Used to life at Russia's place, Liet's forgotten what decent standards of living are like. America catches him in some heartbreaking slip (examples: cooking but not eating because he doesn't have permission, misinterpreting a harmless comment to mean that Awful Things are going to happen to him, sleeping on the floor) and sets him straight, horrified.
Bonus: America is initially oblivious, and it's been going on for awhile before he realizes it.
Re: Off the Boat (2/?)
anonymous
November 23 2010, 06:04:45 UTC
Aw, Lithuania and his homesickness. And it's awesome that America has Egyptian masks on his wall. I am so happy that somebody is doing this! It looks good so far and I totally can't wait for the next part!
Re: Off the Boat (2/?)
anonymous
November 23 2010, 21:40:58 UTC
*wibbles* Aaah, Liet... My heart is so very broken. I'm both looking forward to and dreading when America figures it out. He has to be able to make it better...!
Off the Boat (3/?)
anonymous
November 23 2010, 23:29:23 UTC
Lithuania spends the remainder of the afternoon unpacking. Looking out the at the garden filled with roses and daffodils and other surprisingly well-tended plants both alleviates and increases his homesickness; it is green and friendly but the plants aren't what he'd choose at home. It doesn't take him too long to hang his clothes in the closet or hide his socks and unmentionables away on the shelf above; he has two pictures that he settles on the desk (Poland, a young Belarus (then Kiev) and himself; another of Estonia and Latvia, and he's still a little surprised Latvia managed to hold still long enough to not be blurry). His Bible and rosary he sets on the end of the be. A sheaf of letters and Lithuanian cookbook goes into the desk drawer, and inside he finds fresh paper and two fountain pens
( ... )
Re: Off the Boat (3/?)
anonymous
November 24 2010, 01:01:01 UTC
I love the way you portray Lithuania, that he is a normal, logically thinking person who just had a very bad experience, and not a trembling, traumatized mess. It will make the drama that will (hopefully) follow all the more interesting I think.
Do you plan to add your updates to the fills list? I'm sure I'm not the only one who was overjoyed upon seeing the new parts.
Off the Boat (4/?)
anonymous
November 24 2010, 02:50:56 UTC
Lithuania comes down to the kitchen to find America pouring soup from a pan into two bowls with a steady hand. The table in the kitchen, which Lithuania had taken no particular note of previously, is set with two placemats, plates with red and blue designs decorating the edge, utensils, and two glasses of milk. Lithuania tries to recall the last time he'd been about to dine and had the table set before he arrived; it must have been the early 1600's. The sight of it gives him a strange nostalgia and a prickling sensation of guilt. (This is his job.) "I could have helped you set the table," he says
( ... )
Re: Off the Boat (4/?)
anonymous
November 24 2010, 07:54:45 UTC
To be honest, I'm not sure why I started reading this; I never really liked Lithuania in Hetalia and there are things that bother me about the Lithuania outsourcing strips... But I'm glad I did.
You seem to have such a great grasp of the age, or at least it feels really authentic to me so far. AND you write the psychological aspects just amazingly well. Especially the scene about closing the door, I just love it. On one hand Liet's desperate need for privacy, on the other his huge anxiety. I've gotten into similar situations myself with my social awkwardness. ^^; It just sounded so familiar, worrying about something really silly for ages before realizing how stupid the whole thing is but still not being able to help it. Like the other anon said, it felt like a normal, sensible person with a trauma, not a total wreck of a human being.
I can also relate to how confusing it would be in a new place with new company and not being given clear rules (or commands) and not knowing what's okay and what's not.
Re: Off the Boat (4/?)
anonymous
November 24 2010, 11:41:53 UTC
He's not silly enough to credit it to instinct, but nonetheless he remains frozen with indecision on the simple question of whether or not to close the door.
Lithuania is about to panic - as the servant here, he should sit last! Or is he supposed to be acting as the guest for tonight? Is he being rude!?
Perhaps I'm being hasty in my falling in love with this story, but I absolutely understand that feeling and I can't help but think you're amazing for capturing it so well.
Gosh this is so good. I can't wait to see more. Absolutely fantastic.
Re: Off the Boat (4/?)
anonymous
November 24 2010, 15:42:23 UTC
I love this! I like how Lithuania keeps having these flashes of concern over things that the reader can tell are really nothing, and how well he's hiding it all from America, while America is just trying to be friendly and wants him to be happy.
I especially liked the bit about religion - even if there was some anti-Catholic prejudice in the US back when, it was never the Huge Deal it was in parts of Europe, and it's interesting seeing Lithuania's completely different set of expectations there.
http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/3274.html?thread=3253194#t3253194
Used to life at Russia's place, Liet's forgotten what decent standards of living are like. America catches him in some heartbreaking slip (examples: cooking but not eating because he doesn't have permission, misinterpreting a harmless comment to mean that Awful Things are going to happen to him, sleeping on the floor) and sets him straight, horrified.
Bonus: America is initially oblivious, and it's been going on for awhile before he realizes it.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
And it's awesome that America has Egyptian masks on his wall.
I am so happy that somebody is doing this! It looks good so far and I totally can't wait for the next part!
Reply
Reply
Reply
Reply
Do you plan to add your updates to the fills list? I'm sure I'm not the only one who was overjoyed upon seeing the new parts.
Reply
Reply
You seem to have such a great grasp of the age, or at least it feels really authentic to me so far. AND you write the psychological aspects just amazingly well. Especially the scene about closing the door, I just love it. On one hand Liet's desperate need for privacy, on the other his huge anxiety. I've gotten into similar situations myself with my social awkwardness. ^^; It just sounded so familiar, worrying about something really silly for ages before realizing how stupid the whole thing is but still not being able to help it. Like the other anon said, it felt like a normal, sensible person with a trauma, not a total wreck of a human being.
I can also relate to how confusing it would be in a new place with new company and not being given clear rules (or commands) and not knowing what's okay and what's not.
Oh and I love how you added an ( ... )
Reply
Lithuania is about to panic - as the servant here, he should sit last! Or is he supposed to be acting as the guest for tonight? Is he being rude!?
Perhaps I'm being hasty in my falling in love with this story, but I absolutely understand that feeling and I can't help but think you're amazing for capturing it so well.
Gosh this is so good. I can't wait to see more. Absolutely fantastic.
Reply
I especially liked the bit about religion - even if there was some anti-Catholic prejudice in the US back when, it was never the Huge Deal it was in parts of Europe, and it's interesting seeing Lithuania's completely different set of expectations there.
Reply
Leave a comment