Well, rare pair week really got my drawing juices flowing! Seeing some super obscure ships made me want to finally finish this drawing of my fave super rare pair. In case you missed it last year here's my original post about them.
💘 - What's the most obscure pairing you've got a soft spot for?
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Hetalia Rarepair Week 2023
Day 7 – Free day
Cameroon and Macau!
(the above is just a simple edit with canon art by Himaruya, the meat of the post is below:)
So, “Macaroon” eh? – more than just a dessert item, it could also be a delightfully obscure Hetalia rarepair! I've never seen anything with this pair before (maybe I just missed it), so I made them a bit of an introductory post.
There may be controversy over macaroons vs macarons, which word to use for which exact dessert, but here’s what shouldn’t be controversial – how good these two look together! Aren't they just so handsome?
But a ship should have more than just looks, right? Of course! Let’s start off with some things they have in common:
-described as being like a “big brother”
-described as being easy to get along with/easy going
-both seem fairly relaxed, personality-wise
-despite the above, both have serious sides that can come out
-are tall
-wear glasses
-would be close to the same age
-both nations got their current English names via Portuguese traders/explorers in the 1400s-1500s
Other things I would like to bring to your attention:
Due to the Portugal connection, they may have been aware of each other for some time before they actually met in person. Maybe Porgutal introduced them to each other some how. Macau is much more closely tied to Portugal, though, I don’t think Cameroon has much of a tie except the history of his name – but I could be wrong.
I feel that these two would get along well even if they don’t share all the same interests. Some compelling contrasts here could be – Macau is expert at tourism with his economy almost solely dependent on it, and Cameroon is looking to increase tourism, so there could be some collaboration there. Likewise, Cameroon has much more land, with a diversity of beautiful landscapes, lots of farming, animals, etc, something that Macau lacks (Macau is tiny, land-wise, despite his height!) so he might like to go visit there to relax in nature.
Cameroon seems like he is great with kids – he is seen playing football (soccer) with kids and seems to have a fun-loving side. He also seems to be good with animals. Macau was described as doing some toy manufacture (though in reality this seems to be declining) and being very hospitable, and he seems to get along pretty well with his neighboring nations/family. And both seem chill and easy going. This all adds up to: potential to be a super domestic! I mean, whatever you do, don’t envision Macau bringing out some delicious treats and drinks for Cameroon and all the random kids he was playing with outside all afternoon. It is just too adorable! Don’t think about Cameroon taking Macau out into his nature for a secluded picnic in the shade of a tree on a sunny day. Surely you would not want to consider them just having the most chillax relationship ever simply because they are naturally so easy to get along with and have zero reason to interact in kind of antagonistic way as nations.
Unfortunately, there isn’t a huge amount of canon material for either of these two (You can find most of it by going to https://hetarchive.net/ and typing in a name in the search bar). So I have a lot of unanswered questions, like what does Macau enjoy doing for fun/relaxation? What are Cameroon’s interactions with his neighbor nations like? What were they both like as young nations? Do either of them have “human” names?
That’s about all I have for you now, please give Macaroon some consideration! Maybe you can add some headcanons in the tags. Or send me some :D Go for it!
