24 | any pronouns | freelance artist | aroace | nd | eng/ita/scn/esp🆗 | hetalia fan in the year of our lord 2026, mostly just usuk | alfred f. jones is my wife (all art is under #kohii scribbles) (read pinned!)
you can call me kohii, or karinanan, or just karina, and i really like thinking about countries smooching each other. and sometimes, i'll even draw it
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oh HUH somewhat unexpected ask in my inbox today hmm
though i usually portray him as a bottom i do enjoy him as a top as well (so, vers?). i love LOVE the idea of a pathetic, simpering sub/service top mattie: a stammering, blubbering mess who's always tripping over his own feet in an attempt to impress his beloved. devoted to the point of obsession, projecting each and every one of his emotions onto the object of desire as a means to cope with the constant ache in his chest at the mere thought of them
top matthew is innocent, according to himself, and therefore all the more conniving- someone who strives to be the perfect partner and perfect lover, in hopes that'll guarantee someone's love in return. careful and attentive in bed, asking at every single interval: "is this okay?" "does it feel good?" "am i doing this right?" because he needs the feedback, he gets off on it, on any words of sparing praise or gentle, loving touches he otherwise fears as if he's never allowed to have. diligently using his mouth and hands in tandem, teary eyes always begging for permission. because he's so good, so so good, really, the best! just that much better than everybody else, right? right? that's how good he treats you, that's how good he fucks you, so make sure you go on and tell him, tell him! tell him all about it (please) (please)
of course, the praise is never enough. no matter what, he'll always be watching and lurking out of the corner of his eye, chewing on his thumb as he seethes, knee deep in a puddle of his own vitriol
top matthew is a slimy, gross wet whimpering dog of a man to me... which is what makes him so appealing. when it comes to ships w/ him, i'm partial towards caneng (heavily dislike engcan for some reason, however), and also like caname, esp when vers/switch (canamecan). most others, i prefer him as a bottom
hope that satiated your curiosity anon! ty for the ask!
i don't play lads but every time there's discourse around the game it gets put on my timeline and i feel like a nosy neighbour pressing their ear up against the wall to better hear the screaming
for all my gripes w/ ukethur to this day i’m still looking for smth that hits the same as my first time reading a usuk doujin in 2013 during middle school on my old busted up ipad and seeing him in a maid outfit did
*wheezing and huffing, about to pass out* after... a stupidly, painstakingly long time... i actually... finished the fourth chap... of usuk omegaverse *keels over and fucking dies*
i think if your gonna make content in a fandom that revolves itself around nations and stuff then yes there will be justifications for their actions no matter what you do lol
the whole colonialism is the people’s fault not the nations fault but i understand where people are coming from all that “twauma” is sort of correct and i don’t know if it’s weird but psychologically yes it would make sense right?
someone who has never been in control wanting control of everything and making sure that it never happens again? seems like a real life scenario that’s most likely happened before, so why can’t it apply in the hetalia fandom?
no i’m not justifying any historical tragedies or injustice, i just think that if you’re gonna be in the hetalia fandom, you’ve got to have *some* sort of understanding or idea of how to come around it without every country being a total power freak racist or something. like, people will talk about england (referring to the last ask lol) but won’t mention the current state of the USA. like no he’s not an innocent baby, and you will mention “twauma” it’s just double standards haha
omg sorry if this is random i jus thought the ask was interesting to further develop it, no offence to the asker
:)
(long post ahead)
your ask reminds me of a conversation i had w/ a mutual on discord once: to what extent can the nation-tans have any autonomy, and how much of an "individual" are they truly?
it's somewhat impossible, if you stop and think about it, to include every facet of something as broad as a "nation" in a single human-like entity. this only works in the context of, say, a satirical political cartoon: in said scenario, the anthropomorphized characters only serve the purpose of conveying a message. you're not meant to think of them as their own sentient, autonomous being, but rather just an idea or a concept
and at first, i feel as if hetalia was this... in theory. but then hima did something somewhat unconventional (and part of what i speculate bolstered the series' popularity to begin with) and actually treated the heta-tans as people. beings with thoughts, feelings and emotions, that sometimes even seemed to actively combat the historical premises they were meant to fulfill. the most obvious example is probably america's cleaning of the storage room chapter. it essentially canonized that a) the nations can form relationships with each other outside of what their sociopolitical situations dictate, which they are as emotionally invested as a normal human being would be, and b) they really cannot fight against the tides of "history" regardless of said emotions and relationships they form
what does all this mean? well, in the context of canon, not much, because whatever intentions hima might've originally had of tackling slightly more somber and character heavy plotlines, have long since been abandoned in favor of remaining a themed weekly trivia gag manga. but it nonetheless remains one of the main concerns of the fan base, if they wish to tackle the nationverse canon outside of any lense that isn't absurdist comedy. but that does beg the question: what are the nation-tans exactly? how do they operate? to which degree is their personality simply a facet of them, or wholly dictated by whatever it is they happen to represent? does anything they do matter in the grand scheme of everything?
my mutual had an interesting answer to this quandary: no. they enjoyed depicting the nation-tans as shadow puppet theatre actors of sorts. even if they do, perhaps, possess sentience, and are aware of their individuality, nothing they do will ever matter. they cannot change the fate of anything, let alone the course of their own, because they are only a reflection of said fate. try as they might to interact with each other or form bonds, they can only follow in footsteps, and say all the lines humans have already dictated they must say. herein lies the source of most of their misery
and while that's not exactly how i aim to portray the nations, i found their ideas extremely interesting, and they still stuck with me
this was perhaps an unnecessarily long tangent, but, back to the point this was meant to serve as a premise to: the "nations" are just fundamentally strange creatures. the harder you think about them beyond the original scope they're presented in, the messier and more difficult it becomes to adapt them into any narrative without wholly disregarding their personhood (which, again, is the entire appeal of hetalia). personally, i think one of the fandom's greatest strengths is the huge variety of interpretations that people have come up with, throughout the decades, of the nations, and how they relate to history and world events. i find that hetalia as a piece of media is more interesting in terms of the template it provides for derivate works. the canon material alone is... a whole other story
so back to your ask, i do agree with most of what you say. also because hetalia in of itself an inherently woobified depiction of nations- i didn't mention this in my original answer, but i find it extremely ironic that i was being accused of woobifying england... when england's entire character in the canon source, even as the british empire, mostly boils him down to an arrogant tsundere whose biggest flaws are being stuck-up and having an "unpleasant" personality (and horrid cooking). yes, he has a bit more depth to him than that, but that doesn't change how he's presented, as that happens to be the main draw of his character. you're meant to think of him as cute and attractive, and of his personality flaws as charming and endearing. some thing goes with america (as you also mentioned), and honestly, practically every major superpower that's ever existed... and then some. and then most, actually
because that's how inherently messy engaging with hetalia as a medium is. as i said in my previous post, it's perfectly fine to find certain depictions and stories distasteful or even horribly offensive (i've come across my fair share), and to call them out on it if you deem it to be necessary... but some of it also just comes with the territory. if the idea of giving certain nations like say, the british empire, a cute anime boy body, is something you personally think is morally questionable, that's fine! however, consider that the fandom for the show hetalia: axis powers, just might not be for you then
i believe that the "nations" have a lot of storytelling potential, and there's a lot you can do with them. but unless you resort to, like you said, throwing their personality out the window and making them a flat, one-dimensional, evil character (which you can do, if you feel so inclined), you're going to have to consider other possibilities when it comes to their motivations and characters as a whole. you cannot tell any story within this narrative framework without taking a risk, you can never "play it safe"
hetalia is messy. that's it, that's the post, and the whole point of this long ramble (lol). no matter how respectful you try and make your depictions of the heta-tans, the fact you're making them at all is already grounds for being questioned, if that tracks. this isn't me saying that you should wholly discard any common decency and go out of your way to be purposefully offensive or willfully ignorant. but if you cannot stand the idea of something like, the "uk" being portrayed in any sort of slightly sympathetic light, then to reiterate my previous point: perhaps you simply just shouldn't be here, for the sake of your blood pressure
my one last thought before finishing: why do people believe that giving a villainous or antagonistic character motivations or emotions beyond simple cruelty (even outside of the context of hetalia) somehow "softens" the blow of their actions?
genuinely, what is more reprehensible from a moral standpoint? someone who is and always has been fundamentally evil; a malicious, sadistic monster who could only ever be evil because that's all they are... or someone who's actually fully aware of their wrongdoings? who knows firsthand what they're doing is wrong, could stop doing it if they chose to, have been victims of the very violence they perpetrate- and yet still choose to perpetrate that violence? and take pleasure in it, even? i'd argue it's the latter. i'd hate someone far more if in spite of the capacity for empathy they might possess, in spite of the trials and tribulations they've suffered, they still actively choose to be a monster. to know there's something human-like behind the eyes overseeing the overwhelming cruelty of it all
but that's just my own opinion. if you've made it so far, thank you for reading this jumbled mess! and thank you for your ask, anon. no hate to the original asker either, let's all try to be respectful
edit: i keep thinking of things to add to this post, but only after pressing send, lol. i keep mentioning hetalia being messy... and additionally, that messiness, for many, is what makes hetalia so interesting
people might only be interested in the characters as their "human" selves, wanting to tell safer, cozier stories. and others might be interested in the potential that using these characters as stand-ins for certain themes and ideologies might present, in a manner that is more emotionally charged and "human" than a simple political cartoon, allowing for longer discussions and more shades of grey. the many different lenses through which the same events can be viewed according to the character living through them
humans have always, above all, been interested in telling stories about the human experience. because that's the only experience we really have. and something like hetalia feels like the culmination of said interest. after all, there are so many other shows and media that tackle similar premises. looking back on old hetalia fics, it's fascinating to see how they almost serve as time capsules, reflecting how much the world has changed, as well the overall reigning sentiments people have. the interpretations of the nations and the stories being told change constantly, and i find that endlessly fascinating. even my own interpretations, in all their haphazarded crassness and self-indulgent elements, are ultimately reflections of my own thoughts, feelings and ideas, just as much my words are (if not moreso). i am one of the many mirrors reflecting what i think i see
but maybe i'm getting a little carried away lmao. this is hetalia after all. but hetalia is messy because history is messy, because humans are messy. and even a woobified england can be a reflection of specific ideologies, a window into another's thoughts, if you really think about it
okay, now i'm done for real (hopefully)
(... is this because i actually remembered to take my adhd meds?)
"england did all that colonialism because of his twauma :((((((((("
can't tell the exact intent of this message though i'm pretty sure i know which artwork prompted this
and well, basically, yes. because it isn't fanart of the nation of england itself, it's fanart of the anthropomorphic creature known as arthur kirkland meant to represent it. humanized characters and their stories will be humanized in turn, which is the whole premise of hetalia
as for the intent of that one artwork specifically, there was no desire on my behalf to ever imply that colonialism is okay in any way, shape or form regardless. it was meant to depict someone who had once been a victim of circumstance, but due to a latent capacity for violence ended up idealizing and becoming even worse than that which had subjugated him. it's not an excuse, rather a motivation
but i can still see how it'd leave a sour taste in one's mouth since the illustration's narrative implicitly invites the viewer to sympathize with him in some manner, and some might find that distasteful. however, i cannot engage with you any further on this topic in a way that is meaningful, when all i have to respond to is a vague tumblr ask lol
when i grow up i want to be cool and smart and strong and handsome and a total badass and also really cool and hot and did i mention hot? and like a real badass like i'll be so cool dude i'll be the coolest guy ever and everyone's gonna be so jealous of me dude-!
