alpacasilk

[alpacasilk]

Hiiii I'm not sure if you use Tumblr anymore, but I wanted to send you this, hope you don't mind. It's probably super inaccurate to how you described them to look, but this is kinda from my minds eye. Love your writing. Based on chapters 6 & 7. Have a great day :)

:o wowwwww thank you for sharing your art! this makes me so happy ❤️❤️❤️ thank you for reading and making art, you made my week!!

#pure joy of FANART #happy happy happy

[alpacasilk]

Just imagine the devastation if Ivan compelled Alfred to be honest with him.

#ask

[alpacasilk]

Hi! I know you’ve wrote that you moved to posting sunflower solstice updates on Patreon, but will you ever be moving those updates over to ao3?

I fell in love with your story on ao3, and I also worry I won’t be able to keep track of the name changes you mentioned (I understand why you had to change them though.)

Anyway, please know that you have someone who would really appreciate it if all the chapters were on ao3, and with appropriate tagging (which you seem to do) people should have a fair understanding on what they’re getting themselves into when they start the series.

Best regards ❤️

hi lovely!! thank you so much for the kind note. it is really so wonderful to hear about readers enjoying my story, especially after so long.

i tried to make the names VERY obvious in who they were referring to, but i also know that there's something special about reading stories about specific characters. i've uploaded the first chapter of the next story on ao3, and i'll probably upload another in the next few weeks. i have 7 chapters in the first section, and the first section is complete right now, so i feel comfortable uploading it.

i will upload each chapter on patreon after i'm done writing the chapter. but going forward, i plan on only uploading chapters on ao3 (there will probably be 4 parts) after i'm done writing the part they are in. i think that encountering + processing stories that have a resolution can be healing. i'm so busy nowadays, though, that i can't promise when i'll finish the resolution of any arc. so—uploading after i'm done with each part will help mitigate any potential harm the story might do. at least, i hope!

all this to say that it might take years for me to upload the complete story to ao3, but it will be up there eventually. the real world and its responsibilities take up a lot of time, but there's not a day when i don't feel excited and happy to continue the story—!

#sunflowersolstice #rusame #hetalia #hws america #hws russia

[alpacasilk]

I know any answer would be a spoiler but is poor Alfred/Alex going to go through more trauma in Chasing Cassiopeia? I love the way you write him and honestly also love the way you hurt him so I’m ashamed but hoping the answer is yes lol

oh sorry I just saw this! yes, absolutely, he will go through soooooo much trauma that the terrible stuff he went through in the series so far will seem like bunnies and stardust. I love the boys so much but they gotta deserve their happy ending!! no pain no gain, we love character growth after someone hits rock bottom

[alpacasilk]

From: alpacasilk

To: @cheesecakehugglesart

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Hetalia: Axis Powers Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: America/Russia (Hetalia), America & England (Hetalia), England/France (Hetalia) Characters: America (Hetalia), Russia (Hetalia), England (Hetalia), Hungary (Hetalia)

Additional Tags: Cardverse (Hetalia), Terrible Diplomacy, technical infidelity, Voyeurism, Open Marriage

Summary: The newly-crowned King of Spades has adopted a different approach to diplomacy when it comes to the King of Clubs.

Note: hi! i’m your secret santa this year :) you asked for cardverse, so here it is. i like your art!

#rusame exchange #rusame secret santa #cardverse #hws america #hws russia #hetalia

[alpacasilk]

Author’s Note + Sequel

Hi everyone! It’s been a minute. I haven’t given up on the series (I want the boys to have their happy ending!) but 1) work got super hectic and 2) I realized that ao3 probably isn’t the best platform to host the next story in the series.

The next story gets very dark, and deals with a lot of potentially triggering topics including toxic thought cycles, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, etc. I 100% do not want to inadvertently traumatize anyone. At the same time, I recognize that the fandom tends to attract a number of younger readers, and I am extremely uncomfortable with the thought that someone this story was not intended for could accidentally stumble upon it. 

Therefore, I’ve been searching for a different place with a more robust age verification system to host the story. I have never used Patreon before, but from what I’ve seen, there are more safeguards in place on that platform—enough that I’m not constantly distressed about readers potentially being negatively impacted by what I write. Crucially, it preserves everyone’s anonymity as well.

To clarify: this is not about money. I am going with the lowest amount that Patreon allows me to charge in order to host my work there. Patreon also takes a cut of that amount, so I see it as more of a service fee for using the platform to share my writing. I will do the additional work of changing character names so I can make this available as original fiction, since that is what Patreon permits and what I’ve seen fan writers in similar situations do. Fortunately, I think enough elements of this story are original that it can be posted on Patreon without crossing any legal boundaries. Who the characters are should be easy to figure out.

This solution addresses another concern I had, which is that I really, really do not want to deal with any more comments about the characters being ooc. What’s most important to me in the next story is the reactions of the characters to their circumstances. I don’t want my choices in characterization to detract from the story itself, or to distract readers. Feeling like I have to defend my artistic decisions is also kind of draining, and I just want to enjoy the writing process.

I am grateful for your patience and understanding as I navigate the ethical quandaries of responsibly creating content about highly sensitive issues. I want to finish this series—it means a lot to me, and I hope that it means something to you readers as well—but I want to do it in a way that does not compromise my personal values or contribute more pain to the world. I might make other stories in the series available on ao3 later on, although I’m not sure yet. Thanks so much for reading thus far, and I hope you enjoyed/continue to enjoy the journey.

Link: https://www.patreon.com/alpacasilk

#sunflowersolstice

[alpacasilk]

If Ivan spent his birthday in the human world, would Viktor still show up? Would all that negative energy just build up for the next year?

viktor only shows up when ivan gets major depressies. since alfred started living with ivan, though, the negative energy doesn't build up enough for viktor to manifest

#ask

[alpacasilk]

K what if Alfred used Ivan's horns like bicycle handlebars.

sometimes alfred also squeezes them like bike horns and says "toot toot!" and ivan dies inside a little

#rusame #ask

[alpacasilk]

Please don't vanish on us!

i haven't abandoned the story (almost done with chapter) but i've been very torn about how i should share it if at all

#ask

[alpacasilk]

Maybe it's love. Maybe it's Lima Syndrome.

por qué no los dos

#ask

[alpacasilk]

What's the technology level of the underworld? They use carriages (with horses?) but also have indoor heating, plumbing and wifi.

it varies a lot by region. the needs of the residents and the area's ability to invest in infrastructure make up a big part of how technologically advanced an underworld region is. ivan's castle is now super advanced because of alfred's many side projects, but most of the locals live like people in pre-industrial times. the carriages are because the roads are winding and bumpy, and paving them is a huge pain so they just never bothered

#ask

[alpacasilk]

Alfred's just a tragic himbo, sitting in an Olive Garden wondering what a "super salad" is.

this is my favorite ask i've gotten so far

#hws america #hetalia #this is so dumb it really speaks to me

[alpacasilk]

Alfred's just a tragic himbo, sitting in an Olive Garden wondering what a "super salad" is.

this is my favorite ask i've gotten so far

#ask #hws america #hetalia

[alpacasilk]

Chapters: 12/12 Fandom: Hetalia: Axis Powers Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: America/Russia (Hetalia), America & Canada (Hetalia), Past Canada/Cuba, Canada/Prussia (Hetalia), South Italy/Spain (Hetalia), Germany/North Italy (Hetalia), America & South Italy (Hetalia), England/France (Hetalia), onesided UKUS, BTT/Alfred, Alfred doesn't notice Summary:

As the end of the war approaches, Alfred faces a difficult decision: preserve his halo and the fragile sense of agency in his relationship with Ivan, or sacrifice the final remnants of his freedom for his brother’s life.

The final chapter is up!

#sunflowersolstice #rusame #hetalia #fanfic #hws america #hws russia #demon/angel au

[alpacasilk]

Chapters: 8/? Fandom: Hetalia: Axis Powers Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: America/Russia (Hetalia) Characters: America (Hetalia), Russia (Hetalia), America's Whale, Blini - Character, Kumajirou (Hetalia), Canada (Hetalia) Series: Part 4 of Sunflower Solstice

Chapter Summary:

The twins talk. Bombshells drop.

#sunflowersolstice #geminigathering #rusame #hetalia #fanfic #hws america #hws canada #hws russia

[alpacasilk]

Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Hetalia: Axis Powers Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: America/Russia (Hetalia) Characters: America (Hetalia), Russia (Hetalia), America's Whale, Blini - Character, Kumajirou (Hetalia), Canada (Hetalia) Series: Part 4 of Sunflower Solstice Chapter Summary: The war ends, although not without casualties.

#sunflowersolstice #hetalia #rusame #fanfiction #hws america #hws russia #hws kumajirou #hws canada

[alpacasilk]

i really liked some of my little drawings, so i made them into stickers & other cute things (mugs, totes)! you can find them on redbubble <3 

above: whaley sticker and blini whale-napping whaley sticker

#hetalia #oc #whale #whaley #blini #persian #sunflowersolstice