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All I’m saying is I want a Road Trip gone wrong and now we’re on the run AU™

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are u telling me the new season of hetalia was released on april fools this cannot be real

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Cont | @banamaak

Strokes her chin for a moment. “Hmm... oh, I know! There’s a very popular character in Iran named Mullah Nasreddin. There’s one particular story that always gets me. Someone asked Mullah what his age was, and he says he’s fifty years old. The other person then tells him that he told them the same thing the last time they asked two years ago. Well... it’s much funnier in Farsi.”

Flat in delivery and even more thin in humour at her ending punchline. Violet hues picked up. Hands paused his knitting allowing full (surprised) attention. “Iman-” before finishing his though Ivan laughed, however, not at her acquired taste in humour which went unsaid but not completely without notice.

“It was fantastic! I bet if you opened up every conversation with that everyone would think you’re a master of comedy.” “Want to hear one of mine? What was Iran called before 1935?”

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Clown Yuri Kuklachyov and his cat Strelka, photo by Yuri Somov (1987)

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// Ayeeee kinda back-- things r still gonna be slow 

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superbeaucoupdevisages​:

      “I mean- Not like I have anywhere else to be, really. So sure, lets get lost in bumfuck-nowhere Siberia.”

    Mathias stuck his tongue out at the Russian before laughing a little to himself. It was a good thing he was use to the cold, or he’d probably die on a little ‘adventure’ to Siberia. While high. And that wouldn’t be a fun way to die for a bit, if he was going to drop for a bit, it better be fun. Or at least he has to go out with a bang.

    He blinked as the other tugged him up by his hands, not stopping him in the slightest and following him towards the door. Oh shit, they were really going to do this, weren’t they? The edible hadn’t even kicked in yet! Oh well, there was no stopping this chain of events now. If the others were worried, they at least knew he went to Ivan’s.

      “Heeeey. You say that like it’s a bad cartoon! It’s hilarious! To me at least it is.”

Luckily, this wasn’t in the stars and he wasn’t about to drive off into Moscow in his state. A sliver of the younger man cared enough to keep them on foot in their explorations of streets already memorized; brick by brick and store by store. It was old. Like Dan. However, there was a fine appreciation in seeing one enough to memorize their face as it was with their homes of old and new.

“You got a terrible taste.” He teased. 

Ivan had to slow and think. They couldn’t very well do as they pleased without facing some repercussions. Even with a unclear head the man could see that as a possible headache. A sight slipping away as he was seeking out a spot of fun. 

“We could...go to Sokolniki.” A wonderful park, open all night and having the addition of two fools to their wonders. “They do skating in winter. We should!”

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❛ i know you’re not supposed to smile back ❜

“When a baby smiles at me I’ll return it. They have no idea what’s happening and will get scared of their own hiccups...but it still counts. You just hate kids. It’s okay.”

He has no idea what she was talking about. His reply made no sense. He’s just knitting and hoping it fits the conversation.

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starters  /  prompts taken from hieu minh nguyen’s work ,  not here .  feel free to change pronouns  /  tenses as necessary .

  ❛  it seems important to mention all the things that went wrong  ❜

  ❛  don’t ask if i’m a ghost  ❜

  ❛  i fled and did not return  ❜

  ❛  i cannot love you  ,  if i love you  ,  i will die  ❜

  ❛  for years i chose death  ❜

  ❛  i belong to my mother’s fear  ❜

  ❛  what do you do with tenderness when all you expect is fury ?  ❜

  ❛  he looks like he will keep you safe  ❜

  ❛  any love i find will be treason  ❜

  ❛  why did you bring me here ?  ❜

  ❛  i count the hornets that escape their mouths  ❜

  ❛  i only ask for your laughter  ❜

  ❛  look at me in the old way in this new light  ❜

  ❛  sometimes i wake up and my body does not follow  ❜

  ❛  it wasn’t the same without you  ❜

  ❛  i’m still trying to figure out what it means to stay  ❜

  ❛  it’s all very predictable  ❜

  ❛  how can i love something that isn’t ruined ?  ❜

  ❛  like all agony  ,  there are pleasant moments  ❜

  ❛  i want to be better at lying  ❜

  ❛  i’m afraid if i say it out loud i will cast a curse  ❜

  ❛  some men don’t know they’re hungry until they eat  ❜

  ❛  some spells take years to cast  ❜

  ❛  there are rules you have to follow if you want to survive  ❜

  ❛  i know you’re not supposed to smile back  ❜

  ❛  madness  ,  too  ,  can be cumulative  ❜

  ❛  trying to forget is not the same as leaving  ❜

  ❛  i really should get a sense of humor  ❜

  ❛  i understand no one  ❜

  ❛  i cannot stop him from disappearing  ❜

  ❛  her body was a dress i hung for motivation  ❜

  ❛  you were once and perhaps continue to be the myth you tell to scare yourself  ❜

  ❛  there are countless ways to justify company  ❜

  ❛  you are predictable in your longing  ❜

  ❛  i don’t want to explain a thing  ❜

  ❛  i knew if i just asked him to leave he would have  ❜

  ❛  there are countless ways to open a carcass  ❜

  ❛  all i’ve ever wanted to be was useful  ❜

  ❛  there’s still time to be saved  ❜

  ❛  shut up  ;  i know the story  ,  or at least the lesson  ❜

  ❛  you wont find it  ;  you won’t find whatever you’re looking for  ❜

  ❛  i could get away with being clumsy with knives  ❜

  ❛  i want to study the mechanics of leaving  ❜

  ❛  any adjective can be true if you cry hard enough  ❜

  ❛  i see little futures in the distance but none belong  ❜

  ❛  i am beginning to forget what i expect from the world i always knew  ❜

  ❛  you can’t think of regret as a town you move too when grief snores too loud  ❜

  ❛  in death we belong to everyone  ❜

  ❛  i want to return to my old body  ❜

  ❛  i think the life i want is the life i have  ,  but how can i be sure ?  ❜

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@helaaspindakaas / / x

“Okay, sure, you can just leave me here in your house alone. I’ll be sure to leave it unlocked and invite some random animal in when I leave.” A snarky response naturally jabbed the man without care for how his words landed on the other. 

He needed only to sort through the work they’ve done today anyways. Having not a sprinkle of trust in this sick Dutch bastard to do it correctly in his useless state. Ivan was busy. Spending his afternoon in the other mans home was truly not how he’d like to spend his time. Hoping he wouldn’t miss his flight over the others’ cold. 

“Have fun in the cold!” Ivan smiled. 

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damnprussia​:

[text] rude … too bad im already inside

He absolutely was already inside, standing in the doorway of Ivan’s room, knocking on the door. “I had an early flight. Let’s get breakfast.”

Immediately, Gilbert was greeted by a grouch that fixed a gaze down on the man. It needn’t take a genius to read Ivan hadn’t gotten much sleep but the offer of breakfast was all to enticing. Suddenly he didn’t care to continue his sleep. 

“Your treat?”

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@damnprussia​ / /  memes B)

FRIENDS.   childhood friends  /  work friends  /  family friends  /  recently friends  /  turning antagonistic  /  turning into something romantic  /  stable  /  falling apart  /  friendship of need  /  friendship of circumstance  pen - pals or internet friends  /  coworkers  /  other .

ROMANCE.   childhood sweethearts  /  newly entered  /  soulmates  /  skinny love ivan wont drop the l word, but he validates him that’s close enough !! /  unrequited from my muses side  /  unrequited from your muses side  /  friends with benefits  /  awkward  /  fading  /  turning  toxic  /  toxic  and  destructive  /  other .

FAMILIAL BOND.   sibling bond  /  older sibling figure to your muse  /  younger sibling figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal  guardian  /  other .

ENEMIES.   dangerous to themselves  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  passionate  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into a sexual tension  /  developing into a romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based of misunderstandings or lies  /  other . I refuse to think your gil and ivan are enemies in modern time

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FRIENDS.   childhood friends  /  work friends  /  family friends  /  recently friends  /  turning antagonistic  /  turning into something romantic  /  stable  /  falling apart  /  friendship of need  /  friendship of circumstance  pen - pals or internet friends  /  coworkers  /  other .

ROMANCE.   childhood sweethearts  /  newly entered  /  soulmates  /  skinny love  /  unrequited from my muses side  /  unrequited from your muses side  /  friends with benefits  /  awkward  /  fading  /  turning  toxic  /  toxic  and  destructive  /  other . 

FAMILIAL BOND.   sibling bond  /  older sibling figure to your muse  /  younger sibling figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal  guardian  /  other .

ENEMIES / JUST BEING TERRIBLE FRIENDS LOL.   dangerous to themselves  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  passionate  /  rivals, depends on the time  /  petty  /  developing into a sexual tension  /  developing into a romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based of misunderstandings or lies  /  other .

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FRIENDS.   childhood friends  /  work friends  /  family friends  /  recently friends, ( kinda ) /  turning antagonistic, ( can’t say for Eiríkurs’ side ) /  turning into something romantic  /  stable  /  falling apart  /  friendship of need  /  friendship of circumstance  pen - pals or internet friends  /  coworkers  /  partners  /  other .

ROMANCE.   childhood sweethearts  /  newly entered  /  soulmates  /  skinny love  /  unrequited from my muses side  /  unrequited from your muses side  /  friends with benefits  /  awkward  /  fading  /  turning  toxic  /  toxic  and  destructive  /  other !! 

FAMILIAL BOND.   sibling bond  /  older sibling figure to your muse  /  younger sibling figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal  guardian  /  other .

ENEMIES.   dangerous to themselves  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  passionate  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into a sexual tension  /  developing into a romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based of misunderstandings or lies  /  other .

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FRIENDS.   childhood friends  /  work friends  /  family friends  /  recently friends  /  turning antagonistic  /  turning into something romantic ( depends )  /  stable  /  falling apart  /  friendship of need  /  friendship of circumstance  pen - pals or internet friends  /  coworkers   /  other .

ROMANCE.   childhood sweethearts  /  newly entered  /  soulmates  /  skinny love  /  unrequited from my muses side  /  unrequited from your muses side  /  friends with benefits  /  awkward  /  fading  /  turning  toxic  /  toxic  and  destructive  /  other .

FAMILIAL BOND.   sibling bond  /  older sibling figure to your muse  /  younger sibling figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal  guardian  /  other .

ENEMIES.   dangerous to themselves  /  dangerous to others  /  unpredictable  /  passionate  /  rivals  /  petty  /  developing into a sexual tension  /  developing into a romantic tension  /  based off family matters  /  based of circumstance  /  based of professional matters  /  based of misunderstandings or lies  /  other .

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sometimes i think about the amber room and CRY 

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[Image Description: Tag reading “enemies to… still enemies”]

The AO3 Tag of the Day is: Gritty realism

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@kriegerherzz said: Ach, you know I never plan anything. [false, he plans everything meticulously] Plans never survive first contact with the enemy anyway. [perhaps listening to rainer talk is the trial]

[ He looks like someone just spat on his dog and ditched him with the dinner bill the more Rainer talked. Who would’ve guessed Rainer was right? ] Rainer, shut up and smoke this entire pack in under a minuet. If you can do that I’ll listen to your story. [ He’s already putting on in his mouth. ] Go!