Musings of a Crow

just a simple crow who decided to start a hetalia/history sideblog b/c high school interests are lowkey forever

[historicalkauwa]

my main blog doesn't have a pinned post (@desikauwa) because I don't actually have a "i'm going to use my blog for xyz thing" on it. i am making an intro post here because i can.

so yeah hi! you can call me kauwa (they/she) and i am a 30 something queer indian american from the american midwest. i've been lowkey obsessed with history all my life. because of that, hetalia was first introduced to me when i was still in middle school more than a decade ago. i spent a good bit of time away from the fandom before it decided to reoccupy my thoughts because even when i wanted to ignore it, hetalia is definitely one of my forever fandoms. (for others you can probably guess based on my main blog)

i am a writer and did write a few hetalia fics (you can find them if you like but i cringe at them now because i am a much stronger writer and definitely wouldn't write those fics like that or write those fics at all)

i want to use this space to explore hetalia. i like both the original nationverse/historical hetalia as well as human aus so expect a mix of both.

i will also absolutely be using this space to talk about any history books i read going forward and will probably use those a fic fodder.

[dovegraveyard]

Gisel…..

[anxiouslyextroverted]

im so excited about the new hetalia season, i had to see what manga chapters is gonna be animated.

rations ep:

cant find the america and canada sushi one-

uk brothers ep ( i think):

Uk card battle:

Gourmet court:

cant fit the full trial in but im assuming its both chapters of it including the one that had china in it.

Also the fact 4 episdoes were released makes me think this is gonna be more than a 12 ep season because if it was 12 episodes long why show a third of the season?

[mewojoshi]

this shit jumpscared me so bad bc elmhurst is like an acc neighborhood & there Are in fact delis there. scary stuff.

[hetaliaandartss]

Another MASSIVE sketch dump lol but its all AmePruMano bc.. i randomly went insane ab this ship? There's something about them that scratches my brain. Image transcriptions ⬇️

Image 2 Relationship Triangle: America -> Romano: Bro is down BAD for his accent. Also he's cute America -> Prussia: Loves a man who can fuck him up Prussia -> America: Pretty boy >:3 Prussia -> Romano: He's cute :3 Romano -> America: There is something he gets out of putting him in his place Romano -> Prussia: Hate.

Prussia Dialogue top right: [You're just jealous of my awesomeness] Paragraph underneath: These two don't get on very well but they do unite on the same front when it comes to flustering Alfred. Or begging for breakfast Cohabiting(Cohabitating i think might be the correct word but im also bad with words 💀) is Interesting to say the least. Still Romano and Prussia butt heads the most as America tends to be right in the middle of most standards but they work through it eventually

Labels under the Messy - Clean Freak spectrum Romano - Does most of the cooking bc he hates cleaning America - Lowkey just fills in the gaps Prussia - Does most of the cleaning bc he hates cooking

Bedtime Layout Alfred loooves cuddling and Gil and Lovi indulge him, especially because he's very good and cuddling and very comfortable Fashion pt1 I think they all have pretty unique fashion sense. America wears pretty basic mens clothes, he can clean up tho Romano is pretty stylish. Simple, sure, but well-made and well-fitted Prussia is punk as FUCK he loves looking cool. He keeps the shapes either sharp or boxy, very masculine silhouette Fashion pt2 Prussia!! He keeps the colors of his clothes limited to reds, blacks/navy blues, and silver. Other pops of color are limited to patches, buttons, and pins. Romano - He wears warm colors(+pink) and keeps his jewelery simple, he always wears gold. He's also usually showing a bit of chest I know i mentioned America wearing basic men's clothes but i think his wardrobe is pretty varied despite that. He has a lot of graphic tees for sure, and very little jewelery if any. He doesn't show much skin and tends to wear baggy jackets + pants

[fang-glorious-fang]

Gilbert with extreme religious guilt and an incredibly fragile idea of what it means to be a man

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Erzsebét with war trauma and so much internalized misogyny, wrapped in grief despite not knowing what she’s even grieving

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The most toxic centuries long situationship you’ve ever seen

[waahkohii]

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canada has a proposal!

[adelkatz]

Hetalia: FrUk

[historicalkauwa]

the temptation to write a human au fic of alfred participating in kpop (specifically bts) ticket wars grows every time im at a kpop concert

[ask-hws-eire]

I notice your gloves are still on in that shirtless pic of you... Is there a reason for that?

In reference to this comic

HEHEH MORE IRELAND HEADCANON AND LORE TIME!!! So in an earlier comic i explained that i have a headcanon that nations have some permanent scars tied to significant events in their history, but that they can at will choose to hide them from view of others as if they weren’t there at all. However the psychological impact of knowing they’re there and feeling them despite them being hidden remains, hence why Ireland almost never takes his gloves off. It’s another layer between him and the physical scars of his history.

The place where Ireland is in the second page is Arbour Hill Cemetery in Dublin, where 14 of the executed leader of the 1916 rising against British rule in Ireland lay. The grave that Ireland is touching belongs to Pádraig Pearse, one of the key leaders of the rising and the one who first read out loud the proclamation of Irish independence during the rising itself. While the rising itself failed, its legacy was one of the key moments in eventually establishing independence. I like to think that they knew each other and were close before his death, and he gave him the gloves, knowing of his struggles with his scars.

[historicalkauwa]

in my personal headcanon, whenever Alfred just needs a break, he gets in the car and just starts driving down the interstate. just hours upon hours of being on the road seeing where the signs take him

[historicalkauwa]

this post has been going around and i need people to understand that this is based on my own experience and tendencies to just drive multiple hours just because I want to do something (the only reason why I didn’t drive to where i am currently for this concert is because I didn’t want to pay for parking for multiple days so the bus was cheaper). im actually getting ready to do a five to six hour drive in September for a weekend trip. there’s something special about just getting in the car and driving

[yennie-draws]

My most OOC RusAme headcanon is probably that they’re rave fiends. It started with them “accidentally running into each other while gathering intelligence” at illegal underground raves in East Berlin in the 80s, and then evolved into them going to gigs in St. Petersburg, Moscow, and NYC. Ivan is the perfect height and width to get himself and Alfred into the mosh pit. Alfred may dance like an overexcited school teacher but he looks incredible in low-cut denim and mesh tops so, Ivan is smitten regardless.

I imagine the thrill of being anonymous as “just a couple” in the crowd and letting it go to the beat is so freeing and they need it way more than they admit.

[robotic-sorcerer]

the space you leave.

[nothingisnothingness]

I LOVE NYO ROMANO SOOOOO MUCH I literally cannot stop drawing her

[ashafox]

What exactly is Himaruya not showing us…..

[hetahyun]

Revwar alfred’s!!! Al’s abt to bong ivan in the first one— the second one is a younger matt cutting al’s hair as he contemplates leaving arthur for good

[wonderstruck]

If you see this you’re legally obligated to reblog and tag with the book you’re currently reading