[fic] The Fortune of War

[tiger_azul]

Title: The Fortune of War
Author: tiger_azul
Fandom: Axis Powers Hetalia
Characters/Pairing: France (England mentioned)
Rating: PG13
Genre: Angst/General
Word Count: 296
Notes: for hetalia_contest, Prompt 017:Twenty-one (drabble)
Warnings: Darkness and battle-gore
Disclaimer: Hidekaz Himaruya is the owner of APH.
Summary: France suffered a terrible blow at the Battle of

Comments

[tanya_tsuki]

I loved the last two lines. Very well done :D

And your timing is amazing. I had just finished reading about this in my history textbook when I decided to check on livejournal and what did I see at the top of my friends list? Great timing xD

[tiger_azul]

Thank you! I don’t really write drabbles, so I’m chuffed that you liked it!
^_^ That’s the thing about Hetalia - it’s fun and it’s educational!

[animaven]

Your description of the ship's deck and the bloody mess was a picture of war at its worst, very meaningful, very illuminating. The 21st of October, a date that tied in so well with the prompt. Very well done.....PS - would like to read your companion piece aboard the HMS Victory. Do you have a link?

[tiger_azul]

Thank you very much! The Battle of Trafalgar was quite horrific - about 5000 men died and thousands more wounded, and I really wanted to capture that.

And thanks for asking about the other drabble I did. I wasn't sure whether to post it or not, but have done just now and you can find it here ♥

[unestel]

Wow, amazing! The fandom indefinitely needs more fic like this. Reading about the Napoleon period always make me feel like the world revolve around those two nations :D

[tiger_azul]

Aw, thank you for the compliments! ^_^
The Napoleonic Wars is one of my fave eras and is a really interesting one to explore the England/France relationship.
Btw, your icon is so cute - it looks like your kitty is tanning his/herself on a sunbed ^_^

[unestel]

WTF, I mean definitely needs more fics...
Yeah, thank you, this is the first time someone said my cat cute. And he's actually staying in front of the radiator, but I like your image more ^_^

[moirae]

The Battle of Trafalgar and the Napoleonic Era both need more love. &hearts

This was a very nicely-written fic; I like your more serious take on France! &hearts

[tiger_azul]

Oh they definitely do - it was such a fascinating time (and I do so like a man in regimentals!)
Thanks for commenting, am glad you enjoyed it. I like fun France too, but I also like delving into that darker side...