Do not own Hetalia. Rated for Tony.
America groaned, kicking off shoes and tossing his jacket and briefcase to the side. It was a long, long day, and he was starting to get a migraine from the arguing that had yet to stop, closing his eyes, he landed on the couch.
"Bad day?" America opened his eyes to see Tony. "Want to watch a movie?"
"Sure." Tony placed in a DVD. As the opening began to play, America recognized it, looking at the Alien who had suddenly curled up next to him. "Uh, Tony?"
"I realized I was misunderstanding your fucking social cues." Tony studied him. "It's your own fault, for not being clear."
"What are you talking about?" America blinked.
"Your lying that the horror movies scare you. They don't. I've seen you laugh at them when you think no one is around." The alien just cuddled closer, both were ignoring the screams that were coming from the first scene. "Due to your neglected upbringing, you think the only way you'll be allowed close to someone is if they fucking think you need them."
" . . . That obvious, huh?" America sighed. "Some of them do scare me, though."
"But not to the level you fucking pretend." Tony calmly shifted so America could wrap both arms around him. "As you clearly need some physical form of affection to improve your mentality, I have no fucking problem providing."
" . . . Thanks." America gently wrapped his arms around the alien, similar to how his brother would hold his bear.
"In the fucking future, I imagine Lithuania might also be willing to provide."
"Mm, I wouldn't want to take advantage." America muttered, starting to relax. He fell asleep not long after the pretty girl got axed. Tony remained awake, studying his best friend.
He wouldn't reveal this secret to anyone. It was a simple deception, and it gave America a chance for tactile reinforcement of affection.
Horror movies, some people like being scared, others aren't scared of them at all, others use them as an excuse to cuddle.
For example, boy dates girl, boy would like to get closer, but doesn't know how to ask (the girl can also have this issue), boy rents horror movie, boy gets to hold girl when she gets scared (or, girl latches onto boy despite not being completely terrified) both get cuddles. Ego boost optional, and no one gets hurt by it. (horror movie characters don't count.)
America strikes me as the the type to use horror movies as an excuse to get closer to someone who normally wouldn't let him near- like, say, England or Japan.
Let's face it, American history can get pretty horrorific, and America lived through it . . . I seriously doubt Horror movie monsters/murderers scare him to that degree.
Ghosts, on the otherhand, are creepy because short of an exorcism, there's no way an average person can really fight them. I could see America being scared of them because they're something he can't physically fight off.
Anyway, first ficlet for Hetalia, I'm going to go back to finishing my FFVII fic, let me know what you think! (I know Tony's a little off)