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
Y'all need to understand Rodri's identity is so funny is he German or not bcs he was kicked out of the German confederation for not being German enough and all the same he has stakes with the Balkans and Slavs for constantly beefing with the Ottoman empire over it what even is he
omg ... hi queen just wanted to say hi and love ur nyo Austria
back in the days was an avid follower (old Tumblr blog) seeing you on the dashboard again .... I want to eat that beautiful woman up thank you for blessing me 💜
oh my god it's been so long, it's nice to see ppl alive on this forsaken site... thank you so much YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I NEED TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE LOVE HER...there is noooo nyo austria content and tbh ANYONE WHO KEEPS THE AUSTRIA LOVE ALIVE god bless i am looking forward to austria week so much!!!!
we the old gens coming in clutch for our niche faves (YES APH AUSTRIA IS STILL A NICHE WE'RE A SMALL CLUB!!!) your nyo Austria is a blessing she's so perfect and grr wanna bite
AND THANK U WEBEPSBSPS me and Nyhne are like overworking ourselves to hype up the event. I look forward to what you may have for the Ottoman Vs Habsburgs prompt bcs ye a I saw that reblog 😳😳😳🔥🔥
naur same coming back I was like so uh is the Austrian club alive is it just me after this long ... I'm glad we gathered enough and hopefully there'll be more but not too much
also bless you I'm another (probably the only one other) TurkAus truther we need more of it I am so excited to see your nyo!Aus and Türkiye fic... Let it be this year!!! 🇹🇷🇦🇹
omg ... hi queen just wanted to say hi and love ur nyo Austria
back in the days was an avid follower (old Tumblr blog) seeing you on the dashboard again .... I want to eat that beautiful woman up thank you for blessing me 💜
oh my god it's been so long, it's nice to see ppl alive on this forsaken site... thank you so much YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH I NEED TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE LOVE HER...there is noooo nyo austria content and tbh ANYONE WHO KEEPS THE AUSTRIA LOVE ALIVE god bless i am looking forward to austria week so much!!!!
we the old gens coming in clutch for our niche faves (YES APH AUSTRIA IS STILL A NICHE WE'RE A SMALL CLUB!!!) your nyo Austria is a blessing she's so perfect and grr wanna bite
AND THANK U WEBEPSBSPS me and Nyhne are like overworking ourselves to hype up the event. I look forward to what you may have for the Ottoman Vs Habsburgs prompt bcs ye a I saw that reblog 😳😳😳🔥🔥
I'm thinking about perspectives of their relationship and by that I mean how in their marriage days I've always mused the experiences and thoughts, personal feelings from Rodri's lenses bcs it's a politically charged arrangement he needed for his empire's success, and smacked dab in the middle as the empire poster boy he needed this to be successful
And leading to the worsening relationship by the 1600s still it's such an interesting angle from Rodri's viewpoint as he's steadily gaining his footing and rising to the occasion (granted they drained the gold from the Spanish empire but necessary sacrifices am I right) until the inevitable end — but the momentum of his growth continued on despite the challenges he faced
Similarly on Antonio's end of the bargain I have like many alternative Thoughts™ because yes I adore it was him falling harder and becoming obsessive, then vengeful with how things turned out; thrice delicious considering the route of him blaming Rodri for roping him into the mess. Blaming him for stringing him along this pedestal so high up as a global superpower only to fall from grace.
To accept it was his hubris and the failure was his own making couldn't be comprehend, in his rage fueled mind blaming his ex was the most rational thing at the time. Then comes the regret and yearning and missing his former spouse SO bad because despite everything.
Despite everything that baddie left an impact in him so deep he can't get enough of it 😔 Antonio's perspective is this messy pathetic guy who took the L and can't stand it was Rodri who made him this way but he loves it but it's complicated.
That's why in the present when he wormed his way successfully into Rodri's everyday routine (coffee dates, sending gifts, countless invitations to come stay in cities and towns in Spain and yes it's all paid for dw beso beso, always worming up to the Austrian at meetings and conferences) it's him establishing a routine where he feels grounded and it's familiar and it's right where he belongs...
Next to his babe that made him a mess. He's happy 💜
Bit of an interesting contrast with PruAus because I've always seen Gilbert enjoying wanting to ruin Rodri back in the days, whereas Antonio somehow found comfort and excitement in having been ruined by Rodri instead. Gilbert probably scoffing bcs he doesn't get it (he somewhat does but won't admit to it.)
And this comes to ANOTHER aspect I've always loved abt who I ship with Rodri bcs I did say I adore the men who are into him want to destroy him but in doing so Rodri destroyed them back beautifully and gracefully, leaving them wanting more.
Amongst them, Duchy of Bavaria and his given name Gerhardt, eagerly clobbered the enemy left and right in close combat — a known weakness of the Magyars for their fighting style preferred a distance and their light armour provided little defense for the heavily armed German battalions. And he clobbered, and clobbered, and clobbered, and victory was within reach with each body that fell.
Victory that was rightfully earned, victory that came with an unexpected reveal, found between the sweeping quietude of the battlefield. Amidst the blood and gore, the piles of corpses, there a child sat atop of the rotting bodies.
And Gerhardt was perplexed. How between his kind there was this peculiar feeling, this sensation, for when another of their own was nearby and for the life of him he perceived it his continuous adrenaline.
He was wrong. The surging warmth in his heart, the heart that beat a maddening pace, the shiver running down his spine not from the chill of the momentary rain batting down upon them, it was the instinctive call signalling to him a brethren was close. Closer than he realised.
— Second battle of Lechfeld, 955
In my HC for Roddi's childhood, following this particular battle the Bavarian eastern front was reclaimed and re-established, and they assigned Margrave Burkhard to the Margraviate, then later succeeded by the House of Babenberg. This nobility would proceed to detach their little Austrian territory with the handy little Privilegium Minus, from Bavaria, and elevating the region as Duchy of Austria.
Sweet lil feral forest child Roddi had always been prowling about prior to being discovered by big brother Bavaria, I had thoughts he already popped into existence somewhere in the 900s (I have a good reason including giving him SO much trauma), and when he was "found" it marked this sort of official groundwork of the Austrian territory that will gradually expand significantly... ✨
leans into mic thanks to @fuimus-troes I'm having the brother feelings and I mean Rodri and Gerhardt (my Bavaria OC) 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Gerhardt still loves that little bratling despite everything it's the typical sibling dynamic "I hate the little shit but he's still my little shit so whatever"
Also I want a hilarious familial context when the Great Potato War / Plum War came into play and I mean when Prussia and Austria both poked their noses into Bavarian's succession crisis
Both of the contingents ended up stealing potatoes from the Bavarians I'm not even joking there was no reason for either of them to have butted in
Listen it started with Bavarians establishing the Eastern March and my HC had Gerhardt discover the little runt and was like wtf is this dirty mutt
Then when washed down it revealed a child and he was like WHOA am I a dad now?!???! King Otto @ him "no the fuck you're not I don't even trust you to care for my child you're a guardian at best"
For a while it lasted before the duchy gained independence from the Bavarian kingdom as their own little fief under the Babenberg there were the sweet and precious moments together 😔 even if it consisted of yet to be civilised widdwe Roderich biting Gerhardt every chance he gets
Have you seen that ship template that’s like “understand my ship in 5 mins”? I’m BEGGING you to make one for SpAus- you’re like the head authority 😭😭😭
me ? ? ???? ? ok
don't say i'm the authority on anything otherwise i'll go full dictator ngl but thank u for thinking of me like that i appreciate it ehe ehh ehehehe giggling
had to step it up for the otp so i hope it's good food for y'all spaus truthers
Like last year, we have two different prompts for each day of the event- you do not have to use both of them, and prompts are, as always, up for interpretation. Have fun with it and we can't wait to see what you have created in October!
~ Roshon & Fay
TEXT VERSION:
Day 1 (October 20th): The Treasure of King Ottokar II / Gemstone, Precious Stone
Day 2 (October 21st): Privilegium Maius / Woven Threads (traditional/National clothing of Austria)
Day 3 (October 22nd): Behind the Reins (Spanische Hofreitschule) / Tonality & Atonality (Viennese Schools of Music)
Day 4 (October 23rd): Habsburgs vs Ottomans / Afternoon Coffee (Kaffeehaus Kultur)
Day 5 (October 24th): The Dual Monarchy / Sonntagsessen, Sonntagsruhe (Homecooked meals, Resting Day)
Day 6 (October 25th): Occupation Post WWII / Jugendstil (Austrian Art Nouveau scene)
That spaus world cup thing is pretty funny because you were my first thought tbh. Did you hear the rumor that Austria and Algeria were planning on a draw so they wouldn't have to face Spain 👀
stop that's so sweet 🥺🥺🥺 I'm very happy to provide SpAus content in any form from the sweetest to the deranged
Now onto the question bcs no
I did not hear anything about that which makes it funnier because HELP???? NOT BOTH OF THEM CONSPIRING SUCH A THING?? understandable tho have you seen Spain's football team, I too would want to pull a draw but in the end they indeed pulled a draw
And here we are Austria's facing Spain 😭 it's been decided ÖFB the bed has been made for u now lie in it
But if you ask me the thing is I do like Spain's team 😭😭😭😭😭 I supported them during the UEFA too and was soooo happy they won and coming into the WC I'm ngl I was like eh yeah I'll support Spain this year too bcs I remember way back in the early 2000s iirc? They had a back to back UEFA - WC - UEFA - WC win and they were gearing for one more to be like. THE ultimate world and Europe champions but they lost
So uh I think this decade mayhaps they're making a comeback and I'm very torn I want Spain to win but Austria my little dark horse....... BUT IT'S A KNOCKOUT ROUND SO HMMM
Very conflicted feelings bcs my boy Lamine Yamal 😫😫😫 love him mwah mwah
Antonio is very proud of his boys he so wants them all to win but he doesn't want his ex upset but you KNOW should they score the first goal he'd be so loud even China can hear it LMFAOOOO
Here's one HC I love when it comes to football and Antonio, Antonio teaches the kids in the neighbourhood how to play and often play together with them 🥺
Many times he comes home late in the evening bcs it's either after he makes sure all the kids reach home safely or one of the mothers of the children insists he joins them for dinner and he ends staying too long lololol
Him and Rodri playing football together someday would be so cute bcs Rodri had watched him with the kids and wanted to try and perhaps a match consists of both of them in opposing teams. Rodri has the kids play the offensive so bad just to rile Tonio up and the thing abt Tonio is that he goes easy with the kids he can't be too aggressive 😔 this is why Rodri wins easily !!!
lil bit of a warmup sketch tonight with the married pair of all time and a vague historical feel to it bcs spaus was so gross in their married days ngl
some hcs where both had longer hair and rodri grew his out a little more coming into the 1600s tee heee smth abt them matching ngl it's cute
Happy SpAus Tuesday in honour of the upcoming SpAus world cup match I don't fucking know whose jersey to wear, Austria's or Spain's bcs I can't be biased for either
I wanted to order Türkiye's and Bosnia's but my mom stopped me bcs she said the designs aren't pretty I'm crying y'all
not sure if you've kept up with the World Cup, but SpAus will be playing against one another next round, and I desperately need some football headcannons! (Or just some divorce headcannons) please!
I SAAAAAAW I DO I also watched the last eurocup so can I start with Türkiye first because WHAT WAS THAT PERFORMANCE APTAL, APTAL!! BUNA NASIL CÜRET EDERSİN?!??!!
Anyhow Austria team is running up quite well to make it to round 32!!! I just know Rodri's pretty excited as much as he's employing every single tactic he can
By that I mean he's not involved in the football matter himself but he does support his team well, has met with them and gave them treats, watched several of the practice if not began to delve into other football leagues following the UEFA round bcs he's that impressed with his country's team
But he still tries to be humble about it like yes he knows it cannot be compared to the big big players so now his team is going up against Spain's...
If there's anything Antonio takes pride in is ofc his football team, literal giants lmfao wbk he parades around with that flexing rights every way he can
So now his team is against the ex-hubby Antonio is like well. Hmm. Maybe football is not so serious. Right? Right??
(literally cannot acquiesce to that football is his blood next to olive oil and whatever else)
Rodri even feeds into this like Antonio don't hold back for my sake, support your team all the way you wish, it's a great opportunity for mine to learn from the best. Win or loose, it doesn't matter.
And Antonio is like si si totes yeah. Yeap. And he proceeds to tone it down bcs he'd feel bad otherwise LMFAOOO if there's anything he can't stand do is def not wanting to upset Rodri at allllll
The way the veins are almost popping out of his hands when the day of the match bcs he's trying to reign it in like crazy !!!
happy SpAus Sunday Spaunday? Spausunday ... I'll probably get the hang of it one of these days
How do we feel abt arranged marriage AU where Tonio is an ambitious prince warlord trying to secure the throne and Rodri's a baddie from a dukedom he's abt to inherit someday and both came to an agreement they can back each other in their respective goals by a marriage alliance
Spoiler: they get more than they bargained for bcs in Rodri helping Tonio secure the throne and Tonio giving Rodri that strong military backing to be nominated successor of the region they both realise how badly they need each other
Romantically and bodily
political intrigue unfold and shenanigans and forced proximity and Tonio falls harder after Rodri fell first
Hellooooo!! We are excited to announce the return of APH Austria Week, happening this year from October 20th - 26th!
We were thrilled with the response last year, and are so excited to see what everyone creates for the event this year! We will be announcing prompts soon, but in the meantime, don't forget to check out the event rules (text version under the cut):
+ Content must focus on APH Austria, but other ships and relationships are allowed.
+ This event does not dictate what headcanons you have about country relations and familial bonds. It is open to all ships, headcanons, canon AUs, and personal AUs, we only ask that you allow space for others’ interpretations. Any ship/character bashing might be grounds for having your content removed from the event.
+ Explicit content is allowed as long as it respects Tumblr guidelines.
+ Please tag potential triggers and appropriate content warnings.
+ All types of fanwork (except for AI) are allowed and encouraged! Fanart, fanfiction, cosplay, headcanons, edits, playlists, etc. Have fun with it!
+ Indicate which prompt you’re creating for in the post and mention @hetaliaaustriaweek and use the tag #hetaliaaustriaweek.
+ You are not required to participate every day of the event. Create as much or as little as you want! Creating multiple entries for the same day is allowed and encouraged.
+ Each day has two prompts: a historical period and a word prompt; you do not need to combine them for your piece, you can just pick one.
+ Late submissions will still be accepted! If we miss your submission, please feel free to reach out directly.
+ Please be respectful of the real historical events, people, and nations that Hetalia is based on. We are putting faith in the event’s participants to know when content is considered insensitive, and maintain the right to remove content or participants that show flagrant disregard to the rules of this event.
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