34 - Best In Show

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Title: Best In Show
Characters: America, Russia, Germany, Prussia
Rating: PG-13
Summary: 1949 - Russia takes a walk in the park with his newest acquisition. Unfortunately, America is already there, Germany in tow. They meet; pettiness ensues. Narrated by Prussia.

TCE is co-written by wizzard890 and pyrrhiccomedy.

Comments

[vivider]

LOL pettiest argument ever, oh man. I love that Prussia narrated this - definitely makes me curious about how the rest of the countries see their relationship. :3 Now I especially want more insight into Germany!

Great job with the undercurrents there, too. Russia's faithlessness counterpointed America's obstinacy nicely. Oh Alfred, such a hero. ♥

[wizzard890]

love that Prussia narrated this - definitely makes me curious about how the rest of the countries see their relationship.

You and me both. I always wonder what, exactly, the other nations think about this nebulous, explosive Thing going on between Russia and America. And the thing is, I'd be interested in hearing everybody's opinion, from England ("No comment"), to Sweden ("Let me show you how little I care.")

Oh Alfred, such a hero.

His whole Clark Kent/Sir Galahad thing is simultaneously endearing and baffling because...he means it. He always means it. XD

[vivider]

Maybe you guys could write a series of side drabbles about the other nations' takes on the situation. Just saying. B) But yeah, no comment from England... lmao. So him.

HAHA that's what's so lovable about America! He does mean his stupid sappy heroism! Russia is just too emotionally retarded to believe that, rofl.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

Maybe you guys could write a series of side drabbles about the other nations' takes on the situation. Just saying. B)

Huh, we totally could! I think that'd be really interesting--just for us, I mean, as a character exercise.

Would anybody else be interested in reading something like that? As like, a TCE omake or something?

[inner_wings]

God, I love your Prussia. So very much. Also:

"Just because you dumped me doesn't mean I want you dead."

Aw, America. ): And somehow I doubt Russia even believes that.

[wizzard890]

And somehow I doubt Russia even believes that.

It totally wasn't the answer Russia wanted, either. He really would have liked to hear America say "Yeah, honestly. I'd love to see you get hit by a bus right now." Because that makes everything so much easier for him, emotionally. But there America goes, being semi-well-adjusted. Russia can't deal with that.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

"WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PRETENDING. HEY. HEY AMERICA. PLAY NICE. D="

[sakru909]

Great chapter, the narration by Prussia makes it all the better.

[wizzard890]

So glad you liked it! Writing Prussia was way more fun than it had any right to be. XD

[sakru909]

Icon love! I love Glee, Kurt especially.

[wizzard890]

OMG! *high five* And yes, God, Kurt is such win.

[miss_chella]

I love how you guys write Prussia. He seems, nay is, absolutely perfect. He adds humor to all of the heavy drama between Russia and America. It's great. Despite being Russia's new lapdog, he's still himself.

The whole dog theme is interesting. Germany owned(owns?) dogs, right? I wonder if that made it easier or harder for him to be the one who obeys the orders.

He didn't look away from America as he tapped one out.
This made me giggle for unknown reasons. America=Stress for Russia, apparently.

[wizzard890]

He adds humor to all of the heavy drama between Russia and America. It's great.

About midway through writing this, Pyrrhic was all "Prussia should just narrate the rest of TCE. All of it." And I was totally on board. XD He's really a breath of fresh air, not weighed down with all the angst and anger and pettiness and "I hate you okay? What do you mean 'doth protest too much'?" that Russia and America have spiraling around in their respective POVs.

I wonder if that made it easier or harder for him to be the one who obeys the orders.

I think what really makes it easy for Germany to just follow tamely along is the huge helping of guilt that he's got hanging around from the war. In his view, America is being better to him than he deserves.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

Totally, Prussia was like a delivering angel of "Oh my God, you little girls, get over it." XD I can totally see him hanging out in the background of the rest of the Cold War, going "Can you believe this shit?"

America=Stress for Russia, apparently.

Pretty much the avatar of stress, in Russia's life. XD

[miss_chella]

.....Do you think part of why Prussia can lay back and criticize the hell out of Russia and America is because he is so lonely? I can totally see him scoffing one second, and then turning right around and feeling lonely, because, hey, Those two are only fighting because they used to(and still--everyone can see it) love each other so much. Maybe it's just me, but I think the reason that Prussia is such a hard up with these two is because he doesn't have anyone to be bitchy and petty with.

Totally unrelated, but I feel like sharing

Remember how I said that reading the comments on TCE is a fourth of the fun? Oh, my God, this chapter's comments were So amusing! You two are my heroes. I can pick out like, four or five lines that should be commemorated FOREVER in a book of awesome quotes. I mean, that hobo talk. It really astounds me how funny you two are together. Okay, rabid fangirl talk off.

[wizzard890]

I know, right? Ducks! They make everything that much cuter! XD

Russia jealous?

This is sort of Russia's default state, isn't it?