Swing Step [fanfic]

May 07, 2013 22:49


Title: Swing Step
Author: MorriganFearn
Rating: G
Characters: Faroes, Åland
Genre: Romance, Friendship, Fluff
Pairings: Farland
Summary: September 1944. Aland shows up on Faroes' door step, and they talk about anything but the war. Then they dance and talk some more. Romantic fluff, with historical undertones.
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world war two, aland, hetalia fanfic, faroes, crackship

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Fangirl Gushing Part 1 fairywine May 8 2013, 13:42:52 UTC

What I really adore so much here is just how much characterization you packed in under 6,000 words. I can't state enough how gifted you are in this respect-all this time and you picked these guys right back up like it was only five minutes. Astrid is just amazingly done. She's still as lovable as ever, but there's a subtle difference in maturity and composure compared to Luck and Lunch. She's done some growing up over three years of war, and it shows. It might just be me, but she's also coming across as a little more womanly too-again, the growing and time spent with Agnes and the others seems to have had an effect. It makes perfect sense when you think about it ( ... )

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Re: Fangirl Gushing Part 1 morriganfearn May 13 2013, 18:22:05 UTC
Well, I have been working on this for close to a year a a half. It isn't as though I haven't touched the characters and then decided to write this over the weekend. Admittedly the majority of the writing happened when I went to Boston, and then the final page and a half (where I see several copy editing errors that I need to correct) were written just before publication. But I've been working and re-reading pretty near constantly since I mentioned that I might write this ( ... )

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Fangirl Gushing Part 2 fairywine May 8 2013, 13:44:08 UTC
"I-would you mind if I came in? Only, I wanted to see you. It's, things aren't good. Er, I mean-look, I'm sorry if this is presuming. I thought you'd be a friend."-Translation from Lunkhead: When I'm with you the many shitty things in my life don't seem so overwhelming and hopeless. I just need to drink in your presence for a while in a way that is TOTALLY PLATONIC and NOT IN THE LEAST BIT MEANT TO MAKE ME THINK HOW WONDERFUL IT WOULD BE TO COME HOME TO YOU EVERY DAY OF MY LIFE. FRIEEEEEEEEENNNNDDDDDSSS

"I got a little excited when I was on the pier and decided to challenge the sea to a splashing contest."-I'm torn between making a crack about THAT BOY soaking himself in the essence of Faroes, wondering if he's nuts for jumping into freezing Northern Europe fall ocean water, or admiring his toughness for not seeming at all affected aside from the wetness.

"I assume that we'll get to that sooner or later," Astrid pointed out, shifting back and forth on her heels, trying not to think of greasy sausages and how much she needed to wash ( ... )

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Fangirl Gushing Part 3 fairywine May 8 2013, 13:45:31 UTC
"It's the exact same discount that I would give to all young ladies of my acquaintance. Not to be baulked at by the thrifty."-Ah, the infamous 'No Charge Because I Love You' discount the sister+sort of sister get. Though the exact kind of love is going to need some subdividing now that Faroes has gotten to special discount status. I am also sure the self-satisfaction he would get seeing HIS furniture all around her place and making her happy totally has nothing to do with his altruism.

"I know discounts a plenty. I can get what I need from Anko, when he's freed. Hey! What's that expression for? Anko hasn't done anything to you!"-"Yet" being the key word that's missing in this sentence. Also cue THAT BOY sulking because she'd be willing to take her dad's dumb furniture over his that he'd make JUST FOR HER.

"I don't think I know anyone who says 'jolly lucky.' I think it's something the Americans invented to be mean half the time."-Are you sure you didn't mean jolly happy? Because that's totally something Brits do. :3

"So? It's my ( ... )

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Fangirl Gushing Part 4 fairywine May 8 2013, 13:47:19 UTC
It worked perfectly well when Greenland was being a beast and scaring her so badly that she couldn't think about Denmark and Germany, and the whole stupid utter mess.-Aww. Now I miss Greenland. But what are we all if not loyal members of the Greenland Fangirl Army?

Jakob snorted, his bright blue eyes shining glassily as they rose over his bottle to travel up her arm. "No you're not. I'm sensible. I can fish. You run around shouting a lot with a harpoon.-Annnnnnd now I'm back to immature giggling about the harpoon.

Okay, MF, we seriously have a problem. WHY ARE ALL YOUR SENTENCES SO FREAKING AMAZING ONE AFTER THE OTHER? You're making everyone else look bad! *rolls up sleeves in preparation for the dissection ahead*

As always Jakob wore his trees on his skin, and the strength of the seas rolled in his muscles.-*shivers* You know how much I adore your land-as-body imagery, and how you're basically a genius with how well you do it. But this, with the ocean and delicious Ålander toned muscles (thanks Finland!)...welllll...

It was her ( ... )

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Fangirl Gushing Part 5 fairywine May 8 2013, 13:49:45 UTC
She was on her floor, hugging Jakob, and they were quite warm together.

"Yes. Alright I think. You look like you're sitting on something painful," Astrid assessed.

"A piece of table, I think."

Astrid tried to get up, but for a while, it was too much effort. And Jakob kept his arms around her.-Just...God, just EVERYTHING about this moment was so perfect I want to print it out and frame it for future generations to treasure. Just the sheer love of it all, and tenderness. Jakob, Mr. "Get Off Me!", fallen so deep and hard for Faroes he's not only accepting contact, he's initiating it and not letting go of her. From him, that's not just love, that's buying a nice ring, going to see her parents for that "sir, I want to make your daughter a happy woman for as long as I live" speech, and picking out the names of their perfect and uber Nordic future children. It's subtle, and exactly in character and basically I'm dying here with how brilliant you are ( ... )

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