Title: Exceptionalism (1/1)
Rating: PG13
Genre: Angst, Hurt/Comfort
Warnings: odd headcanon?
Summary: The aftermath of the financial crisis is not a pretty sight. America doesn't want anyone to come over anymore, and England just wants to know why.
Pairings, Characters: tiny, almost nonexistent amounts of US/UK/US, Canada
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It started with the letters, it always did. )
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I did hesitate in posting this because, well, I was afraid it may have been too political, but I guess I've already skirted the line too much, haha..
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The part with those bankers who tied America down and robbed him made me shiver. I felt so bad for the poor devil.
Since I live in a country that wasn't affected too bad by the crisis I never realized how bad it really was on the other side of the Atlantic. The news didn't really talk much about the common people more about those who caused all this trouble.
Thank you very much for sharing this with us.
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Aw, that's unfortunate, but I suppose from an outside perspective it makes more sense to report on the people causing problems. But I have to say that I felt like the media in the US also doesn't report much on your average American's experiences. There were a few interviews, but (imo) not enough. I guess most of what I wrote was gathered from irl friends and various forums.
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(That said, England's confession at the end has given me a fic idea in which England ends up being thrown in debtors prison after losing the American Revolution, and stews in his own fury and resentment for just over a decade until he's 'pardoned' by the government so that he can fight France in the Napoleonic Wars...you will absolutely get credit for the idea if I do end up writing it!)
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That idea sounds really interesting! Post-revolution England stewing in debtor's prison -- I'd love to see this! =)
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This is so... so powerful and cruel and amazing. I'm glad it was a one shot, because waiting for the next chapters would have made me go crazy. GAH. I love America and England and Canada and I spent the whole thing hoping someone would reach to him and just, I don't know, HOLD HIM. The way you write is so intense, and it never gets purple or melodramatic, it's just... strong. I really loved this fic.
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Yeah, I kind of wanted them to just all get together and have a group hug!
And thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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I used to live in a very stable area, then I moved, my dad lost his job after buying a house at the height of foreclosures (house hunting with them was how I saw those crazy puncture wounds in the walls of many bank owned places), somehow found another one, and ..haha, the entire story is way too long and complex, so I guess I've just seen a large range of events.
Hehe, I'm glad that you liked the happy-ish ending. =) I mean, the entire matter isn't life threatening (yet), so he's got to move on, with the help of his friends. (That, and I'm a fan of hope as well, haha)
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I can definitely see myself lashing out...in fact, I remember the realtors were always really annoyed by the destruction of the foreclosed houses, but I felt like I could understand where the original owners were coming from. =/
Exactly, worse has happened before and the country survived. I hear a lot of doomsday-speak about the "fall of the American Empire", and my reaction is kind of like...well, it depends on how you fall. If you fall like Britain, then I fail to see how that's "falling" at all. Just because you're not #1 at everything doesn't mean that the average citizen can't enjoy a high standard of living. ;)
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