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aph-canada-headcanons · 4 months
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Are there any nicknames u like?
Headcanon: Despite being annoyed like any other sibling would be of their siblings antics. Canada quite enjoys America’s many nicknames for him.
Headcanon: America has a large list of nicknames for Canada, but his favorites are…
• Mattie
• Matt
• Mattress
• Mater
• Matt-A-Tat-Tat
• Matt-Attack
• MatPat
• Leaf Boy
• Maple Man
• Matt Bear
• Mr. Willie
• Beav
• Hat
• P to My B
• Grump Bear
• Hello Nurse
• Dr. M
• MJ
• France Jr.
• Mon Frère
• N Bro
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dappy-dappernette · 11 months
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Dumb lil HC idea
Ok but like- While I was drawing this
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I got to thinking like- And I know this is weird but Hetalia is already weird in itself but what if like- Alfred could actually shoot from doing a finger gun??? Idk why but I can see him do that-
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ego-meliorem-esse · 3 months
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I have drawn so much baby Matt and Al recently god damn...
Is it a baby fever of do am I just fascinated by the different experiences of these two brothers. Who knows. Anyway,
For Alfred, I headcanon Arthur to have been very hands on in regard to raising his son. Very present but also very much teaching him how to be self reliant and, for the lack of better wording, independent. As a child, Alfred was wery inquisitive and curious. Arthur encouraged that, be it consciously or subconsiously. Arthur would play a huge role in Alfreds development; even when sickness struck young Alfred, Arthur was the one taking charge and staying up with him, making sure his son gets better. During the worst times, Arthur even dismissed all maids and even his sons governess out of frustration. Bc who could ever take better care of his own son than he himself. I have a habit of writing that Arthur does not consider himself a good man, but I do think he is a good father. At least to his firstborn.
This is a sort of continuation of the ask about Arthurs full on menty breaky after the constant infant death Alfred endured in his earliest days (If I find the ask I'll link it). I just wanted Arthur tired and beaten down finding peace in sleep. While at the same time, while he sleeps, Alfreds fever drops.
Matt didn't get the same parenting from François. Arthur may be a good father, but I don't think François was. At least not affectionate enough. He did buy his son presents and even made sure he got the best education. However, was that something he did for Matt or was he expected to do that as a pompous aristocrat? Even when sick, Matthew didn't make much noise. He only let people know how bad it was when he was truly ill and crossing the border of life and death. Though, the person holding Matt and making sure he survived was his governess, Marie. François would stay up and would sent for the doctors, but it was Marie who understood what Matthew needed and wanted at any given moment. She stayed with him for almost 40 years but, due to nations having a much longer childhood, died without being remembered by the boy she cared for and loved so very much.
The person who cared most for Matthew is a person he does not remember.
(I wanna elaborate on Marie some more I love her and she deserves it lol)
Anyway, sorry for the baby spamming I promise to go back to drawing slutty middle aged men in war scenarios ASAP
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goldenstarprincesses · 6 months
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Imagine nations having something really embarrassing happen to them. It could result in a death or simply be a whacky dare that they are forced to do.
They go on with their life thinking "wow, sure am glad no one saw that happen!"
Only to be flipping through the channels one night, some years or even decades later, to find out an entire Unsolved Mysteries episode about it. In horror, they quickly Google it. Only to find out an entire Reddit page dedicated to it, hundreds of YouTube videos, and TikTok's with millions of views.
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gremlins-hotel · 1 year
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From the notes of Capt. Alfred Jones: "Davie was a bus and the 'Flying Fortress' moniker seemed to pass her by, but it was a ship with a brave crew. The trudge of getting back to England from enemy territory is a story for another day. I miss her and sometimes I miss the boys we lost that day."
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B-17F "Dear Davie": *U.S. Army Model B-17F-65-BO Air Corps Serial No. 42-29670 Delivered Cheyenne 31/1/43; Pueblo 18/2/43; Salina 15/2/43; Brookley 19/3/43; Smoky Hill 23/3/43; Dow Field 18/4/43. Assigned to the 333rd Bomb Squadron/94th Bomb Group [TS-L] "DEAR DAVIE" 22/4/43; Missing in Action near Hamburg 25/7/43 with Alfred "Comet" Jones, **Co-Pilot: Daryl "Speed" Reed, Navigator: Richard Reed, Bombardier: Charlie Marstaller; Radio Operator: Johnathan Graves, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner: Clyde "Pepsi" Ray, Ball Turret Gunner: William Ortlieb, Waist Gunner: Leslie Lipsey, Waist Gunner: Paul Rapoport, Tail Gunner: Thomas Pugh (6 Killed in Action); "DEAR DAVIE" lost to flak/anti-aircraft fire, crashing near Uetersen, 15 miles NW of Hamburg, Germany.
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[nerd things & acknowledgements below cut]
Notes on the B-17F... The B-17F was an upgrade of the previous E model, with several notable changes: A one- or two-piece plexiglas nose cone, as opposed to the ten-paneled cone of previous versions. Reinforced landing gear allowed for a greater maximum payload, from 4,200 lb (1,900 kg) of ordnance to 8,000 lb (3,600 kg). Flight and combat range of the F model was improved by 900 mi (1,400 km) with the addition of nine self-sealing rubber fuel cells in the wing root, aka, "Tokyo tanks". The F model was generally characterized by being tail-heavy - which lead to part failure - and woefully undefended from the front; the early F models had no front-facing armament, leaving a 60° blind spot to the direct front of the aircraft - a flaw which was exploited by German pilots, who held air superiority. Later F models would see a list of possible available modifications (factory and field) such as inserting two .50 caliber machine guns into the nose cone to solve the blind spot. Other modifications to later F models were bulged cheek turrets, as opposed to the window-mounted guns of earlier iterations, and the available addition of the iconic "Bendix" chin turret. The chin turret is far more common on the subsequent G "gunship" variant. ("Dear Davie" is an early F model without the nose mount, bulged cheeks, or chin turret.)
*This model production block, serial no., and fate are borrowed from real-life B-17F #42-29670, "Thundermug." "Thundermug" was an aircraft that originally served in the 333rd Bomb Squadron/94th Bomb Group alongside my great-grandfather and his usual steed, "The Gremlins Hotel." It was transferred to the 544th BS/384th BG, at which point it went Missing in Action over Hamburg from flak/aa-fire; 8 of its crew became POWs while 2 were KIA. I have had the honor to speak to descendants of both of its crews and help them research "Thundermug"; I wish to voice a mere glimpse of their stories in a unique way.
**All names of Alfred's crew are either cobbled-together family names throughout our history here or entirely fictitious - though some were inspired by real people whom I grew up with stories of. All inspirations were individuals that lived good lives post-war.
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senditothemoonn · 1 year
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It took them 4 hours to get ready because Francis spent 3 of them begging Arthur not to wear socks with sandals.
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jnjzksekfjvn · 1 month
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he looks like a sperm cell
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arumidden · 9 months
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Hetalians, what do you think of your country’s portrayal?
Please reblog with your country and any explanations you have! I love to hear what people think!
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aph-canada-headcanons · 3 months
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Can we have Matthew’s morning/night routine? 🇨🇦♥️
Headcanon: Canada’s morning routine is more like an afternoon routine unless he’s getting up to do some early morning photography.
Headcanon: He’s not a morning person so every day starts with him groggily going downstairs to make a cup of coffee before getting ready.
Headcanon: Canada is a lukewarm shower taker in the mornings to wake up. He’d take a cold one but one time he fell asleep in a cold shower and got sick.
Headcanon: After getting ready every morning Canada takes Kumajawalkin out for a stroll in the countryside, if he’s in his house in the city he just walks Kuma on a pet treadmill next to his treadmill.
Headcanon: Canada is an exercise in the evening type of guy. He often goes with America to the gym, or the hockey rink, or the pool, or the track, or… well they do a lot of activities together. Whatever America does to stay in shape he usually comes along and when America isn’t up for it he always goes on a little hike or rock climbing.
Headcanon: while Canada doesn’t really take a shower shower before bed he does like to rinse off the sweat from working out before brushing his teeth and washing his face.
Headcanon: France got him into bedtime yoga. Ever since Canada tends to do little stretches and a bit of meditation before bed. He even got Kumajastay a little mat so he can join him on the floor relaxing.
Headcanon: Canada hibernates like a bear. He’s not a night owl at all and usually goes to sleep at 10:30. Once he’s out he’s out. Kumajaeepy usually curls up on top of him before he’s completely out to get one last scratch.
// Sorry this took so long, life literally decided to swallow me whole. Looks like I need to do yoga with Canada to de-stress
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ask-nyc-boroughs · 2 months
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Early Appalachian frontiersman Alfred in buckskin circa 1790- 1810s. I’m trying to figure out how to paint like NC Wyeth digitally (so lol the background is Wyeth’s).
Gonna ramble a bit about my nor’easter au and Alfred below the cut
Following the American Revolution, Alfred is immediately sent out to squash any rebellions (like whiskey rebellion) and to partake in wars against Indigenous nations like the Cherokee. I’ll save a discussion about the Cherokee wars for another time because that’ll take a long time to explain + I’m still working on my Cherokee oc and I need to understand Cherokee history and perspective more before I go forward with talking about this topic.
Now the many of the east coast states are older than Alfred, and they mostly supported him during the revolution because they thought he’d be easy to control given at the time of the revolution he wasn’t tied down as any colony or city. However, he was a New Englander and very obviously so
He was once Plymouth colony and he grew up alongside his cousin Henry/Massachusetts, but by the time the revolution occurred, his status was unclear and he was simply living with his cousin (who’s his earliest and most fierce supporter) .
These states operated like countries and part of why the had the revolution was to continue to self-govern and maintain their regional cultures. It’s also part of why the federal government initially was rather weak. Given Alfred’s closeness to his cousin, and his very staunch New England identity, I think the states would be hesitant over a strong New England national control. And so I think they especially Jennie/NY & Rich/Virginia encouraged Alfred to leave his cousin for a while, and partake in military campaigns (+ he was good at battle).
Also Alfred was like 14, and I don’t think he’s ever been the type to sit down and do paperwork. Honestly he was always a bad student, who was far more interested in the outdoors, horses, sailing and hunting. While he won the war, and he was fine with being head of state, he still didn’t 1) have confidence in himself to make non-military related decisions 2) he just wasn’t mentally ready to take on the responsibilities and was fine deferring it to his states like Jennie, Rich, or Henry to figure out matters that weren’t military related. He was irresponsible and it would come back to bite him in the ass during the Civil War.
Alfred on a personal level it was probably good for him to get away from his overly critical cousin who can be overbearing, but also so he would get more experience to deeply get to know his states.
Also Alfred, growing up in New England, he was a little ball of rage as a kid and he has a difficult time managing his emotions. He wasn’t exactly the personable seemingly fun loving Alfred of the present. Not that he couldn’t crack a joke, but ok I’m not from New England, but in the northeast I find we’re rather cynical, un-filtered and sarcastic and tbh kind of asssholes in the way we have fun and in our humor. That’s how he was, which is like fine unless you’re trying to appeal to the rest of the nation lol which he would have to
I think his time spent in Appalachia and the south did help him learn more about his other states especially Maisie/ North Carolina. But also helped him learn more how to let go some of this intense New England rage, and how to better control his emotions. But also let loose in a way that isn’t so dark and cynical. Also I think this helped him slowly learn how to speak with less of a New England specific accent
He was also able to observe states like Rich and Carl/ South Carolina and gain an understanding of how being able to control your emotions, can help control your image and how others perceive you. So these are the origins of how he slowly began to shape and become at least in public this overly friendly happy go lucky Alfred.
I’ll save a discussion about his interactions with the Appalachian states more explicitly another time I’m just tired😴 fr rn
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nordickies · 3 months
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Something I keep thinking about is the fact that while Ludwig and Alfred fall under the "kids who had to grow up too fast" trope, Iceland is basically the opposite of that. He's hundreds of years older than both of them but stuck in a young body, and he has to prove himself constantly in order to be taken seriously. It's such an interesting difference to explore
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unhetalia · 1 month
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I cannot see Arthur as anything other than a horny wolf in gentlesheep's clothing. He's always in impeccable, tailored suits and he tuts over Alfred showing up in jeans and a pastel pink cropped hoodie but he'll still step forward to open a door for him ... and then checks out his ass when Alfred walks through.
But despite being a raging pervert and horndog, he doesn't come out and ask people to fuck. It's all a series of rituals involving smirking and making subtle but pointed innuendos until his target is red in the face and desperate for him. Then he makes a comment about bathrooms or heading off back to his hotel. His success rate is nearly a hundred percent. NEARLY, because —
Alfred is the complete opposite of Arthur. He's no distinguished gentleman - prefers jeans and hoodies and his beaten up converse to suit and ties, and he rarely ever thinks about sex unless he's actually having it. Not that he doesn't get horny - he does! But his mind tends to be occupied with a million ideas and plans and sex is... not one of the things that'll come up in his head during the day.
It means that innuendos and flirting tend to go over his head - he can read conflict in the twitch of an eye and friendship in the tilt of a head, but sex is his blind spot.
So, unstoppable force (a horndog Arthur who gets sex without ever having to actually ask for it) meets immovable object (an Alfred who is blind to anything sexual out in the wild).
It's been one hundred years and Arthur has never succeeded in bedding Alfred.
Alfred is patiently waiting for Arthur to show him he's interested.
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goldenstarprincesses · 4 months
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I like to imagine that anytime social media slap fights go to far or humans start panicking about international relations because they don't understand the relationships that exist between nations, the nations are forced to put out formal press releases.
But half the time the press releases, even after many edits by political communication professionals, have undeniable snark because nations don't like doing them.
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myrddin-wylt · 11 months
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I like depicting Alfred as charming, but not really in an obvious way. you meet him as a stranger and he's very friendly and considerate and polite; he helps you move your luggage or offers to his hand to help you up or holds the door open. he calls service workers "sir." you're not used to chatting with random strangers but you're clearly not going anywhere anyway and he seems so interested in you personally, what your life is like, what do you like, just little details no stranger really cares about. he's a little loud, sorta- it's more like he doesn't mind if anyone overhears him, so it's clear he doesn't make a habit of gossip, nor does he expect anyone to shame him for his opinions, as evidently it would be equally unthinkable for him to shame anyone else.
I just really like an Alfred who's charismatic and draws people in with nothing but courtesy and good manners. It's funny, too, comparing Alfred's courtesy and politeness against Arthur's. Arthur is every bit a gentleman but he is not kind, nor does he pretend to be. Arthur is courteous, but in an obviously imperious way. to Arthur, good manners are a sign of sophistication and good breeding- status, essentially. to Alfred, good manners are a sign of kindness and, oddly enough, ambition. opportunity. resourcefulness. a person who scoffs at everyone and declines to build bridges is not a person who wants to go very far in life.
in any case it's particularly fun to imagine Alfred like this at various points in history, because the newly independent, ultra-polite farmer and political philosopher comes off very differently than the generous and courteous Gilded Age business magnate. and both come off as a stark contrast to Arthur, for whom manners are sometimes the only thing keeping his temper and arrogance in check.
late 19th century Alfred in particular is great because he's such an openly ambitious, selfish piece of shit but he's also so damn charming and polite that most people simply don't notice. also he's found out that the more generous he is, the more wealth and power think he has and the more they want to work with him, so it becomes a self-feeding cycle.
side hc: during the Gilded Age, Alfred personally becomes hella fucking rich. it just makes his interactions with the 'old rich' Arthur and family so interesting. Lord Father may be the one with the empire, but it can't be denied that Mr. Jones does just fine for himself, and in fact does apparently better than his aristocratic family members.
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stirringwinds · 8 months
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alfred having an embarrassing crush on gilbert that he genuinely couldn’t conceal at valley forge is a headcanon i’ll always stick with, but i do feel like even if he isn’t as polished as his older self, he also started learning to put on a performance for old world nations on his post independence please trade and be friends with me tour. it’s not the smug and confident world power persona of course, but he quite deliberately plays up being the charmingly unsophisticated, blue-eyed ingénue i feel, for the likes of everyone from russia to morocco to china. there’s a lot of flying by the seat of his pants, but the old world is all very interested in a new fresh faced young thing who has Arthur in a fury, so why not play up a persona as a wide eyed and somewhat innocent, but also rebellious debutante, that lets them feel amused and wise next to his provincial self if it gets him trade and treaties? why not indeed. showing people what they want to see and manipulating his public image to get what he wants is something alfred, the superpower, does all the time, after all.
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el-costae · 11 months
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i just like alfred with dimples, that’s my biggest headcanon for him
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