Let Hope Burn: Chapter 1 (Part 1/3)
anonymous
May 11 2010, 19:51:18 UTC
July, 1941. It has been two months since Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Lithuania's bid for independence is increasingly overshadowed by Germany's demands and the Lithuanian government is crumbling under the weight of Germany's control. Lithuania is weak, the national hopes for independence are fading fast and, inevitably, a German government is forcibly put in place, snuffing out the last vestiges of Lithuania's brief stint of autonomy. Already, the first wave of Jewish exterminations are in place and the death toll is mounting into the thousands. A large proportion of these killings have been carried out by the Lithuanian people themselves.Things had started out so...hopeful
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Re: Let Hope Burn: Chapter 1 (Part 1/3)
anonymous
May 11 2010, 19:52:48 UTC
“You're a mess, Toris,” he stated matter of factly. “Look at you. You can barely take care of yourself.”
Lithuania's cheeks paled as he stared at his shoes. Two months ago he might have been embarrassed but the only thing which concerned him now was the pain in his stomach and his body's overwhelming desire for a sleep which was continually denied him.
Germany took one gloved finger and placed it under Lithuania's chin, forcing his drooping head upwards. “Well, Generalbezirk Litauen, you have nothing to say
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Re: Let Hope Burn: Chapter 1 (Part 3/3)
anonymous
May 11 2010, 19:56:27 UTC
(Last part should have read Part 2/3, obviously)
“Based on what I've seen, you are not, nor it seems have you ever been, capable of taking care of yourself,” the car engine spluttered to life with a growl and Germany looked over at the smaller man and shook his head, before putting the car in gear forcefully. “As of today, I am placing your ineffective government in the hands of the Reichskommissariat Ostland.There was a small choking noise from the passenger's seat as Lithuania suddenly found his breath catching in his chest. “But...but...I
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This was incredible. Absolutely perfect. This was exactly what I was hoping for. Your writing style is fantastic- subtle yet descriptive (sorry if these are incorrect words that contradict; I'm not a native English speaker), and utterly heartwrenching. Perhaps I'm biased because Lithuania is my country, my homeland and my pride, but I was already in hysterics by the time I read the opening line. This is brilliant. Your passion and raw emotion translates well throughout this piece, and I can already tell that you're going to be the perfect one to tackle this horrible topic in a perfect light. Take as long as you need to get up to the "kink" portions of this, author!anon. So long as it isn't rushed and you continue writing as marvelously as you are, I will be overjoyed (yet with tears in my eyes from how beautiful your style is- you broke my heart). Make it as many parts as you like. By the last line, I couldn't even breathe anymore from sobbing so much. Your style... is the best I've ever seen in the
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author!anon here
anonymous
May 12 2010, 21:02:33 UTC
Wow...gosh, I'm so very glad that this is what you were looking for! It's honestly the best request I think I've seen on this entire meme and I was really apprehensive about tackling this, so I really, really hope I can do it justice. Thank you so much for your words of encouragement!
And thank you SO much to everyone else so far who's left such kind and amazing feedback.
Re: Let Hope Burn: Chapter 1 (Part 3/3)
anonymous
May 11 2010, 23:18:07 UTC
You're trying really the best you can and I already feel impressed by this story, I'll definitely continue reading once you've updated new chapters! :)
Re: Let Hope Burn: Chapter 1 (Part 3/3)
anonymous
May 11 2010, 23:19:50 UTC
Oh god, Author!Anon. Poor Liet... I didn't even know that happened in Lithuania. I'll be waiting for update, the fic is awesome. And I feel I'm going to cry soon....
Re: Let Hope Burn: Chapter 1 (Part 3/3)
anonymous
May 12 2010, 01:21:02 UTC
Ooooooh... *cries* L-Liet... My goodness, Author!Anon, your writting style is slowly killing my soul. This inspires a feeling that's something like glee, but much darker and with more D: Yeah... I'll shut up now.
Oh! OP, I'm sure Author!Anon will tell you this too, but your comment translates just fine, and the idiom was used correctly. :)
Re: Let Hope Burn: Chapter 1 (Part 3/3)
anonymous
May 12 2010, 02:51:27 UTC
This... this is amazing. Incredible. Eye-opening. Reading this made my lungs stop and my chest hurt. Thank you thank you thank you to the requester and thank you thank you thank you to the author. You are both wonderful people.
“You're weak,” the German stated softy, disengaging his hand from the distraught nation and guiding him by the arm towards the front door. “And you're confused. You've been at Russian's feet for too long and you don't know how to be independent.” The blonde man pulled Lithuania towards the threshold of his own house, the smaller nation offering almost no resistance.
Awful. Sickening. Thank you.
Can I... can I request a mention of Chiune Sugihara? Just so I have a reason to stop crying when it's all over?
Re: Let Hope Burn: Chapter 1 (Part 3/3)
anonymous
June 15 2010, 13:08:28 UTC
This fill is amazing so far.
Your writing style made the images really clear in my head, and I found myself reading the fill slowly, just to take everything in. For a first chapter, it already had an emotional grip on me.
I love the request as well. It's a bit of history I never knew, but hits really close to home - relatives of mine were some of incredibly fortunate ones it seems.
Thank you so much, and I really hope to see an update soon!
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Lithuania's cheeks paled as he stared at his shoes. Two months ago he might have been embarrassed but the only thing which concerned him now was the pain in his stomach and his body's overwhelming desire for a sleep which was continually denied him.
Germany took one gloved finger and placed it under Lithuania's chin, forcing his drooping head upwards. “Well, Generalbezirk Litauen, you have nothing to say ( ... )
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“Based on what I've seen, you are not, nor it seems have you ever been, capable of taking care of yourself,” the car engine spluttered to life with a growl and Germany looked over at the smaller man and shook his head, before putting the car in gear forcefully. “As of today, I am placing your ineffective government in the hands of the Reichskommissariat Ostland.There was a small choking noise from the passenger's seat as Lithuania suddenly found his breath catching in his chest. “But...but...I ( ... )
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This was incredible. Absolutely perfect. This was exactly what I was hoping for. Your writing style is fantastic- subtle yet descriptive (sorry if these are incorrect words that contradict; I'm not a native English speaker), and utterly heartwrenching. Perhaps I'm biased because Lithuania is my country, my homeland and my pride, but I was already in hysterics by the time I read the opening line. This is brilliant. Your passion and raw emotion translates well throughout this piece, and I can already tell that you're going to be the perfect one to tackle this horrible topic in a perfect light. Take as long as you need to get up to the "kink" portions of this, author!anon. So long as it isn't rushed and you continue writing as marvelously as you are, I will be overjoyed (yet with tears in my eyes from how beautiful your style is- you broke my heart). Make it as many parts as you like. By the last line, I couldn't even breathe anymore from sobbing so much. Your style... is the best I've ever seen in the ( ... )
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And thank you SO much to everyone else so far who's left such kind and amazing feedback.
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Poor Liet...
I didn't even know that happened in Lithuania.
I'll be waiting for update, the fic is awesome. And I feel I'm going to cry soon....
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Oh! OP, I'm sure Author!Anon will tell you this too, but your comment translates just fine, and the idiom was used correctly. :)
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“You're weak,” the German stated softy, disengaging his hand from the distraught nation and guiding him by the arm towards the front door. “And you're confused. You've been at Russian's feet for too long and you don't know how to be independent.” The blonde man pulled Lithuania towards the threshold of his own house, the smaller nation offering almost no resistance.
Awful. Sickening. Thank you.
Can I... can I request a mention of Chiune Sugihara? Just so I have a reason to stop crying when it's all over?
Reply
Your writing style made the images really clear in my head, and I found myself reading the fill slowly, just to take everything in. For a first chapter, it already had an emotional grip on me.
I love the request as well. It's a bit of history I never knew, but hits really close to home - relatives of mine were some of incredibly fortunate ones it seems.
Thank you so much, and I really hope to see an update soon!
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