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So, I got this idea like a year ago that Arthur could have done drag in the 80s. Just bear with me ( ￣ω￣ ; )

And it made perfect sense to be behind the nurse costume for April Fools as it was his gig. During the day, Arthur was a punk, and when the evening rolled in... Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... and btw I remember that in the mentioned strip, it was Spain's idea for costumes. For the name, I was thinking about something like nurse Nina or Angel (you've guessed right, it's a ref to another form ((?????? How else am I supposed to call it)) of Arthur........). Couldn't come up with a pun name, I'm not that original ( ᐛ )

Arthur is bad at blocking out his brows; that's why they're visible under makeup. And hair is weird cause I tried to imitate a crimped, frizzy, cheap wig.

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Everynyan, I'm back again ٩(＾▽＾)۶

Here's a small compilation of random sketches... the first one was actually meant for Easter, but at that time I didn't like it. And now I think it's decent enough to be posted (´-ω-`)

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You know what, I thought to myself today. I should unleash my personal insanity asylum. So, during the pandemic, I got into tomodachi life... I don't think I should elaborate on what happened next.

And now I want to share some screenshots from the time I was playing it (well, actually, these are the only ones that I could find. But believe me, I was really invested in that game. Sadly, my island doesn't want to boot up anymore. I was playing on an emulator).

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we'll be waiting for you, comrade

Thank youuuuuuuuuu (~˘▾˘)~

I'm glad to serve in Tumblr unit (• - •)ゝ

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Sorry for disappearing again. I've been recovering from jet lag and adjusting to the new university environment and study routine. It's been a bit stressful and feels quite unusual, so it still hasn't fully sunk in yet. And silly me had problems with buying a simcard and connecting to the internet. And maybe. Just maybe I forgor the password to this account

Thank you for understanding and being patient with me! (⁠✿⁠^⁠‿⁠^⁠)

Some pics from my... um... acclimatisation process...

And today I presented my course paper (online ofc),... it was alright even though I procrastinated it until the very last moment ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

At least the next post will be a new drawing! hooray

Still, I will be quite preoccupied with my exams, so I don't think I will be that active again...... I'm really sorry.... maybe at the end of June I will come back

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Honestly, I redid this drawing like three times, I think, that's why there were no posts.... (⁠๑⁠•⁠﹏⁠•⁠)

I didn't like how it was turning out and had to start over and over again (⁠ー⁠_⁠ー⁠゛⁠)

Well, at least it's finished!

This is the initial but scrapped sketch:

And some wips (btw, I didn't include the other two attempts)

I haven't thanked you in a while. Thank you for enjoying my work!!!!!!!!!!!!! └⁠(⁠ ⁠＾⁠ω⁠＾⁠)⁠」

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I feel like I'm that guy from tiktok with a brainrot folder silently asking people to look at it but with rusame

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I like gothic architecture and young/Medieval age France... so why not combine the two fav things....

That's actually it for this drawing

໒꒰ྀི˶˃ᆺ˂˶ ꒱ྀིა no crazy bts story

Also, some wips and other sketches!

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get well soon! happy first day of spring to you. hope you'll get some warmth as well

Thank you, dear anon!!!! ૮꒰˶ᵔ ᗜ ᵔ˶꒱ა I hope the same for you!!

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Always check the weather forecast!

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I'm deeply sorry for disappearing, guys ૮₍ ߹ ˕ ߹ ₎ა

Got quite sick and very much spent my day sleeping... and sleeping......... didn't notice how many days went by.

Now I'm feeling better!!!!!! I can function a bit more.

I'll try to wrap up some of the things I've been working on, even being bedridden. Maybe will post them today...

Thank you for being patient and still enjoying my work! ₍ ᐢ. 3 .ᐢ ₎

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Happy national ferris wheel day!!

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Version without filters is under the cut!

I know the concept of this art is wild. Like wut .... ₍ ᐢ. ‌_ .ᐢ ₎

Buutttt the initial inspo is pure nuts. Since Matthew's introduction in the gangsta arc, I thought that he was just like a clippit - only there to explain rules and stuff. Sort of a helper...

Also love the bellboy costume. Tower of Terror cast member ahh uniform. I know his thing is hotels, which could be a ref to the Banff Springs Hotel?? or other haunted hotels in Canada....

Actually, I always preferred the wizard as an assistant; he was a fun guy in a cool cloak. I'm not THAT OLD, btw. I just had an old computer as a kid.

Anywho

It was a joke idea for a drawing at first, but the comparison has been sitting in my head for some time........ So that's the context and why Matt is in the Microsoft system. I genuinely love my brain.

Sketch ver. I'm generous today!!!!! (⁠*⁠˘⁠︶⁠˘⁠*⁠)

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Some 19th century rusameamerus hcs!! (⁠゜⁠o⁠゜⁠;) and a little comic (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)

Today, I will skip over the entire revolutionary war+whatever happened in the world in 1812, and we are nearing the 1820s. Um, no, actually over 1825... Cause in 1822 there is Monroe's doctrine with the whole "you don't mess with my stuff, I don't mess with yours,” a hands-off policy in South America, as a reaction to plans of the Holy Alliance (Austria, Prussia, Russia) to discuss matters at the Congress of Verona on the Spanish question. Like they wanted to restore Spanish rule over Latin American colonies that had declared their independence. AnOpinions of the former 13 colonies were not asked. The USA might have plans for LatAme, how could they??????!!!!!

Okay, I'll stop with the historical stuff. I got sidetracked. Sometimes I start to act like Philomena Cunk…

The portraits are in the appropriate style of grand manner for 18/19 century. Highly referenced Joshua Reynolds. They're unfinished cause I got bored. Sorry! (⁠˘⁠･⁠_⁠･⁠˘⁠)

Anywho

Al and Ivan knew each other in the first half of the 19th century. They met and interacted; some points of friendship were gained. This is established, at least in my interpretation. After many times of proving his independence, Alfred is still being isolated by the Old World. Like they're aware of his existence and literally don't give a fuck about it. Many other things are happening on the continent; no time for new acquaintances. However, America wants to be included and to have friends!! So he is still stuck with his "sort of not fully an ally in independence war cause yknow we don't want the british to consider us as enemies too, so here are two ships if the shit hits the fan - use them" Ivan. A close neighbour from the north who started doing... something? in the icy part of the land (expansion, colonial adventure in Alaska). A BIG imperial monarchy with a good position in the Concert of Europe. Someone who probably knows a lot about diplomacy and other things on how to exist as a whole country. On the other hand, Russia isn't reluctant to have a nosy and too energetic creature around; of course, he is excited about a new friend. They see benefits in each other—"the whole world will open for me/I won't feel so lonely with him". Almost compatible with problems. This was probably curiosity at first sight. Major "why is that with him this way and not the other?" factor.

A hot new bombshell has entered the villa

The next bit might come across as too metaphorical and OOC. You've been warned.

Ivan sees Alfred (at least until the 1850s) as too nice, too innocent, and an overall pure being. A boy is so full of wonder and love for everything that it feels almost impossible. Ivan doesn't want that to change and is actually afraid of it happening, he tries to hold back Alfred from seeing the other harsh side of reality; nevertheless, Al wants to experience all - dirt, bliss, the world as whole. He doesn't want to be brought back to life, isolated from others.

After the 1850s, the situation changed. Ivan really appreciated Alfred's benevolent neutrality with the mess the Crimean War was; there is no secret in that. As a way of showing gratitude for it, he started inviting Alfred more frequently to his place. For tea, for hunts or even without a proper reason [yeah, it takes like a month to sail from one continent to another, inconvenient!]. And Alfred crushed. Real hard (regular oh, italicized oh). No other nation was treating him like that—"humanly". Everyone wanted something from him and wished for him to somehow change in a direction that was more beneficial for them. For Ivan, Alfred, as he was, was more than enough. America knew that he appreciated Ivan way before, but didn't give much thought to his feelings. He was capable of some sort of controlling it. However, now [as in the second half of the 19th century] Alfred cannot. He sighs too loud, looks too long, and smiles too much. Everything feels too much for him to handle. He tries to distract himself and pays attention to making new friends (cough the opening of Japan in 1853-1855 cough), but is still drawn to Ivan. However, the latter doesn't understand why America is suddenly more jumpy, more uneasy with him, and why his laughs are more strained. Although Alfred insists that everything is just peachy (he doesn't want to ruin this friendship with his weird feelings), Ivan's suspicion grows. He wants to know why but can't come up with a solution.

Their already interesting liaison transforms into more confusion.

And I consider hetamyu canon (cause musicals fill in all the missing plot points in manga, for me at least), sooo according to the second one, there was something peculiar between them (the infamous kiss scene).

Although I headcanon, at least for half of the 19th century, their friendship was childlike and mostly naïve. Ivan and Alfred are tall kids in diff ways. And I can absolutely imagine them playing tag or hide and seek. Though, this could have happened in any century.

In 1861-1865 they couldn't physically see each other (Alfred had to crawl in trenches), so their usual correspondence intensified (that sort of "absolutely not gay in any way" messages, like "my heart aches at the thought of your suffering, my dearest friend")...

Except for the late autumn of 1863 [the visit of the Russian fleet during the fall-winter of 1863-1864*]. Ivan paid for the first time in a while for a visit to New York (I like to think that Alfred stayed a lot of times in Saint Petersburg; however, Ivan wasn't that fond of travelling). Alfred was tired and pretty much beaten from fighting with himself; however, some obsessed excitement brought back his optimism for one night. At the ball they, as expected, danced a bit, and escaped to a more enclosed space from people and noise. Not much talking happened there; soothing silence at that time was needed. Of course Alfred was stressed because your own family literally wants to dismember you (don't know if I need to put a historical reference, but still—at the outset of the war, England and France supported the South. Napoleon III, with colonial designs on Mexico [Second Franco-Mexican War, 1861-1867], looked longingly on a divided United States, and British shipping interests were seriously affected by Lincoln's blockade of southern US ports, which led to the recognition of the Confederate states as belligerents. Russia supported the Union).

*I wanted to add here an actual fun historical fact! This “gesture” was interpreted by Americans as sympathetical move and overall a sign of “secret agreement” and Russia's protection of US Government (you can read about it further here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25156012)

Not long after that, Ivan started viewing Alfred as more mature than he was before (Ame literally got torn apart in the Civil War, of course he boosted in character development).

I'll stop here (⁠◡⁠ ⁠ω⁠ ⁠◡⁠)

(They were literally bros before hoes....................)

I'll think about making other additions to this long list of headcanons about the start of the 19th century and, of course, the whole selling Alaska event.

For finishing reading this scientific paper-sized post, you'll get old sketches of Al (and Matt!!! Woah!!) in Victorian clothing.

trench coat buttoned to the TOP.