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002 | send me a ship and I will tell you:
when or if I started shipping it: I had known that they were A Thing/considered to be married in the early modern period from the manga, but my eyes got opened when I read Chey’s (sithmarauder on AO3 and ff.net) first SpAus story, “For Caesar’s I Am”, in December 2015.
my thoughts: Love them. One of my OTPs. They balance each other out so well – Austria acts cool and aloof most of the time but Spain brings out his softer, more emotional side whereas Spain is an impulsive hothead who gets anchored and calmed down by his husband.
What makes me happy about them: I hc Spain was the first person Austria truly fell in love with, slowly, after their marriage of convenience. And I hc Spain returned the feeling, spoiling Austria with lots of romantic bs. x)
What makes me sad about them: Politics drove them apart in the latter half of the 17th century; mutual misunderstandings; deliberately hurting each other; eventually standing on different sides in the War of the Spanish Succession; a messy, nerve-wrecking divorce/marriage annulment (because I believe the AusHun wedding happened in church, and that wouldn’t have been possible if Austria had been considered “divorced”).
Things done in fanfic that annoy me: “They never loved each other. It was all just politics.” Unfeeling, evil Austria driving Spain into someone else’s arms. Haven’t encountered it the other way round, but I wouldn’t like that either.
Things I look for in fanfic: well-written historical details; their love is mutual. Other than that, I’m fine with most things, from sweet budding romance to harsh, angsty break-up.
My kinks: IDK if that counts as a kink, but I like it when Spain suggests they try out something new in bed; Austria is first scandalised by the idea; Spain gives him sad puppy eyes; Austria gives in because he wants to make Spain happy … and in the end, he’s really into whatever they try out.
Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: As for Austria, I love PruAus and AusHun as well, so either of them would be my favourites; as for Spain, I prefer SpUK and – a bit of a crackship maybe, but it’s grown on me – PruSpa. But I’m a multishipper, so these are not the only options I’d read as “endgame” in fanfic and be fine with.
My happily ever after for them: They start meeting more often after Austria joins the EU in 1995 (Spain joined in 1986) and gradually come to realise that their old feelings aren’t dead. So, after painfully talking through the bad times of their marriage as well as their divorce, they decide to give it another try – as an open relationship (no more marriages!), determined to talk through any relationship issues in the future rather than bottling them up, and promising to see each other much more frequently than it was possibly in the early modern period.
003 | Give me a character & I will tell you
How I feel about this character: I love him, OK? Austria appears to be cold, distant and aloof, but once you get to know him better, he’s actually an overall kind person (unless you pester him too much) with a sharp, sometimes biting and morbid sense of humour. He’s much more chill than people give him credit for and not easily bothered. He is, however, a bit lazy – except when it comes to making music; then he’s very diligent and practices thoroughly. Has become quite domestic nowadays, but used to be quite a good fighter, especially with a sword. High degree of body control. Loves dancing.
All the people I ship romantically with this character: Spain, Hungary, Prussia, Turkey … uuh, I guess I’d be up for a lot of ships with him, but the first four are who I currently ship him most with.
My non-romantic OTP for this character: Austria and Bavaria (“I hate you but I love you, o my brother”) as well as Austria and Switzerland are my brOTPs for him.
My unpopular opinion about this character: IDK if that is an unpopular opinion, but it might be controversial for some people: He’s Catholic. Most Austrians are, even though the number of Catholics dropped significantly in the past 20 years (from c. 90% in 1950 to c. 75% in 2000 to c. 55% today). Culturally, however, Austria is definitely a Catholic country.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I wish we had had more SpAus marriage scenes!
My OTP: SpAus, AusHun and PruAus, to equal degrees.
My OT3: As for SpAusHun, that would be Austria’s dream, but I doubt Spain and Hungary would get along that well… Can’t really see Hungary returning Prussia’s feelings for her, so PruAusHun is an open poly triangle for me, with Hungary and Prussia as friends/best buddies. But I can actually see SpAusPru work out.
I just criticized Akoya for being superficial but you know what so am I and Io is one pretty bich
Boy’s got wits and I appreciate it
He’s dedicated to anything (or anyone) he finds worth his interest and attention
Again, fricking smart I mean he’s the top of his class and doesn’t even seem to stress about it
Io is just so quirky and dorky when you think about it. Pay attention. I love him so much he’s great
3 bad qualities:
Io would betray us all in the Hunger Games
For someone so intelligent his mind is surprisingly one-tracked, it’s all about the money (it’s all about the dumdum dudu dum dum) or Ryuu I guess everything else is mostly an exception
He forgets to be a teenager sometimes it’s gonna kick his butt when puberty hits him when he’s 40 like my uncle
favourite episode/etc:
His love end in the game, he’s INFURIATINGLY suave >.< and have i mentioned how much i love wallslams yes I have then I like episode 3 from s1, he was so into the pretty boy contest and despite primarily using his “bank account”, the episode showed that he is indeed aware of being desirable and knows how to be seductive. And the obligatory episode 6 of s2 because I love it so much :D
otp:
I love nothing on this planet as much as Ioryuu I would sell my own mother to
brotp:
You know the best ships couple as brotps, can’t date someone you wouldn’t be friends with. And the thing is, as much as I insist on having my ioryuus romantic, I love them as platonic besties almost as much. this is to say i’m still genuinely shocked that io has other friends idk why it’s just really hard to imagine
ot3:
I don’t really do ot3s as a rule and don’t really have any with Io. I’ll copy what I just said with Akoya and go with Io x Ryuu x Me but I get dumped for not being interesting enough
notp:
aah... I haven’t seen Io get shipped with many characters... and it’s a bit useless to go “I have never seen this ship but IF it ever happens I’m gonna hate it” so I’m just gonna. Skip this question. Like a coward
best quote:
I’ll never get over that one fUCKING SICK BURN you know the one. “Is that manga interesting?” “Occasionally” “So usually it’s boring then” “Sounds like your relationship with girls.” Oh my god. Top 10 anime deaths. I can hear the airhorns
head canon:
I don’t know if this is a headcanon, an observation or a preferred reading but I think Io is actually confident in himself despite how seemingly self-depreciating he was in his fight with Ryuu. Or more specifically, he’s confident in his abilities. He knows he knows how to use his intellect to be mature and he knows he’s amounted to a lot for someone his age financially and knows how outstanding his grades and resumé are. But on the other hand, maybe he doesn’t think much of himself as a person. He doesn’t trust easily, he’s not very inclined socially, he doesn’t understand many teenage things.
And I’m projecting right now but I think that maybe since Io’s so intelligent, he’s also been pretty aware of his personal qualities since he was kinda young and just learned to hide and maybe ignore his insecurities, lulling in what good he knew he could show to the outside world, until he met Ryuu. And now of course I’m not saying Ryuu would be a negative influence but he just seems to have all the qualities Io admires but doesn’t have, and that makes Io feel inadequate.
But anyway, I’ve been saying it in tags and maybe direct messages ever since the Ioryuu lovers’ quarrel but I think it was, on Io’s part, more about lifting Ryuu on a pedestal than putting himself down. That too, to some extent, but mostly I think Io appreciates his abilities, he just thinks Ryuu is so much BETTER and it’s beautiful but also kinda sad.
I swear I had a single coherent point here but I seem to have lost it I’m sorry
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People on this hellsite tend to forget that commercial (and cultural) exchanges among people from basically all parts of the known world have been a thing since ancient times. Colonialism wasn't the only way to get in touch with other cultures.
Yup! I totally understand why people assume that with India, because like, we did colonise India. But that happened long after the British got a taste for curry.
Trade has always existed, cultures have always intermingled. History books just whitewash it because many of them were written by racist, xenophobic old white men. We’re being exposed to the actual reality of things in much greater depths now. Hell, we know the Vikings and the Chinese had a trade relationship for example.
Britain has done a lot of fucked up shit and that should never be denied but lmao for once this was just genuine trade in culture and goods.
Hello! I'm not sure it was you but since you speak German you probably know anyway, so ... You know when Prussia calls Austria 'little master'? Was it you who said it's a derogatory term for composers/musicians in German? How do you say it in German? I was reading a PruAus doujin and somehow I got reminded of this and got frustrated because I can't remember!! Thank you ♥
Mmh, I don’t find the original post atm but anyway: Yeah, “Kleinmeister” was/is a derogatory term for historical composers of lesser significance. However, while I still like that as an explanation for Prussia calling Austria “little master” (because it would be so on point as a jab at Austria’s pride), it was pointed out to me that this isn’t the reason why Prussia calls Austria the equivalent of “little master” in Japanese. It’s a pity I don’t find that post right now because I don’t remember what it actually refers to, and that’s where I could read up on it… 😭 Sorry about that!
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