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The only feeling that brought Arthur back down to Earth was the feeling of a warm, soft hand touching he cheek and trying to wipe his tears away; but to no avail as they were quickly replaced by more salty droplets. Soon the hand gave up and Arthur felt strong arms looping under his own, pulling him up to a standing position, turning him around, and pressing him to a chest already shaking with unshed tears and sobs.
“It’s a-alright Arthur… You’ll recover. I promise…I promise…” Alfred’s voice trailed off as he held on tighter to his love, pressing his nose into Arthur’s hair.
As the second round of shock wore off, sounds began to fade back into England’s world. The ‘click’ of flashing cameras, the worried chatter of relief workers, glass crunching under people’s feet. As the present bled back into his mind, he threw his arms around Alfred and buried his head into that old, familiar bomber jacket for all he was worth before letting out a huge, held in sob. Within half a minute his small, slouched shoulders were shaking as sobs racked his body and tears poured down his face. He felt Alfred bury his nose in his hair, and eventually the taller man began placing tiny butterfly kisses on Arthur’s cheeks, not caring that they were in public anymore.
The bus continued to smolder behind them and England, the country, grieved.
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“Earlier today in London a series of four explosions went off around 8:50 and 9:47 AM. The first three, all going off at about the same time, detonated in three separate underground tube trains during the early morning rush. An hour later, a fourth bomb went off in a packed bus as it passed though Tavistock Square. The number of injuries has topped 700 this evening and the death count is expected to be in the dozens, though there are no official reports yet. It has been confirmed that all four of these bombs were the result of suicide bombers; obviously the four of them planned this attack. Many believe it corresponded with the 31st G8 meeting in Scotland as some London police forces were drawn to serve up there, leaving London weakened.”
“The British Prime Minister left the summit for most of the day today, taking a helicopter ride with the personifications of England and America to London a few hours after the attacks. After a press conference he and the two nations were able to see firsthand the damage done to the bus that blew up in Tavistock Square.”
“Just minutes after arriving at the scene Arthur Kirkland, England’s personification, collapsed into tears, only to be picked up and embraced by Alfred Jones, America’s personification. While it was a heart wrenching moment that many other Britons experienced today, many skeptics believe this is finally evidence that the two Nations are in a romantic relationship as Jones seemed to be kissing Kirkland on the cheek. However, no one can know for sure as there is a long, deep history between the two countries and perhaps America was simply trying to comfort England. Regardless of any of this, we all send our greatest condolences to all Britons tonight, especially the ones who lost family members in the blasts.”
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The beginning of this was really difficult to write for some reason. But then when I got to the limo scene, it got ten time easier to write.why am I so comfortable writing sad scenes? ;_; I used a reference pic for the blown up bus, found here-http://tinyurl.com/mdkegg
Anyway, the updates are going to start coming a lot more infrequently now. I have band things for the next three days, a few days off, and then 2 weeks of band camp. But none of the events are all day, so I’ll have time to write, just a little less than I normally do. :)
So…What do you guys think of France proposing to Canada? Hopefully I have more than three readers, so please take your time to just write a little message because I really want to know everyone’s opinion on this. I’m not sure if I want to include it in the plot…
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I'm not exactly fond of US/UK, but gahhh! T__T
As for France proposing to Canada...that would be interesting, given their history in the last few decades and the fact that in France, same-sex marriage is still illegal. If you go with France proposing, you might want to address this. ^^;
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ohh, france and canada next! I hope its just as delicious! have fun at camp ad band!^^
(and fyi, I'm also a reader of this, and I'll be commenting alot from now on jsut to get more story.^^)
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Once again, I love that you work in relatively current events into your fill and seamlessly fit the Nations in. This part was just so sad, but I did have to roll my eyes...you wrote the media well. In the midst of disaster, they still look for "scandals." The media...so insensitive *sigh*
I would love to see France proposing to Canada, but if you don't think it'll fit in with the plot, don't include it :)
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To all me readers-
Thank you for all the quick reviews! I didn't expect that many so fast ._.;; Also I hope I didn't sound needy, I almost didn't want to ask for reviews but I needed the opinions. Thank you everyone again! i'll take your opinions into consideration.
And don't feel bad about lurking...I do it all the time to, haha.*needs to delurk more often*
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That was... painfully powerful, yet I am going to keep coming back for more.
And I am for France/Canada^^
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I'm not against France/Canada - in fact, I think it would be very cute. Canada would probably be quite concerned with how Quebec would react, however....
(whether Quebec has its own nation-tan or not, Canadian politics are historically "Yay, Ontario! WAIT WHAT ABOUT QUEBEC??")
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In other words, I love it, and keep up the good work (:
lol 'international cast' -- how apt, recaptcha
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Great story, BTW. I'm really enjoying it. :)
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I have to say this is one of very, very few fics with America/Engalnd that hasn't had me wincing/squinting at the screen whilst twitching. I was hoping for EnglandFrance, but, this fill's too good to be at all disappointed.
I think the thing I love most is how you're using fairly recent events. Also I love how each segment overlaps, so that they don't just stand alone, but are all intertwined (it reminds me of the world at large, y'know? With how all our histories crossover with each other).
Also, this anon wouldn't mind Canada proposing to France~ 'Cause she's odd like that because it's Canada that's legalised gay marriage.
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I think the Fra/Can proposal sounds very interesting indeed: I look forward to your treatment of the subject!
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