Friend: Hey, remember when you

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Me: *already begins cringing*

hey hey regarding the France and Germany school uniform post: could France be asking the question and referring to Germany as the only one he could relate with because he knows HRE had a thing for maid dresses (as does Germany?)

It’s interesting that you brought this up, because I’ve actually developed a mini-theory about it!!

[All of this is making the assumption
that Germany is Holy Rome]

However, we only know that Germany
has a thing for maid dresses. Here, Prussia is reading an entry from Germany’s diary.

Germany’s embarrassed reaction when he finds out that Prussia has read this is a dead giveaway.

What I’ve seen other people validly speculate about,
and what I also believe could be true is that this might be Germany
subconsciously [indirectly] remembering Chibitalia.

This would fall consistent with how he appears to recall fuzzy memories of Chibitalia in Buon San Valentino.

Now, while the subject of a school
uniform is not quite the same as a maid’s uniform, it’s the fact that they’re similar
enough. In that case, perhaps France is inadvertently trying to jog Germany’s memory
in getting him to remember that he’s Holy Rome.

This would explain why France asks
Germany to come over “discreetly” – in a hush-hush manner. Perhaps this is
because the other nations have an unwritten but nonetheless agreed on pact to
not mention Germany’s past.

Ex: We’ve seen England grow uncomfortable
upon recalling a memory of Holy Rome, Lithuania is relieved when Germany doesn’t
remember him when they first meet, Japan notices that Prussia doesn’t tell
Germany everything about his past.

Also, notice how Germany is wearing a cloak…. another tribute to Holy Rome?

All righty! As stated in canon, the nations aren’t able to remember everything.

Tonight’s post will go through several examples of this (both old and new), including the different justifications and reasoning used.

Coming up soon!

Surprise bitch. We’re still thriving.

[The amount of people I do this to is honestly hilarious.]

Another misconception of Prussia is I see a lot of people say that he’s most likely to cheat on his S/O but I don’t see it because 1.he yearns to be close to someone again and he’s really upset that he has no one 2. He’s always been loyal to all of his leaders

I think that has more to do with a misinterpretation of his
character, given that we don’t canonically see him in any romantic
relationships. A misconception for me is when people flip canon facts 🙂

However, both canon pieces of
information that you provided are extremely relevant and I cannot stress them enough
if you ever intend to characterize Prussia in a fanwork.

Just wanted to point out that Prussia was married to one of his brothers, Brandenburg, in 1618. And they seem to have remained close after.

Just wanted to point out that while they did indeed form a
union and are historically tied that way, Hima hasn’t gone that route, nor has
he characterized them in that close of a way. There’s very little canon
information provided about them; that’s an assumption
on your part, even if it is founded in historical fact.

Given that the character note is from as early as Volume 2,
and in pretty much all the events you can find Prussia lamenting about his loneliness, I don’t think Prussia thinks/thought of their relationship as all
that important or close.

Likewise, while this does conflict with other canon
material, Prussia is said to have started out as the Margraviate of Brandenburg in “Lichtenstein’s Journal of Swiss
Dopiness.” He was later absorbed into the Teutonic Knights. Meanwhile, other
canon material (such as the Volume 2 character note) conflicts with this. There’s
also the fact that Brandenburg is a separate character.

“
Prussia, too, began as the Margraviate of Brandenburg intended to buffer Slavic expansion, and later incorporated the territory of the Teutonic Knights.”

Either way, it doesn’t seem like Hima has placed much
emphasis on Brandenburg. Again, given how lonely Prussia is for having not been
in a close relationship [of any kind], I’m sticking with the Volume 2 character note until it’s
stated otherwise in canon. There’s really no point disputing over small
historical facts when we’re dealing with loosely fictional characters.

Misconception: He’s
lazy and unmotivated

Reality: He’s extremely
strict, neat, and places great importance in his appearance. Nonetheless, on
occasion, he has been shown to grow bored easily when faced with the prospect of
work.

Ex: He trained America and his military during the American
Revolution.

Ex: He keeps his clothes spick and span.

Ex: He gets bored and sneezes when he’s given a book on how
to socialize with people.

Misconception: He’s
full of himself, so he doesn’t need anyone.

Reality: He’s
painfully lonely.

Ex: He never
married.

As such, he’s brought to tears when he sees Austria and
Hungary as a couple on Christmas.

He unconvincingly rationalizes to himself that he’s happy to
be alone.

This is repeated in his character song Mein Gott!, where he claims
that “Being alone is too much fun.”

Ex:
He misses Frederick II, and hasn’t found someone to fulfill this strong [but nonetheless implicit] desire for companionship.

It’s even said that he grows
depressed at the mere mention of Fritz. Ironic considering that he has a picture
of him on his nightstand.

Notice how Prussia also calls
on Fritz during Valentine’s Day, and once again attempts to convince himself
that he’s happy to be single.

Misconception: He’s overly-confident.

Reality:
Prussia’s narcissistic, but this stems from being extremely insecure about
himself.

He’s always trying to gain
power for self-reassuring purposes. This reassurance acts to discount his
insecurities over being weak. His use of the word awesome, then, is more
defensive and reparative than it is an exercise of confidence.

Ex: He associates fancy
clothes with strength + brags to bolster and reinforce confidence within himself.

Before his country grew in
strength, notice how he falsely tries to convince himself that his clothes are
still cool, despite them being worn down. The important difference is that he
doesn’t make use of the word awesome. This a time where his confidence and
morale is low. Awesome for him is equated with strength.

Bonus Facts:

He’s noted to feel like an enclave as opposed to an actual
nation.

He’s an incredible older brother:

Ex:
He reads Fairy Tales to a dying Holy Rome, and is revealed to be heartbroken
after the Napoleonic Wars.

Ex: He immediately
steps in to protect young Germany when he’s born.

Ex: He’s very supportive
and encouraging of Germany, despite teasing him a lot.

To be honest, given all this, I find it redundant for
Prussia to refer to himself as awesome.

When the caffeine kicks in.

Did Prussia always hate Russia?

No. He was maybe initially a bit creeped out by Russia, but
they’re both seen co-operating with each other back when they were tasked with
studying France’s culture in the 1700s.

…

It’s only really until after WW2 where we see things shift, albeit
it’s a bit clear as to what actually happened to cause this hatred.

All we know is that is
that it’s bad considering that Prussia is later noted to puke if Russia even so
much as lays a finger on him; either that or he’ll lose four eyelashes (likely
a reference to the four Allied-controlled zones).