Awesome Heroes, Just Like You and Me

by Kate Marley

Ficlets about various countries, most of them funny. Almost exclusively Gen (no pairings). Latest: "Bach" about a music request by Austria, "Morning" about Austria and Switzerland, and "City of a Hundred Spires" about Czechia and "her" Prague.

4. Consolation! (Spain & Romano)

Consolation?! (Spain & Romano)

'Romanooo', Spain howled into the receiver. 'I'm sooo unhappy. Someone I don't want to lose just turned his back on me.'

'Your own fault', Romano answered mercilessly. 'You're way too clingy, old man.'

'But Romano, my little sweet …'

'That's exactly what I mean, tomato-eater. I'm not "your" Romano, and I'm neither little nor sweet!'

'But what shall I do?', Spain whined. 'Catalonia wants to be independent from me! I …'

'Ah, so the people voted pro-independence in the opinion poll? Great news! Sorry, old man, I'll just hang up on you to phone Catalonia and congratulate him.'

The line clicked.

'Romanooo …'

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Notes:

In yesterday's (9 November 2014) public opinion poll, about 80% of the Catalans who turned out voted pro-independence. The opinion poll is not binding, because Spain's constitutional court banned a referendum. (This time, it's a 'real' drabble, by the way: precisely 100 words.)