[masterlist] year 2010
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE~*~*
It is still October 10th somewhere in the world, right? ;w;
We have 30 stories and 38 pieces of illustrations for 21 stories, not exactly a satisfying ratio to me, but nevertheless, aren’t you all awesome? :D
Congratulations to all of the participants who’ve made it until the finish line! It has been a long, tiring, stressful 5 months and I am happy that this challenge has finally ended. /cry the tears of happiness
First of all, as the main mod of this challenge, I personally thank:
Without further ado, visit our archive website by clicking this banner below here.
In there you can see the complete masterlist for all the stories (and the link for their PDFs) and its accompanying arts, including the list of participants, and download link for the online compilation of all the stories (in pdf version), etc.
To those who want to go straight and read the stories, here’s a handy dandy list.
All stories in alphabetical order.
[A SHIP IN HARBOR]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Germany, Italy, Prussia, Romano; Germany, Italy || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: themes, some strong language
Story by: inuyashacooks
Illustration by: meditta
[AU] Ludwig, a college student for whom organization is life and chaos is a road to failure, finds himself challenged when he starts to care for Feliciano- a classmate full of disorder, full of life that Ludwig has been missing out on.
*Read* || * Comments*
[A WEARY STRENGTH]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Prussia (Gilbert), Hungary (Elizaveta)/ PrussiaxHungary || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Blood, warfare
Story by: silverskies0117
Illustration by: Hannah Creech
World War II entered its final days in 1945. Battle torn and deeply wounded countries seek comfort in the hope of peace. With the Allies victorious, little chance for reconciliation is open for the Axis and Soviet dominated countries such as the future East Germany and Hungary. Gilbert leaves Elizaveta with just a key. To find out its purpose, Elizaveta must be strong enough to fight her way through the way's aftermath which is sometimes tougher than the war itself.
*Read* || * Comments*
[ANOTHER GILDED AGE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Former UK/US/UK, eventual FrUK, etc. || Rating: NC-17 || Warning: Sex (described with little to no detail), illegal substance abuse (LSD), coarse language
Story by: anti_climate
Illustration by: jean_wired
England is good at pretending that nothing’s changed. He’s gotten used to it beside America. And while they go their separate ways, he’s still tracing America’s footsteps. He’s still clinging to their Relationship, even while the other moves forward. All he’s left with is memories - memories warped by Lucy, the lovely Sunshine-on-Paper that keeps him feeling high. England is good at pretending that things can last forever, and that bliss taken from the hands of a Dealer can be anything but dangerous.
*Read* || * Comments*
[BETWEEN THE LINES]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Canada, America, England, France; eventual America/England || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Use of human nation names
Story by: xtwilightzx
Sparked by a comment from Francis and prompted by how current world events have strained his and Alfred’s relationship, Arthur decides to step away from his feelings for Alfred. Francis meddles, Alfred remains oblivious, and Matthew watches it all, waiting for something to give.
*Read* || * Comments*
[CAGED EMOTIONS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Russia/China America, Japan, England, Canada, Grandpa Rome, Latvia and Lithuania. || Rating: PG-13|| Warning: Human names. Bit of swearing. Bit of violence.
Story by: LoveAnime18
Gakuen AU. Ivan is unable to get a certain Chinese man out of his mind for reasons he can't comprehend, and whenever Ivan tries to figure out why, Yao refuses to even get within a five foot radius of him. Determined to figure out the significance Yao has in his life, Ivan decides exercising slightly underhanded methods.
*Read* || * Comments*
[DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America/Canada, South Korea, Hungary, Germany/North Italy, appearances by practically every other country
|| Rating:PG-13 || Warning: Swearing, mentions of sex
Story by: franceismyhomie
AU, Human names used. After successfully winning the Basketball tournament, Alfred and his team sneak into a local club to celebrate. While drunk, Alfred makes the mistake of sleeping with Francis Bonnefoy, a much older man....who happens to be the father of Alfred's crush, Matthew. Now Alfred has to figure out how to get back into Matthew's good books or risk never getting the boy of his dreams.
*Read* || * Comments*
[FEAR ITSELF]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): US, UK, Canada || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Self-Harm, Human Names
Story by: Undone_reading
Illustration by: chromaticwish
An episodic story following the history of the United States. Alfred faces his greatest fears, but becomes more dangerous than what terrifies him.
*Read* || * Comments*
[FIGHTING DREAMERS]
Characters/Pairings: Platonic!Australia/America || Mb>Rating: G
Story by: didgeridoodle
Illustration by: katamanda
Little America wants nothing more than a grand adventure to call his own, just like those in England's bedtime stories. However, a strange young boy from the wilderness teaches him that not all heroic tales have a happy ending.
*Read* || * Comments*
[FUNERAL PYRE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America/Russia, Canada/Prussia, England/France || Rating: || Warning: character death, book burnings
Story by: qualapec
Illustration by: mcmitters
“There was a silly damn bird called a phoenix back before Christ, every few hundred years he built a pyre and burnt himself up. He must have been first cousin to Man. But every time he burnt himself up he sprang out of the ashes, he got himself born all over again.” - Granger, Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 from America’s perspective. Censorship in a democracy only exists by consent of the governed. When America’s people turn away from books, toss them into the flames with their own hands and denounce individual thought in unity, he loses himself in kerosene, technology, consumption, and the gentle thrum of Seashell earbuds piping him mindless music and advertisements 24/7. But clarity sometimes comes too late, illumination of decay will lead to madness, and fire renders all sins irrelevant.
*Read* || * Comments*
[GO AWAY]
Characters: (in order of appearance) England, America, Japan, Germany, Canada || Rating: R || Warning: Fade to
black sex, language
Story by: your_loveyou
Illustration by: themadhattertf
Frustrated in his relationship with America, England sometimes wishes there was a way to make him disappear forever and find a normal boyfriend. Japan and Germany seem to have the solution to England's problem, though there may be more to it than that..
*Read* || * Comments*
[HOW TO BE A HERO]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America, Canada; no pairings|| Rating: PG|| Warning: None
Story by: geministar01
Illustration by: armyoflampposts
The weather is dreadful, and Canada is depressed. He's burnt out and tired and nothing seems to matter. America's heroic efforts only serve to confuse and annoy him now. It's going to be a long and dreary night, but America's determined to prove to his brother that it's not so foolish to want to change the world - not as nations, but as human beings.
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[I'M NOT OKAY]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Italy, Romano, Spain, Germany, Prussia, Japan, America, Canada, England, France, Russia, China / Germany/Italy, France/England, Spain/Romano, Prussia/Canada, maybe some implied Russia/China if squint || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: High school AU, human names, POV switches, language, violence, blood, threatening, physical abuse, character death, a few parallels to historical events (WWII), slight overuse of foreign words, America is described as a racistic, homophobic bastard. Also loosely based on this song and MV (hence the name).
Story by: monochrome_rock
Alfred F. Jones has always had a problem with foreigners. However, when he's forced to attend to Benjamin Jones International High School he has to interact with idiotic foreigners every single day. In his class, however, he finds his ultimate target; the Italian Feliciano Vargas. Alfred starts to form a gang, with his goal to drive Feliciano and his German boyfriend Ludwig Beilschmidt out of the school, and Feliciano soon finds himself as the leader of his own gang in a never-ending gang fight. Things are going more and more insane, and it seems like someone has to be driven out, or even get killed, before anything can possibly come to an end.
*Read* || * Comments*
[L'AMOUR SERA CONVULSIF]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): France/England, Prussia, America (with mentions of others : Russia, Canada...) || Rating: PG-13|| Warning: Some swearing and pot.
Story by: maikichelorrain
Illustration by: chromatic_coma
Arthur is a teenager, a rebellious one, the kind of guy who hangs around in the streets, one fist ready to fight while the other hand holds a poetry book. One day, he has the misfortune to meet the teacher who greatly pissed him off during one of his highschool exams.
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[LOVE ME WHEN THE WORLD ENDS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): France/England|| Rating: T || Warning:
Story by: ykyapril
Illustration by: oresame
Nobody remembered how the world ended. But all Francis remembered, was that he once loved Arthur Kirkland. And he was going to try his best to get the other to fall in love with him again in this new life. [semi-AU Gakuen Hetalia fic]
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[OF VENDING MACHINES AND NIGHT CLUBS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Spain/Romano, Prussia, France, Italy, brief mention of Germany (also brief mention of Germany/Italy) || Rating: R15 || Warning: Romano's and Prussia's cursing, kissing, implied sex scene
Story by: midori_lover
Illustration by: nutburger
AU (human names used) ; Lovino Vargas is an aspiring artist who struggles with the pressure of having a world-renowned landscape artist as his brother. Antonio Fernandez Carriedo is a jobless man, who enjoys living in the present (too much, actually) and takes life one step at a time. A chance meeting one winter night bya certain bright red vending machine leads to another and another until they form an unlikely friendship.One day, Antonio is offered a job as a bartender at his friend's bar and he asks Lovino to work with him there. As they begin to spend more time together, Lovino is confronted by Antonio's new feelings for him and his own feelings for Antonio. But, is he ready to accept them?
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[PLAYGROUND]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Italy, Germany, America, England, Sealand, Latvia, Hungary, Prussia || Rating: PG || Warning: None
Story by: strawberryburst
Illustration by: yaoiophile
Sitting across from a rather non-descript office building is a playground. This playground entices a certain group of Nations to come and play, reliving their childhood days.
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[PLEASE COME BACK HOME]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Romano, Prussia, Hungary, Austria, and N. Italy. Prussia/Hungary and Austria/Hungary || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Alcohol abuse and language
Story by: smrtypantz
Lovino's dad, Gilbert, is not only the best firefighter in town, but probably the best dad in the whole world! Nothing could ever take him away...right?
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[RUSSET]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Spain/South Italy, mentions of Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Japan and America || Rating: PG- 13|| Warning: A kiss and that's it.
Story by: lovelessangel88
Illustration by: haylerzz
The times change, the places too, but one thing will remain the same.
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[SEARCHING FOR ATLANTIS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America/Belarus, England/France, Romano/Spain. Prussia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. Mentions of Russia, Canada, Germany, Italy, and Monaco.|| Rating: PG-13|| Warning: Road trip AU, language.
Story by: fivedayslater
Illustration by: hotbabysitter
Alfred Jones wants to find his real parents. Arthur Kirkland would like to find some form of employment. Natalia Alfroskaya needs to get away. The solution: a road trip to California. Along the way they meet a mysterious hitchhiker called Romano and his problems, as well as discover what exactly utopia means to each of them.
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[SEASONS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Lithuania/Poland, Russia, Latvia, Estonia || Rating: PG13 || Warning: Battle-field make-outs? Flashbacks.
Story by: fickledeuce
Poland and Lithuania take time off to go outside and look at the autumn leaves falling. As they do so, they remember the highs and lows of their lives, the Nations they know and how things have changed over time, through the seasons. Eventually, they decide they are in 'the autumn of their lives'.
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[SOME THINGS ARE BEYOND FOREVER]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America/England, with appearance from France and Canada || Rating: PG || Warning: None that I can think of
Story by: slashy_lady
Illustration by: blulious and ruruushu
The pocket watch was merely a cheap imitation, a poor substitute after he had thrown away the real thing-the one which England had given him-in rage, hatred, and sadness. And perhaps it was the perfect metaphor for his relationship with England. He had broken the bond between them in betrayal, revolution, and blood, so they were stuck with the cheap imitation, the poor substitute of what they had once been in the past.
But maybe, together, they can make the so-called 'imitation' better than the real thing.
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[STRAIGHT ON 'TIL MORNING]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Sealand, America, Hungary, China, England, Prussia, Italy, Romano, Rome, Egypt, Japan, Greece, Turkey. Pairings are USUK and Austria/Hungary || Rating: PG-13|| Warning: AU, mild slash, swearing
Story by: salmagundi_fic
Bored of his life, Peter Kirkland accepts a stranger's offer to take him to a place where he can have everything he could ever imagine. However, he soon learns that "paradise" comes at a hefty cost, one that he might not be willing to pay.
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[THE DOUBLE-EDGED LOCK]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Germany, Lovino, Feliciano, Antonio, Prussia, France || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Nothing severe.
Story by: themadhattertf
Illustration by: neynaoe
It's the first thing for someone like Ludwig to do and to unlock.
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[THE GOLDILOCKS PRINCIPLE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America, England (US/UK); from the Enchanted Wood: Joe, Beth, Frannie, the Three Bears, Moon-Face, Goldilocks and others|| Rating: PG-13|| Warning: Crossover, creepy fairies and talking animals
Story by: kupodesu
Illustration by: jaderlife
Crossover with Enid Blyton’s ‘The Enchanted Wood’. America pays a visit England, only to find his lover missing and a cryptic note bearing the words: 'The Wood is back. Bring the toffee for old Moon-Face'. This leads America to take a trip into a whole different world, to meet some baffling characters and to question his belief (or lack thereof) in the Fair Folk. But where is England? And whatever happened to poor, poor Goldilocks?
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[THE GREAT RACE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America, England, France || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: None
Story by: elodiej
Illustration by: bloodepidemic
steampunk/alternate history; England is setting out to invent the world’s first heavier-than-air craft. America is setting out to prove him wrong, and create a practical wireless radiotelegraphy system. And France is out to generally annoy them both.
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[THE LONGEST ROAD]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Canada/America || Rating: R-18 || Warning: Future AU, Original character(s), twincest
Story by: jinsai
Illustration by: salmagundi_fic
In the future, North Korea launches a war that will re-shape the world. The United States and Canada, wrecked by nuclear attacks and plague, fall into chaos. Now, almost two decades later, people have started to turn to some of the few governmental institutions to have survived - those of the native peoples of those lands. Led by the boy from a 400-year old prophecy, they will need to carve out a new future for themselves. And Matthew and Alfred, the nations of Canada and the United States of America, will need to do the same.
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[THE MORNING AFTER TOMORROW]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): England, France, Spain || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: eh, none.
Story by: sonofon
Illustration by: deviator
[human!au, 1924] they're still looking.
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[THE MORNING, OUTSIDE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): from APH: England, mentions of France, America and Canada (for now), hints of FrUK; from Doctor Who: the Doctor, Rose Tyler, Jack Harkness, Nancy, Jamie, Doctor Constantine, hints of Doctor/Rose/Jack and Jack/Everyone; plus a bunch of secondary characters who will probably not be given any names and/or will not be given more than a few scenes. || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Implied wartime, Jack being Jack (that is to say, flirting with everyone everywhere. All the time.)
Story by: falling_voices
Crossover with Doctor Who’s double episode The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances. There are new faeries in London Town…
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[THE NOVEMBER KNIGHTS OF TANNENBURG]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Lithuania x Poland, Russia, Prussia, Nordics, Baltics, many others|| Rating: NC-17 || Warning: Sex and Explorations of Sexuality, language
Story by: TamerLorika
Illustration by: Vanillue
Feliks and Toris have been going out since summer started but all is not well for the "Commonwealth". Toris is suffering from anxiety due to his ex-lover Ivan, and Feliks is dealing with coming out as a transvestite to his all-boys school. Not to mention - what are they going to wear to the Halloween ball? Good thing they have each other - because someone is going to have to kick Gilbert back in line, save the school play from Alfred, and generally be fabulous.
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[THE SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Greece, Egypt, America, Canada, France/England, Spain/South Italy, Germany/North Italy, Lithuania/Poland, Turkey/Japan, South Korea, ensemble || Rating: PG || Warning: AU, human names, shifting POVs, language shifts (which I really hope people won’t get confused by)
Story by: disownmereturns
The Six Degrees of Separation is the idea that everyone in this world is connected by at most six people. It’s an empowering, intimidating thought to know that the world can be shrunk within just one city and that lives begin to affect one another as people converge and intersect. Our story begins with a pair of brothers who manage a fruit shake stand in Dotombori, Osaka and bear witness to different fates being drawn together from all over the globe.
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The Compilation:
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And that’s it! Don’t forget to leave/read feedbacks for both stories and arts in the comment links we’ve provided. Also, remember that you are allowed to post your story/art only AFTER A WEEK from today. After October 16th, you are free to crosspost like crazy to everywhere. But before that date, you may only tell everyone about this challenge, which story/art is yours by linking to this post/the archive web/the story page. Whichever suits your fancy.
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THANK YOU!! AND SEE YOU IN THE NEXT ROUND!!
A small note for the writers whose stories don’t have any accompanying illustration:
Some of you perhaps know the reason why your story don’t have illustration (if your artist did tell you of them dropping out), and some probably feel utter disappointment over being kept in the dark. I do apologise for those whose artist partner flanked out without any notification. I, and my co-mod, have done our best to reach them. We’ve sent bajillion emails/PMs but we still didn’t get anything. I hope this will not deter you from signing up again for the next round. >___<
Regards,
coconabanana
Head Mod
It is still October 10th somewhere in the world, right? ;w;
We have 30 stories and 38 pieces of illustrations for 21 stories, not exactly a satisfying ratio to me, but nevertheless, aren’t you all awesome? :D
Congratulations to all of the participants who’ve made it until the finish line! It has been a long, tiring, stressful 5 months and I am happy that this challenge has finally ended. /cry the tears of happiness
First of all, as the main mod of this challenge, I personally thank:
- My two wonderful co-mods~*~* kupodesu and kasumicc, for accompanying me in this masochistic/ambitious plan. I apologise for dragging you both into this pit of hell.
- All participants for signing up, writing great stories (of some I haven’t got the chance to read yet), drawing (very, very, very) beautiful arts, and for making it through the end.
- slashy_lady for helping us designing the archive web and just being so awesome ♥
Without further ado, visit our archive website by clicking this banner below here.
In there you can see the complete masterlist for all the stories (and the link for their PDFs) and its accompanying arts, including the list of participants, and download link for the online compilation of all the stories (in pdf version), etc.
To those who want to go straight and read the stories, here’s a handy dandy list.
All stories in alphabetical order.
[A SHIP IN HARBOR]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Germany, Italy, Prussia, Romano; Germany, Italy || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: themes, some strong language
Story by: inuyashacooks
Illustration by: meditta
[AU] Ludwig, a college student for whom organization is life and chaos is a road to failure, finds himself challenged when he starts to care for Feliciano- a classmate full of disorder, full of life that Ludwig has been missing out on.
*Read* || * Comments*
[A WEARY STRENGTH]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Prussia (Gilbert), Hungary (Elizaveta)/ PrussiaxHungary || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Blood, warfare
Story by: silverskies0117
Illustration by: Hannah Creech
World War II entered its final days in 1945. Battle torn and deeply wounded countries seek comfort in the hope of peace. With the Allies victorious, little chance for reconciliation is open for the Axis and Soviet dominated countries such as the future East Germany and Hungary. Gilbert leaves Elizaveta with just a key. To find out its purpose, Elizaveta must be strong enough to fight her way through the way's aftermath which is sometimes tougher than the war itself.
*Read* || * Comments*
[ANOTHER GILDED AGE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Former UK/US/UK, eventual FrUK, etc. || Rating: NC-17 || Warning: Sex (described with little to no detail), illegal substance abuse (LSD), coarse language
Story by: anti_climate
Illustration by: jean_wired
England is good at pretending that nothing’s changed. He’s gotten used to it beside America. And while they go their separate ways, he’s still tracing America’s footsteps. He’s still clinging to their Relationship, even while the other moves forward. All he’s left with is memories - memories warped by Lucy, the lovely Sunshine-on-Paper that keeps him feeling high. England is good at pretending that things can last forever, and that bliss taken from the hands of a Dealer can be anything but dangerous.
*Read* || * Comments*
[BETWEEN THE LINES]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Canada, America, England, France; eventual America/England || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Use of human nation names
Story by: xtwilightzx
Sparked by a comment from Francis and prompted by how current world events have strained his and Alfred’s relationship, Arthur decides to step away from his feelings for Alfred. Francis meddles, Alfred remains oblivious, and Matthew watches it all, waiting for something to give.
*Read* || * Comments*
[CAGED EMOTIONS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Russia/China America, Japan, England, Canada, Grandpa Rome, Latvia and Lithuania. || Rating: PG-13|| Warning: Human names. Bit of swearing. Bit of violence.
Story by: LoveAnime18
Gakuen AU. Ivan is unable to get a certain Chinese man out of his mind for reasons he can't comprehend, and whenever Ivan tries to figure out why, Yao refuses to even get within a five foot radius of him. Determined to figure out the significance Yao has in his life, Ivan decides exercising slightly underhanded methods.
*Read* || * Comments*
[DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America/Canada, South Korea, Hungary, Germany/North Italy, appearances by practically every other country
|| Rating:PG-13 || Warning: Swearing, mentions of sex
Story by: franceismyhomie
AU, Human names used. After successfully winning the Basketball tournament, Alfred and his team sneak into a local club to celebrate. While drunk, Alfred makes the mistake of sleeping with Francis Bonnefoy, a much older man....who happens to be the father of Alfred's crush, Matthew. Now Alfred has to figure out how to get back into Matthew's good books or risk never getting the boy of his dreams.
*Read* || * Comments*
[FEAR ITSELF]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): US, UK, Canada || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Self-Harm, Human Names
Story by: Undone_reading
Illustration by: chromaticwish
An episodic story following the history of the United States. Alfred faces his greatest fears, but becomes more dangerous than what terrifies him.
*Read* || * Comments*
[FIGHTING DREAMERS]
Characters/Pairings: Platonic!Australia/America || Mb>Rating: G
Story by: didgeridoodle
Illustration by: katamanda
Little America wants nothing more than a grand adventure to call his own, just like those in England's bedtime stories. However, a strange young boy from the wilderness teaches him that not all heroic tales have a happy ending.
*Read* || * Comments*
[FUNERAL PYRE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America/Russia, Canada/Prussia, England/France || Rating: || Warning: character death, book burnings
Story by: qualapec
Illustration by: mcmitters
“There was a silly damn bird called a phoenix back before Christ, every few hundred years he built a pyre and burnt himself up. He must have been first cousin to Man. But every time he burnt himself up he sprang out of the ashes, he got himself born all over again.” - Granger, Fahrenheit 451
Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 from America’s perspective. Censorship in a democracy only exists by consent of the governed. When America’s people turn away from books, toss them into the flames with their own hands and denounce individual thought in unity, he loses himself in kerosene, technology, consumption, and the gentle thrum of Seashell earbuds piping him mindless music and advertisements 24/7. But clarity sometimes comes too late, illumination of decay will lead to madness, and fire renders all sins irrelevant.
*Read* || * Comments*
[GO AWAY]
Characters: (in order of appearance) England, America, Japan, Germany, Canada || Rating: R || Warning: Fade to
black sex, language
Story by: your_loveyou
Illustration by: themadhattertf
Frustrated in his relationship with America, England sometimes wishes there was a way to make him disappear forever and find a normal boyfriend. Japan and Germany seem to have the solution to England's problem, though there may be more to it than that..
*Read* || * Comments*
[HOW TO BE A HERO]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America, Canada; no pairings|| Rating: PG|| Warning: None
Story by: geministar01
Illustration by: armyoflampposts
The weather is dreadful, and Canada is depressed. He's burnt out and tired and nothing seems to matter. America's heroic efforts only serve to confuse and annoy him now. It's going to be a long and dreary night, but America's determined to prove to his brother that it's not so foolish to want to change the world - not as nations, but as human beings.
*Read* || * Comments*
[I'M NOT OKAY]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Italy, Romano, Spain, Germany, Prussia, Japan, America, Canada, England, France, Russia, China / Germany/Italy, France/England, Spain/Romano, Prussia/Canada, maybe some implied Russia/China if squint || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: High school AU, human names, POV switches, language, violence, blood, threatening, physical abuse, character death, a few parallels to historical events (WWII), slight overuse of foreign words, America is described as a racistic, homophobic bastard. Also loosely based on this song and MV (hence the name).
Story by: monochrome_rock
Alfred F. Jones has always had a problem with foreigners. However, when he's forced to attend to Benjamin Jones International High School he has to interact with idiotic foreigners every single day. In his class, however, he finds his ultimate target; the Italian Feliciano Vargas. Alfred starts to form a gang, with his goal to drive Feliciano and his German boyfriend Ludwig Beilschmidt out of the school, and Feliciano soon finds himself as the leader of his own gang in a never-ending gang fight. Things are going more and more insane, and it seems like someone has to be driven out, or even get killed, before anything can possibly come to an end.
*Read* || * Comments*
[L'AMOUR SERA CONVULSIF]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): France/England, Prussia, America (with mentions of others : Russia, Canada...) || Rating: PG-13|| Warning: Some swearing and pot.
Story by: maikichelorrain
Illustration by: chromatic_coma
Arthur is a teenager, a rebellious one, the kind of guy who hangs around in the streets, one fist ready to fight while the other hand holds a poetry book. One day, he has the misfortune to meet the teacher who greatly pissed him off during one of his highschool exams.
*Read* || * Comments*
[LOVE ME WHEN THE WORLD ENDS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): France/England|| Rating: T || Warning:
Story by: ykyapril
Illustration by: oresame
Nobody remembered how the world ended. But all Francis remembered, was that he once loved Arthur Kirkland. And he was going to try his best to get the other to fall in love with him again in this new life. [semi-AU Gakuen Hetalia fic]
*Read* || * Comments*
[OF VENDING MACHINES AND NIGHT CLUBS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Spain/Romano, Prussia, France, Italy, brief mention of Germany (also brief mention of Germany/Italy) || Rating: R15 || Warning: Romano's and Prussia's cursing, kissing, implied sex scene
Story by: midori_lover
Illustration by: nutburger
AU (human names used) ; Lovino Vargas is an aspiring artist who struggles with the pressure of having a world-renowned landscape artist as his brother. Antonio Fernandez Carriedo is a jobless man, who enjoys living in the present (too much, actually) and takes life one step at a time. A chance meeting one winter night bya certain bright red vending machine leads to another and another until they form an unlikely friendship.One day, Antonio is offered a job as a bartender at his friend's bar and he asks Lovino to work with him there. As they begin to spend more time together, Lovino is confronted by Antonio's new feelings for him and his own feelings for Antonio. But, is he ready to accept them?
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[PLAYGROUND]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Italy, Germany, America, England, Sealand, Latvia, Hungary, Prussia || Rating: PG || Warning: None
Story by: strawberryburst
Illustration by: yaoiophile
Sitting across from a rather non-descript office building is a playground. This playground entices a certain group of Nations to come and play, reliving their childhood days.
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[PLEASE COME BACK HOME]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Romano, Prussia, Hungary, Austria, and N. Italy. Prussia/Hungary and Austria/Hungary || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Alcohol abuse and language
Story by: smrtypantz
Lovino's dad, Gilbert, is not only the best firefighter in town, but probably the best dad in the whole world! Nothing could ever take him away...right?
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[RUSSET]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Spain/South Italy, mentions of Italy, Austria, Germany, France, Japan and America || Rating: PG- 13|| Warning: A kiss and that's it.
Story by: lovelessangel88
Illustration by: haylerzz
The times change, the places too, but one thing will remain the same.
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[SEARCHING FOR ATLANTIS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America/Belarus, England/France, Romano/Spain. Prussia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. Mentions of Russia, Canada, Germany, Italy, and Monaco.|| Rating: PG-13|| Warning: Road trip AU, language.
Story by: fivedayslater
Illustration by: hotbabysitter
Alfred Jones wants to find his real parents. Arthur Kirkland would like to find some form of employment. Natalia Alfroskaya needs to get away. The solution: a road trip to California. Along the way they meet a mysterious hitchhiker called Romano and his problems, as well as discover what exactly utopia means to each of them.
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[SEASONS]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Lithuania/Poland, Russia, Latvia, Estonia || Rating: PG13 || Warning: Battle-field make-outs? Flashbacks.
Story by: fickledeuce
Poland and Lithuania take time off to go outside and look at the autumn leaves falling. As they do so, they remember the highs and lows of their lives, the Nations they know and how things have changed over time, through the seasons. Eventually, they decide they are in 'the autumn of their lives'.
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[SOME THINGS ARE BEYOND FOREVER]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America/England, with appearance from France and Canada || Rating: PG || Warning: None that I can think of
Story by: slashy_lady
Illustration by: blulious and ruruushu
The pocket watch was merely a cheap imitation, a poor substitute after he had thrown away the real thing-the one which England had given him-in rage, hatred, and sadness. And perhaps it was the perfect metaphor for his relationship with England. He had broken the bond between them in betrayal, revolution, and blood, so they were stuck with the cheap imitation, the poor substitute of what they had once been in the past.
But maybe, together, they can make the so-called 'imitation' better than the real thing.
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[STRAIGHT ON 'TIL MORNING]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Sealand, America, Hungary, China, England, Prussia, Italy, Romano, Rome, Egypt, Japan, Greece, Turkey. Pairings are USUK and Austria/Hungary || Rating: PG-13|| Warning: AU, mild slash, swearing
Story by: salmagundi_fic
Bored of his life, Peter Kirkland accepts a stranger's offer to take him to a place where he can have everything he could ever imagine. However, he soon learns that "paradise" comes at a hefty cost, one that he might not be willing to pay.
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[THE DOUBLE-EDGED LOCK]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Germany, Lovino, Feliciano, Antonio, Prussia, France || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Nothing severe.
Story by: themadhattertf
Illustration by: neynaoe
It's the first thing for someone like Ludwig to do and to unlock.
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[THE GOLDILOCKS PRINCIPLE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America, England (US/UK); from the Enchanted Wood: Joe, Beth, Frannie, the Three Bears, Moon-Face, Goldilocks and others|| Rating: PG-13|| Warning: Crossover, creepy fairies and talking animals
Story by: kupodesu
Illustration by: jaderlife
Crossover with Enid Blyton’s ‘The Enchanted Wood’. America pays a visit England, only to find his lover missing and a cryptic note bearing the words: 'The Wood is back. Bring the toffee for old Moon-Face'. This leads America to take a trip into a whole different world, to meet some baffling characters and to question his belief (or lack thereof) in the Fair Folk. But where is England? And whatever happened to poor, poor Goldilocks?
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[THE GREAT RACE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): America, England, France || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: None
Story by: elodiej
Illustration by: bloodepidemic
steampunk/alternate history; England is setting out to invent the world’s first heavier-than-air craft. America is setting out to prove him wrong, and create a practical wireless radiotelegraphy system. And France is out to generally annoy them both.
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[THE LONGEST ROAD]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Canada/America || Rating: R-18 || Warning: Future AU, Original character(s), twincest
Story by: jinsai
Illustration by: salmagundi_fic
In the future, North Korea launches a war that will re-shape the world. The United States and Canada, wrecked by nuclear attacks and plague, fall into chaos. Now, almost two decades later, people have started to turn to some of the few governmental institutions to have survived - those of the native peoples of those lands. Led by the boy from a 400-year old prophecy, they will need to carve out a new future for themselves. And Matthew and Alfred, the nations of Canada and the United States of America, will need to do the same.
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[THE MORNING AFTER TOMORROW]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): England, France, Spain || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: eh, none.
Story by: sonofon
Illustration by: deviator
[human!au, 1924] they're still looking.
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[THE MORNING, OUTSIDE]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): from APH: England, mentions of France, America and Canada (for now), hints of FrUK; from Doctor Who: the Doctor, Rose Tyler, Jack Harkness, Nancy, Jamie, Doctor Constantine, hints of Doctor/Rose/Jack and Jack/Everyone; plus a bunch of secondary characters who will probably not be given any names and/or will not be given more than a few scenes. || Rating: PG-13 || Warning: Implied wartime, Jack being Jack (that is to say, flirting with everyone everywhere. All the time.)
Story by: falling_voices
Crossover with Doctor Who’s double episode The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances. There are new faeries in London Town…
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[THE NOVEMBER KNIGHTS OF TANNENBURG]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Lithuania x Poland, Russia, Prussia, Nordics, Baltics, many others|| Rating: NC-17 || Warning: Sex and Explorations of Sexuality, language
Story by: TamerLorika
Illustration by: Vanillue
Feliks and Toris have been going out since summer started but all is not well for the "Commonwealth". Toris is suffering from anxiety due to his ex-lover Ivan, and Feliks is dealing with coming out as a transvestite to his all-boys school. Not to mention - what are they going to wear to the Halloween ball? Good thing they have each other - because someone is going to have to kick Gilbert back in line, save the school play from Alfred, and generally be fabulous.
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[THE SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION]
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Greece, Egypt, America, Canada, France/England, Spain/South Italy, Germany/North Italy, Lithuania/Poland, Turkey/Japan, South Korea, ensemble || Rating: PG || Warning: AU, human names, shifting POVs, language shifts (which I really hope people won’t get confused by)
Story by: disownmereturns
The Six Degrees of Separation is the idea that everyone in this world is connected by at most six people. It’s an empowering, intimidating thought to know that the world can be shrunk within just one city and that lives begin to affect one another as people converge and intersect. Our story begins with a pair of brothers who manage a fruit shake stand in Dotombori, Osaka and bear witness to different fates being drawn together from all over the globe.
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