The Chosen End - Index
Welcome to The Chosen End! This is where you can find every fic in the ongoing Russia/America collaboration between pyrrhiccomedy and wizzard890. While we hope the individual chapters can be enjoyed on their own, they were written as part of an ongoing story.
Please read our Rules & FAQ before posting.
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LATEST CHAPTERS
(65) Nothing To Fear
1983: The United States and the Soviet Union have their closest brush with nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. America notices after the fact.
PG-13.
(64) And So You're Back From Outer Space
1979: The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan signals the end of the Détente, and America brings back Russia's things.
PG.
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THE ARCHIVE
(1) Discrepancies
1780: An impressionable young America is not quite prepared for his first exposure to the Russian court.
PG-13 for gossip, innuendo, and Catherine the Great.
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Fanart: lineart by minuiko / sketch by narcoleptic95 / color by planetari
Translations: Chinese by chambermusic / Russian by shiranutrixter
(2) Poor At Apologies
1814: After Napoleon's exile, both nations find plenty of reasons to complain about England.
PG.
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Fanart: lineart by minuiko / sketch by narcoleptic95
Translations: Chinese by chambermusic / Russian by shiranutrixter
(3) Favorites
1822: America asks Russia to arbitrate a dispute with England over the Treaty of Ghent. England can't decide if he wants to smack America more because he's a demanding, upstart little ingrate, or to beat some sense into him for pursuing a friendship with Russia.
PG-13 for nations generally behaving like huge jerks.
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Fanart: lineart by minuiko / lineart by youkofujima / sketch by youkofujima
Translations: Chinese by chambermusic / Russian by shiranutrixter
(4) A Slice of the World
1823: America goes to talk to Russia about his Pacific coast colonies after President Monroe issues his new foreign policy tenants that would later be known as the Monroe Doctrine. Sensitive issues are insensitively addressed, America is easily distracted by flying machines, and most of the emotional subtext goes over his head.
I say it's PG, wizzard says it's PG-13. I guess we'll have to have a dance-off.
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Fanart: lineart by minuiko / lineart by minuiko
Translations: Chinese by chambermusic / Russian by shiranutrixter
(5) Excuses
1855: American humanitarian aid given to the Russia during the Crimean War takes the form of America feeding laudanum to an injured Russia, and Russia making the most of it.
PG-13.
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minuiko's doujin: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Translations: Russian by shiranutrixter
(6) Jealousy
1861: Russia drops by to share the good news that serfdom in his country has been abolished, to find America on the cusp of a breakdown and civil war.
PG.
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Fanart: color and sketch by scribblefish
Translations: Russian by shiranutrixter
(7) Antietam
1862: Russia supports America on America's bloodiest day in history, and is reminded of his own.
PG-13 for descriptions of violence.
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Translations: Russian by shiranutrixter
(8) The Hunt
1872: There's Wild Bill Cody, George Custer, buffalo hunting, and serious makeouts. I don't really know what else to tell you.
PG-13 for the makeouts, I guess.
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Fanart: color by minuiko / color by bluemoon213
(9) Lies
1886: America discovers Dostoyevsky, and he can't shut up about it.
PG.
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Fanart: color by nym_aulth
Translations: Polish by mai_yukino
(10) Heat
1892: Famine ravages Russia. America goes to help, and ends up concluding that it would be inappropriate to take advantage of him when he's weak and sick and groggy. (More's the pity, I know.)
PG-13.
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Fanart: sketch by narcoleptic95
(11) An Understanding
1903: The Kishinev Pogrom marks the beginning of a new wave of antisemitism in Russia, and America gets to be a hero. Narrated by Israel; includes brief appearances from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland.
PG-13 for violence. Please be aware that this chapter includes strong anti-Semitic language and violence against women.
(12) First Kiss of Winter
1905: Russia receives a worried visitor after the horrifying events of Bloody Sunday.
PG-13 for violent imagery.
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Fanart: color by rudimentree
(13) Permission and Promises
1917: The Bolshevik Revolution brings Russia hope for the first time in decades. The Romanovs' power over Russia fades, and America sends along cautious congratulations.
PG-13.
(14) To Russia With Love
1918: America writes Russia a letter from the front lines of the Great War. I'm not gonna call it a love letter, but he does get a little gay there towards the end.
PG, excusing bad language.
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Translations: Spanish by dai_7 / French by asuranj
(15) Interregnum
1918: The American embassy in Moscow closes its doors, and Russia comes to say goodbye.
PG.
(16) Race The Cold
1919: America participates in the Allied invasion of Russia and crits his charisma check.
PG-13.
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Fanart: color by rheoster
(17) Love Is Not All
1922: Despite the cessation of diplomatic contact, American aid pours into Russia in his time of need.
R for sex.
(18) The New Guard
1924-1933: Lenin dies, and Stalin rises.
PG-13 for violence. Please be aware that this chapter includes violence involving a real historical figure.
(19) The Heartbreak
1933: The time comes to recognize the Soviet Union, and nothing is like it was.
PG-13.
(20) A New Deal
1934: America, Roosevelt. Heartbroken, depressed, and under fire from all sides, America gets a pep talk from the master of giving America pep talks.
PG.
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Fanart: color by nym-aulth
(21) Ash
1936: Stalin's Great Purge led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of opponents to his rule. Russia tries to cope, and participates in his own degredation.
PG-13.
(22) World of Kindling
1939-1941: America, England. World War 2 is one party America feels like he can safely skip. America and England's relationship improves, but not without tension, as England faces the growing threat of Germany.
PG-13.
(23) Scarecrow
1941: Russia fights the Battle of Kiev somewhere out of the rain, and reflects on a knife in the back.
R.
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Fanart: duotone by crosswhisper / color by mizzsheldon
(24) Strike Midnight
New Year's Eve, 1941: America goes out for a champagne run and walks into a confrontation that's been seven years in coming.
PG-13.
(25) Play It Again
1943: As the war grinds on, America and Russia find themselves sharing a drink or ten in Casablanca.
R for sex.
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Fanart: sketch by mimiru12
(26) The Things We Must Believe In
1943: America and Russia stay together at the Soviet litigation during the Tehran conference, and America asks an overdue question.
PG-13.
(27) V For Victory
1945: VE Day ushers celebration into the streets of Berlin. Russia receives a kiss, America smokes, and the future looms.
PG-13.
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Fanart: color by erueru_2d
(28) Unthinkable
1945: With victory in Europe secured, and the war in its final throes, England approaches America with a plan to invade Russia.
PG.
(29) The Alchemist
1945: One quiet morning in the New Mexico desert, America becomes a superpower--and something more.
PG.
(30) Quid Pro Quo
1945: Russia and America's relationship takes an unexpected turn after America's nuclear capabilities are revealed at Potsdam.
NC-17. Warning: this post contains temperature play, wax play, sensory deprivation (blindfolding), bondage, bruising/biting/bloodplay, gun play, and possible elements of dubcon, depending on your personal definition of the word. So...uh, yeah.
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Fanart: full color by alatherna (NSFW)
(31) Ruin
1945: The bombing of Hiroshima. Russia spends the evening in the company of a carton of cigarettes, a stack of photographs, and helpless envy.
PG-13.
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Fanart: color by xjandrex
(32) The Bitter Vintage
1946: America approaches Russia in the hopes of ending the danger of nuclear warfare forever.
PG-13.
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Fanfic: Alone by luminousbeat
(33) Steel Sky
1948-1949: Russia blockades West Berlin in an attempt to seize control of the entire city. America takes to the sky to achieve the impossible.
PG.
(34) Best In Show
1949: Russia takes a walk in the park with his newest acquisition. Unfortunately, America is already there, Germany in tow. They meet; pettiness ensues. Narrated by Prussia.
PG-13.
(35) First Lightning
1949: Russia's nuclear capabilities trigger an explosive confrontation. (Zing.)
PG-13.
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Fanart: one page comic by minuiko / color by narcomanic
Translation: Spanish by ellenel13
Other: slideshow by saraakina825
(36) Pull Down The Fence
1950: Russia/China. The two nations 'celebrate' their uneasy new alliance at the behest of their bosses.
PG-13 for implied sex.
(37) Option Three
1950: Russia and China's alliance has been announced to the world, but America is so fine with it. In fact, he's so fine with it, he goes to Russia's house at three in the morning to tell him how fine he is with it. Loudly. And drunkenly.
PG-13. Warning: Alcohol abuse.
(38) The World In His Eyes
December 25, 1950: Holy shit, you guys, America went crazy in 1950. Also, a very Commonwealth Christmas! The Korean War! NSC-68! CONTAINMENT! And we finally find out who's to blame for, well, the Cold War.
PG-13.
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Fanart: sketch by xjandrex
(39) Contempt
1952: Russia goes toe-to-toe with America's newly-acquired crazy. McCarthyism, blackmail, climbing on tables, and threatening of civilians. Also, gun kink.
PG-13.
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Fanart: sketch by alatherna
(40) Judgment of Men
1953: Russia, Stalin, and Lavrentiy Beria. Russia does something that's been a long time in coming.
R for adult concepts. Warning: this chapter includes violence involving a real historical figure.
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Bonus content! Short fic
(41) False Hope
1954: A year after Stalin's death, the Soviet Union suggested that it should join NATO in order to lessen the threat of nuclear war. Since we all know that the USSR never was a NATO member, does anyone think this is going to go well?
PG-13.
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Fanart: sketch by star_jinin
(42) The Thaw
1955: The boys 'reduce the barriers to international understanding and cooperation' at the 1955 Geneva Summit, if you know what I mean. (Okay, don't get that excited, it's only rated PG-13.)
PG-13.
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Fanart: sketch by minuiko / sketch by rissa_ichigo
(43) Shadows Fade
1956: Khrushchev's secret speech opens the way for Russia to reach out to America and begin to recover from Stalin's mistreatment.
R for implied sex.
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Fanart: color by alatherna / sketch by minuiko
(44) All To Myself
1957: The 6th World Festival of Youth and Students sweeps through Moscow with, jazz, dancing and, um, foreign relations with all the nice visiting foreign boys. America in Levis, playing jazz piano, and singing Nat King Cole, has pretty much the expected effect.
R for sex.
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Fanart: color by minuiko / color by alatherna (NSFW) / color by quasiarti (NSFW)
(45) The Other Side Of The Sky
1957: America panics when Russia unexpectedly takes the first step into space.
PG.
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Fanart: sketch by minuiko
Translations: Spanish by ellenel13
(46) Bliss
1959: Russia is treated to a guided tour of Disneyland during Khrushchev's visit to the States.
PG-13.
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Fanart: sketch by minuiko
Fanfic: short fic by ghostofthemotif
(47) Cobwebs
1960: The U2 incident, and the ensuing altercation, makes for a very public spectacle in France's living room.
PG-13.
(48) Higher and Higher
1961: Russia sends a man into space. America does not.
PG-13.
(49) Stand-Off
1961: The escalation of tensions between Russia and America following the construction of the Berlin Wall leads to a guns-drawn stare-down as the Berlin Crisis hits its peak.
PG-13.
(50) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 1
1962: America discovers Russia's missile bases in Cuba, and confronts him in hopes of preventing a nuclear war.
PG-13.
(51) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 2
1962: In the calm before the storm, Russia reconsiders his feelings about America's threats, and possibly America himself.
PG-13.
(52) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 3
1962: Russia attempts to renegotiate the terms of his deal, and America finally draws a line in the sand.
PG-13.
(53) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 4
1962: In a London pub, America receives advice from an unlikely source. Good advice, even.
PG-13.
(54) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 5
1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis draws to a close; Russia and America's relationship follows suit.
PG-13.
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Fanart: color by xiiau
Fanfic: short fic by trishpawachunyu
(55) Inevitable
1963: France/Russia. Russia attempts to forget, and France does his best to help him.
PG-13.
(56) Almost There
1963: US/UK. President Kennedy is buried, and England does his best to be the kind of friend America needs.
PG.
(57) First Time In A Long Time
1964: "Maybe we're still not ready to be alone together."
PG.
(58) Act Naturally
1964: The British Invasion is in full swing, and America drops by England's place to pick up a few new albums. He...gets distracted.
R for sex and recreational drug use.
(59) The Other Half
1966: France and England. France withdraws from NATO; England is thrilled. He is decidedly less thrilled when France decides to pay him a visit before he goes, and the conversation turns to America.
PG.
(60) Step Back
1968: England/America. Irreconcilable differences don't come any more irreconcilable than the Vietnam War.
PG-13.
(61) A Sky As Pure As Water
1969: A love story between America and the sky.
PG.
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Fanart: sketch by angel0apthy
(62) Under Grey Towers
1971: A new winter, a new detente, and a new chance to try and get things right. Or at least not get them too wrong.
PG-13.
(63) En Prise
1972: Fischer seals his lead against Soviet player Spassky in the Match of the Century, and Russia gives America an impromptu chess lesson.
R for sex. Warning: this chapter includes breathplay.
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Fanart: sketch by nym_aulth
(64) And So You're Back From Outer Space
1979: The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan signals the end of the Détente, and America brings back Russia's things.
PG.
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Fanart: drawing by rissa_ichigo
(65) Nothing To Fear
1983: The United States and the Soviet Union have their closest brush with nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. America notices after the fact.
PG-13.
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FANWORKS - NOT CHAPTER SPECIFIC
Russian FST by erueru_2d
English FST: Chapters 1-44 by djsoliloquy
Fanfic by trishpawachunyu
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Please read our Rules & FAQ before posting.
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LATEST CHAPTERS
(65) Nothing To Fear
1983: The United States and the Soviet Union have their closest brush with nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. America notices after the fact.
PG-13.
(64) And So You're Back From Outer Space
1979: The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan signals the end of the Détente, and America brings back Russia's things.
PG.
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THE ARCHIVE
(1) Discrepancies
1780: An impressionable young America is not quite prepared for his first exposure to the Russian court.
PG-13 for gossip, innuendo, and Catherine the Great.
---
Fanart: lineart by minuiko / sketch by narcoleptic95 / color by planetari
Translations: Chinese by chambermusic / Russian by shiranutrixter
(2) Poor At Apologies
1814: After Napoleon's exile, both nations find plenty of reasons to complain about England.
PG.
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Fanart: lineart by minuiko / sketch by narcoleptic95
Translations: Chinese by chambermusic / Russian by shiranutrixter
(3) Favorites
1822: America asks Russia to arbitrate a dispute with England over the Treaty of Ghent. England can't decide if he wants to smack America more because he's a demanding, upstart little ingrate, or to beat some sense into him for pursuing a friendship with Russia.
PG-13 for nations generally behaving like huge jerks.
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Fanart: lineart by minuiko / lineart by youkofujima / sketch by youkofujima
Translations: Chinese by chambermusic / Russian by shiranutrixter
(4) A Slice of the World
1823: America goes to talk to Russia about his Pacific coast colonies after President Monroe issues his new foreign policy tenants that would later be known as the Monroe Doctrine. Sensitive issues are insensitively addressed, America is easily distracted by flying machines, and most of the emotional subtext goes over his head.
I say it's PG, wizzard says it's PG-13. I guess we'll have to have a dance-off.
---
Fanart: lineart by minuiko / lineart by minuiko
Translations: Chinese by chambermusic / Russian by shiranutrixter
(5) Excuses
1855: American humanitarian aid given to the Russia during the Crimean War takes the form of America feeding laudanum to an injured Russia, and Russia making the most of it.
PG-13.
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minuiko's doujin: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Translations: Russian by shiranutrixter
(6) Jealousy
1861: Russia drops by to share the good news that serfdom in his country has been abolished, to find America on the cusp of a breakdown and civil war.
PG.
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Fanart: color and sketch by scribblefish
Translations: Russian by shiranutrixter
(7) Antietam
1862: Russia supports America on America's bloodiest day in history, and is reminded of his own.
PG-13 for descriptions of violence.
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Translations: Russian by shiranutrixter
(8) The Hunt
1872: There's Wild Bill Cody, George Custer, buffalo hunting, and serious makeouts. I don't really know what else to tell you.
PG-13 for the makeouts, I guess.
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Fanart: color by minuiko / color by bluemoon213
(9) Lies
1886: America discovers Dostoyevsky, and he can't shut up about it.
PG.
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Fanart: color by nym_aulth
Translations: Polish by mai_yukino
(10) Heat
1892: Famine ravages Russia. America goes to help, and ends up concluding that it would be inappropriate to take advantage of him when he's weak and sick and groggy. (More's the pity, I know.)
PG-13.
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Fanart: sketch by narcoleptic95
(11) An Understanding
1903: The Kishinev Pogrom marks the beginning of a new wave of antisemitism in Russia, and America gets to be a hero. Narrated by Israel; includes brief appearances from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Finland.
PG-13 for violence. Please be aware that this chapter includes strong anti-Semitic language and violence against women.
(12) First Kiss of Winter
1905: Russia receives a worried visitor after the horrifying events of Bloody Sunday.
PG-13 for violent imagery.
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Fanart: color by rudimentree
(13) Permission and Promises
1917: The Bolshevik Revolution brings Russia hope for the first time in decades. The Romanovs' power over Russia fades, and America sends along cautious congratulations.
PG-13.
(14) To Russia With Love
1918: America writes Russia a letter from the front lines of the Great War. I'm not gonna call it a love letter, but he does get a little gay there towards the end.
PG, excusing bad language.
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Translations: Spanish by dai_7 / French by asuranj
(15) Interregnum
1918: The American embassy in Moscow closes its doors, and Russia comes to say goodbye.
PG.
(16) Race The Cold
1919: America participates in the Allied invasion of Russia and crits his charisma check.
PG-13.
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Fanart: color by rheoster
(17) Love Is Not All
1922: Despite the cessation of diplomatic contact, American aid pours into Russia in his time of need.
R for sex.
(18) The New Guard
1924-1933: Lenin dies, and Stalin rises.
PG-13 for violence. Please be aware that this chapter includes violence involving a real historical figure.
(19) The Heartbreak
1933: The time comes to recognize the Soviet Union, and nothing is like it was.
PG-13.
(20) A New Deal
1934: America, Roosevelt. Heartbroken, depressed, and under fire from all sides, America gets a pep talk from the master of giving America pep talks.
PG.
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Fanart: color by nym-aulth
(21) Ash
1936: Stalin's Great Purge led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of opponents to his rule. Russia tries to cope, and participates in his own degredation.
PG-13.
(22) World of Kindling
1939-1941: America, England. World War 2 is one party America feels like he can safely skip. America and England's relationship improves, but not without tension, as England faces the growing threat of Germany.
PG-13.
(23) Scarecrow
1941: Russia fights the Battle of Kiev somewhere out of the rain, and reflects on a knife in the back.
R.
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Fanart: duotone by crosswhisper / color by mizzsheldon
(24) Strike Midnight
New Year's Eve, 1941: America goes out for a champagne run and walks into a confrontation that's been seven years in coming.
PG-13.
(25) Play It Again
1943: As the war grinds on, America and Russia find themselves sharing a drink or ten in Casablanca.
R for sex.
---
Fanart: sketch by mimiru12
(26) The Things We Must Believe In
1943: America and Russia stay together at the Soviet litigation during the Tehran conference, and America asks an overdue question.
PG-13.
(27) V For Victory
1945: VE Day ushers celebration into the streets of Berlin. Russia receives a kiss, America smokes, and the future looms.
PG-13.
---
Fanart: color by erueru_2d
(28) Unthinkable
1945: With victory in Europe secured, and the war in its final throes, England approaches America with a plan to invade Russia.
PG.
(29) The Alchemist
1945: One quiet morning in the New Mexico desert, America becomes a superpower--and something more.
PG.
(30) Quid Pro Quo
1945: Russia and America's relationship takes an unexpected turn after America's nuclear capabilities are revealed at Potsdam.
NC-17. Warning: this post contains temperature play, wax play, sensory deprivation (blindfolding), bondage, bruising/biting/bloodplay, gun play, and possible elements of dubcon, depending on your personal definition of the word. So...uh, yeah.
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Fanart: full color by alatherna (NSFW)
(31) Ruin
1945: The bombing of Hiroshima. Russia spends the evening in the company of a carton of cigarettes, a stack of photographs, and helpless envy.
PG-13.
---
Fanart: color by xjandrex
(32) The Bitter Vintage
1946: America approaches Russia in the hopes of ending the danger of nuclear warfare forever.
PG-13.
---
Fanfic: Alone by luminousbeat
(33) Steel Sky
1948-1949: Russia blockades West Berlin in an attempt to seize control of the entire city. America takes to the sky to achieve the impossible.
PG.
(34) Best In Show
1949: Russia takes a walk in the park with his newest acquisition. Unfortunately, America is already there, Germany in tow. They meet; pettiness ensues. Narrated by Prussia.
PG-13.
(35) First Lightning
1949: Russia's nuclear capabilities trigger an explosive confrontation. (Zing.)
PG-13.
---
Fanart: one page comic by minuiko / color by narcomanic
Translation: Spanish by ellenel13
Other: slideshow by saraakina825
(36) Pull Down The Fence
1950: Russia/China. The two nations 'celebrate' their uneasy new alliance at the behest of their bosses.
PG-13 for implied sex.
(37) Option Three
1950: Russia and China's alliance has been announced to the world, but America is so fine with it. In fact, he's so fine with it, he goes to Russia's house at three in the morning to tell him how fine he is with it. Loudly. And drunkenly.
PG-13. Warning: Alcohol abuse.
(38) The World In His Eyes
December 25, 1950: Holy shit, you guys, America went crazy in 1950. Also, a very Commonwealth Christmas! The Korean War! NSC-68! CONTAINMENT! And we finally find out who's to blame for, well, the Cold War.
PG-13.
---
Fanart: sketch by xjandrex
(39) Contempt
1952: Russia goes toe-to-toe with America's newly-acquired crazy. McCarthyism, blackmail, climbing on tables, and threatening of civilians. Also, gun kink.
PG-13.
---
Fanart: sketch by alatherna
(40) Judgment of Men
1953: Russia, Stalin, and Lavrentiy Beria. Russia does something that's been a long time in coming.
R for adult concepts. Warning: this chapter includes violence involving a real historical figure.
-
Bonus content! Short fic
(41) False Hope
1954: A year after Stalin's death, the Soviet Union suggested that it should join NATO in order to lessen the threat of nuclear war. Since we all know that the USSR never was a NATO member, does anyone think this is going to go well?
PG-13.
---
Fanart: sketch by star_jinin
(42) The Thaw
1955: The boys 'reduce the barriers to international understanding and cooperation' at the 1955 Geneva Summit, if you know what I mean. (Okay, don't get that excited, it's only rated PG-13.)
PG-13.
---
Fanart: sketch by minuiko / sketch by rissa_ichigo
(43) Shadows Fade
1956: Khrushchev's secret speech opens the way for Russia to reach out to America and begin to recover from Stalin's mistreatment.
R for implied sex.
---
Fanart: color by alatherna / sketch by minuiko
(44) All To Myself
1957: The 6th World Festival of Youth and Students sweeps through Moscow with, jazz, dancing and, um, foreign relations with all the nice visiting foreign boys. America in Levis, playing jazz piano, and singing Nat King Cole, has pretty much the expected effect.
R for sex.
---
Fanart: color by minuiko / color by alatherna (NSFW) / color by quasiarti (NSFW)
(45) The Other Side Of The Sky
1957: America panics when Russia unexpectedly takes the first step into space.
PG.
---
Fanart: sketch by minuiko
Translations: Spanish by ellenel13
(46) Bliss
1959: Russia is treated to a guided tour of Disneyland during Khrushchev's visit to the States.
PG-13.
---
Fanart: sketch by minuiko
Fanfic: short fic by ghostofthemotif
(47) Cobwebs
1960: The U2 incident, and the ensuing altercation, makes for a very public spectacle in France's living room.
PG-13.
(48) Higher and Higher
1961: Russia sends a man into space. America does not.
PG-13.
(49) Stand-Off
1961: The escalation of tensions between Russia and America following the construction of the Berlin Wall leads to a guns-drawn stare-down as the Berlin Crisis hits its peak.
PG-13.
(50) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 1
1962: America discovers Russia's missile bases in Cuba, and confronts him in hopes of preventing a nuclear war.
PG-13.
(51) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 2
1962: In the calm before the storm, Russia reconsiders his feelings about America's threats, and possibly America himself.
PG-13.
(52) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 3
1962: Russia attempts to renegotiate the terms of his deal, and America finally draws a line in the sand.
PG-13.
(53) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 4
1962: In a London pub, America receives advice from an unlikely source. Good advice, even.
PG-13.
(54) My Death Will Have Your Eyes - Part 5
1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis draws to a close; Russia and America's relationship follows suit.
PG-13.
---
Fanart: color by xiiau
Fanfic: short fic by trishpawachunyu
(55) Inevitable
1963: France/Russia. Russia attempts to forget, and France does his best to help him.
PG-13.
(56) Almost There
1963: US/UK. President Kennedy is buried, and England does his best to be the kind of friend America needs.
PG.
(57) First Time In A Long Time
1964: "Maybe we're still not ready to be alone together."
PG.
(58) Act Naturally
1964: The British Invasion is in full swing, and America drops by England's place to pick up a few new albums. He...gets distracted.
R for sex and recreational drug use.
(59) The Other Half
1966: France and England. France withdraws from NATO; England is thrilled. He is decidedly less thrilled when France decides to pay him a visit before he goes, and the conversation turns to America.
PG.
(60) Step Back
1968: England/America. Irreconcilable differences don't come any more irreconcilable than the Vietnam War.
PG-13.
(61) A Sky As Pure As Water
1969: A love story between America and the sky.
PG.
---
Fanart: sketch by angel0apthy
(62) Under Grey Towers
1971: A new winter, a new detente, and a new chance to try and get things right. Or at least not get them too wrong.
PG-13.
(63) En Prise
1972: Fischer seals his lead against Soviet player Spassky in the Match of the Century, and Russia gives America an impromptu chess lesson.
R for sex. Warning: this chapter includes breathplay.
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Fanart: sketch by nym_aulth
(64) And So You're Back From Outer Space
1979: The Soviet occupation of Afghanistan signals the end of the Détente, and America brings back Russia's things.
PG.
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Fanart: drawing by rissa_ichigo
(65) Nothing To Fear
1983: The United States and the Soviet Union have their closest brush with nuclear war since the Cuban Missile Crisis. America notices after the fact.
PG-13.
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FANWORKS - NOT CHAPTER SPECIFIC
Russian FST by erueru_2d
English FST: Chapters 1-44 by djsoliloquy
Fanfic by trishpawachunyu
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