝🏻 i'll be right back
roderich, probably: this, and no one texting me "ur up?" for at least three business days
roderich, trying his best to focus on whatever work-related conversation he's having with ludwig, but it's also may, and just a few meters away slavs are discussing grilling a bucket of meat and drinking beer near some body of water: ☝🏻 i'll be right back
PLEASEEEEE DRAW RUSLIET... preferably NSFW BUT I'M NOT PICKY
SORRY I DON’T HAVE ANY RUSLIET NSFW BUT I HAVE SOME RUSLIETS (and jealous alfred LOL) I DREW RECENTLY!!!
Second is a scene from Spinyfruit’s Dogwood Winter :]
omegaverse SpAus is good guys I promise when I say omegaverse I don't just mean the breeding part
I love love love the theme of class difference between omega and alphas and the subtle show of certain economical setbacks due to the second binary of their genders and much more certain "gender roles" applied, and how healthcare comes into play when it comes to the needs and supplication either an alpha or omega needs — the breeding part is fun as much as the political and historical complexity that exists ok. Thank u.
with that established do not mistake this for the usual omegas oppressed storyline be quiet
all of them are ty they're subjected to established classification and expectation of an alpha and an omega
something about how alphas come with societal stereotypes of being mindless brutes like an untrained mutt and it sets a negative impression that has others be wary of them as much as an alpha who cannot provide is frowned upon in different cultures and what have you
similarly omegas too if they cannot conceive if they're unable to be mated at a certain age, they cannot be too soft, cannot be too headstrong, smth like that
WITH THAT ESTABLISHED X2 SpAus omegaverse tryna make do with societal, familial expectations placed upon them and navigating together in their relationship 😔 I always love me one where it's an arranged marriage too ..........
roderich, a glass of wine in: you've never had a life-changing sexsual experience in your life, and it really shows. what a shame
gilbert, who had Just entered the kitchen:
for some reason antonio gives off the vibe of a man who just doesn't drive a car. not necessarily because he can't or doesn't have one, he just kinda doesn't, for some reason. that man is Walking, okay? that man is a public transport passenger princess
"Take them off. We both know you don't need them."
In the silence of the hall that's only broken by labored breathing, Antonio's voice is an artillery fire crashing the walls down. When Roderich takes off his glasses, his hands pointedly do not shake.
"There you are," at this point there is no escape route, but Antonio graces with the illusion of choice: does not rush to him first, only calls like a siren, like the future and the past, all in one, "My shepherd boy. Come here."
Two and a half centuries of divorce all but collapse in a matter of four short seconds.
Madrid me mata: 80’s exes to lovers SpAus
antonio, lifting his eyes from the divorce papers: i am not signing anything. do whatever you want with that
roderich: 👌🏻
roderich: *signs the papers first, and then forges antonio's signature perfectly*
antonio:
hello SpAus nation it's me and I just want to say the historical aspect of Rodri draining the funds of the Spanish empire to fight his wars in the Balkan against the Ottoman empire is hilarious as much as it highlights the sheer audacity of this darling
never mind Charles V ceded the German half of the empire to his brother Ferdinand bcs it was just too much for him but understand Spanish constituents also helped bribe the electors to put Charles on the throne
The sheer hilarity of Antonio bagging both a baddie and an expensive maintenance fee to boot is everything
Sorry Tonio there are terms and conditions to this marriage
1) pay for everything he demands (work related)
2) pay for everything he demands (personal use)
What does he get in return?
He should be grateful at all Rodri loves him in return
like i do think that alfred was a starry-eyed idealist who dreamed of some sort of democratic utopia when he was a kid but he very quickly sold his soul when he was confronted with the possibility of power and control
no because roderich in a veil is such a concept. i mean bridal image for roderich is always top tier but there's something so special about the veil specifically
also how much money are we betting on antonio having at least some kind of bridal kink. just how much i'm asking you
yeah
ate and left no crumbs. god. oh my god. oh lord. you always get me. god bless. oh my god.
forgot the best most favourite esp bcs U said bridal imagery ? Ask and ye shall receive
roderich edelstein the man wife that you are
okay but like what if antonio kept the veil. has it to this day even. what then
being a fan of something with like 30 total fans on tumblr is funny bc you get like 12 notes on a post and you're like wow the gang's all here