Hey, seeking some nordic justice here. Norway and Iceland aren’t expressionless!

Figured you would appreciate this sarcastic response to fans [x].

I wouldn’t say it’s impossible, but there are some ups and downs in their political history together that have influenced their relationship. For shipping purposes, I’m of the opinion that a slowburn type of romance is most accurate for their relationship (i.e., it would take Norway a lot of time to be receptive to Dan given how much the latter annoys him).

Post coming up tonight! (It’s going to be a weird mix of a friendship and shipping post. It would be redundant to use the same examples twice.)

There is a reason I don’t like cheating AUs for certain characters. However, Veneziano isn’t completely loyal either, he did betray the Central Powers, along with his brother, in WWI for land (though not shown yet). But in romantic ventures, he and his brother are good lovers (flirt maybe but cheat?). I suspect old survey result is behind some thinking. I don’t think either brother would cheat, goes against char. I suspect Seborga or Genoa would though, but we don’t got a lot of info on them.

I disagree. Politically, he may be disloyal, but personally he’s loyal to the other nations as friends. That’s an important distinction that’s always been cemented in the series.

Ex: Even though they were enemies during WW2, he still greets France as a friend when they’re stranded.

The decisions of his bosses are not reflective of his character as a person.

Side note: Italy only met Germany in WW1 after he had switched sides by the way + being a player doesn’t always mean cheating on a spouse. It can mean having several non-committal flings, one-night stands etc. while still remaining single.

No worries! It didn’t come across like that at all.

I know you were referring to the fandom 🙂 My only point was that when a series is based on stereotypes, it would be a miracle not to find more within the fandom. People work with stereotypes and incorporate them into their work.

You’re entitled to your opinion, but headcanons are subjective. Veneziano being seen as a player isn’t the most harmful trope out there, even if it is contrary to what he’s like in canon. I’ve seen France, Spain, and Prussia be depicted as players too (just to name a few), so I wouldn’t say it’s exclusively applied to Veneziano or Romano. At the end of the day, it’s other people’s content and their re-imagining of the characters.

While I’m of the belief that some things shouldn’t be incorporated into a characterization out of respect, most headcanons shouldn’t be intruded upon either. There’s always going to be discrepancies in how people envision the characters.

H3H3 said it best: “Just because you’re offended, doesn’t mean it’s inherently offensive.”

While the flirting question is legitimate I’m afraid it was born based on the wide spread stereotype that all italian are cheaters/players/heartbreakers and in men’s case also sexist. It’s unfortunately a trope in this fandom too,and I’ve read more than once of people saying that especially north wouldn’t work in a relationship because he’s’too flighty’. It’s very hurtful and offensive…

Thank you for your insight.

Unfortunately, since Hetalia is based on stereotypes, you’re going to get a wide range of good and bad stereotypes that aren’t necessarily accurate in the fandom. Italians in the series are stereotyped for being good lovers, which would be contrary to being disloyal.

In all fairness, “flighty” isn’t a completely inaccurate word to describe Veneziano’s personality outside of romantic ventures. He is irresponsible and reckless (e.g., picking fights he can’t handle, not being able to pay his bills).

However, the big point of differentiation is that he’s always been extremely loyal to his friends. As such, he would be just as loyal in a romantic relationship. It’s also important to note that Veneziano suffers from self-esteem issues and fears abandonment, so I don’t see him being capable of doing the same to someone else.

Sure! Just keep in mind that they fight the overwhelming majority of their time spent with each other.

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Are the italy brothers a bit sexist though in how they flirt or are they gentlemen? curious

Even though there is occasional internal innuendos [x] and they’re not looking for something serious, they know boundaries and are respectful of them.

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It’s gotten to the point where I don’t even know if these fics are satire or not.

I don’t tend to do headcanons
here because I worry that people will confuse them as canon. One of these days
I’ll create a personal blog for something like that. Thank you for your
interest!

I took some quizzes and
it switches from Ravenclaw to Slytherin.

I’ve considered that,
yes! I’ve always wanted to write out my main theory that Holy Rome never died.

Please note that it’s
not canon!

Both.

I drink my coffee black
and my tea (chai green or chai black) plain as well.

wait I’m confused. you said you don’t particularly ship certain ships and then you said you ship most pairings?

No lol. Basically, I have preferences for certain ships, meaning that I already ship them, but if a dynamic is written well, I’ll still read it/ consume the content. I’m not very picky.

I was fiddling around in the library at my university in between classes and found it through a database. It was out of curiosity, but I was very pleased that it turned up in the results!

I’m on the fence.

Perhaps Hetalia alone would have been enough, but given the fact that 1) it originally focused on the axis powers 2) Hetalia is provocative in nature 3) the name changes depending on the time period it covers (e.g., Hetalia World Stars), I’m not wholeheartedly inclined to say the title is in poor taste.

Historical narratives do actually frame it as Italy betraying the central powers by siding with the entente in WWI.