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Note: Spamano is
not confirmed in canon and should not be taken as such. What this post aims to
do is show some of the hintsĀ revealing
at a more intimate and romantic relationship between them. Believe me, there’s
plenty.

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Well, you guys asked for it! Ah, Spamano. Where to start?
There’s just so many hints at them sharing romantic feelings. The problem is that
whenever it occurs it’s always one-sided.

Still, I’ll start with the most obvious hint. Yes, Spain does
in fact propose to Romano. While Romano doesn’t say yes, he doesn’t say no
either. Instead, Romano sets conditions, which, in my opinion, makes it seem
like he’s not entirely opposed to the idea of it.

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In ā€œSpain’s lazy morning,ā€ Spain dreams (more like
fantasizes) about Romano. As he rouses to consciousness, there’s notable drool
on his face.

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In the April Fools’ 2008 event, after hearing what happened,
Romano chastises Spain for letting himself get fooled into stripping. Notice
how embarrassed and flustered Romano is – he’s
blushing
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That said, there’s a really sweet dynamic between the two of
them that’s also in desperate need of being talked about. While none of what I’m
about to show you is romantic per say, it still nonetheless fleshes out their
relationship.

During a financial crisis, Spain lies on his alleged deathbed
and is running a high fever. Romano panics and starts sending imports en masse
to Spain despite having a cold himself.

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Even when the Italian mafia threatens to steal these
imports, Romano finds the willpower to stand up to them. In any other normal circumstance,
Romano is terrified of them and will comply with whatever they ask of him. It
just goes to show you how important Spain is to Romano, even if he’s not the best
at vocalizing this.

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Romano also finds it easier to talk to Spain, given how forced
and rushed the unification with his brother was.

While this next strip takes place right after Unification, what’s
important is that this tension between Romano and North Italy still persists
today. Romano’s far closer with Spain than he is with his own brother.

What’s also interesting is that Spain is the person Romano goes to whenever he’s lost, experiences discomfort, or needs help. When he moved to America and was in an unfamiliar and foreign environment, Romano’s first choice is to call Spain. Ā Admittedly, Spain is initially surprised by this.Ā 

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Sometimes they can read each other’s thoughts too, despite
not always being in synch all the time.

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The mutual support
and shared history between Spain and Romano makes for a good relationship of
any kind. Platonic, mentorship, or romantic, the bond that Spain and Romano
share is truly touching.

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I know this might be hard to answer, but can the nations be born just by coming into existence without any birth process?

While I can’t really speak for the other nations, as it’s not
made explicit, this does happen with Iceland. He just wakes up and
automatically knows he’s different.

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With Greece and Egypt, they both refer to Ancient Greece and
Ancient Egypt as their mothers, but I’m still skeptical on whether they were
actually born in the traditional way.

When Iceland is born, he instinctively senses Norway as his
older brother. Maybe that’s what happened with Greece and Egypt too. They woke
up and automatically knew who their mothers were.

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Congrats on the grades! Sending the best of wishes for your next semester-quarter thingy (I don’t know what you call it in Canada.)

Haha thank you ā¤ I’m actually in University, so we only have two semesters. One in the fall, and one in the winter!Ā 

I’m actually really liking this semester so far, mainly because I took a personality psychology class. It’ll bring more life to my upcoming psych-talia series šŸ™‚

When do you think Italy hit puberty?

ellawritesficssometimes:

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Note:Ā I made a timeline error, as pointed out
byĀ @feyna-v​. Thank you! Please disregard the last few posts. It was a
silly mistake on my part. Thank you!Ā 

It’s not clear when exactly
Italy goes through the later stages of puberty, but unless there’s an
inconsistency in the timeline, it appears that it occurs before the Austrian
Wars of Succession. Once Italy voice drops, Austria and Hungary buy him male
clothing to wear.

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In the Maria Theresa series, Italy is
shown to be wearing boy’s clothes. He’s also shorter than his adult height,
which means that he hasn’t matured in full yet.

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Later, as he begins fighting for his independence from Austria,
you see that Italy has grown up, or has at least come very close to it.

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The same thing happens with Romano too. Before he leaves Spain’s house, he’s matured significantly.

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That said, Italy went through puberty some time before the Austrian Wars of Succession, and aged into an adult as he got closer to his independence.

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Sure, Spain is a lovable character; what with his sunny smile, goofy, weird humour, and cheerful ā€˜obliviousness.’ However lovable, the Spain depicted above makes him out to be a flat character, one that doesn’t have any flaws.

Flaws make characters interesting, and trust me, Spain is chock-full of flaws. He has a violent temper when tested (he’s also a violent drunk), is able to read the atmosphere and be fully aware of it, and can be pretty spiteful too.

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In this strip, Spain recognizes that contrary to what Germany says in terms of guiding the rules of the meeting, it isn’t actually a compromise. I like to interpret this as a small reference to how strict Germany has been when regulating Spain’s economy in the EU.

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Spain wasn’t oblivious to his financial situation at all, despite irritating Germany by ā€œsinging songsā€ as the latter helped him out of his property bubble.

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This hilarious panel in particular clearly shows Spain’s recognition in needing Germany to help bail him out financially.

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On the other hand, there’s a notable spiteful side to him too. America claims that Spain ā€œattacks him in the kneesā€ every time they see each other. Spain can hold grudges; not only that, but for a long time too, as there isn’t much of a reason for Spain to hate America in modern times.

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Here’s another example. In the 1990s, at the peak of a financial crisis, Spain lies on his deathbed and suffers from a high fever. His last regret is that he didn’t get to give England and America one last punch.

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Spain’s competitive nature can be dangerous too. Here, he puts in a bid to host the Olympics, but loses the privilege to Japan despite having already built a stadium.

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Yes, that’s right. That’s caution tape behind him, warning of a potential explosive outburst. I certainly wouldn’t want to piss him off, that’s for sure.

There you have it. Spain isn’t your typical cheery Gary-Stu. He’s a lot more complex than people give him credit for. Let’s stop seeing him as ā€œplain,ā€ yeah?

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