Breath of Life ~ "Who's side am I on?"
Pairing: Spamano
Romano was torn. Torn because he had two choices. Either he could side with Veneziano and the other Axis powers, or he could stay with Spain and try not to get involved in this war. He could be safe in the Spaniard's arms and not have to worry about anything.
But what was the right choice? Veneziano or Spain? He was loyal to both, but surely Veneziano would understand if he stayed with Spain for the duration of the war. After all, had the younger Italian had the option, he would've stayed out of the war, but no. That stupid potato bastard just had to rope his stupid younger brother into a war that was practically unwinnable, no matter what it looked like right now. Romano knew that as a country, Spain favored the Axis, but as Antonio, he favored the Allies, and that was the direction Romano was leaning towards also. But Veneziano and their people, their boss, for crying out loud, sided with the Axis, so shouldn't he too? Or should he stay with Spain? Hell, if he really wanted to, he could go join the Resistenza, but he wasn't brave enough to go against his boss.
In his mind, he knew he should side with his brother. He had to. It was their duty as the country of Italy, but Romano couldn't help but feel like he was the only one who saw what was really going on. The Holocaust, the killing of innocent Jews and others, was happening, yet nobody except for the Allies seemed to think it was wrong. Did this mean he was a traitor? Should he just go stay with Spain and try to forget what his people were fighting for? He wasn't strong enough to handle the guilt of being the cause of the death of so many innocents. It would surely break him. But no matter how much he wanted to be with Spain and stay safe, he knew what he had to do. Besides, you can't break what's already broken.
He chose Veneziano.
So, it looks like Romano's a bit of a black sheep in the Axis! I wanted Romano to be able to see what was happening (like the Holocaust) because it seems like Italy Veneziano was blindly pulled into a war that he fought in because of Germany. Also, if this offends anybody, I'm incredibly sorry! I'm mostly familiar with the views of the Allies towards the war, but I'm not as familiar with the views of the Axis towards WWII. Please review!