#korviet

[morkee]

some old August 2022 doodles

[mysticalmusicwhispers]

Idk if this counts as a ship ask, but what are your thoughts on South Korea X Vietnam?

Thanks for the ask anon!

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Gotta be honest, I’m not sure what my thoughts are about them? I haven’t seen much content for them and I don’t have a sense of their vibe ig, so I can’t really say anything for certain. The historical parallels and irl relations are certainly intriguing though and I feel like there’s a lot of material for shipping as a) vassal states/tributary states of China, b) the Korean War and Vietnam War both in terms of parallels and SK’s involvement in the Vietnam War, and c) the modern day relations, which are quite good. I can’t really expand on anything of their possible history, but I feel like Vietnam would’ve met Korea somewhere while they were both under China; from reading Wikipedia a survivor of the Ly family massacre fled to Korea and then helped stall the Mongol invasion of Korea, so I feel like perhaps South Korea would have felt grateful (?) towards Vietnam, and sort of in awe of her. He’s not sure whether her resistance of China was a good idea, although she seems to think so, but he can certainly admire her bravery for doing so, especially as he was unable to keep him out in the end. The whole thing with the Mongols would probably only strengthen his image of her as someone fierce, intelligent, with strength that’s often overlooked, and maybe make him feel like he’s in debt to her a little? Not sure, but as I headcanon Yong Soo as a young kid/preteen (subject to more research and evaluation) during the Mongol invasions, he doesn’t have any other feeling for Vietnam besides a hint of awe and vague curiosity.

I think there’s probably a long gap of minimal contact after that (again subject to more research) and that they meet again during the Vietnam War when South Korea sent a lot of people to help the US. I’m not sure how either of them feel; I think Yong Soo would have felt at least a little guilty, even if he’s in denial. After all, he’s just been separated from his brother, whether he willingly chose to or not, and now he’s helping Alfred try to meddle in someone else’s affairs when he’s still unpacking his own feelings about aligning with capitalism for the cost of a sibling. From Linh/Vietnam’s POV, she’s probably thinking about Yong Soo’s hypocrisy too, but she can see how he doesn’t have many other choices besides coming here and sacrificing his men in a war that should have no relation to him. She’s also thinking about how much he’s grown from that kid she met long ago who looked curiously at her as he stood next to Yao, eyes wide with a hint of trepidation (no doubt because Yao had told him lies about her, or half-truths, they were pretty much the same anyways), overpowering inquisitiveness, and maybe a shadow of admiration. He’s grown, as all of them do, into someone who has killed and bled, and she can’t help but feel a little bit sorry for him that he kills and bleeds for someone else; he should not be here, because there should be nothing in it for him. But he’s here.

Ok small drabble over, skip to modern day relations are pretty cordial between them. I think Linh and Yong Soo have k-drama watching sessions, and often Taiwan joins in. They’re probably good business buddies (South Korea is one of Vietnam’s top trading partners) and have moved on from some/most* of their antagonistic encounters. *However, there’s inevitably some sore spots, and I don’t think South Korea holds it against Vietnam that she might still have a grudge, because it’s always this way with nations. After all, he still has a grudge against Japan even as they have regular meetups with America and watch K-pop MVs together.

So, after I’ve finished giving them some thought, I think there’s a lot of interesting possibilities in shipping, but I think I see them as more of a brotp or (mayhaps) wlw/mlm solidarity friends. For me, they’re more platonic than romantic, but again it would be interesting to see them interacting from a romantic lens as well! All around the amount they’re featured together in something is a little bit criminal considering the history :\ the woes of being 2 minor Asian characters in a fandom where everyone is going crazy for Europe :|

[moon-mage-celestine]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Day 2: South Korea//History/“All that blood was never once beautiful. It was always just red.”

Summary: South Korea remembering a past he burried deep. Taiwan helped him open up. Day 1: South Korea//History//“All that blood was never once beautiful. It was always just red.”

TW: Blood, War, Mental Breakdown

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|Platonic!Sibling!KorViet Aesthetic|

[rareandunpophetaopinions]

“Personally I want to see Korea and Vietnam interact since I feel they could connect with each other. Their histories are incredibly similar and I want more East Asian/South-East Asian interactions! I feel Korea would bring out the silly side of Vietnam and they would have a lot of fun together. And Hima could show a sorrowful side to Korea with his relationship with Vietnam. I don't ship them with anyone else bc of this.“

[morkee]

Vietnam and SK have obvious parallels in history and have opposites attract in Hetalia dynamic. i know the general consensus in the fandom is like "oh yeah they do" then they just forget it exists...

but i never did... 12 year old me came up with that ship at the dinner table after making a joke about them and realizing wait that hits... that shit is special to me

[morkee]

Vietnam and South Korea would have an interesting relationship. On the outisde, they’re good friends and they admire how hardworking the other person is. But deep down, they bring out hidden sides to each other

South Korea is always trying to appease people and look likeable but it doesn’t really work on Vietnam (meaning: she doesn’t really care how nice he acts). It really annoys him. He also really hates how she is united with her family through brute force under her own ideology, which he deems as extremely selfish. It’s because it’s similar to his twin brother, and South Korea really doesn’t want to think that he was right. 

Vietnam doesn’t like following what other people say. She thinks South Korea is way too agressive because he tries to form a lot of relationships for survival. She doesn’t take things too seriously and it’s annoying to see someone like that. She also thinks he’s a coward for not trying to have a good relationship with his family, since he wants it but he’s not willing to try for one. Vietnam just takes what she wants, South Korea is more hesitant

Despite their perceptions of each other, they still like hanging out and act normal surprisingly

[morkee]

Wanna make a fanfic where Korea and Philippines are trying to woo Vietnam by dangling their shared trauma and good food in her face. And the endgame is decided by the readers cause I cant commit....