LXXXVI: Seeing Red

Characters/Pairings: America, Russia. Mentions of Prussia, Hungary, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.

Genre: Angst

Rating: T+ (M?)

Warnings: Language. Cold War. Language. Something of a stream-of-conciousness writing style. Did I mention Language? Because there's a lot of it.

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Hetalia. It would not be the happy, awesome place it is if I had control of it. Be glad I don't.

Red phone. Red flags. Red buttons. Red red red.

This "Cold War" – it sure as hell doesn't feel cold to him, it feels like it's burning quietly under the surface if anything – this subliminal Communist mindfuck, whatever the hell this is, has him seeing red everywhere, in more ways than one.

He remembered the days before the world started going red – back when the world was a simpler place, at least for him. Back when Ivan was sane, and he – well, wasn't, to say the least.

The days of Imperialist Russia are long over, Камрад,Ivan had said to him once. The way of the people is the only way now… if you would just become one with me, you would understand, Да?

Alfred had refused, disgusted – better dead than Red, he'd snarled. He'd avoided working with the bastard ever since then, and especially after he'd ducked behind that fucking Iron Curtain of his, taking nation after nation with him. Prussia had actually been dragged forcibly away from his brother, literally kicking and screaming – his cries still haunted Alfred's nightmares from time to time; Hungary and Finland hadn't gone quietly either. He'd watched Ivan recollect Estonia, Latvia, Poland and Toris – oh, god, Toris. Sweet, caring, Toris who was really such a spitfire and oh God.

It hurt him so much to think of what that fucking bastard was doing to them behind that wall.

This is why he continued to fight, however quietly and sneakily he had to do it, against that commie asshole.

The world wouldn't look good in red, anyway.

NOTES:

Back when Ivan was sane, and he – well, wasn't, to say the least - This would be during the Civil War. France and England were threatening to help out the Confederate states, so Russia promised aid to the Union in the form of ships and artillery. Go google it, if you want more info.

Alfred has a somewhat irrational fear of Communism. This dates back to about 1920 - incidentally, the same time that Russia fell to communism.

There's other mentions of historical things, most of them involving the wall and the Cold War. Just... just go google the thing, okay? Wikipedia it or something. I'm not really up to explaining it.

RUSSIAN:

Камрад - Comrade

Да - Yes

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