The following post is to give a snapshot of
examples in the series that support these ships. Not all examples used are
romantic per say, but they are useful tools should you wish to incorporate them
when depicting these ships.
To break the ice, I’d like to point out that
Prussia is equally as fond of Romano as he is Italy. Himaruya goes on to state
that Prussia’s attracted to their climate and topography [x]. Both ships are one-sided.
That said, let’s tie this back to the strips.
Italy:
In response to a fan question, Himaruya said
that Germany constantly worrying after Italy is a Prussian tradition [x].
In another Q & A, he claims that Prussia
likes Italy because “a lot of things happened when they fought together,” [x]. Take
that how you will.
Several years later, we also get this panel,
where Prussia declares that he likes Italy by virtue of the latter simply being
cute [x].
This could just be attributed to him being drunk, but Prussia might also be blushing and ogling at Italy here [x].
The most obvious and explicit example is that
Prussia literally asks Italy out on a date [x].
Romano:
Again, this isn’t romantic, but it serves as an
appropriate backdrop for their relationship. When they were younger, Romano
aspired to hit “Prussia’s smirky face someday,” but settled for verbal attacks because he was scared of him [x].
Of course, this doesn’t stop Prussia from taking an interest in Romano [x].
A more notable and sweet example of an
interaction between them is Prussia comforting Romano when he doesn’t get a
part in a movie. The two then decide to make a movie of their own [x].
Lastly, there’s also this strip, where Prussia unabashedly
admits to watching Romano on other occasions. In this instance, he’s watching
Romano work [x].
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