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"And what is your name?"
...Oh, right.
"Well... I have many names!" Sun said with pride, his glow brightening up again. "Just like how your name means Zeus, my name is Helios Ra Apollo Inti-"
Jupiter blinked.
And made a face.
The Sun paused. And chuckled. "...But I guess thats a bit of a mouthful for someone as small as you, huh?"
It had never felt right to call himself by those names anyway, considering how the little star couldn't even burn as bright as the other stars.
But then again... those others lost their minds. And Sun gained a planet.
After a bit of thinking... Sun sighed. And he lifted his precious planet back up to introduce himself again, his tone soft and eyes cloudy.
Jupiter smiled back.
Lighting up his surroundings more than any star ever could have done.
"...But you may call me... Sol."
Or
Unlike the Sun, the first time the planets woke up, there was light.
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14 Jun 2026
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Reaction fics for Solarballs, in order.
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13 Jun 2026
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This was their family. They protected it through war and disaster, despite quarrels and misunderstandings, against those who would destroy it. They faced struggles and difficult times, but they always rose again, stronger than before.
100 fics for the FACE Family. Can mostly be read in any order, so jump right in!
Chapter 46: Before returning home, England gives a distraught young America his jacket.
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11 Jun 2026
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Why Iceland Can Speak Arabic(And other Mediterranean Languages) by Klokkenspel
Fandoms: Hetalia: Axis Powers
23 Feb 2019
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He didn't think this visit would be different from the others, as his people were doing quite well, after all.
He probably should have paid more attention to those ships on the horizon, but there was little room for regret when your hands are tied and you're taken aboard on a voyage to who-knows-where.
Iceland is kidnapped by Barbary pirates. Norway comes to the rescue. Based off the Turkish Abductions of 1627.
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- Part 2 of Historical Hetalia by Klokkenspel
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08 Jun 2026
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Iceland, known for his volcanoes, glaciers, northern lights, and quiet, seclusive nature that sometimes boiled in fits of anger.
Today, people cheered, waved flags, paraded. And behind it all, with a small smile, the Icelandic personification watched.
But it wasn't always this way. Like any other story of a nation, there was much, much more than what is told. Parts that require hours, day, years even, of research to find. And some parts of the tale are so lost in time that no human could possibly hope to uncover or understand them.
That's alright. Iceland thinks, looking out and over Reykjavik. It's what I'm here for. I will remember for them.
Iceland, the country and personification, throughout the centuries.
(The notes are important if you want to understand the various name changes as well as historical events, unless you're some expert with Icelandic history. There are also some random Hetalia tidbits explained that I incorporated in the story.)
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- Part 1 of Historical Hetalia by Klokkenspel
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08 Jun 2026
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Italy likes being underestimated. He likes that the other nations characterize him as silly or harmless. That gives him the opportunity to disappear into the background, to become the cute, sweet, painfully naive pasta-loving nation that everyone holds dear. But he draws the line at being called nice.
Italy is not nice. He is kind, and there is a difference.
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- Part 1 of The Winged Lion
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08 Jun 2026
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What exactly are Nations?
The places in which humans live and die?
Or the beings that tether themselves to them?A few stories where humans interact with Nations in many historical contexts.
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07 Jun 2026
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Even before England grants him his independence, the United States of America seeks out allies and trading partners from across the ocean. A proposed treaty from an unexpected source presents Alfred with the prospect of new friends—and an introduction to a life that Arthur never prepared him for.
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06 Jun 2026
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Matthew is having a hard time after an unexpected and costly springtime blizzard. His younger siblings aren't sure how to get through to him, so they call in the cavalry.
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06 Jun 2026
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“What’s a shame?”
Francis looks at him. Really looks at him, and brushes his jaw with his knuckles.
“That you have such a lovely voice, you terrible man. And you so rarely let me hear it.”
There is a tear caught in the corner of Arthur’s lash line, from the laughter, from the wind that dried his eyes; because he is tired. It could be any one of those things or a little of them all. Francis reaches up to brush it away, and Arthur is so still—so very still—as he does it that Francis thinks he might be holding his breath.
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05 Jun 2026
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Liberating France is not the hardest part. As England struggles to help him through the last stages of the war, he comes to find that France isn't the only one who needs support. De-anon from the Hetalia Kink Meme.
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- Part 1 of Hurricane Verse
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03 Jun 2026
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Purple Prose (The Beginning of Natsuki Subaru’s Adventures as a Time-Limited Villainess!) by Marquess (orphan_account), Zeivira
Fandoms: Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 | Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World (Anime)
29 Oct 2023
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Natsuki Subaru dies a meaningless death in front of the convenience store.
When he opens his eyes again, nothing turns out as expected— he doesn’t get any special powers and he doesn’t meet any fantasy goddess to welcome him in the new world. Instead, he wakes up in an unfamiliar mansion, in the body of a lilac-haired sickly woman.
It’s so obvious.
This must be an Otome Isekai!
[Subaru wakes up in the body of Anastasia Hoshin]
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24 May 2026
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Everything is silent and still. This region has been that way for two centuries, keeping out all but the most persistent of wanderers, shielding itself from the outside since the last time abundant blood was spilled and fed the enchantment that ensures that the dreadful creature at its heart remains asleep.
The soil yearns for the call of its master, the corruption spreads, and the living beings that still inhabit this place keep on living, subdued, waiting. There's an air of anticipation: it's almost the promised time once again.
Episode 1 of Vampires SMP if Louis had survived. Told from the POVs of Scott, Owen and Louis.
(This work is part of a series and some things will make more sense if you read the previous one.)
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- Part 2 of Blood and Coven
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10 May 2026
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Taking a trip to a historical site may not have been the best decision on America's end. He was already feeling depressed, why did he feel the need to make it worse by wallowing in his own history? Independence was what he was known for, he didn't need help! He was fine. Great. Totally cool.
Yeah, no.
America needed help.
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America, in a brief moment of despondency, makes the decision to reach out for help from the last person he thought he wanted to see.This fic is mostly fluff, and completely self-indulgent. Everything's platonic. England is a good older brother despite past mistakes, that is a hill I will die on.
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10 May 2026
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"I'm fine, you two, really!" Prussia said with his normal grin, even if he didn't truly feel fine. "Don't get all sad on me just because I got my ass kicked daily for a few decades. The awesome me is made of stronger stuff than that!"
Some words are easier to internalize than others.
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09 May 2026
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The Seven Years' War ended in a stunning conclusion: the annexation of 13 formerly British colonies into the Russian Empire.
The list of individuals unhappy with this is exceedingly long, and starts with America himself, who has no desire whatsoever to become Russian thank you very much.
Russia, having never raised a colony, finds himself woefully unprepared for the task ahead of him, and quietly terrified of passing on the damage he took as a child.
With the political landscape of Europe in chaos, everyone stands to gain--or lose--much as alliances shift and territory changes hands...
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- Part 1 of Russian Colony America
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08 May 2026
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Playing Pride by Zhulock
Fandoms: Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 | Re:Zero Starting Life in Another World (Anime)
13 Jun 2026
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"A lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth."
After his name is eaten, Subaru is mistaken for a cultist and left to rot in prison for two long months. When a chance to escape finally appears, he plays along with the delusion.
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06 May 2026
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Where the North Wind Meets the Sea (There's a River Full of Memories) by SlytherinDemigod18
Fandoms: Hetalia: Axis Powers
26 Apr 2021
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Iceland thinks about the little brothers he left behind, the ones who died far too young, and wishes he had been able to watch them grow up.
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- Part 3 of and the universe said I love you
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23 Apr 2026
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Romano has been struggling with severe insomnia for months, constantly overthinking every little detail in his life: his country, his friends and family, and even himself. Worried about him, Veneziano suggests a trip to Germany to help him clear his mind, but things don’t go quite as planned.
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20 Apr 2026
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While visiting their lovers, Veneziano and Romano found themselves trapped indoors by Berlin’s dreadful weather. That alone wouldn’t have been so terrible, if only their lovers hadn’t taken it as the perfect excuse to throw themselves into work instead of giving them attention. Germans and their obsession with duty…
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18 Apr 2026