Smile (5b/5)- Epilogue
anonymous
January 31 2010, 04:42:17 UTC
“What the-but-”
“I know a losing battle when I see one.” He walked to the door and waved at Hong Kong. “Seeya, whoever the hell you are.”
“Hm.” Hong Kong stared ahead at England. “Do you really think that this whole rigmarole will help you? Letting a nation a few hundred kilometers from your coast collapse? It couldn’t hurt you to forgive Iceland’s debt in the interests of your shared security.”
“Why the hell do you even care?” England exclaimed. “It’s not your damn problem.”
Hong Kong shrugged. “It would be if you had your way, if I remember.”
England glared. “Don’t bring up ancient history.”
“Then, just consider this… advice from an old friend.” England at least had the decency to look slightly embarrassed. With the little that Hong Kong had alluded to about his history with England, Iceland would hope that he did.
Hong Kong glanced away from the old colonizer, and over at his boyfriend. “Would you like to go now, Iceland?”
“Yes,” Iceland said gratefully, jumping up from the chair and hurrying around England over to the door. Hong Kong slid his hand into Iceland’s.
“I’ll be talking to you again, Iceland,” England said.
“Not if I’m not there, you won't.” Hong Kong said, and now there was a sharp edge to his voice. Iceland moved closer to his boyfriend, feeling more secure than he had in weeks.
“Goodbye, England,” Hong Kong said, already starting to tug Iceland around the corner.
Iceland had only one more glance of England glowering before he and Iceland were into the hallway and near the top of the stairs. “He shouldn’t do that to you,” Hong Kong said, sounding genuinely angry.
“It’s my fault,” Iceland said quickly. “I should be able to pay him and Netherlands.”
Hong Kong shook his head. “He’s just trying to save face. He does that.”
“It’s okay. I’ll-I’ll figure it out.”
Hong Kong stopped and stood in front of Iceland, placing his hands gently on Iceland’s shoulders. “I don’t want to think about him threatening you like that.”
Iceland smiled slowly. “You’re so protective.”
“Sorry,” Hong Kong said quickly. “I-”
“Thanks,” Iceland interrupted. He shyly placed a hand on Hong Kong’s hip. “I'm glad you’re… we… you know. I…”
“You too.” Hong Kong leaned over and kissed him on the lips.
Hong Kong and Iceland sat on the top rung of the stairs, gently kissing, running their fingers through each other’s hair.
Iceland felt his chest beginning to itch and pulled away in time to keep from coughing into his boyfriend’s face. “S-sorry,” he choked, turning away from Hong Kong.
While he was still getting his breath back, Hong Kong grabbed his chin and pulled him back. He pushed a small, yellow cough drop to Iceland’s lips, and then leaned forward to kiss him again. Iceland felt their tongues sliding around the sweet-tasting sphere.
When the cough drop had dissolved to a tiny dot, Hong Kong pulled back and pressed a kiss to Iceland’s forehead.
“You’ll get better soon,” he whispered.
For the first time, with his boyfriend’s arm around his waist and the taste of artificial lemon on his tongue, Iceland let himself believe that.
“Eventually,” he said quietly, smiling.
“Eventually.” Hong Kong kissed him again. “I’ll wait with you until then.”
...This is amazing! I um don't usually comment on here but...thought it was nice. It's similar to how I wanted a fanfic to go...but I've always like this pairing too. Good job. :)
This was an awesome surprise to see on the fills list; thank you so much! "We sound like a couple of teenagers" pretty much sums up exactly what I'd imagined their relationship to be like when I made this request, and I think you did a great job of capturing that - the two of them are maybe just a little awkward yet still very comfortable with each other.
I'm fairly hopeless when it comes to economics, so I wouldn't know if there were any inaccuracies, but I did really like the influence that each of their economies had on their characterizations. Especially since they're both characters without much canon to work off of, which is part of why I wasn't really expecting anyone to pick up this prompt any time soon. I'm so glad that you did, though! ♥
Re: Smile (5b/5)- Epilogue
anonymous
January 31 2010, 11:24:57 UTC
This was really sweet authoranon. I don't usualy think much about either Hong Kong or Icelands characters but this fill made them appear like very distinct characters, and I didn't expect them to make such a cute couple as they did.
Re: Smile (5b/5)- Epilogue
anonymous
January 31 2010, 18:12:32 UTC
oh ;; <3 That was sweet and awesome, author!anon :)
HK/Ice's relationship was built thoroughly, and its description was wonderful. I'm sure it's been hard keeping the ICness of a character when there isn't that much canon base to lean on, but you did it anyway, and the outcome is gorgeous. I really liked the fact that they can recognize the other's unique expressions after hanging out for few hours only, and even more that they can recognize each other's smile. It was adorable.
And I'd like to point out that you just made HK/Ice my new OTP (until a different one shows up, that is :P).
Also, I just loved Denmark - he was definitely the way I see him as a protective big brother and IC, which is awesome. I loved even more his comparison to Netherlands, 'cos Netherlands and Denmark? are so doing it and it was definitely called for.
And, basically, I enjoyed a whole lot. <3 Thanks for filling!
“I know a losing battle when I see one.” He walked to the door and waved at Hong Kong. “Seeya, whoever the hell you are.”
“Hm.” Hong Kong stared ahead at England. “Do you really think that this whole rigmarole will help you? Letting a nation a few hundred kilometers from your coast collapse? It couldn’t hurt you to forgive Iceland’s debt in the interests of your shared security.”
“Why the hell do you even care?” England exclaimed. “It’s not your damn problem.”
Hong Kong shrugged. “It would be if you had your way, if I remember.”
England glared. “Don’t bring up ancient history.”
“Then, just consider this… advice from an old friend.” England at least had the decency to look slightly embarrassed. With the little that Hong Kong had alluded to about his history with England, Iceland would hope that he did.
Hong Kong glanced away from the old colonizer, and over at his boyfriend. “Would you like to go now, Iceland?”
“Yes,” Iceland said gratefully, jumping up from the chair and hurrying around England over to the door. Hong Kong slid his hand into Iceland’s.
“I’ll be talking to you again, Iceland,” England said.
“Not if I’m not there, you won't.” Hong Kong said, and now there was a sharp edge to his voice. Iceland moved closer to his boyfriend, feeling more secure than he had in weeks.
“Goodbye, England,” Hong Kong said, already starting to tug Iceland around the corner.
Iceland had only one more glance of England glowering before he and Iceland were into the hallway and near the top of the stairs. “He shouldn’t do that to you,” Hong Kong said, sounding genuinely angry.
“It’s my fault,” Iceland said quickly. “I should be able to pay him and Netherlands.”
Hong Kong shook his head. “He’s just trying to save face. He does that.”
“It’s okay. I’ll-I’ll figure it out.”
Hong Kong stopped and stood in front of Iceland, placing his hands gently on Iceland’s shoulders. “I don’t want to think about him threatening you like that.”
Iceland smiled slowly. “You’re so protective.”
“Sorry,” Hong Kong said quickly. “I-”
“Thanks,” Iceland interrupted. He shyly placed a hand on Hong Kong’s hip. “I'm glad you’re… we… you know. I…”
“You too.” Hong Kong leaned over and kissed him on the lips.
Hong Kong and Iceland sat on the top rung of the stairs, gently kissing, running their fingers through each other’s hair.
Iceland felt his chest beginning to itch and pulled away in time to keep from coughing into his boyfriend’s face. “S-sorry,” he choked, turning away from Hong Kong.
While he was still getting his breath back, Hong Kong grabbed his chin and pulled him back. He pushed a small, yellow cough drop to Iceland’s lips, and then leaned forward to kiss him again. Iceland felt their tongues sliding around the sweet-tasting sphere.
When the cough drop had dissolved to a tiny dot, Hong Kong pulled back and pressed a kiss to Iceland’s forehead.
“You’ll get better soon,” he whispered.
For the first time, with his boyfriend’s arm around his waist and the taste of artificial lemon on his tongue, Iceland let himself believe that.
“Eventually,” he said quietly, smiling.
“Eventually.” Hong Kong kissed him again. “I’ll wait with you until then.”
"Then," Iceland smiled, "I can wait."
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I'm fairly hopeless when it comes to economics, so I wouldn't know if there were any inaccuracies, but I did really like the influence that each of their economies had on their characterizations. Especially since they're both characters without much canon to work off of, which is part of why I wasn't really expecting anyone to pick up this prompt any time soon. I'm so glad that you did, though! ♥
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That was sweet and awesome, author!anon :)
HK/Ice's relationship was built thoroughly, and its description was wonderful. I'm sure it's been hard keeping the ICness of a character when there isn't that much canon base to lean on, but you did it anyway, and the outcome is gorgeous. I really liked the fact that they can recognize the other's unique expressions after hanging out for few hours only, and even more that they can recognize each other's smile. It was adorable.
And I'd like to point out that you just made HK/Ice my new OTP (until a different one shows up, that is :P).
Also, I just loved Denmark - he was definitely the way I see him as a protective big brother and IC, which is awesome. I loved even more his comparison to Netherlands, 'cos Netherlands and Denmark? are so doing it and it was definitely called for.
And, basically, I enjoyed a whole lot. <3 Thanks for filling!
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