#hws headcanons

[ask-nyc-boroughs]

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

[el-costae]

i just like alfred with dimples, that’s my biggest headcanon for him

[shinningraes]

You know what? Matthew Williams deserves some love

[dappy-dappernette]

HC That Germany thinks in crayon/colored pencil drawings

Examples here:

[that-other-blob]

I need more people to support the idea that Gilbert has poor eyesight and/or color blindness

[bitterpaskel]

Aph Iceland whipping out one of these bad boys during a world meeting.

[kioneira]

"Safe in Big Brothers arms" I always wanted to imagine that not only Gilbert is his big brother but also a father figure in some way. Ludwig has a problem? He calls his brother even though sometimes his advice are not that good he still prefers to know his opinion. Although he will never say that out loud ---

I really love this two silly brothers

[coralcatsea]

Headcanon 1: Greece has a bunch of statues at his house.

Headcanon 2: America likes to put cheap party necklaces and hats on them. If they're holding out their hand, he'll leave candy or some kind of trinket in it.

Free Day

@hetalia-rarepairweek

[arina-nov-talking]

I still stick to my headcanon about Austria's disability, and I think that after he spent some time in a wheelchair, he could start using a cane/crutches.

I need more headcanons about character disabilities *sob 🥺*

[aphfroghat]

I was bored and at my aunt's house

Template under the cut (not mine, got it from pinterest)

[aph-canada-headcanons]

Headcaon: Canada decided to take a photography class at the local community college.

Headcanon: Despite being 150 he still felt like the youngest one in the room.

[ask-nyc-boroughs]

Proud of how this came out. Anyways some revolutionary war Alfred. I’ll share some thoughts I have about him in regards to my au lore beneath the cut

He’s a stubborn angry irresponsible kid from New England when the war begins, and tbh he’s like this until the American Civil War. He accepted a lot of responsibility at a young age, was rather insecure, too stubborn to really admit he needs help, and deferred a lot to his states - eventually his irresponsibility catches up with him. And he’s also later forced to change his disposition to be more friendly and diplomatic.

He barely gains the support of his own states. He was initially Plymouth colony, existed as basically nothing except as a ward of his cousin Henry/Massachusetts. The states just tbh saw him as the most neutral option amongst themselves given he has no real role & all the other states have great qualms with each other. But they do admire his commitment, and his battle expertise, and also pure strength. They do however see him as an irresponsible kid so they think he’ll be easy to control (they’re not much that older than him)

His cousin Henry is quite supportive of him and sees his potential so he’s really the one pushing Alfred forth. Alfred just agrees to appease his cousin, whom has taken good care of him up until this point. He’s a kid who accepts way too much responsibility and is way in over his head.

Alfred isn’t a stranger to war or violence prior to the Revolution. However during the revolution, I think under the guidance of General Washington he refines his battle skills and learns to better channel his anger into battle rather than being sporadic. He comes to view General Washington as a father-like figure.

[95jezzica]

Small blind Sweden HCs

Though Sweden has glasses and they help a LITTLE, he's still legally blind. He notices differences in light and VAGUE shapes, but like... Good luck reading stuff.

The example pictures below compares 20/20 eyesight and what I headcanon Sweden's eyesight to be with glasses.

[Picture 1 ID: A screenshot from the opening scene of the anime episode where they have a party for Iceland. Chibi-head Denmark is at the front in a speech-bubble, and in the background you see a Nordic-like landscape with a small island with a lot of green trees. The island is placed in a big body of water, and behind the water there's at least 3 mountains with a clear sky above them, all mountains clad with some snow. The green trees and the snow on the mountains indicates this likely takes place during late spring.]

[Picture 2 ID: Same as picture 1, but now with the Gaussian Blur effect on strength 30.]

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France was the one who first taught Sweden braille.

Iceland was the one who helped Sweden practice and become fluent in it, and as a result Iceland is also fluent in braille.

Germany and France have been very good at making sure their meetings are accessible for Sweden and nations with other disabilities though, so it honestly isn't that much of an issue.

For an example Sweden is given a discreet ear-phone directly connected to the microphone during meetings, and France always makes sure to prepare notes in braille with a summary of what topic(s) the meeting will go through, and then after the meeting gives him notes with what ACTUALLY happened. x)

On days with technical issues Sweden is also guaranteed a seat in the front row to ensure he still hears the information, usually paired with Norway, Iceland or Finland.

Denmark got banned from being Sweden's seat buddy since they kept starting petty fights, and Germany has enough of that from France and England, thank you very much. xD

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Sweden usually don't use a white cane within his own home or lands since he knows them by heart by now, but whenever he has to go internationally or somewhere he knows has a more dangerous terrain he will bring his trustworthy iron staff that he uses as a white cane, which has the bonus of being able to double as a blunt weapon. x)

Sweden refuses to modernize to an actual white cane made for blind people, to his family's annoyance and reluctant acceptance. x) . (Sweden can be surprisingly stubborn at times). Sweden is just so used to it by now, and with some helpful spells from Norway they've made sure the iron staff won't randomly break of old age or start to rust.

The staff is always an absolute pain to get through airport security, though. xD

After many buts and ifs Sweden at least let Iceland paint the staff white, so the staff wouldn't be questioned TOO much by humans. x)

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[This is getting long, so I will stop here at least for now. Hope ye' all enjoyed this though!] x)

[that-other-blob]

Hws Scandinavians: a list of alternate name ideas

Keep in mind my human au

🇳🇴Norway

Canon/fanon name: Lukas Bondevik

Name ideas: Magne, Ingvar, Yngve, Kristian, Ola/Ole, Lars, Sigurd, Lukas

Potential surnames: Amundsen, Larsen, Eide, Moen, Fossheim

Other: used to go by more traditional names before, chooses more evangelical/modern names in modern times

Fem/nyo: Sunniva, Synnøve, Nora, Ingrid, Ida, Freja, Siv

🇩🇰Denmark

Canon/fanon name: Mathias Køhler (German???)

Name ideas: Magnus, Mikkel, Anders, Søren, Christoffer, Christian, Tage, Malte, Mathias is fine

Potential surnames: Christoffersen, Rasmussen, Andersen, Nielsen, Sørensen

Other: Magnus is an older name of his, currently uses Mikkel

Fem/nyo: Mette, Maren, Monica, Margrethe, Mathilde, Louise, Idun

🇸🇪Sweden

Canon/fanon name: Berwald Oxenstierna

Name ideas: Björn (similar meaning to his canon name), Örjan, Carl, Olle

Potential surnames: Simonsson, Svensson, Bergström, Blomqvist, Eklund/-ström

Other: Björn is honestly the perfect name for him. And it’s so common he could def get away with using the same one for decades

Fem/nyo: Annika/Anniken, Agnes, Ylva

I didn’t do Finland and Iceland bc I found names using Norwegian, Swedish and Danish websites and I don’t understand the two other languages lmao

[aphimagining]

hello do you perhaps have headcanons for germany and prussia being brothers?

This is a little different from what I normally write, butttt it just so happens I love the German brothers. So here ya go, anon!

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Obviously Ludwig is the responsible one in the relationship 9/10, but I know without a doubt Gilbert definitely knows how and when to take charge of a situation that his little brother can't handle.

Ludwig is a hard guy to pry open. You need a crow bar to get to those inner thoughts and feelings, but I will give Gil older sibling credit because he's surprisingly sneaky at pulling the truth out of Lud.

Yes they get drunk together frequently. And yes mischief ensues from both parties.

While I do see Lud being annoyed at Gil's spontaneity and general rowdiness, I think he'd admire it as well. I think Lud really wishes he could cut loose sometimes but finds it really hard to do so.

GIl sometimes really struggles with knowing his worth. With Prussia no longer being an existing nation, I think it makes him very insecure. Lud is one of the only people he really vents to about it.

-Admin K.

[sodashopsockhop]

Hima got Belarus so wrong

The reason Hima thinks Nat wants to marry him basically boils down to a failed attempt by Lukashenko to position himself to take power over the whole shebang after Yeltsin. At worst she should be marrying him to control him. Not because she admires him. But that should be out of character for Belarus, who should be a kind, easygoing, even mousy girl. She doesn't speak up, doesn't talk back, shouldn't even raise her voice very often. I hear from Belarusians all the time about how placid and sweet their countrymen are. There's even a word for it, памярко́ўнасць, which literally translates to 'tolerance'. So if she's just a sweet little timid girl who acts more like Liechtenstein than the Belarus we know from canon, don't even get me started on how wrong, wrong, wrong LietBel is. Toris has been her protector, her jailer, her hero, and her tyrant but never her simp.