Hooligan and Delinquent AU, by Elwon (R)
Title: Hooligan and Deliquent AU
Fandom: Axis Powers Hetalia
Pairing: Arthur/Gilbert [England/Prussia], Feliciano/Ludwig [N. Italy/Germany] in background
Categories: AU, romance
Length: Long [~20,500 words]
Warnings: light mentions of homophobia, pedophilia
Author on LJ: elwon
Website: n/a
Summary: The Kirkland and Beilschmidt boys as teenagers in England. Gilbert knew Arthur was worth befriending when he saw him punch Bonnefoy just for speaking to him; Arthur's been burned before by family and lovers, but thinks he might get it right with Gilbert.
Review: Hetalia fandom loves high-school AUs, and even has an official high-school AU by the creator ("Hetalia Gakuen"). How could I pass up the opportunity to rec a few during this theme week? The characters of Arthur and Gilbert work so well as teens in a British school, as do the other Nations who cameo. Ludwig and Feliciano also get a fair amount of attention in the story, and are quite sweet together... in contrast to Arthur and Gilbert, who will never be "sweet", but who help each other through the trials that come with being teens.
These characters aren't often paired together, and it's a real shame. Elwon hit on a common trait of Arthur and Gilbert in this fic - in the title, really - namely, that they both are a little too violent, a little too reckless, a little too inclined to play pranks, to fit as perfect students. In canon, Prussia's an obvious troublemaker who loves a good fight and who boasts of his "awesomeness", and modern England seems to be a very straight-laced tea-lover, but he used to be a pirate and never really got over his glory days as an empire. This story explores that side of the characters, and does it well.
I love the little details best of all, I think. Prussia's uncle Fritz as his most beloved relative was great. Sealand appearing as Peter Kirkland, Arthur's younger brother, who has been looking for attention and who has endangered himself on the internet (see second warning) was also a nice touch. Best of all, re-imagining the young versions of Ludwig and Feliciano as actual younger siblings was a wonderful idea, and seeing three Beilschmidt brothers interact was really interesting.
Hooligan and Delinquent AU {Index post}
Fandom: Axis Powers Hetalia
Pairing: Arthur/Gilbert [England/Prussia], Feliciano/Ludwig [N. Italy/Germany] in background
Categories: AU, romance
Length: Long [~20,500 words]
Warnings: light mentions of homophobia, pedophilia
Author on LJ: elwon
Website: n/a
Summary: The Kirkland and Beilschmidt boys as teenagers in England. Gilbert knew Arthur was worth befriending when he saw him punch Bonnefoy just for speaking to him; Arthur's been burned before by family and lovers, but thinks he might get it right with Gilbert.
Review: Hetalia fandom loves high-school AUs, and even has an official high-school AU by the creator ("Hetalia Gakuen"). How could I pass up the opportunity to rec a few during this theme week? The characters of Arthur and Gilbert work so well as teens in a British school, as do the other Nations who cameo. Ludwig and Feliciano also get a fair amount of attention in the story, and are quite sweet together... in contrast to Arthur and Gilbert, who will never be "sweet", but who help each other through the trials that come with being teens.
These characters aren't often paired together, and it's a real shame. Elwon hit on a common trait of Arthur and Gilbert in this fic - in the title, really - namely, that they both are a little too violent, a little too reckless, a little too inclined to play pranks, to fit as perfect students. In canon, Prussia's an obvious troublemaker who loves a good fight and who boasts of his "awesomeness", and modern England seems to be a very straight-laced tea-lover, but he used to be a pirate and never really got over his glory days as an empire. This story explores that side of the characters, and does it well.
I love the little details best of all, I think. Prussia's uncle Fritz as his most beloved relative was great. Sealand appearing as Peter Kirkland, Arthur's younger brother, who has been looking for attention and who has endangered himself on the internet (see second warning) was also a nice touch. Best of all, re-imagining the young versions of Ludwig and Feliciano as actual younger siblings was a wonderful idea, and seeing three Beilschmidt brothers interact was really interesting.
Hooligan and Delinquent AU {Index post}