#hws auld alliance

[kirkland-bros-and-more]

I have dreamed that Hima said ScotFra was at some point canon, like he released some panels of the Auld alliance and Scotland was in an armour (wanna think this was because of the Garde Écossaise) and they were "married" but like France still has feelings for Scotland nowadays cause he is a strong man and yeah I'm crying so much 😭😭

Good morning

[jinsai-ish]

[senditothemoonn]

Mmmm been rereading the Feel the Fear series so I am having those pining Alasdair feels

(Don’t worry Francis is pining too, these idiots just don’t know the first thing about communication…maybe one day I should draw something from Fran’s POV…for now I’m just making Aly suffer lol also Francis isn’t dead, Alasdair is just mourning the loss of their relationship, I hope that comes across ajsjdjsjs)

[autistichwsamerica]

HWS Scotland: Are you trying to seduce me?

HWS France: Why, are you seducible?

[alliance-of-heather-and-lilies]

Francis raised his hand to gently cup against Elaine's cheek. “I could stare into your eyes all day, mon amour…” His voice dropped to a murmur, his smile softened as he gazed up at her. “They’re still just as bright and bold as they were when I first met you…”

curled up in front of a warm fire after a walk in the snow, a husband and wife enjoy each other's company

(snippet and illustration from a future installment of a ScotFra oneshot collection/fanfic)

[iliketothimkimfunny]

Scotland, during the auld alliance: I'm not doing too well. I have this headache that comes and goes. France:(Walks into the room) Scotland: Oh look, there it is again.

[stirringwinds]

While I feel that hws France is hard to portray I do wonder what headcanons you have for him. Care to tell a few that come to mind?

a lot of my headcanons of francis/françois are from the british imperial + sea/east asian perspective, so with that in mind, these are some thoughts i've had:

a. françois' strengths are that he can be very charming and good at putting people at ease. he is somebody, if you ran into him somewhere, just comes off as a really interesting person. he can talk for ages about his passion for philosophy, art, literature, science and cooking without it getting boring to the listener.

b. he can be a really good lover too and is that sort of person who considers it a point of pride to make his partners enjoy his company. the sort of person who will make dinner and probably also a good breakfast for you. but one of his flaws is that he can also be pretty self-centred at times, and sometimes he uses his charisma to get out of things or simply dodge issues in his personal relationships.

c. françois, much like arthur, is in the Bad Parent club vis a vis matthew in the 17—18th centuries. where they differ however, is i feel that arthur was controlling but more...present, whereas françois was more...dismissive. matthew would get letters from arthur instructing him to do this and that, which for matthew at least acknowledged him, whereas françois might just not even write to him much at all, especially after matthew came under arthur's control.

d. françois really clicked with alfred during the revolutionary war. it helped that alfred was punching arthur in the dick, but i think that françois for all his flaws, genuinely possesses a somewhat more idealistic streak (than say, arthur imo) so that gelled well with alfred spouting all kinds of enlightenment thoughts (especially since he was also reading french writers like Montesquieu).

e. françois and lien (vietnam) have a complicated (to say the least) relationship due to the history of french imperialism over vietnam; i see francis being much younger than her (she and yao are peers in age!), so lien fitted him very much into her prior experience as an older female nation being forced to deal with 'boys playing at being empires'. lien probably shot him in the face at least once during the first indochina war, that tried to re-establish colonial rule over vietnam in the 1950s. however, i do think they can talk more cordially in more recent decades, with normalisation of ties. cooking is perhaps one topic that is a common interest—vietnamese banh mi is a kind of sandwich originating from french baguettes that incorporates local ingredients, and it's a really tasty and popular streetfood. there's also a big french-vietnamese population in paris today.

f. kiku was absolutely not impressed by monet's la japonaise, nor 'madame chrysanthème', the wildly racist and orientalist mess that Madame Butterfly was based on. it was exoticising, not flattering to him—he was however, more amenable to those of françois' artists that incorporated japanese artistic techniques in more genuine ways, or with françois' own view of aesthetics and his knowledge and interest in engineering.

g. yao, much like kiku later, was someone françois was very interested in culturally—as seen from the boom in chinoiserie when trade with china began back in the 17th century. i think french is probably one of the first european languages yao learns (besides portuguese). it's a fairly functional trading relationship—until of course, french imperialist interests began expanding in yao's sphere of influence and the opium wars.

h. i'm a fruk fan so naturally i think his love-hate relationship with arthur is one of his most significant r/ships—arthur has been a neighbour, friend, enemy, lover and everything in between. but! scotfra is another very, very long-term relationship important to him (auld alliance!). also on an EU level well, there's him and ludwig too.

i. naturally, he's also fairly fashionable, and i feel like he'll always eye himself critically even if he's going out casually, compared to way i can see arthur being fairly chill about strolling out in that questionable, ill-fitting acid green christmas sweater alfred sent him as a joke once. i also think françois probably smokes a fair bit, compared to how arthur's gotten a kick in the arse to cut back after WWII. and nowadays, he'll often just be relaxing with a cigarette on the balcony of his apartment with a book, or enjoying a day out in one of his museums.

[thatsamericano]

So are you actually going to come fuck me in the ass this weekend, or was that just you being drunk in a kilt?

France, to Scotland

[thatsromerica]

The way “Auld Lang Syne” is really all about France/Scotland, though...

(I might need to make a moodboard for this. It definitely won’t be ready until 2021, though.)

[kirkland-bros-and-more]

ScotFra is like such a beautiful ship

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💕💕💕💕💕💕

[agnessieart]

"Mon dieu, cher! Sit still!!"

"Fuckin make me~"

Some auld alliance for @aphrarepairweek2020, day 5

Fran loves messing with Allis hair ... And Allis loves annoying Fran. They're both flirty bastards, but Allis sometimes dunnae ken when to stop... Allis also needs someone to cook for him ... or he'll be eating deepfried marsbars and haggis. Fran ain't about to let that happen

[senditothemoonn]

Here’s some old scotfra art that I was gonna post to celebrate the Anniversary of the Auld Alliance but then completely forgot

[kimanda]

Here's finally my contribution to the Auld Alliance ship!! I have a very soft spot for the ship, even if I don't draw ships much. But from all the ships I currently like, ScotFra is very high up in my list.

I think Scotland was developing a serious crush on France some time before the Auld Alliance was established (1265), but not sure if he got the courage to admit his feelings before they were allied. Scotland was always very friendly and almost a bit goofy around France, much to France's amusement. France was definitely aware of Scotland's feelings, but he wanted Scotland to take initiative and admit how he felt. While France waited, he too started falling for the Scot. So when Scotland did finally admit his feelings, France reciprocated and the rest is history. Their relationship throughout the run of the Auld Alliance was very touching and aaaaaah I just find them so endearing together.

Now I just need to make my mind up of where they stand today. I don't think they broke up, just like Auld Alliance itself was never officially revoked. These two still care for each other deeply. Just not sure how they define their relationship today. Do they bother to still define their relationship? I feel like they both have come to a mutual understanding that they need their space, but they still visit each other frequently and enjoy each other's company. Idk, I'm curious to explore their relationship more, even if I know that might take some time.

[alliance-of-heather-and-lilies]

Joyeux Noël and Nollaig Chridheil from Francis and Elaine!

[ssuckitlosers]

Honestly, "gimme hws scotland" is such a mood. It's a great one haha. It would be nice if he was to show up in the show.

I am praying for canon Scotland man, imagine how good France and Scotland interactions would be! I want auld alliance interactions so baddddd.

[thatsamericano]

Auld Alliance Be Like...

Scotland: Wow! My wee shite of a brother really hates us, doesn't he, France?

France: Yes. Perhaps Angleterre is homophobic.

[Beat]

Scotland: But we're not gay, France.

France (shocked): We're not?!