Nations and OC!Nations
anonymous
May 10 2010, 15:56:43 UTC
I want to read about your versions of nations who haven't appeared in Hetalia yet, interacting with canon characters. I want the point of the story to be the relationship between the OC!nation and the canon!nation, doesn't matter if it is a historical thing or not.
I...um...I think I'm just going to decline to respond to that, other than to say that I'm sure you'd probably hold a slightly different viewpoint if you and your loved ones were members of those "lower classes" that you talk about with such contempt. We're not subhuman. If you cut us, we bleed the same as anyone else.
But clearly we are not going to see things from the same point of view and I really don't want to waste comment space here on an argument that won't have any positive outcomes.
Time and Tide and "One Thousand And One Arabian Nights" [2/?]
anonymous
May 15 2010, 07:20:36 UTC
“If it’s your first time here, you really should wear something more region-appropriate. I can show you the nicer merchants, if you’d like. I’ll even ask them to give you a discount,” she said as-a-matter-of-fact. Suddenly, she looked up at him again with that glint of wonder in her eyes. “Are you also an Arab, like some of the new men here
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Time and Tide and "One Thousand And One Arabian Nights" [3/?]
anonymous
May 15 2010, 07:21:26 UTC
The next day found him at the beach, wading waist deep in the ocean in a panic when Malaya hadn’t resurfaced for a good twenty minutes. He called her human name, her real name, a mix of them in his confusion before he promptly tossed all his headgear to the shore and dove into the water. He was a seafarer, of course. The water was warm and the salt stung his eyes, but it was nothing too terrible.
Until he realised the very, very steep drop in the ocean floor.
It was like a cliff. One minute he could touch the seabed with his feet, suddenly he was sinking into an underwater trench that was so deep that it faded from the pristine blue-green into an unending darkness. The currents were sudden, cold, powerful and he found himself battling it as hard as possible. The silvery glint of scales of a very large fish may have caught his attention briefly, but he paid it no heed. Nations didn’t die easily, no, but drowning in the Far East would be damned embarrassing to explain to the people of the Ottoman Empire when he was aground again. If
( ... )
Time and Tide and "One Thousand And One Arabian Nights" [4/?]
anonymous
May 15 2010, 07:22:14 UTC
“Yeah, real nice of you,” Turkey was still a little irate, but most of it was due to the fact that he was drenched and not at all because he had made a little nation cry.
“She’s been alone for quite some time, so she has become very independent,” Sumatra said serenely. “However, she is still a very small child. She tries very hard to please the people around her, so she’s usually well behaved. I don’t think she’s been scolded quite so harshly for a decade or so.”
“I get it,” Turkey snapped at Sumatra. “I’ll go pay her a visit. Happy?”
“A little,” Sumatra raised his eyebrows again. “But if you’re going to raise your voice at her without good reason, I’m afraid I might have to ask you to refrain.”
Time and Tide and "One Thousand And One Arabian Nights" [5/6]
anonymous
May 15 2010, 07:23:07 UTC
There was a knock on the door.
“Come in,” Turkey said, in the local creole.
A smiling face poked in, hair tied back neatly with a long shawl covering her head. Turkey gestured for her to enter, setting aside the book he had been reading. His attendant disappeared and promptly reappeared with something to drink. The girl chirped her thanks and took a polite sip before setting it down again. She took her shawl off and folded it neatly.
“You’ve been missing for a while,” Turkey began conversationally.
“I was in Majapahit,” she said with a wide grin. “My brother Java wanted me to meet his new raja, Hayam Wuruk.”
He quirked a brow at her. “And I can imagine the good raja was a handsome one.”
“He really is,” she said with a dreamy sigh. Turkey shook his head and laughed. He’d heard of the 16-year-old raja from the other merchants. A ten year difference wasn’t so bad once Malaya hit puberty, but he could just as easily see it not happening for obvious reasons. On the other hand
( ... )
Time and Tide and "One Thousand And One Arabian Nights" [6/6]
anonymous
May 15 2010, 07:37:48 UTC
Turkey groaned again. He hated kids. Hated them. He especially hated how embarrassing they were. They were worse when they were well behaved. He missed Greece. At the very least he could kick the kid’s ass when he was being a rude shit.
“Okay, fine. Nur Layla bint Sadiq. That’s your name. Now let’s forget this conversation ever happened and never speak of it again.”
Malaya smiled.
“Sadiq Adnan’s a very cute name.”
“Manly. Manly. What did I just say, Malaya
( ... )
Aww that was cute! And you used some non-common OCs too (does that even make sense?) imo the religious sense to it contributed to its atmosphere greatly!
Indonesian!anon is very happy to see this. I'm half-Javanese and half-Minangkabau (West Sumatran) too so here I am squealing so loudly. I love your take on how Islam enters the Malayan regions. One of the things I'm proud of my religion and country is that Islam enters Malayan not by conquest, but more by trading and exploration, therefore, by peace.
AND SADIQ HAPPENED TO BE ONE OF MY FAV CHARAS SDJKFAGLSDJFKGSADJFGSDAJKFGAS!!! He's so cute and awkward with children, unknowingly good with them too *sighs*
Hello Indonesianon! XD Aseanons are so hard to find! I myself am part-Minangkabau (my dad is from Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia) and I even managed to trace back some of my Indonesian ancestors to the palace ruins near candi Borobudur and some place between Solo and Jogjya, which helped me a lot in getting to know about some additional details regarding the spread of Islam to the Nusantara. Java was also supposed to make an appearance in the story, but he was basically there to go, "B| So. You're the weird Arab guy. You look decent. Fine, you can stay. Want some baso?" so I refrained since it didn't particularly contribute to the story
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This was AMAZING, it made me squee so hard and your writing style is just lovely. I don't normally even like Turkey very much but you've made him just so huggable!
This was FANTASTIC. A clever take on a rarely-seen corner of the world. Your characterization of Turkey was delicious, and little Malaya made me go 'd'awww' with her 'read me the next one!' (One Thousand And One Nights really is a great book).
And kudos on the cultural notes, too - Arab and Ottoman culture are so fascinating and complex.
This was really beautiful and interesting. I like how you kept Turkey in character, but showed a different side to his influence. And of course, Malaya is so cute!
No human names please.
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But clearly we are not going to see things from the same point of view and I really don't want to waste comment space here on an argument that won't have any positive outcomes.
I'm glad you enjoyed the story.
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Until he realised the very, very steep drop in the ocean floor.
It was like a cliff. One minute he could touch the seabed with his feet, suddenly he was sinking into an underwater trench that was so deep that it faded from the pristine blue-green into an unending darkness. The currents were sudden, cold, powerful and he found himself battling it as hard as possible. The silvery glint of scales of a very large fish may have caught his attention briefly, but he paid it no heed. Nations didn’t die easily, no, but drowning in the Far East would be damned embarrassing to explain to the people of the Ottoman Empire when he was aground again. If ( ... )
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“She’s been alone for quite some time, so she has become very independent,” Sumatra said serenely. “However, she is still a very small child. She tries very hard to please the people around her, so she’s usually well behaved. I don’t think she’s been scolded quite so harshly for a decade or so.”
“I get it,” Turkey snapped at Sumatra. “I’ll go pay her a visit. Happy?”
“A little,” Sumatra raised his eyebrows again. “But if you’re going to raise your voice at her without good reason, I’m afraid I might have to ask you to refrain.”
“Fine“And bring her some sweets ( ... )
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“Come in,” Turkey said, in the local creole.
A smiling face poked in, hair tied back neatly with a long shawl covering her head. Turkey gestured for her to enter, setting aside the book he had been reading. His attendant disappeared and promptly reappeared with something to drink. The girl chirped her thanks and took a polite sip before setting it down again. She took her shawl off and folded it neatly.
“You’ve been missing for a while,” Turkey began conversationally.
“I was in Majapahit,” she said with a wide grin. “My brother Java wanted me to meet his new raja, Hayam Wuruk.”
He quirked a brow at her. “And I can imagine the good raja was a handsome one.”
“He really is,” she said with a dreamy sigh. Turkey shook his head and laughed. He’d heard of the 16-year-old raja from the other merchants. A ten year difference wasn’t so bad once Malaya hit puberty, but he could just as easily see it not happening for obvious reasons. On the other hand ( ... )
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“Okay, fine. Nur Layla bint Sadiq. That’s your name. Now let’s forget this conversation ever happened and never speak of it again.”
Malaya smiled.
“Sadiq Adnan’s a very cute name.”
“Manly. Manly. What did I just say, Malaya ( ... )
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Indonesian!anon is very happy to see this. I'm half-Javanese and half-Minangkabau (West Sumatran) too so here I am squealing so loudly. I love your take on how Islam enters the Malayan regions. One of the things I'm proud of my religion and country is that Islam enters Malayan not by conquest, but more by trading and exploration, therefore, by peace.
AND SADIQ HAPPENED TO BE ONE OF MY FAV CHARAS SDJKFAGLSDJFKGSADJFGSDAJKFGAS!!! He's so cute and awkward with children, unknowingly good with them too *sighs*
MARRY ME, AUTHOR!ANON <3333333333333
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And kudos on the cultural notes, too - Arab and Ottoman culture are so fascinating and complex.
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