[Headcanon Discussion] Valentine's Day and Romance

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

Since it's Valentine's Day tomorrow...what's your headcanon about the nations and romance? I'm not talking about shipping so much, more like...what do they think is romantic? What's their ideal date? How are they spending Valentine's Day? How do they feel about love/sex/dating/etc? If it's your headcanon and it's in any way related to this topic, talk about it here!

Here's what I've got:

- America thinks the most romantic way to tell someone you love them is to have a plane write it in the sky. He would absolutely melt if someone did that for him, but sadly, most other countries think that's kind of tacky and stupid.

- England is very well versed in the language of flowers, and tends to assume that everyone puts as much thought into it as he does. Someone might send him a yellow carnation because they thought it was a pretty flower, and he'd be hugely hurt because it means 'rejection.'

- Russia has tried to write love poems to the object of his affections before, but he inevitably always loses his nerve and destroys the evidence. He sometimes considers just giving them a book of Pushkin's poetry and marking the love poems that describe how he feels, but he chickens out on that too.

- America firmly thinks that sex should only happen with someone you really love...and he regrets that he lost his virginity to France during his revolution (because they both knew there wasn't much that would piss England off more.) Since then he's pretty serious about saving sex for someone he truly loves. 

Okay, your turn!

Comments

[mystofthestars.livejournal.com]

Italy would bake a heart-shaped pizza and give the half of it to his beloved ♥

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

Would he make the pepperonis heart shaped too? :D

[nupinoop296.livejournal.com]

I think Canada would give the object of his affections a cute handmade card and chocolates with maple filling! <3

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

Aw Canada, so sweet! I bet those chocolate would be good.

[fuentealta.livejournal.com]

England absolutely loves hand-made things, especially if it's something he can use and bring with him everywhere (so he can daydream when nobody's watching). Also everytime someone asks where he got that he blushes like crazy.

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

lol, England's so sneaky. XD

[miezen.livejournal.com]

Austria likes to be ridiculously extravagant in lavishing his affection on Hungary whoever is lucky enough to be with him at the time. This is, of course, an exception to the rule. Most of the time he's stingy as hell, as we've seen in canon.

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that's adorable. And I can totally see it too.

[gothicdancer.livejournal.com]

I think that Japan really loves the holiday but, like Christmas, looks forward to the marketing aspect of it the most.

Sweden sees it as the day he gets his wife all to himself. He smothers Finland in gifts, chocolate, flowers, and kisses but doesn't expect anything in return. <3

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

lol Japan. XD

Sweden can be such a sweetheart, huh. ;)

[alliterations.livejournal.com]

I think France likes to make V-day fun. He probably does this huge elaborate thing for his lover. Like a romantic scavenger hunt that takes them to all these different places (like, place where they had their first kiss, etc.), or he cooks them a five course meal and decorates their entire house with roses (SYMBOLIC COLORS, OF COURSE). And of course, sex. Lots and lots of sex.

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

Nothing less from the country of love, right? :D

[tufails.livejournal.com]

I think Ludwig would be absurdly awkward about it and read up on it for weeks beforehand. Only to fail. Oh, Buon San Valentino, history will repeat itself.
... Not very original, I know = v=;

I LOVE your headcannon for Ivan!

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

Poor Germany! Maybe he'll get it right someday~

Thanks! :D

[arialyn.livejournal.com]

America thinks the most romantic way to tell someone you love them is to have a plane write it in the sky. He would absolutely melt if someone did that for him, but sadly, most other countries think that's kind of tacky and stupid.

Aww, that is so cute. x3 Actually, I can sort of imagine Canada doing that for someone. Flying aces! 8D

Romano would complain about how stupid the entire holiday is, but would secretly hope that someone does something for him. ♥

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can see Canada appreciating that kind of gesture. :D

Aw Romano. XD

[loveliita.livejournal.com]

Your headcanon for America isso cute. Uwah, I feel I need to contribute some things too, though I don't think about this much because... well I won't go into it. ANYWAYS.

Prussia hates Valentine's Day with a passion (obvious, oho.) Because when he was younger he used to get flowers for the girl he liked, and then chicken out because he wasn't quite sure if she'd like them-- too girly? Wait, getting flowers is just stupid anyway. -drops them and runs off-

France goes to extremes on one lucky person... But I think secretly he'd like nothing more than to be the one getting seduced, not the one seducing the other.

Romano spends the day searching for girls he knows he cannot get serious with anyway. America too. But America is an awesome flirt in the American style (AKA cheesy pickup lines, but is really upfront about it without being really bashful.)

Italy spends the morning half-moping about HRE until Romano tells him to shut his trap and go see that stupid potato bastard if he's gonna be so fucking unhappy. Dammit.

Spain... I don't know if he even remembers what day it is, but when he figures it out, he's all 'I MUST BE PASSIONATE!' and does so. I dunno, to everything, to an extremely passionate level.

Hungary spends the day hoping to get presents from Austria. Lately he's kept sending them, but they don't spend as much time together.

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

Aw Prussia. XD That faily dope.

[ninja-nutjob.livejournal.com]

England goes to the pub and cries.

[fuentealta.livejournal.com]

That's so sad but so true at the same time XD
Let's all give him a cheer up charm :D

[kittiffy.livejournal.com]

Headcanon states that this year, China is too busy preparing for Chinese New Years to give a crap about v-day. Same with Hong Kong. They're both preparing for fireworks. WHY WHY WHY?! WHY IS CHINESE NEW YEARS ON THE SAME DAY AS V-DAY?! -wants chocolate

But they'll do something. Like, try to say something and then get scared. -sigh-

[logical-fish.livejournal.com]

And then Russia comes over and surprises him with a present?

[meihime-sama.livejournal.com]

>America firmly thinks that sex should only happen with someone you really love...and he regrets that he lost his virginity to France during his revolution (because they both knew there wasn't much that would piss England off more.)

iawtc |D

[rissa-ichigo.livejournal.com]

Since it's during winter time, I can see America calling up Ivan his loved one and having them come all the way to New York City where,he blindfolds them and takes them to the Ice Rink where it's all lit up and ethched in somewhat horribly is "Happy Valentines Day, I love you!" or some other cheesy line like that! X33

[ceruleanpure.livejournal.com]

lol.

Yes, I totally agree with this! <3

[echelon-002.livejournal.com]

...and he regrets that he lost his virginity to France during his revolution (because they both knew there wasn't much that would piss England off more.)

And now I'm wondering about how much it must constantly piss England off to see the Statue of Liberty--a gift from France to America--regarded with such reverence and held up as a symbol of the United States.

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

I bet he complains about it all the time, how bulky and ugly it is. XD

[tea-for-you.livejournal.com]

I think everyone except for England, America and Japan spend V-day bitching about capitalism and the candy industry launching dumb American holidays just to profit ♥

[tea-for-you.livejournal.com]

[mcmitters.livejournal.com]

America firmly thinks that sex should only happen with someone you really love. That... that is so endearing *wibbles* America you romantic!
I think America is just a big softie, but nervous about love stuff, so he always tries to have everything perfect and at the right pace. He gets really nervous when he gets to the first kiss part. He also loves all the dorky couples things like matching shirts and stuff.

And we all know Germany is confused by affection, so I think when showed a lot of it, he flees. He runs and hides.
And then gets incredibly intoxicated to forget his shame.

Russia tries to do romantic things, but something always goes wrong. HORRIBLY wrong.

[inner-wings.livejournal.com]

Pfft, adorable on all three counts. Why is romantic fumbling so cute?

Aw Russia, such bad luck. XD

[kaasen.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling Romano would be flirting with girls but not getting lucky, so he spends his lonely evening with Spain, as per usual. Spain would have some chocolates for him though. ♥

[miyakai.livejournal.com]

England would spend the day grumbling and complaining about how stupid the holiday is, but secretly hoping that "that bloody git America" would take him out to dinner or do something romantic. He'd end up getting completely smashed and crying all by himself for most of the evening, until France - who spent the day sharing l'amour with everyone he could find - comes along and cheers him up in the best way France knows how. ;D

America would get truckloads of Valentine's gifts, and proceed to brag to England about how many he got, only furthering England's depression about the holiday. What he doesn't know, though, is that Alfred ordered them and had them delivered to himself just to make England jealous in the hopes that Iggy would make a move (both are too chicken to actually do it themselves).

Russia would forget what day it was for most of the day, until Lithuania said something to him, prompting some cheerful drinking that would later spiral out of control. The whole evening would end with the Baltic nations taking care of Russia and putting him to bed early - completely drunk - but not after Russia dragged Liet into a sniffly, weepy hug, and told him how much he truly appreciated him. After making sure that Russia was being taken care of, Liet would run off to quickly buy a bouquet of flowers for Belarus, who would crush them under her shoe before standing outside her brother's bedroom window all night, staring in on his sleeping form and muttering about marriage and love.

...I think that's enough for now. XD I could do this all day.

[sara-rojo.livejournal.com]

I loved the competition to make the other confess that America and England participate inXD. That's totally my headcanon too. I think France waits till the end of the day to go "cheer up" England because he finds the situation extremely amusing xD

[santeelegs.livejournal.com]

All the responses so far depress me and make me wibble. In a good way. If that makes sense.

America would be the type of person to stand in the greeting card aisle for hours looking for the perfect card for England the person he was going to give it to. And, I think he knows the basics about the flower language in order to give the correct gift. Also, he's totally the type of person who would buy a gigantic stuffed animal (probably a gorilla) holding a heart that says, "Be mine".

I also think America would be the type of person to serenade his lover. He'd be embarrassed out of his mind, of course, but he'd do it for love!

England is a secret romantic, so he'd love a candle-lit dinner with romantic food (lol idk) and being swept off his feet and being totally and utterly romantically ravished in bed. (Tentative kisses, teasing etc) I also think he'd love a scavenger hunt of some sort. Starting at home and ending at home, finding a trail of rose petals up to the bedroom.

Russia would pleasantly torture his beloved Baltics.

Italy would get up early and make breakfast in bed for his lover, which would include all the delicious Italian breakfast stuffs, and also chocolate covered strawberries. He'd feed them to Germany his lover and vice versa.

[lokichan2004.livejournal.com]

Ffffff awww your America headcanon is so cute.

I think Russia doesn't like Valentine's Day, because the emphasis is on "being with someone" and he's all by himself. Except I ship him with Poland and America so he's not really alone, haha. He gets really nervous when he tries to do something for the object of his affection, so he ends up abandoning his plans and drinking vodka all alone in his huge house. Wow. My headcanon for Russia is really mean. XD

[kisaragifan.livejournal.com]

I can see the Nations aren't celebrating Valentines much this year. Canada's got the winter Olympics, Ukraine has boss troubles, America and England are in Afghanistan, and France and Germany are working with people to help Greece's monetary woes and stabilize the Euro.

China and his siblings are enjoying the Chinese New Year. Lucky them.

[neko-panigiri.livejournal.com]

Probably the only one actually enjoying valentines is Japan. Bet he got a lot of chocolate that he has to return favor on white day in the next month.

[jadeile.livejournal.com]

Finland wouldn't think of it as a romantic day, as his country celebrates it as a friendship day, mostly. So he would go around, giving cute gifts and cards to other nations and then be baffled when half of them seem shocked about it and start stuttering things like "I appreciate your feelings, but..." XD

[neko-panigiri.livejournal.com]

That's adorable how people would misunderstand but I think Sweden would be tailing him everywhere so they wouldn't really be able to say anything with that stern face floating behind Finny.

[neko-panigiri.livejournal.com]

Mechanical angels sound a bit creepy.

[bluemoonlune.livejournal.com]

Austira/Hungary (I also don't mind Canada/Ukraine or France/England).

[kitsunemischief.livejournal.com]

Belarus would be all dressed up in a wedding gown and following running after Russia the whole day screaming "LET'S GET MARRIED!" and holding a tux just for him. The two would be running all over the place, but Belarus would have planned Russia to run into a church and have the doors locked so they can finally get married. Ukraine is one of the brides maids. And Japan would just be the priest just to see Russia suffer.