hiya!! for the author's questions thingy: 10, 12 and 16?? :D
writer asks!
10. do you enjoy writing dialogue, exposition, or plot the most?
hmm it depends, I think it’s a bit of a tie between dialogue and exposition lol. but I like writing characters like gil who are just really fun to write dialogue for
12. is there a trope you haven’t written for yet but want to?
look at some point I WILL make my ruslietbela vampire au and no one but my own executive dysfunction can stop me (tho tbh I’ve been thinking of making it a comic rather than a fic lol)
16. what’s your most underrated fic?
in terms of sheer number of hits, my frapol fic plein air, but it’s the one ive got the second most number of lengthy and detailed comments on so it kinda balances out lol. otherwise it’s my two rusliet fics, they get less consistent #Engagement both here and on AO3 than the others
I spent so much time formatting and writing this and it disappeared when I tried to post :’( Should have copy-pasted it somewhere just in case, especially since you were having issues too. But like an idiot I forgot.
Anyways, thanks for the ask! @snowywolff
re: this thing
Fandom: Hetalia
Favorite character: North and South Italy, slightly leaning South Italy
Least Favorite character: None really, there are some that I’m less interested in, but in most cases I change my mind about them depending on the way they’re written
5 Favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Prumano, Germano, Itacest,
Character I find most attractive: Turkey, actually, even though I never write him. Germany and/or Prussia close seconds.
Character I would marry: Maybe Prussia? Otherwise no offense but none of them, lol
Character I would be best friends with: Canada
a random thought: my opinions have changed soooooo much from when i first got into hetalia
An unpopular opinion: Idk if it’s really unpopular, but I guess I’ll go with Vene not being incompetent. I suddenly forget all my controversial opinions when it’s time to talk about them, lol
My Canon OTP: ...Romano and his trash
My Non-canon OTP: Prumano
Most Badass Character: I’m sure all of them at some point in time
Most Epic Villain: Vene, because he’s just so much fun to write. Runner-up is America, who I imagine has a very black/white worldview, and justifies his own shittiness with at least being better than The Villain, but in many cases he has to create a villain or exaggerate villain’s crimes in order to stay in the moral highground. And I know Russia is very overused, but I still like the idea of him getting people to do what he wants entirely through threats and rumors, meanwhile he doesn’t actually use violence against anyone. (Villain ramble because I love writing villains)
Pairing I am not a fan of: There are some I find boring, and they’re usually those where the characters are too sweet or reserved. I like characters with little filter between their minds and their mouths.
Character I feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another): Hmm maybe just the ones who got less development, then again most development seems to come from fanon.
Favourite Friendship: ROMANO AND VENE, idk if it counts because they’re more family than friends, but idc
Character I most identify with: Like a weird mix of Romano, Canada, and Russia
Character I wish I could be: Greece, I want cats and I want to nap
Ship: Prumano
When I started shipping them: I ran out of fics to read for popular ships so I looked up this pair by chance and came across Seeing is Believing by VampireNaomi, and compared to other ships I like, the way prumano was presented here was just so realistic and believable
My thoughts: I think they’re somewhat similar characters who express things differently, which leads to a pretty fun dynamic
What makes me happy about them: They feel balanced together, and they’re both a weird mix of no-filter and repressed feelings.
What makes me sad about them: I love angst, so I guess fics where they share similar insecurities in the present day canonverse.
Things done in fanfic that annoys me: WEAK AND HELPLESS ROMANO
Things I look for in fanfic: Banter
My wishlist: I like things with just a bit of that melancholy atmosphere, where they’re a bit gruff with each other but not really mean, if that makes sense.
Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: For Romano, literally everyone? He’s quite the charmer. For Prussia, BFT, England, Canada (lowkey still like foreveralone!Prussia tho, haha)
My happily ever after for them: Bantering into the sunset
Character(s): North and South Italy (You read my mind, how could I pick just one D:)
How I feel about this character: I love them both but I might have a teeny tine preference for Romano
Any/all the people I ship romantically with this character: For Romano, literally everyone, but top 5 in order--Prussia, Germany, Spain, Greece, Luxembourg. For Vene--Japan, Germany, America, Romano
My favorite non-romantic relationship for this character: I absolutely love Romano and America being buds, and I also like Vene and Germany as a platonic thing
My unpopular opinion about this character: I can see strangers being drawn to Vene at first, but for people/nations who know them well, Romano can be more approachable because he’s more upfront, whereas Vene is more guarded and always smiling, and therefore unnerves some people.
One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I wish we got to see a snippet of Romano and Prussia’s movie. Or just more of them being buds?
Favorite friendship for this character: Basically the same answer as non-romantic relationship
My gift to @snowywolff for the Prumano Secret Valentine @prumano-week! I’m so sorry, I know it was intended to be a low effort event, but I got carried away and planned out a whole fantasy saga. Then reality hit and I realized I was never going to finish it, so I scrambled to rewrite it into a one-shot, or like a prologue? I hope you like this, I really struggle at writing romance :(
Title: Unexpected but not Unwelcome
Relationship: Romano/Prussia
Tags: Fluff, Romance, Banter, Dialogue-heavy, No Plot, Fantasy-ish
Rating: M (Maybe E, there is some sexual content but not super detailed)
Word Count: 3490
Summary: Lovino Vargas, skilled bard and professional grump, comes across a familiar face where he least expects it. It turns out this turn of fate may last a little longer than he thinks.