fic recs

"The Box" by Klei (ffn)
America has a box that he is quite content to pretend is a racecar. Or a spaceship. Or a pirate ship. Russia joins in. Fluffiness ensues. [RusAme]

  • I have loved this fic for so many years -- the dynamic between them is just so much fun!
  • Klei deleted it at some point, but, thankfully, it was saved by the Wayback Machine in 2012. There's also a skit of it, viewable here.

"The Visit" by ellamequiere (ao3)
Just after the Franco-Prussian War and German Unification, Germany pays a visit to France. [nyo!GerFra]

  • This pairing is unfortunately so rare (especially femslash, which has a grand total of five fics on ao3), but I love them so much!

"Day 1: Memory and Longing" by kittening (ao3)
While they're cooking together, Kiku asks Yao to tell a story. [platonic China & chibi!Japan]

  • I love domestic stories -- cooking, talking about mythology, taking care of kids in general... I just think it's so cute!
and some smutty recs, lol

"Lipstick and Heels" by wintersorchid (ao3)
FemRussia and FemGermany shameless smut. A request from a friend, really, and it took off.)

"Leather and Lace" by wintersorchid (ao3)
Another redone fic. FemRussia/Germany in that order

"If you were queen of pleasure, and I were king of pain;" by reaperangelique (ao3)
Set during- and after- the Battle of Paris at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, wherein Austria, Russia and Prussia put their differences aside for five minutes to kick France in the teeth. Victory is a powerful aphrodisiac; one battle leads to another.


09.30.22

I've still been feeling a lot of Hetalia nostalgia and thinking about my teens which I wasted on Tumblr obsesssing over this anime. So, here's a few random things I've compiled from the good old days. First up, a mish-mash Youtube playlist of music, including old memey songs, Hetaloids, and official character songs:

It seems like a lot of the little skits and crack videos I watched back then no longer exist -- so many dead links in my bookmarks... I managed to find a couple, though:


Also, a lot of the roleplays and ask blogs have been abandoned and deactivated, as well... That said, some good ones are/were @ask-iran and @ask-west. I also remember really liking @ladybeemer's art and sideblogs, but it seems like she's wiped everything Hetalia related from her blog (understandable, but also sad...). And here's a random iconic post that I found while scrolling through my old blog.

There was also an rp group way back in 2014 called gaybabytalia, they broke up into a massive dumpsterfire within a year or something and I was never actually involved but just followed a few blogs from it, but I wanted to mention it in case it brought back any memories for anyone reading. I think at least one of them continued on to join the whole uselesscountryfacts group, as well.

Hmm, let's see, what else... There's HetaOni, of course, but I never actually played that. I also never read anything by George DeValier or Gutters or any of the major fics. My go-tos are kinda too controversial to talk about publically, lol...

If you wanted to read some doujins, @undercoverwitch has a decent selection. I really like Hobby Hobby's art style and would recommend anything by them. For other doujins, I guess I'd recommend myreadingmanga, but seriously be sure you have adblock! It's less sketchy than other sorts of sites like this, but still...

Ah, I guess that's enough strolling down poor old dilapidated memory lane for now....