any nation - a human lifetime after the "end" of the world
anonymous
June 30 2009, 02:14:11 UTC
Here's the set-up: The apocalypse has come and gone, leaving the world profoundly changed. Please note that Anon is not looking for a traditional post-apocalyptic story where the survivors of a great disaster are struggling for survival; Anon subscribes to the "velvet apocalypse" theory, which supposes a much more gentle turn of events that nonetheless effects dramatic change.
One of these changes is that nations as we know them no longer exist. Consequently, the Nation-tans we have come to know and love no longer have a role to fulfill--but they aren't obliterated. They're granted the length of a human lifetime. Anon would really like to see what a former Nation-tan or two (or more) chooses to do with that lifetime. Anon imagines each Nation-tan being given the choice of whether or not to retain memories of their former existence, but leaves that entirely up to any author!anon kind enough to take this on.
Anon kind of desperately wants to see Alfred with Matthew, Arthur, Ivan, or Kiku involved in some way, but to save comment
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Gawd I love the FrUK one you wrote, that had me in tears. ;A; Anon admits that I'm a FrUK and Spain/Romano fan so anything on them works... Or with Germany, Prussia, Russia, China, Canada... >_<
Re: What the Heart Forgets [Final]
anonymous
July 9 2009, 22:16:28 UTC
oh, god. this was utterly painful. i've myself entertained in yuuko-related crosses, but i would have never thought this would be so terribly beautiful and terribly hurtful. *reduced to tears*
everything was just so perfect, and it pains me that france will never really remember. it is SO yuuko to do something like this, it is SO england to make this choice and be the onyl one to remember. just so that he could save them all.
i was moved to tears by the first part, but it kept getting more painful every part passing by. when france had the subtle remembrance, it broke my heart. he forgetting afterwards was even more painful.
and england's sacrifice... god, how much this is beautiful...
and matthew and alfred... they're THE alfred and matthew, right? and they're a family.
thanks for writing this. I'm not op, but i'm terribly happy i read this, even though it hurt me. thanks. really, thanks.
Re: What the Heart Forgets [Final]
anonymous
July 9 2009, 23:03:32 UTC
Well, aside from the massive Tsubasa fandom nostalgia this caused, the writing was utterly spectacular--I really liked that we got this principally from Francis' point of view, while the little snatches of Arthur's just finish the reader off. Just. *incoherent hand motions* ;;
Man, every fic you write is a fic I never knew I wanted but definitely end up rereading about 5 million times (seriously, sob) because they're so well done and well-developed and fill out an entire facet to the pairing (France/England in this case) so thoroughly.
IDK YOUR FICS ARE JUST SO SATISFYING, GD IT. ♥;;
P.S. One thing I noticed:
And it’s so sad, and the wetness on the shoulder is so wet, that Arthur can’t even bring himself to be angry as they gasp and jerk and come.
Re: What the Heart Forgets [Final]
anonymous
July 10 2009, 03:59:41 UTC
Oh wow... I cried reading this as well. I thought the plot device was used to the best possible effect, it was just so beautifully done. All those memories, oh Yuuko... Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece with us.
Re: What the Heart Forgets [Final]
anonymous
July 10 2009, 05:42:52 UTC
Jesus Christ authornon! I love you, I really, really do. D:
This fic made me tear up like nobody's business...and I *never* tear up - not even when I watched Titanic or all those tragic korean dramas where the characters die a slow and agonizing death. ;____;
When I clicked on the link to this fic through the filled request page, I did not even anticipate that a fic for the fill 'velvet apocolypse' will have other fandoms crossed over, let alone xxxholic. Kudos on catching me by complete surprise and making everything *work* beautifully. You honestly did justice to both Hetalia and holic. You made my night authornon with this fantastic piece of writing. I've got a feeling that I'll be remembering *this* piece for a long time cause of the amount of emotion that's in it.
Re: What the Heart Forgets [Final]
anonymous
July 10 2009, 22:23:37 UTC
I've been waiting to see Hetalia crossed with xxxHolic, and even though it wasn't very intrusive as anything but backgorund here - goddamn but this story yanked at my heartstrings. True, England/France is one of those YES PLEASE pairings of mine, but the bittersweet tang here is absolutely wonderful. I've read this three times, and I think I'll read it many more in the future. Thank you for writing it ♥
Re: What the Heart Forgets [Final]
anonymous
July 15 2009, 02:02:37 UTC
Ugh. This was so utterly beautiful. Bittersweet and rather painful to read(I felt my heart breaking while reading, and I'm not even joking here. ;-;), but that only made the fill more beautiful.
ALSO. As a huge fan of Holic, I totally approve of the appearance of Yuuko! xD
tl;dr this fill was brilliant. Simply brilliant. Good job, author!non!
AMAZING... but just one thing
anonymous
July 16 2009, 20:28:12 UTC
I love this fill, it's just so heart-breaking seeing Arthur struggle with his memories. Francis remembering for a split second and trying to tell Arthur he loved him was just so sweet...
There's just one blaring error for this British anon. Dollars. We don't do dollars in England. Money should be in pounds and pence...!
One of these changes is that nations as we know them no longer exist. Consequently, the Nation-tans we have come to know and love no longer have a role to fulfill--but they aren't obliterated. They're granted the length of a human lifetime. Anon would really like to see what a former Nation-tan or two (or more) chooses to do with that lifetime. Anon imagines each Nation-tan being given the choice of whether or not to retain memories of their former existence, but leaves that entirely up to any author!anon kind enough to take this on.
Anon kind of desperately wants to see Alfred with Matthew, Arthur, Ivan, or Kiku involved in some way, but to save comment ( ... )
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Have you written other fills on the meme here?
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I wrote Are You Sleeping, Brother John?, and some America/Japan. I've done two Fem!England fills, but my favorite is Just That Good.
And, uh, I'm also writing "But Hold Me Fast" on page 1.
If you'd like more links, just ask.
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Yes, anon here wouldn't mind links~ \o/
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everything was just so perfect, and it pains me that france will never really remember. it is SO yuuko to do something like this, it is SO england to make this choice and be the onyl one to remember. just so that he could save them all.
i was moved to tears by the first part, but it kept getting more painful every part passing by. when france had the subtle remembrance, it broke my heart. he forgetting afterwards was even more painful.
and england's sacrifice... god, how much this is beautiful...
and matthew and alfred... they're THE alfred and matthew, right? and they're a family.
thanks for writing this. I'm not op, but i'm terribly happy i read this, even though it hurt me. thanks. really, thanks.
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Man, every fic you write is a fic I never knew I wanted but definitely end up rereading about 5 million times (seriously, sob) because they're so well done and well-developed and fill out an entire facet to the pairing (France/England in this case) so thoroughly.
IDK YOUR FICS ARE JUST SO SATISFYING, GD IT. ♥;;
P.S. One thing I noticed:
And it’s so sad, and the wetness on the shoulder is so wet, that Arthur can’t even bring himself to be angry as they gasp and jerk and come.
Should that be 'Francis'?
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This fic made me tear up like nobody's business...and I *never* tear up - not even when I watched Titanic or all those tragic korean dramas where the characters die a slow and agonizing death. ;____;
When I clicked on the link to this fic through the filled request page, I did not even anticipate that a fic for the fill 'velvet apocolypse' will have other fandoms crossed over, let alone xxxholic. Kudos on catching me by complete surprise and making everything *work* beautifully. You honestly did justice to both Hetalia and holic. You made my night authornon with this fantastic piece of writing. I've got a feeling that I'll be remembering *this* piece for a long time cause of the amount of emotion that's in it.
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And lo and behold, to my (not!)surprise, you're the author of my favorite fills, as well as one of my requests (hold me fast).
ILU. So hard. I love how you write these two, the poignancy, the heartbreak, the utter LOVE between them, it is PERFECT.
Oh these two, having sons at what, nearly 40? XD But Arthur is younger than Francis?
Never stop writing this two. Because you write them so beautifully.
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ALSO. As a huge fan of Holic, I totally approve of the appearance of Yuuko! xD
tl;dr this fill was brilliant. Simply brilliant. Good job, author!non!
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There's just one blaring error for this British anon. Dollars. We don't do dollars in England. Money should be in pounds and pence...!
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