Based off a joke comment on the anonmeme, I'm morbidly curious to see how it could be done seriously (I don't trust myself with the topic):
Romano/Spain, kink is eating disorder coupled with inferiority complex. Young Romano, sick of being compared to his younger brother by people, especially when it comes to the subject of their physical and weight differences (Veneziano seeming to be growing up to be much slimmer than him and supposedly taking after their grandfather more), winds up bulimic.
Since it'd be kind of creepy to picture him as a small child doing this (and it wouldn't seem likely for him at 22-23ish), he'd probably have to be in his early-mid teens or so, maybe preteen stage at the youngest.
Bulimia [1/4]
anonymous
March 15 2009, 00:01:58 UTC
It was revolting, he thought, but it was the only way...
Wasn't it?
Romano stared at himself in the mirror, drawing a curious eye over his still undeveloped curves, still full of a child-like chubbiness; he was young, yes, but shouldn't he be... fitter?
He winced as he jabbed his stomach with a finger, feeling the finger go in and pop out in a rush. The grimace grew wider - should it really be that fat...?
Veneziano was slimmer than him, he recalled from watching his brother's sleeping form next to him. He had leaned over than night and traced the younger's neck, down all the way to his feet, and hadn't found any flaws. Though, looking at himself in the mirror, he felt as if the world could see every flaw.
He was too tan, too pudgy, too everything. Fear made bile rise to his throat and he vomited into the sink, watching the vile yellow liquid slide down the sink. He swiped his hand over his mouth and looked at himself in the mirror again. Identical eyes stared back, except more tired and filled with a certain kind of longing, of
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Bulimia [2/4]
anonymous
March 15 2009, 00:03:53 UTC
Slowly, surely, Spain noticed changes in Romano, over the course of the weeks. After every meal, he'd usually excuse himself to the bathroom; he'd get up in the middle of the night and grab a snack... And do the same thing. Pressing his lips to the preteen's head, the country of passion figured he might be sick. There wasn't a trace of a fever, though - so he decided the next way was the best
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Re: Bulimia [2/4]
anonymous
March 15 2009, 01:20:17 UTC
request!OP here, anon. I...I'm speechless. In a good way. I like how you're handling it so far, and I'm interested to see how the rest goes (poor Romano). Thank you so much for taking on this prompt ;_;
Re: Bulimia [2/4]
anonymous
March 15 2009, 01:56:16 UTC
safljsfaWKEWLAWDFGJLKSAS homg;;
That's some good writing right there, and I lovelovelove the ways in which Spain started to gradually notice but didn't notice until--yeah. ): Definitely looking forward to the rest, thanks so much for taking this up!
Bulimia [4/4]
anonymous
March 15 2009, 13:25:09 UTC
Veneziano always happened to come into the room, any room really, when the two were fighting. He flinched at the raised voices, the accusations, the excuses and weak defenses.
He shied away from it all, and hid, like a breathless shadow, close to the window.
He pretended it never happened.
"You're making yourself sick!"
"I'm not! Leave me alone, Spain!"
"You're going to die, don't you understand?"
"You're just negative, bastard!"The words still haunted his dreams
( ... )
Re: Bulimia [4/4]
anonymous
March 15 2009, 15:13:59 UTC
Anon of the Bulimic!America fic here...
You handled this really well. There were little details, like the hand-scars and the methodical, routine addictive behaviour of it all that I didn't really touch in my fic--and they're what really made this one strong.
Thank you very muchly. I was a little guess and check on sites I found about Bulimia and such, because I've never had it and we didn't touch much on it in Health - mostly just Anorexia in there.
Re: Bulimia [4/4]
anonymous
March 15 2009, 15:36:16 UTC
OP here again: You did such a great job with this prompt, anon ;_;
You made it very chilling towards the end, but in a good way for the story, especially with the descriptions of the emotional turmoil and both the physical and psychological symptoms Romano had to experience (the methodical purging relapse). And then of course, Spain's reactions in dealing with it all and slowly realizing the problem. Veneziano's role was a nice touch in it all, too. And since eating disorders aren't an easy cure, it was nice to see that there was some 'struggle' in the end and the implication that it could happen again to him.
Once again, kudos to you for taking on this challenge :) Looking forward to any other fics with these guys that you do!
I raise you a short drabble, anon
anonymous
March 15 2009, 16:04:59 UTC
This fill is so fucking well-done, anon. I applaude you for all the things you convey about Romano's conditions and symptoms. And my God, this is so goddamn sad ;_
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Romano/Spain, kink is eating disorder coupled with inferiority complex. Young Romano, sick of being compared to his younger brother by people, especially when it comes to the subject of their physical and weight differences (Veneziano seeming to be growing up to be much slimmer than him and supposedly taking after their grandfather more), winds up bulimic.
Since it'd be kind of creepy to picture him as a small child doing this (and it wouldn't seem likely for him at 22-23ish), he'd probably have to be in his early-mid teens or so, maybe preteen stage at the youngest.
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Wasn't it?
Romano stared at himself in the mirror, drawing a curious eye over his still undeveloped curves, still full of a child-like chubbiness; he was young, yes, but shouldn't he be... fitter?
He winced as he jabbed his stomach with a finger, feeling the finger go in and pop out in a rush. The grimace grew wider - should it really be that fat...?
Veneziano was slimmer than him, he recalled from watching his brother's sleeping form next to him. He had leaned over than night and traced the younger's neck, down all the way to his feet, and hadn't found any flaws. Though, looking at himself in the mirror, he felt as if the world could see every flaw.
He was too tan, too pudgy, too everything. Fear made bile rise to his throat and he vomited into the sink, watching the vile yellow liquid slide down the sink. He swiped his hand over his mouth and looked at himself in the mirror again. Identical eyes stared back, except more tired and filled with a certain kind of longing, of ( ... )
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can't wait for the next parts anon♥
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That's some good writing right there, and I lovelovelove the ways in which Spain started to gradually notice but didn't notice until--yeah. ): Definitely looking forward to the rest, thanks so much for taking this up!
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This is lovely in a heart breaking way, I can't wait for the rest of it.
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He shied away from it all, and hid, like a breathless shadow, close to the window.
He pretended it never happened.
"You're making yourself sick!"
"I'm not! Leave me alone, Spain!"
"You're going to die, don't you understand?"
"You're just negative, bastard!"The words still haunted his dreams ( ... )
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You handled this really well. There were little details, like the hand-scars and the methodical, routine addictive behaviour of it all that I didn't really touch in my fic--and they're what really made this one strong.
Congratulations on a job well done :)
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I liked your Bulimic!America fic~
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;_;
*brb reading some fluff to cheer up*
You did a really good job anon!♥
TY
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You made it very chilling towards the end, but in a good way for the story, especially with the descriptions of the emotional turmoil and both the physical and psychological symptoms Romano had to experience (the methodical purging relapse). And then of course, Spain's reactions in dealing with it all and slowly realizing the problem. Veneziano's role was a nice touch in it all, too. And since eating disorders aren't an easy cure, it was nice to see that there was some 'struggle' in the end and the implication that it could happen again to him.
Once again, kudos to you for taking on this challenge :) Looking forward to any other fics with these guys that you do!
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