This is just going to be a collection of Hetalia oneshots, mostly to get a feel for the characters. There will be Alternate Universes, fanon, cannon, serious stuff, humor, angst and friendship, and a bunch of others . . . There may be some OCs, but that's mostly due to messing with nyotalia and other parallel nations.
I have my own brand of head cannon, which is in part inspired by the fics of Lapis Luzuli Ichigo, Ashynarr, Coffee Flavored Fate, Liondancer17 and a couple others, most are either favorited on my profile page, or their stories are.
So, pretty much, this will be a testing ground for some ideas.
I have one Hetalia chapter fic in progress, 'Twisted Every Way', and have posted one drabble on Tony amd America. *Shameless Plug*
so, without further ado, here's the first one.
The Paradox strikes America for the first time During his Revolution. He doesn't want to hurt England, his older brother, but he needs to get away from the British Empire. He can feel the pull, and when he starts to become America the country he still feels like he's America, England's little brother.
When England is in front of him, crying, America can't comfort him. He can't explain that he personally doesn't hate England, that he's not doing this to hurt England the person, but that he had to do it as a nation . . . But he can't find the words, and he knows England takes his cries for Freedom as an insult.
He can't explain that he (personally) didn't want this split, that he still wants to be friends even if they aren't brothers, but the words choke, and he pushes them away because he knows England won't listen.
Even though England should know that being a nation means sacrificing personal feelings for those of his boss or people.
The second happens in America's Civil War, as he's bleeding from his back and watching (feeling) his people die. Canada is standing there, looking at him in horror and trying to get him to talk, and he's pretty sure Prussia is nearby as well. He can't stop the soft laugh (which comes out harsh and choked, because something in him just ruptured) and Canada freaks out.
"You and I are brothers, right?" Canada stares at America in shock.
"Of course we are! Nothing can change that!" The other nation assures America, voice raising a little and close to panic.
"But . . . Our people barely get along." America notes, and Prussia comes over. "S'annoying, we can't . . ." America finally passes out, and when he wakes up, battle over for now, Canada and Prussia have gone back to their own countries.
The third time, America is sitting next to China, talking about Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor. His back aches, and it's annoying, but he pushes through the meeting which dissolves into Russia talking to Canada about Polar Bears, France and England are trying to kill each other, and he just watches, not up to egging England and France on.
To tell the truth, he kinda wishes he was anywhere but here.
"How are you doing?" China asks him, and he blinks.
"Tired." America answers truthfully, and looks at the pictures of the axis still in front of him. "A little frustrated . . . I like Prussia, he's a friend . . ."
"They're our enemies, aru." China frowns at him, and America sighs.
"Just because our governments don't agree right now, doesn't mean I'm going to forget the fact that I got along with Japan, Prussia, Germany and the others." America isn't quite aware that the others are looking at him, and that England and France have stopped arguing. "Wars end eventually, I don't see the point in getting angry at them for what their bosses decide. We're stuck with each other, anyway, it's going to be a long time if we keep dragging everything with us."
" . . . If we were humans, yes." China looks at him with something akin to understanding and affection. "Shall we make a deal, then?"
"What kind of deal?"
"When we act as our countries when dealing with buisness of governments and economies, but after we act like our personal selves."
" . . . Deal."
The paradox, of being the representation of a country, and still being a person with your own opinion.
Notes: This is completely inspired by the fact that technically, some of their interactions are a little messed up (China, Korea and Japan's relationships in history are a lot different than what you see in Hetalia, for example.)
My explanation- as persons they have their own opinions that don't always follow the popular opinions of the people they personify. Not to mention, they live a lot longer than humans and so have to deal with each other over long periods of time, making them somewhat friends. As personifications, however, they have to obey their bosses and governments, even though they might not agree with what's going on.