[Axis Powers Hetalia] This Changes Everything (Bad Touch Trio)

[lenarix_klinde]

Title: This Changes Everything
Author/Artist: Lenarix Klinde
Character(s) or Pairing(s): France/Spain/Prussia, mentions of others
Rating: M
Warnings: mentioned past child sexual abuse, violence
Summary: “Francis, Francis, are you taking away your promises, too? You told me that everything was going to be all right, didn’t you?” Written for a kink meme

Comments

[rinsom_lost]

Glad to see you're back to posting fics, and allowing comments too. And yeah, I think it's good not to let what others think hold you back. These are your fics after all. And as far the dark quality, beauty... hmmm perhaps not beauty per se... art, and perhaps beauty as well, can and often do come from very dark places and reflect very dark subjects. I think what matters is how you handle that darkness, and from what I've seen of your fics you have the skill to handle it well.

Now, on to the fic. I must say, I really like what you did with this one. One of my favorite aspects was the fact that the narrator was Antonio, who acts almost like a fly on the wall, except for the fact that he's still directly involved in the events. And as usual your descriptions are wonderful. I love the line about the ending like a snuffed out wick. It made that moment extremely tangible, but also the image of the smoke curling up added that edge of darkness that's so prevalent in this fic.

Also, I love how you played with the power difference between Francis and Gilbert, as a nation and a former-nation. My gosh, that crack. There aren't many moments in fics where my jaw literally drops...

Now, on to a bit of criticism, if you don't mind. Francis was such a bastard in this fic, and I liked it. The concept of a dark Francis is very enticing somehow. It's not covered so much typically, and it's nice to see other interpretations of the characters. However, he still felt slightly off, somehow. I feel awful that I can't give you a more concrete example of what I mean... but it seems he was almost a little too cool. I think that would definitely be there, but I think it might be a bit overdone in this case. He seems almost too controlled. Yet I find it fascinating how he can shift from one tone to the next, from that crack to "mockingbird trills".

As for it's unfinished state, if you hadn't said so I don't know if I would have considered it as such. I can see how it could be a continuable fic, but I think it also stands alone very well.