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weird_number

(in)dependence

Mar 01, 2011 14:09

Title: (in)dependence
Author: weird_number
Genre: Angst, Drama
Ratings/Warnings: self-harm, violence
Summary: Drug dealing was in the family genes and Canada realized he was following nicely in England's footsteps. Canada and America's addiction to oil.
Pairings: None really, if you squint Canada/America.

Also at ff.net.

( Canada cannot remember America's first time )

canada, america, fanfic, hetalia

Comments 21

zedille March 18 2011, 08:52:08 UTC

Wow.

The execution of this fic - taking the idea that oil is a drug, and logically enough then those countries who supply America with oil are drug dealers - is amazing. Chilling, depressing (as above commenters have mentioned) but it works really well.

I would never have made the connection that England was China's opium dealer, and he taught Canada how to be a dealer as well. Now that you bring it up, it makes so much sense, and it works.

And Canada. Poor, poor Canada, but that's just how things happen, isn't it?

weird_number March 18 2011, 12:03:57 UTC

Thank you! I'm glad you liked how this one turned out. :)

I had the idea about oil + drug dealers running around in my mind for a long time, but writing it out was really hard, mainly because I didn't have the heart in me to make Canada go overboard in his evilness. :P I rewrote his role a bajillion times and I'm happy he came off as sympathetic. :)

zedille March 19 2011, 08:24:59 UTC

Don't worry, you showed enough of young!Canada and England that he comes across as sympathetic :P But I never really got the sense that Canada might be evil as such. I mean, it's not like America is really doing much to try and stop his addiction, and Canada isn't really enjoying his job either. But he's still recognizably Canada.

You definitely have a gift for taking IRL stuff and translating it neatly into Hetalia in a way that actually works!

weird_number March 20 2011, 08:46:27 UTC

Yeah, Canada definitely doesn't like his job much. :p

Hehe, thanks! I really enjoy taking IRL stuff and framing it in terms of Hetalia. I get a lot of inspiration from reading random tidbits of news or Wikipedia, though I tend to veer away from recent news if it's tragic.

3bird March 20 2011, 21:11:39 UTC

This is great! The idea of Canada supplying America's oil addiction always kind of niggled in my head canon, but the way you wove the story of England and the opium and Canada's inferiority complex is really masterful.

weird_number March 20 2011, 23:34:07 UTC

Thanks! :) The parallels were fun to make.

aria_dc_al_fine March 24 2011, 21:47:24 UTC

The thing that struck me the most throughout is this ( ... )

weird_number March 28 2011, 01:48:52 UTC

Yay, I'm glad you liked this. :)

The two brothers are definitely too attached to England (who is likely not aware of it himself). Actually, America's over-attachment to England was always in my headcanon, mainly based on how much Americans seem to fawn over British accents/the Beatles/study abroad in the UK (usually England)/etc.

As for Canada's feelings, I was going for both -- he was jealous, angry, and wanted to hurt England to feel better. At the same time I also feel like Canada himself doesn't know exactly what he wants, he's just doing what he does for some temporary happiness. It's almost like a form of Stockholm Syndrome.

And thanks for these long reviews -- they're very appreciated! :)