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Fraustria: Mozart Opera Rock

When Austria saw France approaching him, he was immediately on guard. Hungary was lurking nearby, and he saw her taking out her frying pan.

The only reason that Hungary wasn't moving in front of him was because France had an easy and friendly smile on his face, no hint at the usual pervertedness he was known for.

"Bonjour, Autriche," France greeted.

"Frankreich," Austria said, nodding curtly.

"I have two tickets to see a musical, and I wondered if you would like to accompany me."

France gave him one of the tickets, and Austria arched an eyebrow when he saw what it was.

"Mozart l'Opera Rock?" Austria asked.

"Oui," France said. "Unfortunately, it's in French, but I thought you would appreciate the music nonetheless. They combine Mozart's classical style with more modern music, but it's still très bien."

Austria pondered it for a moment. While he didn't particularly look forward to spending time with France in a dark theatre, the idea of music, as well as the fact that it was Mozart made him consider it.

Finally, he nodded his head.

"Alright," Austria said. "I'll accompany you."

France blinked in surprise, obviously not expecting for him to actually agree, before a bright smile crossed his face.

"Bien," France said. "Then I'll see you this Saturday, oui?"

Austria sighed, resigned to his fate.

"Ja, see you on Saturday," he said.

…

Austria was surprised that France behaved himself, not making any passes at him, but more enraptured by the story.

As it turned out, it was about Mozart's life story since the age of about seventeen, and France translated any significant details so that Austria could more or less follow what was going on.

Austria certainly enjoyed some of the more classical music, such as the opening, and he even found some of the more modern, French songs enjoyable. Though both he and France were a little frightened by the song Le Bien Que Fait Mal. And afterwards they joked that Germany would enjoy that one.

When the show was over, Austria looked at France with a strange expression.

"Why did you invite me to come with you?" he asked.

"Because Mozart was one of your people, non?" France answered.

"But why would you even bother with this in the first place?"

France looked sheepish, and avoided Austria's gaze.

"I wanted you to see me in a different light," France admitted. "I really enjoy French musicals, but it's no fun if you're alone. And people don't usually want to come with me. It's sad to come to something like this alone when you're the country of love."

Austria blinked at the other's confession, and he supposed that he could give France's company a chance. And seeing France so engrossed in it all made him want to see more of that.

I had this pairing for a while, but I couldn't think of anything, until I revisited my list a week after watching Mozart l'Opera Rock. Boom! Inspiration.

TV Tropes compares the sequence of Le Bien Que Fait Mal to 'Disney on acid with Egyptian S&M', and it's impossible to watch that part without thinking it. Seriously, try looking at it on youtube and you'll understand what I'm talking about. Still my favourite song of the musical, though.

Also, I was checking the list and arranged it so that I can see which characters have all been requested, and how many pairings involving them. And some have only one and I know they're pretty popular (or are characters I really like), like Australia, England, Greece, Korea, the Baltics, Netherlands and Taiwan. Belgium, Egypt, New Zealand and Bulgaria have none. Most of these characters are fun to write for, but I'm kind of trying to go through requests first before I start adding my own ships. Mostly because I ship a lot of combinations. And as you've seen, I'm not exactly biased, unless they're popular ships, but even then I'll try to twist them so that they're a little more unusual, like the 2PItamano, and I've even accepted 2PLithuaniaXNyoPoland (still trying to find a prompt for it though). The reason why I'm telling you all this is because the more pairings I have to work with, the easier it is for me to think of something for them or find a prompt to fit them, and the less likely writer's block is. And can someone please request something for Portugal? I'm half Portuguese, and I really want him involved in this. Though preferably not EngPol or SpaPol, since it's a little cliché. But if you want it, expect a twist.

And finally, just a little list for the multichaps I'm working on: A Different Kind of Vampire (RomaniaXRomano), Impossible (Canmania), Mermaid Hunt (Poland with three possible ships: Wales, Portugal or Luxembourg), Mystery of the Haunted Mansion (ItaCan), Out of Isolation (North KoreaXCanada), Sketchbook (Canmano), Suicide Angel (LithCan), The Dragon Order (Nethmania), The Lesser Evil (contains various pairings between 1Ps and 2Ps, like 2PRomaFrance and 2PItaCan) and Ve, We Totally Fooled You (ItaPol with other pairings that will be left as a surprise). This is just for HCSS. I just have one week of exams left, then I'll start working on as many of these stories as possible. Also, one important note when it comes to multichapters from me: I grew up reading Goosebumps and Jeffrey Deaver, so if you think things will be straightforward, guess again. I also have an OT3 story in mind which involves three yanderes in a triangle (blame Mirai Nikki for this idea). I'm staying quiet about this threesome, just to add a bit of surprise. And Mansion of Darkness also has a few rare pairs, but several are onesided and romance isn't really a factor, so it's not involved in HCSS.