41 - False Hope

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Title: False Hope
Characters: Russia, America, and Belgium so briefly that you'll miss her if you blink.
Rating: PG-13.
Summary: A year after Stalin's death, the Soviet Union suggested that it should join NATO in order to lessen the threat of nuclear war. Since we all know that the USSR never was a NATO member, does anyone think this is going to go

Comments

[rheoster]

I know that they are countries, so alliances come and go for them, but from a more human standpoint, I can't blame America for accusing Russia of lying. He has broken up with America not once but twice, and not in the "you are a nice person, it's not your fault; the situation doesn't allow this relationship" way. He did such a good job to convince America that he hated America from the bottom of his heart, and now he just cannot un-convince him once America is in this mode.

>>"All right! I hate you, I-I always have! Maybe I am just trying to poison your alliance!"
Dig the grave deeper why don't you? *bangs head against wall*
This one just bothers me... because I can't imagine the Russia from Discrepancies and Interregnum responding like that... this is almost childish. So much has changed... Russia has changed, America has changed, this situation has changed...

Either Russia has extreme bad luck or this relationship is cursed... it just seems like whenever America is ready, Russia is not. Now that Russia wants it, America does not want. And when America is ready to talk again, Russia... things line up so catastrophically well for these two that it's frustrating to watch.

P.S. Your description of how hopeful Russia was in the beginning breaks my heart...

[pyrrhiccomedy]

from a more human standpoint, I can't blame America for accusing Russia of lying.

Me neither, and for exactly the reasons you give. Yeah, America's being unreasonable, yeah, he's being paranoid, but can you blame the kid for not trusting Russia anymore and believing that Russia hates him? It's only what Russia's been trying to convince him of off and on since 1933, isn't it?

I can't imagine the Russia from Discrepancies and Interregnum responding like that... this is almost childish.

The way we see it, Russia's always had that childish aspect (it's in his character bio direct from Himaruya, after all; who are we to argue? XD) but before Bloody Sunday he did a lot better at sounding like a grownup.

They're both kind of overgrown kids, in a lot of ways. England points that out way back in Favorites, and it's still true now.

Either Russia has extreme bad luck or this relationship is cursed... it just seems like whenever America is ready, Russia is not. Now that Russia wants it, America does not want. And when America is ready to talk again, Russia... things line up so catastrophically well for these two that it's frustrating to watch.

Just say it with me: Khrushchev Thaw. XD

P.S. Your description of how hopeful Russia was in the beginning breaks my heart...

You'd think Russia would know by now: NEVER HOPE.