North American Hurricane (Hetalia)

Author: Ashynarr

Summary: In the same vein as Bunnies For Your Amusement, I now bring you my collection of oneshots and short stories featuring the North American twins, America and Canada! Now including non-LJ drabbles.

Disclaimer: Hetalia's not mine.

Warning: Random Shit, Bros Being Bros, fem!Matthew, human AU

So a while ago a friend and I somehow ended up discussing Matthew coming out to Alfred about being a girl, and am only now getting around to it, whoops. We imagined Alfred would be a supportive, if uninformed at first, bro.

So yeah, fem!Matthew and Alfred fluff.

Might write more in the future IDK

[Support]

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Matthew took deep breaths, trying to work up the confidence to push open her brother's door. She'd been debating whether to talk to her brother about her… issue… for a while now, as being twins made Alfred the natural first choice to talk about something as important as this.

It also made it all the more terrifying, as losing that connection would hurt more than any other rejection, even from their parents.

Her hand rose to the handle, almost pressing down before pulling it away. It wouldn't hurt to put it off for one more day, right?

"Matt? You okay?"

Matthew twirled, heart pumping as Alfred watched her, a bag of chips in one hand. "Uh, hey Al, it's nothing really-"

"You were staring at my door like it was gonna eat you. C'mon, we can talk on my bed."

Swallowing lightly, she followed her brother in, sitting gingerly on the edge while Al sprawled across it, stuffing several chips in his mouth at once. Matthew tried to find the words she had run over thousands of times in her head, but they had all seemed to flee when actually faced with her brother, and it was all she could do to not flee to her own room and pretend she had never wanted to talk.

A hand settled on her own twisting ones, startling her out of her thoughts. Her eyes rose to lock with her brother's, which were filled with concern.

"Mattie? What's wrong?"

"I…" Matthew swallowed. "It's stupid."

"Whatever it is, you can tell me. I promise I won't judge you for it."

Matthew looked down at her hands, then back up at her brother. She inhaled. Shut her eyes.

"I'm a girl."

"…what?"

Matthew bit her lip. "I'm a girl. I know not physically, but up here, in my head, I'm a girl."

"So… you think you're a girl?"

"No! I…" Matthew sighed, opening her eyes. "Imagine you woke up tomorrow and you were in a girl's body. Would you think you're a girl or a boy?"

Alfred blinked. "I'd still be a guy, of cou- oh." His eyes widened in understanding. "So you're… in the wrong body?"

Matthew smiled a bit. "Pretty much. I mean, I looked it up and there are- procedures, that can fix that, but… they're really expensive, and take a long time to take effect, and I'm not even sure if I should go through with it."

Alfred seemed to think this over, looking down to his hands before looking back up to her. "…and this is really a thing? You aren't just messing with me?"

She nodded, wringing her hands together again. "I know it sounds weird, and I can understand if you don't believe me…"

He was quiet again for another long moment, glancing down to her hands and back up to her face, which was silently pleading for him to understand. Finally, he gave her a small smile. "It's gonna be weird having a sister. Does that mean I can't talk to you about girls anymore?"

She gave a slightly watery laugh, the relief flowing through her easing a weight she'd carried for years. "Don't worry, I still like girls. You'll just have to deal with one living next door to you too."

Matthew grabbed her brother in a tight hug, smiling as he hugged her back, thankful that at least she had her most important person with her.

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"What about Alice?"

The two were in front of Alfred's computer, browsing through sites for girl names with little success so far. Matthew hadn't really stopped to think of a new name for herself, more focused on her worries about how her family would react.

Matthew's nose scrunched. "It sounds too close to yours, and we've already gotten mixed up enough as it is."

"That probably won't happen as much once your hair grows out…" Alfred scanned further down the list, sighing at the lack of names that really… stood out.

No wonder new parents had such a hard time picking names for their kids if this was the sort of effort they went through to find the right one!

"How about Matilda? I could still call you Mattie that way."

"That sounds like an old lady's name." Matthew sighed. "We're never gonna find something at this rate."

"Hey, it's only been like a week. We'll find something you like soon." Alfred stretched, pushing himself away from the computer desk and rubbing his eyes. "How about we go out and get something to eat? I think if I stare at the screen any longer my eyes are gonna fall out."

Matthew laughed. "Alright, but it's your turn to pay for food."

"Aw, man, I was hoping you forgot that!"

The two chatted innocuously as they made their way down the road into town, the warm spring sun shining down and lifting their moods somewhat. Their first stop was the small diner, the two getting their usual sandwiches and fries. After fighting over the last of the latter they left and headed further in, allowing themselves a break from their respective worries.

Alfred spied the bookstore out of the corner of his eye, and was able to convince his sister with minimal effort to join him inside. It was a small, old place, but the two found that there was almost always something to be found somewhere on the shelves. Matthew as always was drawn towards the fantasy section, while Alfred disappeared towards the back where the mystery novels could be found.

After a few moments to determine that this time around there wasn't anything of note, she started wandering towards the back, letting her gaze pass over the books. One in particular caught her eye in the children's section, and she pulled out the worn book with a small smile.

The familiar little girl with the red hair and yellow hat beamed up, reminding her of when papa would read these to her and her brother as children. Matthew had always loved the books dearly, and had wished she could go to Paris-

"Hey, whatcha have there?" Alfred asked over her shoulder, making her jump slightly. Her brother's eyes lit in recognition after seeing the page she had turned to. "I remember those! Weren't those the ones you kept begging papa to read every night?"

Matthew blushed. "They were good stories…"

"Nah, it's cool, it's kinda funny looking back on it. You swore you wanted to go on adventures just like Madeline when you got older."

Alfred said something else, but Matthew had stopped paying attention, mind lingering on that one word, rolling it over and over in her mind. "Madeline…"

"What?" Alfred blinked, halting in mid-sentence to turn to his sister.

She smiled, holding the book close. "I think… I'll go with Madeline."

Once it registered with Alfred, he laughed softly, running a hand through his hair. "I think I can get used to calling you that. Maddie's close enough to Mattie, right?"

Madeline laughed, punching her brother in the shoulder. "Is that all you're worried about?"

Alfred shook his head with a smile. "Nah, I'm just glad it's one less thing to worry about. How about we get some ice cream to celebrate, Mattie - ack, Maddie! Sorry."

She couldn't hold back her laughter, Alfred joining her after a moment. As annoying as her brother could be sometimes, she wouldn't trade him for the world.

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AN: Yeah, trans!Matthew and supportive!Alfred. My friends seemed to like it, so... yeah.