part 263 lost children sold to the circus

[aphanon_meme]

Happy Sunday/Monday! I've been working on procrastinated work all day, and then reading a Dear America book - well, Royal Diaries, but they're both from Scholastic sooo whatever! How was your weekend? The weather here is a bit warmer kind of sort of, but it snowed today... I think the weather is cursed.

View flat!Enjoy part 263

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[dam_stijl]

[he's been just kind of lurking waiting to pounce on england]

[he doesn't wanna have to talk about Feelings]

[but it looks like he might have to]

Hey. [ahhh fuck he needs a smoke already]

[lookscold]

Hæ, Holland.

Just assuming you had no luck finding anything.

[dam_stijl]

[closes his eyes and heaves a smoky sigh]

No. Sorry, Ice.

[looks at him. stands there all awkward and smoking-like. almost says something, and then pats iceland's shoulder instead]

[lookscold]

Thanks for trying.

[ Looks at the smoke. Almost wants to have a cigarette, even if he hasn't had one for about fifty years. He's only ever smoked two cigarettes in his life, man. BUT THE THOUGHT OF DYING SOON JUST MAKES HIM WANT TO TRY THINGS OUT AGAIN. ]

... Can I try one of those?

[dam_stijl]

[looks at iceland. looks at bomb]

Y'sure that's safe?

[looks at costume]

Fuck that - y'sure that's possible?

[lookscold]

I can stick it through the eye socket!

...
...
... All right, never mind. It's not a good idea.

Plus, I'm pretty sure one of my volcanoes will go off if I smoke or something.

[dam_stijl]

[fishes out his pipe and looks at the costume]

Dunno if this'll work either.

[hmm. looks like he might have to cut straight to Serious Conversation]

[lookscold]

[ Waves a hand. ]

It's fine.
Hey, at least if I bite the dust, I'll at least technically still be one of your provinces so my land and people won't disappear or die or anything, right?

... That's good.

[dam_stijl]

Yeah.

And - well. [huffs and tosses the smoke aside before pulling ice into a weird side-hug and lowering his mouth down to iceland's ear-level]

Look. If there's anyone I trust to fix this shit, it's your brother. He's smart. He's a goddamn stubborn ass. He loves you. So don't worry, okay.

[yanks himself away]

If you ever tell anyone I said that, I'll kick your ass so hard you'll wish you were dead again.

[lookscold]

[ Stays quiet for a moment. If a puffin mask wasn't covering his head, you'd probably be able to see his lips quivering and eyes watering. SO TOUCHED. ]

yea--

[ Clears his throat. ]

Yeah-- Yeah. Right...
...
I love him, too.

And if you tell anyone, especially him, I'll kick your ass!

[ Or he'll at least try. ]

And... You're a good guy, after all. So.
Yeah.
I won't tell anyone.

[ HEART TO HEART GOING ON HERE. ]

[dam_stijl]

[...oh. fuck. uh he's not good at handling tears and iceland sounds - uh. fuuuck]

[awkward shoulder-hug-pat-kinda-thing]

I think he knows that. [weakly chuckles] Sure. I'll give ya the first punch or two, how's that.

[huffs]

Dunno about being a good guy. [...no. he doesn't think he is] Still, you're a good - [not kid. erm. one-shouldered shrug] - you're good.

[lookscold]

Thanks.

[ Kind of awkward. But I guess that means that is was a TRUE MOMENT-O. ]

[dam_stijl]

[....]

No problem.

[yeah, that tends to be the case]

Uh. Y'need anything else? Or...

[dude he feels like a fucking failure right now]

[lookscold]

[ NO NETHERLANDS YOU DID YOUR BESSSST. ]

Nah, I'm fine.
Things will work out.

Had to re-start the computer AWESOME.

[dam_stijl]

[AND IT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH]

Well. Yeah.

Doesn't mean I want you to have to deal with this shit.