#character: ludwig kaiser

[openshanklygates]

Like You Know Him

Whumpril 2024 April 7th, 2024 HESITATION Ludwig Kaiser/Sadie Cullen (OC) Apocalypse Verse

They called her Little Mother and it was part of Marcel's job to keep a close eye on her, both in the world before and in the world now.

Sadie Cullen had always been the epitome of grace and sophistication. Even if the new world was not kind to those who had once called the arts their profession, it did not mean she was any less of an artist. Sadie's form of expression had always been the dance, ballet primarily. It was how she had fallen in love with Walter, the leader that Marcel followed no matter what. It was also how Marcel had come to fall in love with Sadie, their Little Mother.

Now, here in the world after, it was up to the men of Imperium to protect Sadie and her best friend Alyssa when threats like this came calling.

The horns that signaled the arrival of one of the worst men in The Wasteland, a man they called The Redeemer, rang out throughout the Imperium encampment. Marcel had been sitting with Sadie, enjoying the quiet morning, as the horns sounded. He was first to his feet, glancing at the third man in the room, Fabian. "Is he here?"

"Yes," Sadie answered for Fabian as she got to her feet, eyes darting from the door to Marcel. He had expected the fear in her eyes, but there was something deeper at the core. Worry? No, no she would never worry about this. She turned to Fabian, "Go find her. Please."

The her in question was Alyssa Santos, the encampment medic. Even in a terrifying moment like this, Sadie's thoughts were of her best friend. It was part of that selflessness that made her their Little Mother. Fabian ran to find the other girl just as fast as he could. From another part of the makeshift camp he could hear footsteps, meaning that he had no time to get Sadie to safety. Marcel pulled her behind a set of crates, signaling for her to remain low and silent.

Just as a hard thwack from behind connected with Marcel's back.

Marcel turned on his heel to see the well-dressed man behind him, holding a black baseball bat. This couldn't be the Redeemer, no. This scrawny, barely threatening thing had to be one of the Redeemer's well known lackies. If he had to guess, Marcel assumed that this was the man who called himself The Artiste. The bald man swung his bat again, only for Marcel to catch it with one hand. He pulled in, using his grip to pull the other man in with him. Marcel caught the stranger with a headbutt, sending him sprawling to the ground. The stranger glanced towards where Sadie was hidden, closing his eyes after a moment.

Marcel raised the bat high, about to send it crashing down on the stranger's face, when suddenly Sadie was between the two. "Little Mother, move out of the way!"

"Marcel...I..."

There was a hesitation to her voice and it caused Marcel to lower the bat. "D...do you know this man, Sadie?"

She looked at the ground, as if ashamed, "Marcel...what you should understand is..."

"Speak, little mother," Marcel took a gentle hold of her chin, tilting the woman's face up to meet his piercing blue gaze, "do you know him?"

"His name is Matthew Rehwoldt...and he...he's my friend."

[mxmoth]

IMPERIUM on WWE RAW | 1-15-24

[6urn1td0wn]

Imperium oc! He does in fact get kicked out of the polycule though </3 he was too rash and started shit without thinking too often

He also! Hardly knows any English, so once he gets kicked out of imperium he has no one to translate for him. It’s rough

[nostalgicwrestlingrd]

WWE Raw July 24 2023 (Full Show Live)

1-The Judgment Day kick off Raw. 2-Becky Lynch vs Zoey Stark. 3-Cody Rhodes says he will end ‘Brock Lesnar’ at Summerslam. 4-Sami Zayn vs Dominik Mysterio NXT Championship Match. 5-Rhea Ripley destroys Liv Morgan and breaks her arm. 6-Ricochet challenges Logan Paul to a match at Summerslam. 7-Damian Priest vs Apollo Crews. 8-Drew McIntyre vs Ludwig Kaiser. 9-Seth Rollins and Finn Balor Summerslam Contract Signing. 10-Sami Zayn helps Seth Rollins stand up after Raw 7/24/23 goes off the air! 11-Seth Rollins breaks character after Raw 7/24/23 camera go off air!!

[smartycvnt]

Headcanon and Prompt Blurb Character List

Characters that I will take headcanon and prompt blurb requests for, but not one shots.

WWE

Steve Austin

John Cena

Triple H

Randy Orton

Jimmy Uso

Jey Uso

Finn Balor

Dominik Mysterio

Kevin Owens

Sami Zayn

Ludwig Kaiser

Giovanni Vinci

Walter

Solo Sikoa

Lexis King

AEW

Billy Gunn

Sting

Matt Jackson

Kenny Omega

Roderick Strong

Colten Gunn

Austin Gunn

Danhausen

Hook

Orange Cassidy

Marvel

Steve Rogers

Bucky Barnes

Jean Grey

Sam Wilson

Peter Parker

Thor

Wade Wilson

Gambit

Wolverine

Negasonic Teenage Warhead

Phil Coulson

Jane Foster

DC

Tim Drake

Dick Grayson

Damian Wayne

Clark Kent

Barry Allen

Oliver Queen

Peacemaker

Rick Flagg

Cassadra Cain

Stephanie Brown

Barbara Gordon

Starfire

Raven

Zatanna Zatara

Horror

Randall Flagg

Stu Redman

Larry Underwood

Anita "Needy" Lesnicki

Billy Loomis

Mindy Meeks

Chad Meeks

Criminal Minds

Spencer Reid

[bbygirlky18]

Hi! Can I request one with Ludwig Kaiser where he is antagonizing a fellow wrestler (similar to what he is doing with Maxxine) but she ends up falling in love with him after he shows her his true self.

@heelstylerollins This one seems great so I will just make a character for you.

The Bad Boy (who's a softy) with a nice Heart! Ludwig Kaiser!

Ludwig Kaiser x Emmaline Roth

Warnings: None

Word Count: 237

A/N: Enjoy you guys!!!

@heelstylerollins I chose Emmaline for the character, I didn't know if you wanted her to be named but I named her. Sorry

Ludwig Kaiser was a professional wrestler with a reputation for being ruthless in the ring. He had a habit of antagonizing his opponents and was known as the villain of the wrestling world.

One day, Ludwig was set to face off against a female wrestler named Emmaline Roth. He was determined to win, and as usual, he started to heckle her and trash-talk her. Emmaline was not intimidated by his taunts, and she stood her ground.

As the match went on, Ludwig started to realize that Emmaline was actually a very talented and determined wrestler. He began to respect her and to see her as a worthy opponent.

At the end of the match, Ludwig extended his hand in a show of respect, and Emmaline accepted. She then thanked him for the match and for showing her his true self.

Emmaline was taken aback by the sudden change in Ludwig's demeanor, and she started to develop feelings for him. Ludwig felt the same, and soon enough, the two were in a relationship.

The two wrestlers continued to compete against each other, but they always had a mutual respect for one another. They eventually married and settled down, and Ludwig continued to be a successful wrestler.

Emmaline and Ludwig's story is a testament to the power of true love. It's a reminder that even the most unlikely of people can find love in the most unexpected of places.

-I hope y'all enjoyed this! I loved writing this. Love you guys. <33333. Y'all know what to do if you want to send a request.

[damixnpriest]

trying to write a fic in which ludwig kaiser is a supporting character is so difficult because he's obviously a heel but writing him in this context as an indiscriminate bastard doesn't entirely work but there isn't enough space in the fic for him to have a properly fleshed out character and so he's just kind of a cunty little bitch serving camp and attitude and i think i love it.

[dynamitehq]

firstly, we want to apologize because we feel responsible that this situation was able to happen and that's something that we wish we could have avoided but it has been brought to our attention and investigated *for awhile* that this mun (yet again) has been the main cause of issues. we try to be fair but this , this was the last straw. every group you been in you cause unnecessary drama both in character & out of character. making a lot of people feel so uncomfortable and saying stuff that is just shocks both admins to the freaking core.

we are sorry for any connections that this breaks because that is an experience that we never want anyone to go throw again but we cannot have someone so willing to deceive us here.

a few things to point out; it doesn't matter how much you try and get somebody to 'vouch' for you, or how much you try to ship with yourself to make it seem more realistic, we will find out and just like right now, we will remove you. thank you for everyone who has sent proof and helped us with this. we are so sorry this took so long.

lastly, this individual is known to send anon hate once they're removed from groups so please delete anything that may be offensive and if you need to, turn off the anon feature for a while. you may also want to consider blocking these accounts for your own peace of mind.

please unfollow.

@meloverse616 ( carmelo hayes )

@ludwigsangryfoot ( ludwig kaiser )

@nkakiana ( kiana james )

@shawyoulook ( giselle shaw )

the roles of carmelo hyes, ludwig kaiser, kiana james, giselle shaw are now available !

[theattitudeera]

Good afternoon, tags!

Our group is currently looking for active members to join our discord server. Everyone is allowed to bring in any muse they’d like to write as! After a week of activity, you will be allowed to bring in up to 3 wrestling muses and 1 original character. All we ask is that you are active and making an effort to participate! We offer weekly and monthly events, as well as daily writing activities! Join today and claim us as your forever home. :)

to send in an application, please apply at our discord server, linked on our page. ✨

most wanted: grayson waller, malakai black, iyo sky, mandy rose, sonya deville, willow nightingale, ivy nile, bronson reed, the new day, gunther, dakota kai, orange cassidy, toni storm, eddie kingston, tay melo, mariah may, jamie hayter, deonna purrazzo, jay white, finn balor, damian priest, dominik mysterio, asuka, isla dawn, the usos, kevin owens, sami zayn, ludwig kaiser, maryse, the miz, montez ford, angelo dawkin, naomi, andrade, miro, becky lynch, bayley, rhea ripley, bianca belair, carmella, cathy kelley and drew mcintyre.

[ignitionhq]

We are officially open! If you’re looking for a new, fresh group then come check us out. You can bring in three characters right off the bat! There’s an admin checking in all day so if you have any questions then throw a message our way!

Some of our most wanted include;  Roman Reigns, Finn Balor, Damian Priest, Ethan Page, CM Punk, Adam Cole, Britt Baker, Jamie Hayter, Bayley, Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky, Ludwig Kaiser, Gunther, Solo Sikoa, Trinity, Bianca Belair, Asuka, Charlotte Flair, Cora Jade, Roxanne Perez, Carmelo Hayes, Tay Melo, Toni Storm, Mariah May, Gigi Dolin, Grayson Waller, Isla Dawn, Corey Graves, Angelo Dawkins, Carmella, Kris Statlander, and many more!

[originalclappas]

Muses Page!

primary muses:

Finn Balor

Carmelo Hayes

Ludwig Kaiser/Marcel Barthel

Roman Reigns

secondary muses:

Roman Reigns

Wade Barrett

Anthony Ogogo

Samoa Joe

Randy Orton

MVP

Billie Kay/Jessica McKay

Eva Marie

Cedric Alexander

Will Ospreay (Mayyyyybe...please see writer)

Comic Muses:

See for details! Mainly DC related but happy to hear/read ideas

Custom Muses/Original Character faces: (Yes, I know.)

Daisy Taylor, Taye Diggs, Stormi Maya, Psalms Salazar, Boris Kodjoe, Ashley Adams, Yahya Abdul-Mateen, Elarica Johnson

trial muses:

As a longtime gamer, I've had a hand in more than a few characters. So if there's a logical want or a unique idea, please contact me in DMs or send a question. I'm happy to hear anything you've got in mind.

[crispyturtlepainter]

WWE announces new details of the SmackDown World Cup

ChaWWE announces new details of the SmackDown World Cup: WWE announces new details of the SmackDown World Cup:. The SmackDown World Cup could include multiple foreign participants associated with WWE. The winner of the tournament will face GUNTHER for the Intercontinental Championship. WWE SmackDown November 4, 2022: coverage and results.

In the last episode of Friday Night SmackDown, WWE announced the holding of a tournament in World Cup format with the superstars of the blue brand. So Taking advantage of the fact that FOX will be the home of the FIFA World Cup. So the wrestling company will celebrate its own within the channel. Through its website, WWE released more details of what this competition will be. So The announcement in this medium ensures that the tournament will have "a squad of international superstars". And So who will participate starting this Friday. It should be remembered that the cast of SmackDown has several foreign names such as Rey Mysterio. Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn, Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci, Drew McIntyre, Sheamus. among many others that could fall into this category.

WWE announces new details of the SmackDown World Cup:

On the other hand, an important prize was announced for the winner of this competition. So The first winner of the SmackDown World Cup will get a shot at the WWE. Intercontinental Championship currently held by GUNTHER. So The two competitors will meet on a date and place to be confirmed by the company soon. It should also be noted that WWE has not confirmed the participants of this competition, but it could do so in the course of the next few days. The next episode of Friday Night SmackDown will take place on Friday. So November 11 from the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Fans will be able to witness this episode live from the venue, through its broadcast on FOX in the United States.

WWE SmackDown card November 11, 2022:

WWE Unified Tag Team Championships The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) (c) vs. The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods) Santos Escobar vs. Shinsuke Nakamura The WWE SmackDown World Cup begins Don't forget to visit Solowrestling, the website with all WWE news. Follow us on social networks, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter and Instagram. Remember that the next WWE PPV is WWE Survivor Series and in Solowrestling you will be up to date with all the related news. For More Information Visit These Articles: - Braun Strowman provokes negative reactions with his comments on social networks - Matt Cardona wants to use his current character in WWE - WWE announces new details of the SmackDown World Cup - WWE announces its schedule of dates for winter 2023 - Ric Flair is again eliminated from the WWE intro - WWE Crown Jewel 2022 In English Live Results - Logan Paul was injured during his match at WWE Crown Jewel - The Usos will defend the Unified Tag Team Championships against New Day on SmackDown - Logan Paul uploads to his social networks the video of the spot against the table in WWE Crown Jewel 2022 Read the full article

[emptymasks]

Reminder for the stream tonight!

Week 3: Elisabeth das Musical 2005 Vienna Revival (Proshot)

11th of September 11pm BST/GMT+1 Language: German TW: themes of suicide, depression, anxiety Cast: Maya Hakvoort (Elisabeth), Máté Kamarás (Der Tod), Serkan Kaya (Luigi Lucheni), Andre Bauer (Franz Joseph), Fritz Schmid (Rudolf), Else Ludwig (Sophie), Johann Ebert (Young Rudolf), Luzia Nistler (Ludovika/Frau Wolf), Kerstin Ibald (Gräfin Esterhazy), Sigrid Brandstetter (Helene)

Summary: The musical follows the life of the Austrian Empress Elisabeth ‘Sissi’, but with a supernatural twist. Her obsession with death grows as her mental health declines, as Death falls in love with her and tries to convince her to kill herself so they can be together. He watches her from her marriage to Kaiser Franz-Joseph in 1854 to her murder in 1989 at the hands of the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni. (None of that was a spoiler, you find out she dies at the end in the first minute of the musical). Things I love: Mental health: In particular both Elisabeth and Rudolf suffer from anxiety and depression. LGBT+ characters: death can be seen as genderfluid or non-binary, in the original production and vienna revival has scenes where he presents as male and later female, and the original actor has described him almost genderfluid in interviews. death aims to seduce both a female and a male character, and rudolf is shown as being bisexual.

Full schedule and stream room link: https://emptymasks.tumblr.com/post/659973961272246272/its-finally-happening-after-saying-i-wanted-to

[sailorgreywolf-german]

Prelude to War

Characters: Austria, Prussia

Ships: PruAus

Summary: Prussia and Austria discuss the changing world and the end of European peace.

Words: 3K

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Austria walked down the hallway fiddling with one of the buttons on his jacket, which was one of his many nervous twitches. He had not expected to be so nervous about this, it was simply asking for a contract to be honored. He was only talking to Prussia, which shouldn't have been a problem, but there was something about it that was causing him to wish he could have just talked to Germany. But, alas, he had no choice in the matter. He turned the final corner, feeling a kind of rising anxiety that he certainly shouldn't be feeling within his own house. He stopped fidgeting with the button and instead used the same hand to push his glasses up to the bridge of his nose.

He took a deep breath to steady himself and then he pushed open the door. The room that Prussia was waiting in was the room that also housed the grand piano. The albino who was causing Austria such strange anxiety had his back to the door and was looking out of one of the windows. He looked staggeringly handsome and clean cut, every white hair was in perfect military order. He was wearing a dress uniform, which was also in immaculate condition. Austria decided that the best course of action was to see what Prussia was looking at so intently instead of trying to start a conversation. Austria took a couple measured steps and joined the other man by the window.

He followed the line of the red eyes and saw what they were fixed on. Below on the street, a car was pulling up to the curb. When it stopped, the door opened and Germany stepped out with a quick spring in his step. A warm smile was plastered across the young man's face. Austria looked back to Prussia's face, which was lit up by a small bright smile. The albino spoke, seemingly to himself, "Ludwig does love those new machines." There was something about the statement, and indeed the smile, which made Austria's heart beat very fast indeed. It was glowing, proud, paternal, all words that Austria hadn't thought he could associate with Prussia. Proud was the only one that had ever seemed applicable, but this was a different kind of pride. It wasn't pride in himself or his own triumphs; it was pride in someone else. But more importantly, at least in Austria's view of it, all the new emotions showed a depth that he had never seen in Prussia before.

Before he could stop himself, Austria said, "It's admirable what you did for him." Prussia's head snapped up and turned towards Austria, "What are you talking about?" Austria had not intended to say what he did and now he was being asked to explain it. The words had escaped after being bottled up since the end of the Franco-Prussian war, since Germany had become a country. It had been the single most selfless thing Austria had ever witnessed a country do and it had come from the one that he had always thought of as the most selfish.

Austria had already made the mistake of saying it, he knew he couldn't go back, "I think it's an admirable thing that you did. When you said you wanted to unify all the Germanic states, I thought you meant that you wanted to bring them all under your control. I thought you meant that you wanted to unify them under the Prussian flag." He stopped for a second to collect his thoughts and also to gauge the other's reaction. Prussia's eyes had gone wide as though he couldn't believe what he was hearing. The albino remained mercifully silent, so Austria forged onwards, even though he felt less than confident about what he was saying, "But you stepped down when you got what you wanted. You let your little brother have the land, the people, and the name. I never thought you, of all people, would give up everything you worked so hard for."

He stopped short again, trying to keep the torrent of stupid words from spilling out. Babbling was not in Austria's nature, but something different was blooming in his chest. He had felt attracted to Prussia's unique beauty for a long time, but now that feeling of attraction was mixing with his new admiration and becoming a softer, warmer feeling. It was an insufferable feeling that made him, a man who was the personification of a vast empire, feel weak. It was this very same feeling that had him losing his composure and spilling his admirations out like this. He feared that Prussia would turn away in the same hostile way he always had. Austria clenched one of his free hands into a fist while he waited for the inevitable reply.

Prussia looked back out the window and pointed down, "You need only look down there to understand why I did it. Look at that smile; look at that light. I would kill to protect that light." He turned away again and looked directly into Austria's eyes. The deep red was full of molten emotion, "And I would kill anyone who sought to put that light out." Austria felt himself falling into those dark red eyes, feeling the emotions spill over. In that moment, he found an understanding with Prussia. He saw something that tied them together.

His lips seemed to move without his consent or knowledge and form words that Austria did not mean to say, "You're a good man, you know." However much he hadn't meant to say them, Austria knew the words were quite true. He couldn't help but see Prussia as a man now. Before he had seemed to be a child, a selfish child who wanted nothing but advancement. Austria had resented that child, but now he could see the man who had grown out of it. This was not remotely close to what he had asked the German brothers to come here to discuss, but the situation could not be stopped. Prussia spoke as though he had not heard the admission that sounded to Austria too much like a confession, "We were like that once, optimistic and young. Do you remember it, Roderich?" Austria simply nodded, thinking that he knew what time Prussia was talking about. It had been a long time ago for both of them.

Prussia continued, "I remember the Enlightenment well. We were so young then." There was nostalgia in his voice. It was a nostalgia that Austria could relate to. During the Enlightenment, Austria had been an undisputed empire, and now he was coming apart at the seams. Every little nationalistic divide was capable of bringing him down and Austria was hardly holding himself together. He responded, "Of course I remember it, Gilbert. How could I not? I had Maria Theresa and Franz Joseph; you had Friedrich the Great." Prussia turned away from the window and started to walk around the room, "It's more than that. Those were the best years of our lives and we didn't even know it."

He stopped at the piano and thumbed through the sheet music that Austria had left out. Austria watched with a sense of careful curiosity. He didn't know what Prussia was doing, but he was perfectly willing to wait for the response. The albino looked back up at Austria and said, "Schubert?" Austria nodded, unsure why his choice of composer was important, "I happen to like Schubert." Prussia nodded and a slight smile appeared on his face again, "I would expect that you do, he was one of your Romantics. But this is exactly my point, we surround ourselves with the artifacts of the past." Austria admitted the truth of the words to himself. He did enjoy reminding himself with music and paintings of the past, but that was only natural considering how old he was. The past was more comforting than the present and in someway, Prussia shared that past. That past was the mysterious thing that held them together.

Prussia finished his circle around the room and walked back to the window next to Austria. He looked back out the window, "My point is that we are the past. Ludwig is the future. He is where we were centuries ago. Why should I hold him back, when he has the youthful fervor that I could only dream of now?" Austria finally had a response to this, "Do you really miss the days when we were constantly enemies?" He didn't add the obvious second question: Do you still hate me? If the answer to that were affirmative, it would utterly crush Austria. For so long he had not bothered to think about how Prussia felt about them But, now that they were here so close together, Austria couldn't stand the thought that Prussia may still despise him.

It was not comforting when the albino started to laugh. Austria took a reflexive step backwards in response to the laughter, but he was stopped by Prussia's hand, which was quite suddenly on his shoulder. Austria could feel the heat of the skin through his jacket and his shirt. The heat seemed to spread with supernatural speed, going through his whole body. Prussia had touched him before, why did this one feel so different to him?

The albino spoke with the laughter still in his voice, "I miss the impunity with which we used to be able to clash. No complications, just you and me going at it. But, do I miss being at odds with you?" He put his other hand on Austria's other shoulder, so that they were looking directly at each other. Prussia's voice was so full of confidence, but when he spoke again it was soft, "Of course I don't miss that." The Austrian's heart started racing in his ears, beyond his own control. He half-hoped that it would stop so he could take some control of this conversation. Austria couldn't decide whether he wanted to close the distance between them or if he wanted to pull away to finally get to the business at hand.

He went with the latter instinct and stepped backwards, away from the albino's hands. The emotions were too confusing, too compromising. Austria couldn't stand turning to putty in someone else's hands, especially when that someone was Prussia. He said, trying to change the subject, "Your Kaiser certainly seems fond of your brother." Prussia's warm smile suddenly dropped, replaced by a scowl, "Wilhelm is not my Kaiser." The words were delivered in a growl, far more aggressive than Austria expected. It had been a statement simply to change the subject away from the volatile feelings between them. Austria had not intended to provoke Prussia's anger, but he had.

A second of silence passed where Austria mused over the anger. As he thought about it, Austria stumbled upon a reason for it, one he should have seen before, "Did you disown him because he fired Bismarck?" Prussia scoffed, "He disowned me. He chose to reject everything I laid down to help guide my brother. If he is good for Ludwig, I will eventually forgive him." Prussia shifted his weight and looked directly back at Austria.

But the subject was very sore for Austria as well, and he bitterly said, "At least you still have your dynasty. Wilhelm II is still a Hohenzollern." Prussia took a step towards Austria, clearly becoming more confrontational, "What do you mean by that?" But now Austria could take the offensive, he had finally swung the conversation around to the subject he had called Prussia here to discuss. He took a step to match Prussia's and said, "I mean that you can still keep your dynasty alive. You know what happened to mine." As he became more agitated, Austria's voice got progressively louder, "My last hope, Franz Ferdinand, was slain by some Serbian coward. The Hapsburgs are at a dead end and there is nothing I can do about it!" This was the affront that stung most keenly for Austria and the one he desperately wanted to avenge. When a country had been ruled by a single family for centuries, they started to feel extremely protective of every single member of the family. The assassination of Franz Ferdinand had felt to Austria like the murder of a very close blood relative. Thus far, he had offered an ultimatum to Serbia, but he wanted far more. He wanted justice.

Prussia directly addressed this, "So, what are you going to do about it? Don't be a coward, Roderich. You have the military power, now show Serbia what you do with nationalists." Austria looked down at the ground for a second and braced himself to say what he had been trying to say through the whole encounter. When he looked back up at Prussia's red eyes, he said, "If I go to war with Serbia, France and Russia will both intervene. I can't take that much war by myself. Will you and your brother back me?" The other responded immediately and without any apparent reservations, "Of course."

He turned to look back out the window. On the sidewalk below, Germany had struck up a conversation with a mortal, apparently talking about automobiles. Prussia spoke still facing the window, "Ludwig could use a good war to prove himself anyway." Again, Prussia turned back towards Austria. A mischievous smirk was the only warning that Austria got before the other reached out and put his hand gently under his chin. Prussia's white thumb ran softly over Austria's lower lip while the Prussian man said, "And I wouldn't want to leave you out in the cold." This seemingly romantic gesture made Austria's stomach start to flutter uncomfortably. His rebellious heart started racing again, making it hard to think straight. He had gotten the answer he wanted, but he didn't feel happy. Austria wanted to get either a full commitment or a full rejection from Prussia just to silence the unspoken sexual tension between them.

Anger bubbled up from the bitterness in his gut and he pushed himself away from Prussia for the second time. Austria felt a strange stinging in the corners of his eyes as he said, "Verdammit, Gilbert! Don't tease me!" This struck a chord somewhere inside of the albino. Without any warning, he grabbed hold of Austria's wrist and pulled aggressively. The brunette hardly found it possible to resist, they were very close together before he could even catch his breath to say another word. Prussia said, "Teasing? I have never teased you, Schatz. Never." He raised the hand that wasn't occupied with Austria's wrist and ran it down the side of Austria's face.

The albino kept speaking in the same, deeper aggressively possessive voice, "This is not teasing; letting someone want you and then turning away is teasing. What you have done to me is teasing, Schatz." Austria struggled to find the words to respond, but he couldn't. He had thought Prussia didn't have any feelings toward him, and he didn't know how to respond to this sudden change. He said, his voice weak, "I had no idea…" Prussia used his hold on the other's wrist to pull him even closer. Their chests were now pressed together and Austria felt like this position was stiflingly hot. It felt to him like there weren't layers of cloth between them and there was nothing but shared body heat.

Prussia took advantage of the closeness and his hand on Austria's face to pull the other man into a kiss. When their lips met, all of Austria's ideas about resisting fell away. He had wanted this for, if he was honest with himself, at least a century, why should he fight back now? Their lips meshed together perfectly. Prussia planted a small nip on Austria's lower lip. Austria felt like he was melting as Prussia's hand released his wrist and wrapped itself around his waist. Another, more aggressive, nip on his lower lip finally prompted Austria to open his mouth and let in the other's tongue. Austria felt the albino's tongue exploring every part of his mouth, with no resistance from his own eager tongue. An unbidden moan was released from Austria's throat, but he no longer cared. Austria felt Prussia's hand move still lower so that it was now pressing their lower bodies together. Without thinking about it, Austria started to grind against the other man.

This was a mistake because Prussia immediately disengaged their lips and took a small step backwards. Austria made a whining noise in the back of his throat, and desperately looked up at Prussia for an explanation. However, Prussia looked away from him and back out the window that they were still standing right next to. Austria was momentarily baffled until Prussia said, "Thank God, Ludwig wasn't watching that. He doesn't need to see me doing anything quite that obscene." Austria took another breath to calm his nerves and then grabbed Prussia's wrist, which captured the albino's attention. The only words he could manage were, "Bitte gib mir mehr." It was a desperate plea, and it went unanswered.

Prussia jerked his hand out of Austria's grasp and scornfully said, "Don't be soft. You have a war, not an affair, to start. I've already given you your answer, so our work here is done." With that, the albino ran one hand over his white hair to sweep it back into perfect order. Austria's heart, which had finally calmed to what seemed like a semi-normal speed, started to sink as he realized that Prussia was getting ready to leave the room. He, even after all of anxiety, just wanted to keep Prussia in the room. Beyond that, he wanted to keep Prussia here for the night. He took a quick step towards the albino, who had been walking away, "Where are you going, Gil?" Prussia turned around and said with that beautiful paternal smile, "I must get Ludwig home. Too much socialization is not good for a boy his age." Austria nodded, he couldn't argue with that reasoning even thought he wanted to. He couldn't do anything but watch as the albino walked out of the room.

[max1461]

ok, so, the thing that always gets me about ludvig is that like, his whole character arc is that he was born completely immortal as the son of a frog-vampire and a regular frog, he lived for three hundred years expecting never to die, and then suddenly he's made mortal by doctor extermino's machine and he has to come to terms with the implications of that. and like, this is meant to be tragic but also fitting in a way, right? we know that the heat death is approaching fast (not on a human timescale, maybe, but certainly on a frog one), and the immortals are deluding themselves in believing they can stop it. everyone who doesn't die will be left floating in the void of empty space, barely even conscious due to lack of energy, but still technically alive. of course ludwig knows this, which is why he spends the next century after escaping the kaiser's chocolate cake dimension searching for the mythical cloth of ginormpenus. but, here's the thing: back in episode 6 after hidetoshi conjured the technolord, the oracle of pfhaurt says that even power of the ginormpenian elder gods won't be enough to escape the heat death. so ludvig, after all he did to help humanity, was had was barreling inevitably towards his worst fear. maybe it's better that he became mortal, ya know? got to live out the rest of his life? i think about that a lot, honestly.

[mashkaromanova]

Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine and Sergei Alexandrovich, 1884

“In October Elisabeth finally accepted [his proposal] and across the family were raised in Sergei’s favour. His sister Maria was quick to defend him - ‘an exceptionally nice young man, who... has excellent principles.’ The Crown Princess of Prussia assured her mother [Queen Victoria] that ‘Serge with captivate you when you know him I am sure. There is something quiet and gentle, in fact rather melancholy about him, and his appearance and manners have something high bred and distingué which one misses in some of his brothers.’ 

Elisabeth’s father told his cousin, Alexander III, ‘I did not hesitate to give my consent because I have known Sergei since he was a child. I see his nice, pleasant manners and I am sure that he will make my daughter happy... Of course Sergei has not chosen a brilliant match: but he marries a clever, educated lady who will do her best to make his married life pleasant and happy.’ The engagement was formally announced on 6 November: ‘I am happy and contented,’ Sergei told his brother, the Tsar ‘...You will understand that my first thought, my first prayer was turned to Mama, asking her and Papa to give me their blessing in this important moment in my life.’ [...] He told Pavel, ‘Ella is, if possible, even more beautiful. We both sit together a lot. In the mornings she is in my room, and I teach her some Russian, which is very funny.’ [...]

To this point, few people had seen any harm in Sergei. He was an extremely tall and thin young man, with close-cropped fair hair and a neat beard. He stood very straight and had a habit of playing with one of his jewelled rings, turning it around his finger. He was sensitive and felt things deeply, but had been trained to keep his feelings rigidly in check, and many mistook his reserve for pride. Few had had the chance to know him well, but those who did know him loved him. Queen Victoria and her eldest daughter were severe critics of Russian morals, but both were careful to exempt Sergei and Pavel from their strictures.

Sergei was noted for his sincere adherence to the church. In 1881 he went to Palestine to assist in the founding of a society devoted to the upkeep of Orthodox shrines in the Holy Land and to the service of Russian pilgrims. He became its chairman. He had a connoisseur’s knowledge of Russian antiquities and art treasures too and was a keen archaeologist, attending and something chairing meetings of the Archaeological Congress. He hurt no one: in fact, as his brother-in-law would later recall, ‘There were many, very many people he helped, but only in the strictest secrecy.’

The marriage itself brought the first change. Ernst Ludwig, who watched the situation develop from the inside, was sure that the whispering campaign that ultimately destroyed his brother-in-law’s reputation originated in Berlin. Their cousin Wilhelm, the future Kaiser, had loved Ella and wanted to marry her, and he hated Sergei for having the prize he had missed. Wilhelm was a strange character, and Ernst was positive that he spread gossip to discredit his rival. Nor was Wilhelm the only one; the same envy is clear in the writing of Alexander Mikhailovich. It was Ella’s very beauty that drove her many admirers to find fault with Sergei.”

- Romanov Autumn