❤ Omg guys, I can’t. I just choked on
my apple and made the ugliest squeaking sound. I coughed so hard I almost lost
a contact lens, oops. Euthanize me.
I’m really sorry to hear that, though. Personally,
things like this don’t phase me; I can’t be bothered. I know what I want, and I’ll work as hard as I
need to in order to get it. Hopefully that time of your life is behind you, and if
not, ignore those punks.
Oh
lol. I just have a weird sense of humour. I like poking fun at myself. There’s
nothing wrong with self-advertising at all!
I get asked
about this a lot, so I thought I would clarify a few things…
“Why do the nations’ eye colors keep changing?”
Hima
directly answers this question on his blog by stating that there’s “sufficient
freedom” regarding the eye colors of the nations. This would include sometimes
adding light brownish or greenish tints.
Although,
this obviously doesn’t explain why Sweden and Finland have solid brown eyes (and darker hair) in the first episode of
the anime. Regardless, that’s an animation inconsistency, not a canon one.
Likewise,
if you’re wondering why eye colors go from blue to violet to green, as seen
with the Nordics, there’s actually a justified reason for this.
Hima
provided a chart years ago revealing the different range of hues/mixes that each
nation’s eye and hair colors can assume.
“I tried to put every character’s hair and eye color in order. Being that this is something like an approximation, they do things like change in illustrations. But it’s like this, and I hope it’s good and easily understandable.”
That said,
there isn’t really one correct eye color for the nations, nor is there one
correct hair color; it’ll always differ slightly.
Oh, definitely Sweden. He can be pretty mischievous at
times.
Remember when he came up with France’s punishment after the
2007 April Fools’ Event? Basically, he got France to praise and idolize
everything about England.
Also, why haven’t people recreated this scene enough? It’s pure gold.
Beep. Boop. My followers are being supportive as usual ❤
No worries, guys. Talking about this stuff doesn’t make me uncomfortable, I just don’t really see the need to do it all the time. I prefer speaking through the medium of my stories.
To the first anon, thank you, my heart goes out to you too. Stick it to them the minute you leave and never look back. Let your success be the ultimate way of taking away the power they hold over you.
To the second anon and third anon, thank you too! I really appreciate comments like this. It lets me know that I’m doing A-OK somewhere else.
Tbh, I don’t how I keep this up either, I just know why. I guess it’s just because I’m really motivated to abandon this unhealthy environment with its equally unhealthy people. I’m only now starting to learn how to trust others, but one thing I’ve always refused to do is repeat their mistakes. The stubbornness in me has made me my own person, one who doesn’t swallow everything they’re told; who knows how they don’t want to be treated and will never treat others in a similar manner.
That said, while I do work hard and try to set a good example, I also use my platform to teach from my mistakes. I’m being a self-advertising hoe again, but yes, most of my later stories are like that. Ew, I’m totally becoming a melancholic grandma…
Either way, I’m not going to give up. You can best believe that I’ll keep aspiring for bigger things, with the help of you guys of course 🙂
I post every day in the efforts to improve my writing. I live in an abusive household, so bettering my skills is the only thing I have control over if I ever want to be able to move out and eventually sustain myself. That’s coming soon, as I graduate from Uni in one year’s time.
Also, I do have a life. Most of my time spent on this blog is late at night in which I stay up to create content. It’s all on me; it’s my choice. This blog helps keep my GPA above a 9.0 (again with the writing), and saves me thousands of dollars in tuition; I have a scholarship to maintain.
I don’t know man. Why did you feel the need to send me this? If you wanted a reaction, you’re not getting one lol.
Before I get into how Prussia fits into Hungary and
Austria’s relationship dynamic (platonic or romantic), it’s important to
briefly go over Prussia’s background, as it allows more insight into his
behaviour.
In one of his character notes, it’s stated that he’s never
had to marry. It would follow, then, that Prussia’s narcissism likely derives
from the fact that he’s long grown accustomed to fending for himself. He
doesn’t rely on others.
Yes, he’s been subordinated by other nations before (i.e.
Poland, France, Russia), but the point here is that other than Germany, Prussia
hasn’t formed a meaningful and trusting relationship with another nation.
It’s not just a lack of intimacy either; Prussia’s lonely
and desperately craves company.
In the 2007 Christmas event, he tells [lies to] himself that
he’s happy being alone. Likewise, he attributes the tears welling in his eyes
upon seeing couples spending time together on the holiday to this happy mood.
The strip then pans on Hungary and Austria acting seemingly
couple-like, where Austria buys Hungary a hat. Pretty romantic if you consider
how stingy Austria is.
The fact that Prussia cries at the sight of Hungary being
with Austria hints at an unrequited romance. I’ll touch on this again soon.
Prussia’s alone because he lacks the skills to socialize and
develop relationships with others. The most obvious evidence of this is where
he attempts to read a book instructing him on how to socialize with people,
only to get bored and quickly abandon his commitment to learning from it.
Buon San Valentino also touches on how relationally-stunted
Prussia is.
Just a quick refresher: Germany reads a book about dating
and marriage, thinking that Italy has romantic feelings for him. Austria has
also read this book.
The comedic relief in the strip, is that after failing to
propose to Italy – given that Germany had misread the situation – the scene flips
to Hungary making a remark on the absurdity of the romance book.
Austria gets flustered, keeping that he had also read the
book a secret. He and Hungary then set off to the book store to fix this mess.
Notice how the scene deliberately shifts to Prussia. On cue,
he claims how happy he is to be alone. He then secretly watches from afar as
Hungary and Austria ask the store owner if they have a book on how to comfort
someone who’s “been rejected in his romance.”
The store owner doesn’t appear to have a book of that kind, so of
course Prussia takes things into his own hands and pulls a prank on Austria by
forging a fake book.
I would like to thank @shirokage218 for correcting my original misinterpretation of this part. I really appreciate it.
Take note of the title.
“How to properly comfort a German man who has failed in love.”
Here, it seems like Prussia might be projecting his own insecurities, even in something as trivial as a book title.
With all this in mind, I want to end by pointing out that
Prussia isn’t entirely alone either. He, Austria and Germany have lived together before, likely during Germany’s annexation of Austria.
Lack of romance aside, Prussia is close enough with Austria
and Hungary for them to be considered family. Yes, he does tease Austria by
referring to him as a “lesser German”, but they still spend their holidays
together.
That said, the irony in Prussia’s
life is that he feels alone and depressed despite being surrounded by others.
Okay, woah. If this is a
packed ask if I’ve ever seen one haha. Here’s the packed answer:
By all means, feel free
to tag me. Although, I have trouble keeping up with my notifications, so
that’s where a message would probably come in handy. I’m very limited in my
capacity, though, and am not online for long periods of time.
Yay! Someone finally
gets it! One of my biggest pet peeves is when people think that if a topic’s
been covered, then others aren’t free to talk about it. NO! NO! NO! That’s not a discussion; it’s
an entitled dictation. The whole point of a fandom is to offer more voices and
thoughts, not close them off.
As long as you’re not merely repeating what
the other person said and have nothing new to offer, then anyone should feel
inclined to talk about the same subject. There is no “original” theorist in
this fandom. People have been coming up with headcanons and interpretations
ever since its inception, let’s be real here. What matters again is if original ideas are
added to complement or oppose the already existing ones.
That said, anything I
talk about is 100% free game for other people to discuss, analyze, and
interpret.
As for the
misconceptions, I’m ambivalent. I think people have to understand that slight alterations in the interpretations
of the characters are inevitable. Overly strict “canon-police” types bug me in the sense that they feel the need to dictate and rudely scrutinize
every trivial detail of another person’s depiction of the characters. People like that have
no right to impinge on how others enjoy the fandom, nor do those who take
artistic liberties have the right to force their interpretation onto others.
Don’t like the
interpretation? Show some maturity and ignore it. Not everyone is going to
share your opinion and it’s not up to you to control what they do or don’t do with the characters.
On the other hand, if
the misconception is so huge that it completely botches the character/plot and either
spreads misinformation or hate, only then do I believe it’s important to step
in, politely. There’s also a difference when someone acknowledges that they’re departing from canon and gives the correct information before doing so.
Also… I don’t want you guys to think of me as some kind of holy expert or anything. I’m not and haven’t ever claimed to be. My word isn’t law: I want you guys to think for yourselves and show some discretion of your own 🙂
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