Yeah, the last section is a lot of ow. But I like to think that America's the correct one in all this -- he's going to have to change the way he does things, but he'll make it work somehow.
Ha, you and me both. Well, I've been reading more than I've been watching TV, but same principle.
Thought the first: Hetalia/Sandman? Tasty. Thought the Second: Ooh, flashback to A Tale of Two Cities. If cities, then most certainly countries. Thought the third: Oh hell yes.
Which is to say, I am in love with this. With your portrait of America, the accuracy of caught emotion in the first two, the eerie prophecy of the third, the history made vivid and immediate (which is a perennial trait of a hefty chunk of Hetalia fiction but still worthy of so much love), with America's long, hard look at what's becoming of things and the shock there, and with the incredibly refreshing don't hurt yourself vs I don't want to see that which kind of caught me in a huge way because it's so fitting and not an internal difference a lot of people inject into this sort of writing because when it's laid out like that it's just not very flattering and and and ... yes.
This totally made my night, and I could keep on but it's late and I'm a little on the incoherent side so a very emphatic thank you for the gorgeous bit of wordy dessert. ♥
And thank you for leaving such a thoughtful and wonderful comment. ♥ I think you've captured the appeal of Hetalia when you talk about making history vivid and immediate -- it's why I latched onto the canon, because Hetalia lets you make abstract events raw and real and deeply personal, and you end up caring about all the countries so much because you see them as people.
No, you're right, it's not flattering. But it's true, and it's a question America never really does resolve -- America generally has a lot of issues involving sight, involving what he sees and what he doesn't and how much of that is voluntary and how much of that is a function of who he sees himself as.
Good luck on the hunt! I'm quite fond of Spinoza, even though he makes for some fairly dense reading. Which is another reason why America's probably never read him...
Aaaaah. I am speechless. This was really really depressing (I'm graduating next year...and am still unemployed, so lol, definitely hit home) but somehow ended on a comforting note. I'm glad your fics are both moving and very realistic. It takes me a really long time to finish them though, because I have to reflect on your words every other sentence and let the meaning sink in. But...I don't know if this just makes me super impressionable or something, but you really make me want to do something for the country somehow. IT'S JUST A FIC.
Actually, that's kind of the best compliment I can ever receive on my work. So. Um. Blushing like a madwoman over here, seriously.
I'm glad you thought it ended on a comforting note, though, because dammit, America doesn't die if for no other reason than England absolutely will not allow that to happen. (And ha, my writing can be kind of dense sometimes, I know, but I'm glad it's the good kind of dense?)
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Worth. The. Wait.
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*no, for real, turn around*
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Very beautiful writing btw.
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And thanks so much. *blush*
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Good luck with your Yuletide celebrations, I'm sure Germania thanks you for remembering his holidays this winter season^.^
...I have been watching too much History Channel...
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Ha, you and me both. Well, I've been reading more than I've been watching TV, but same principle.
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Thought the Second: Ooh, flashback to A Tale of Two Cities. If cities, then most certainly countries.
Thought the third: Oh hell yes.
Which is to say, I am in love with this. With your portrait of America, the accuracy of caught emotion in the first two, the eerie prophecy of the third, the history made vivid and immediate (which is a perennial trait of a hefty chunk of Hetalia fiction but still worthy of so much love), with America's long, hard look at what's becoming of things and the shock there, and with the incredibly refreshing don't hurt yourself vs I don't want to see that which kind of caught me in a huge way because it's so fitting and not an internal difference a lot of people inject into this sort of writing because when it's laid out like that it's just not very flattering and and and ... yes.
This totally made my night, and I could keep on but it's late and I'm a little on the incoherent side so a very emphatic thank you for the gorgeous bit of wordy dessert. ♥
And thanks ( ... )
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No, you're right, it's not flattering. But it's true, and it's a question America never really does resolve -- America generally has a lot of issues involving sight, involving what he sees and what he doesn't and how much of that is voluntary and how much of that is a function of who he sees himself as.
Good luck on the hunt! I'm quite fond of Spinoza, even though he makes for some fairly dense reading. Which is another reason why America's probably never read him...
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I'm glad you thought it ended on a comforting note, though, because dammit, America doesn't die if for no other reason than England absolutely will not allow that to happen. (And ha, my writing can be kind of dense sometimes, I know, but I'm glad it's the good kind of dense?)
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