APH: For Dignity Has No Price [1/6]

[candelaria]

Title: For Dignity Has No Price [1/6]
Pairing: Portugal/England, mentions of Austria/Hungary and Spain/Portugal (America/England, Spain/Romano, France/the world, Portugal+Spain and other pairings to be added)
Rating: NC-17
Warning: Gratuitous sex between two Empires orz
Timeline: 1890 - The British Ultimatum/Anglo-Portuguese Crisis/Scramble for

Comments

[sakuratsukikage]

Indeed, yes. XD Or at least worth it. Adds to the spice of the whole thing. Spain is so hard for me to get a handle on, haha. Oh, man, it's true, though. Yeah, definitely. Both furious, and so depressed over it, but he'd never admit it, he isn't broken-hearted, not him . . . . *nods* Well, that sort of fits too--sentiment between the two peoples of the countries, rather than politically, you know?

*nods* It really is almost unhealthy, in that he pours so much of himself into it without even really expecting much back. The whole thing was fine while things were great between them, but when England started pulling the asshole routine . . . then it got to be a problem, for sure. Oh, Portugal. You got yourself so hurt there. But I like to think that their . . . friendship is stronger than all the rest of it? Because . . . yes. That loneliness and the sense of comfort there. And they just enjoy each other. THAT CLUELESS ENGLISHMAN IS SURELY JUST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HIS BIG BROTHER AND IS A GENERAL OFFENSE TO SPAIN'S BETTER NATURE, AS HE'D TELL YOU.

Portugal is just so practical like that. XD He'd be like . . . oh, I'm so glad you didn't fall. HE TRAINED ROMANO IN THE WAYS OF COCKBLOCKING AFTER ALL. Port just loves reminiscing . . . even more nostalgic and prone to remembrance than England, who for all his hang-ups on the past is still very into moving ahead. And when it comes with a bonus of embarrassing England, how can he resist? XD (OH MY GOD. The images. OKAY. THAT FIC GETS WRITTEN AFTER THE OTHER ONE. Ffffff. Stop inspiring me. Ahahahaha. But just . . . yes. Portugal would be so teasing about it, too, but in a way that never crossed the line out of being innocent. Though, I tell you, that must have been when the flirtation started being . . . a bit more than that. ;D)

JUST WOW. Ahahahaha. I bet he would. And some of that booze. All should become one with Russia so he can have better vacation spots. XD And more fun.

[candelaria]

He's been beat up so often he no longer feels it. XD I find Spain to be...okay for me as a character, writing wise. Just a bit thick and obsessed with tomatoes, Romano and his big brother haha. England's too tsundere to admit ANYTHING, it's where half his problems start. :/ I think nations are individuals, as well as countries. Even if their people don't always get along it doesn't mean they can't.

Now that's love for you. England just has a habit of pulling the asshole routine, he likes being on top, being in the same league as the world powers even if he's not quite one anymore. By contrast these days Port is one of the poorest nations in Western Europe. I just have this scene in my head with Port and America in the Azores and after having too much to drink Port tells America to be careful around England, because he's lovely and all but he tends to dump nations and move on to better ones once they have nothing more to offer him. Port was great like America once too after all. Because drunk!Port is blatantly obvious to the point of being offensive orz. But they're still BFF at the end of it all. He just doesn't see him as often as he'd like because he's still trying to play Empire. |D SPAIN SHOULD ATTACK HIM WITH HIS KNEES LIKE HE DOES AMERICA.

And he'd finish it off with 'could you imagine what would happen if you ruined the foliage?' because he likes to tease. |D AND ORDERED HIM TO COCKBLOCK IN HIS PLACE IF HE COULDN'T BE THERE FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER. Port loves reminiscing about England's fail, because he tries to act all cool nowadays and Port is all fff I knew you when you were still awkward, stop trying. HE DOES IT FOR AMERICA'S BENEFIT TRULY. HE LIKES STORYTIME. (Inorite? Most beautiful mental images ever. AHAHAHA YES. I - I can't help it, the ideas just FLOW. XD And then England couldn't turn around and get up because he had an embarrassing problem and Portugal would see if he did. And he didn't want to look like a pervert. XDDD)

The whole world is Russia's vacation spot~ Even if America keeps trying to stop him haha.

[sakuratsukikage]

Yes, he's immune. XD I can see it--I need to work on him, and I'll get him. Half? :/ Oh, England. Oh, yes, definitely--I mean, I think they have their own personalities and thoughts and emotions. I just also enjoy stretching the metaphor as far as I possibly can, you know? XD

It's really true. Portugal is really capable of deep loyalty, I think. It's true! He does have a thing about being in at the top of the pile (and honestly, despite not being an empire anymore he's doing a pretty good job of staying up there). It seems like these days Port's decided to forget wealth and influence for a bit and worry about other things. Ohhh, wow. That sounds . . . really pretty powerful, honestly. Poor Portugal, because you know he still loves him, even. And it's not necessarily that I think England would, because he's changed, but . . . there's no reason for Portugal to think that, necessarily. Oh, yeah, for sure. I can just see that. Totally. Oh, definitely! LOL YES YES HE SHOULD.

Oh, yes, definitely. He just doesn't stop with the teasing, and making England blush horribly. OH YES DEFINITELY YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BACKUP. Ahahaha, he would. He just . . . would. XD IT'S NOT FOR HIS OWN BENEFIT AT ALL. (OH YESSS FOR SURE. I . . . I apparently can't help it either. *weeps* Oh, poor hormonal teenage England *snerk*. I'm sure Portugal already knows, dear. But it's true. He'd be so worried about Port thinking he was a dirty pervert. And then later he can't even bring himself to consummate the deed. Oh, England. XD)

That's definitely how Russia sees it--lol :P.

[candelaria]

I think I might get him if I write him instead of Portugal, or at least give him a bigger role to play haha. XD Well...three quarters of them, or maybe...all. :||| ;alsdk. The way I see it, they're pretty much a citizen of their nation only...they ARE the nation haha. Stretch that metaphor all the way~

So deep that he'd even stick it out with England and not go to war with him. Though I hear the Ports are STILL bitter about the Pink Map. >> England's ego inflated quite a bit during his Empire days and I don't think it's quite shrunk yet tbh haha. You have to admit he's adaptable! XD Industrial Revolution ftw. I think Port's concentrating on all those years he missed out on while under a dictatorship. He's taking it easy for a while. |D Port is a poet at heart after all. He gets deep meanings and symbolism and all that haha. He loves him all the more for being so confident and powerful and happy, but he still thinks its a good idea to warn America just in case. There's a reason England has a reputation for being unreliable. There's even a name for it on wiki lol. And then he tells America to pass a message on to England to get his ass over to the Peninsula and visit him already. XD That just...has to be the best attack ever. OH SPAIN.

He's quite playful if you really get to know him. I reckon he's a bit of a prankster. XD HOPEFULLY THE BACKUP WON'T RUN SCARED WHEN PORTUGAL GLARES AT HIM FOR DOING SO. (The teenage years were the best weren't they England? Though granted he's still pretty hormonal. Just repressed. XD Hahaha he would know and be all 'is there something wrong?' But he'd be nice and look the other way when England escapes, embarrassed out of his mind. Walking funny and all. It was probably traumatising, which contributed to his later fail. XDDD Story of his life.)

[sakuratsukikage]

Yeah, I think practice is the key. Well, yes! I see it similarly, I guess. Sort of . . . I don't know. The soul of the nation, in a way. Or something. But they just see themselves as being normal.

Yeah, seriously! But still, he buried that bitterness and kept their alliance going. Oh, England. I don't think so, either. He certainly is! He's sort of a badass that way. Oh, Port. I think so, too. He needs a break, and he's been through enough lately to mellow him out. Oh, yes, definitely. That's completely how I've been writing him. It's true; I think so. Oh, England--it's the truth. XD Awwww. Yes. IT IS. OH SPAIN INDEED.

It's true! He doesn't come off like that at all at first, but it's honestly the case. XD HE TOTALLY WILL, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? (He's always been repressed. It's possibly only getting worse, though. Ahahahahaha, yes. Yes, he would. But he'd let it go, not even tease him too badly. Oh, god, England, yes. XDDD)