I love so many of theseā¦the little cockroach, ātwo hands? (Supposedly not),ā the little CDR and LMP šš
I love Mikeās doodle at the start of Carrying The Fire, so this really is like, Christmas morning for me. Thank you for sharing these omg I canāt wait to explore that website later!!!!!
To different the spaceyness you could do a more nasa specific url for a sideblog!
A list of available names I could think of:
11th-apollo
apollomission11 (lol)
columbia-eagle
eagle-columbia
tranquilitybasehere
eagle-has-landed
tranquillitatismare
tranquillitatis-base
tranquillitatisbase
tranquillitatis
seaoftranquillity
seal-of-tranquility
sealoftranquility
apollocmp
michael-collins-cmp
michaelcollinscmp
sealcmp
sealmikecollins
michseal-collins
astronauts-journeys
astronauts-journey
astronautsjourney
carryingthefires
world-inmy-window
worldinwindow
somebodyupsidedown
rover-curiosity
roving-mars
mars-curiosity
curiousofmars
curiousmars
sailerofstars
stars-sailing
:)
PIE!!! These are so good ty its like another Christmas gift for me. Michseal-Collins takes the cake LMAOO
I did actually end up makin another sideblog @vulpe-astra so I think Iāll migrate the majority of my space postings there!! Since I donāt want it to completely take over this blog lmaoo
re: ur last post with the videos, iād very much be interested to hear more on ur thoughts abt alfred and arthurās relationship ā the good and the bad ā when alfred was growing up if you feel like sharing!
Anon, I could speak for hours on this (under the cut)
Iāll start with a blanket disclaimer that this is all my head cannon based loosely on real history and personal preference, and very very sparingly based on the actual Hetalia Cannon. Oh also TW for verbal/physical abuse.
The Nation personas, as I see them, are human-adjacent manifestations of a society under one sovereign nation. This is very open ended, I have no specifics on what quantifies when a persona is āborn,ā but nonetheless as far as humans are concerned: they know of these personas and have their own complicated relationships with them.
In blanket terms I think these personas were often deified by their cultures prior to the renaissance. Personas like Ancient Rome, or China, or even Japan were probably seen as immortal gods for long periods of their nationsā history. Iām no theologian so I canāt speak to how their existence would influence real life religions of the time, so for the most part I just say they go hand in hand. But nonetheless, to put it simply, the personas have always been seen as others. As I mentioned they are (practically) immortal, and age at an indiscriminate rate (more or less related to the existence of their nation), so pretty non-human in that regard.
I head cannon that Arthur was born in the Dark Ages, perhaps late-800CE. Because of Christian beliefs of the time he had multiple attempts on his life as a baby, as he grew slowly compared to other new-borns, and (evidently) couldnāt be killed. Eventually left in the woods to die, Arthur managed to survive, and grow, and spent decades away from people to avoid violence against him. However, come the establishment of a unified England under Athelstan (? Forgive my English history knowledge) and the establishment of other nations in Europe around the same time, with their own personas (HRE), the English began searching for their nationās persona and Arthur revealed himself. He was around 200 years old at this point but physical appearance wise he was probably 12-14.
From there on out Arthur was an established figure of the monarchy and lead, (for the most part) a very luxurious life as the English established themselves as a hegemony in Europe. Ofc thereās things like the Hundred Years War, etc, but at this time I think Arthur was becoming very adjacent to his people; power hungry. He enjoyed the life of conquest and empire. Come the age of New World exploration and the knowledge of native tribes along side English and Spanish colonies in the Americas, Arthur most likely advised the English that another persona was likely born, and should be found as part of the race to claim North America.
I head cannon that Alfred was born in the Roanoke Colony (I found this fic shares the same interpretation and I love that!!! <3), and come whatever happened to the Roanoke settlers, Alfred was taken in by a local Native American tribe. Iāve done some research into local tribes during the time period but, in wanting to respect culture and get my facts right, I havenāt settled on a particular tribe or nation. Though I lean towards the Paspahegh. Alfred was of course a unique baby as well, taking years to grow into a toddler, however in alignment of Powhatan beliefs, I believe the Paspahegh wouldāve seen Alfred as more akin to an offering: an example of healthy land, a healthy child. This to say, they had no interest in harming him and were not dissuaded by his slow aging.
Of course, as history would go: following the settlement of Jamestown and the Paspahegh Massacre, Alfred was given directly to Arthur (at his request) to raise and tend to. Alfred would be around 20 but physically he was 4, maybe 5. He doesnāt really remember the Massacre, and Arthur doesnāt talk about it.
Initially in the conquest for the New World I believe Arthur was very head strong and goal oriented, but actually meeting Alfred changed that for him. He had of course planned to raise this child for the sake of the English empire (a loyal colony), however he didnāt anticipate actually caring for him. Arthur falls for him hard and having Alfred actually causes him a great deal of anxiety. He fears Alfred will be attacked by people like he was, and he fears what the future holds for him. At this point in history Arthur had seen hundreds of battles, had fought in bloody, brutal wars, and worst of all had seen what people were capable of doing to things they feared. So, Arthur has a house built outside of Jamestown for him and Alfred, and he begins to raise him in solitude.
Heās strict, and of course very English. Alfred is raised in silks and taught piano with a private English education. Heās not allowed to leave the property and he certainly isnāt allowed to speak to anyone who isnāt Arthur, or the rotating house staff. However, Alfred is lively, and very American. He wants to play in the dirt, he wants to be anything but sheltered. From just the first few years together this sparked Arthurās harsh parenting (to put it simply).
Think, aristocratic. Children should be seen, not heard. Slouching at the table got a slap on the wrist, dirtied clothes? A harsh lecture. āYou should be grateful.ā Alfred would misbehave, Arthur would yell.
Arthur was often called back to England, and thus spent months, if not years away from Alfred. During these trips Alfred learned to sneak out, and met Davie. Iāve mentioned this ārotating house staff,ā who are obviously human, who serve for a time and then change their post (aka return to England). As my ācannonā goes Alfred grew from ages 4/5-16/17 from 1607 to 1770: meaning he grew about 11 years over the span of ~170 years. This to say Alfred was around different humans, though they were all trained royal staff, aka not personable. They guarded the land, fed Alfred, taught him his lessons, but never stayed longer than 3-4 years before being replaced; to a child living life-times longer than them, those few years might as well be a matter of minutes. So, growing bored and antsy whilst Arthur is away, Alfred escapes the confines of his home and meets colonists. The first human Alfred actually got to meet and speak to on his own, as far as Iām concerned, is Davie.
He visited Davie throughout his life, so presumably at least 50 years of watching what would one day be his nation, begin to flourish. Being "America" he probably not only felt a kinship with the colonists he met and observed, but also longed to be living with them and quickly grew tired of his English life-style, and the selfish rules Arthur imposed on him. I can't recall what the show states is cannon, but I don't think Alfred ever tells Arthur about Davie (at least, not while he's young). When Arthur returns from trips abroad Alfred acts as if he never left the house, and the staff don't snitch out of fear of capital punishment(lol). Instead Alfred spends years attempting to gain his own freedom from under Arthur's strict control of his life, attempting to persuade and getting in numerous arguments. He insists the world is not as horrid as Arthur states, and Arthur doesn't buy it for a second. Under duress of the Seven Years War their relationship fractures even more, and conveniently at the same time the American people are beginning to dread colonial rule.
In his own personal act of rebellion against Arthur, and as a final straw (running away from home) Alfred sought a seat at the First Continental Congress, solidifying himself in alignment with the American people, and revealing himself publicly as the nationās persona. (Educated folk of the time most likely knew of Alfredās existence but probably hadnāt considered him a contender this early in the revolution). From there of course, independence in declared, the nations go to war. As they say; the rest is history.
TLDR?;
Alfred was the first chance of a normal, human life Arthur had ever been given. He loved him, he loves him, more than anything but he didn't know how to care for him in a way that wouldn't smother him. Arthur had an ideal version of Alfred and Alfred's life in his mind and he would do anything to make that vision an reality, even if it meant ignoring Alfred's wants, even if it meant yelling at him, or hitting him. However, Alfred couldn't know this, he was a child, he loved Arthur, he loves him still, but he resented him for forcing him into a life he never asked for, and punishing him whenever he rebelled against it. The Revolution is the first of many small steps in mending their relationship, and it takes literal centuries of growth on both their parts until Arthur is willing to admit wrong doing and Alfred is willing to forgive.
