alfred vs arthur core
winter
a moment in their lovestory! honestly i dont have a too solid story for them yetš like,,, there's so many options. BUT SO FAR:
Ivan's the prince. He led an extremely hard life (he started out as a middle child with two parents, but now is an only child with just a fatherš) Alfred is a peasant, not even a middle class peasant he's one of those who live in the slums. He led a similar life to Ivan until their village was raided. The children were scattered, so a now-orphan Alfred had to raise Matthew AND support them. Afred turned to a life of assassination to make money along with doing several odd jobs (which is why he's so insanely strong, even tho he doesnt rlly look it) One day Al is hired to assassinate the prince, but Ivan spotted him and they got into a huge brawl, which ended in Alfred setting off a smoke bomb and running away. He had actually landed a hit on Ivan, which surprised the prince so no one had been able to do that for years. Ivan, not knowing how to be a normal human being, became really interested in this person who tried to kill him. So far, his life has been really boring. It was just studying and training over and over since the day he was born. Alfred had shaken up his life so he became interested, but not in the romantic way, he was just amused by him. Alfred, on the other hand, hated him. During the fight Ivan had taunted him sadistically, and that made Alfred furious. He had only run away bc he was called back to headquarters. Ivan thought about Alfred for a while when, out of nowhere, the boy was placed in the palace.
Apparently, Alfred had a new mission, which was to assassinate the King instead because they got info that the King was planning to invade Hearts. Back then, Spades was one of the weakest Kingdoms, so they would definitely get crushed by Hearts and it would cause a lot of casualties along with a very unnecessary war. So Alfred had to work in the palace as Ivan's 'bodyguard' which Ivan enjoyed tremendously because now he got to annoy him even more and as a plus, get to be his boss. Alfred extremely hated this, and wanted to get the mission done with asap so he could get away from Ivan. But the more they spent time together, they started to hate each other less and less to the point that Ivan fell in love with him. After finding out that Alfred still worked jobs outside the palace for Matthew's tuition (which is the picture above) Ivan offered to pay for it instead. Alfred tried to refuse but Ivan didn't budge. Alfred was in love with him too but was in absolute denial. Plus, he couldn't afford to have feelings for him, bc once he killed the King Alfred would stop working at the palace and be taken back to Krasny. Keeping this in mind, Alfred had to reject Ivan when he confessed. He couldn't explain that he was an assassin since it was supposed to be secret, so he said, "I just can't."
Alfred's boss keeps tabs on him, so when he found out that the prince had confessed to Alfred he told him to distance himself from Ivan because it was starting to become a distraction, and to start focusing on his mission because the deadline was a few weeks away (thats when the King is planning to invade). The King never makes any sort of appearance, and is holed up in his chamber 24/7, the only time he'll come out is when he announces his plan to the Kingdom. Alfred had considered sneaking into his chamber and killing him there, but the security was extremely tight and it would be completely impossible for Alfred to sneak inside. Ivan had also been working to stop his father, as he had found the documents about his plan. Alfred's goal is to kill him, while Ivan's goal is just to stop him. So while Alfred is sneaking around trying to find any weak spots in their security, Ivan is sneaking around gathering information about the plan. Alfred's sneaking around had not gone unnoticed by the ever-observant Yao, who confronted him about it. Not in a I'm-going-to-kick-you-out way but in the curious way bc Yao also hates the King. When Alfred gave up and told him his real purpose for being here, Yao started helping him gather information and had supplied the most important one of all; the King had been building a bomb that was enough to wipe out at least half of the Hearts Island. Ivan had seen the documents already so he knew about the bomb as well, he had tried to stop the making of it but to get inside the room requires his father's physical identification.
The three of them were anxious and lost on how to go about doing this. The only way to stop the making of the bomb at this point is to kill the King, but by the time the King comes out of his chamber, the bomb and the war is ready to go. The deadline was ticking closer, and the pain of the confession was still eating up Alfred and Ivan which made them feel even worse. Then Yao told them that he overheard the guards saying the King is leaving his quarters to go somewhere 'private'. The two went to follow the King, who was wearing a hood. They followed him all the way to the middle of a forest. Right before he was going to enter a cave, both Alfred and Ivan jumped at him, ready to kill, shocking each other and causing them to collide into the King. They pointed at each other accusingly but they were speechless and unable to say anything, then Alfred noticed that the King was crawling away so he abandoned the 'conversation' and grabbed him, but in doing so, the hood came off and revealed a completely different person, definitely not Ivan's father. The two of them were shocked, and Alfred shook him violently "Who are you!?" Apparently he was a guard that was ordered to just wander off as far as possible. The two of them were confused, then Ivan's phone rang. Yao was hysterical, he told them to come back because it was a fake-out and that wasn't the real King, then he gets cut off with a muffling sound, a crash sound, a static noise, then the call stops completely.
The two of them look at each other then bolt back into the forest; while they were running Alfred explained that he was an assassin and that's why he was after the King. Before Ivan could say anything, Alfred spoke first, "But nevermind that, there are more important things right now." so Ivan just stayed quiet. They get back to the palace, and Ivan's gut tells him to go somewhere specific, so he leads them to the bomb room, which was suspiciously open. They rushed inside, ending up in a control room. The King was standing at the window, where there was a massive bomb. Next to him, Yao looked like he could barely stay conscious and his wrists were bound.
The King reveals that he knew all along what the two of them were up to, and that he was tired of them meddling in his plan. Because of their high-alert sneaking around, the King couldn't properly execute his plan so he had to lure them away, which didn't work either because Yao is "such a blabbermouth" but he told them it didn't matter anymore, because while they were gone he had finally completed the bomb and was going to eject it now. Alfred asked what about the announcement, and the King said he was never going to announce anything, it was another fake-out so that whoever is planning to stop him will wait until his 'announcement' but by then they would be too late, which would've worked (again) if it weren't for Yao. Ivan asked why he was doing all this, why he was suddenly wanting to invade Hearts. The King said that the Kingdom was bankrupt because he had been pocketing so much money and that money was gone now too, so he was going to invade Hearts to raid them. Ivan was baffled at how stupid his plan sounded and said that would never work because even if they got their hands on their money/resources they would hardly be able to use it before Hearts destroys them. The King told him to shut up, at this point he had a crazy expression. He said he was going to do this and there was nothing they could do to stop him then he pressed a button, which activated the timer for five minutes.
While he had been monologuing, the drug he used on Yao was wearing off, so he was now lucid. After piecing together what was happening, Yao stepped on the king's foot, causing him to yelp and let go of Yao. Yao, despite his size, was very strong, so he managed to hold down the King and gag him. He then yelled at the two to go find a way to deactivate the bomb before the timer went off. The two of them rushed out of the control room, they circled the bomb, trying to find its panel, but they took too long and the timer went off. Panicking, the two of them held onto the bomb as it flew away. While onboard the bomb, Alfred discovers a panel that changes the course of the bomb. He quickly works to alter the course, and while Ivan watches he suddenly asks that if Alfred is an assassin sent to kill his father, then was getting close to Ivan all part of his plan? Alfred is shocked and says no, and that it wasnt part of his plan at all. Alfred admits that he didn't want to reject Ivan, but he had to bc if he said yes it would just hurt the both of them more, because whether or not the assassination succeeds, they would still end up not seeing each other again. Ivan is surprised and asks (for clarification) why he didn't want to reject him. Alfred says its because he's in love with him, and that in these past few months he's never been happier. Ivan says 'Then, if we get out of this alive, would you go out with me?' Alfred says, "Are you kidding me? Of course! But first, we should make sure we do get out of this alive."
Alfred finishes successfully changing the course, making it head towards a volcano. He said they have to jump now unless they wanted to explode alongside the bomb. They jumped down into the ocean and watched as the bomb dropped into a volcano and exploded. Yao, who had put trackers on them before they went to follow the fake King, tracked them down in a helicopter and picked them up. Once they got back they are told that the King will be held in a mental asylum and that the Jack, General Winter (the person who had actually raised Ivan), would rule the Kingdom as a regent until they were of age. Currently, the two of them are 15 (Alfred) and 16 (Ivan). They spend the next three years getting closer and training together to be the new King and Queen.
sketch for my friend uwuā¤.
can i seeššgangsta nyo america and gansta nyo russiašštogether (not in a ship way necessarily, just standing next to each other or interacting cuz im so curious)
I GOTCHU I GOTCHUUU
I actually Drew them before trying to jacket eachother by hugging JAHAAJAHAJAHAHA
excuse me, smirk? SMIRK? GERMANY YOU'RE....SMIRKING????
so how do they end up together?
I'm actually writing a fanfic for that! called Torn Between Love and Duty. I'll be uploading snippets of each chapter here, and once the entire thing is done im posting it on ao3. The reason i still havent is bc i hate the pressure of knowing there are people waiting for me to updateš
Alfred's phone: Most would think he would go for the newest iphone there is but they are wrong. Alfred's phone is a black iPhone X.The reason why this is because they have a bunch of cool superhero cases for that type of model and Alfred refuses to change it. Even if he broke his phone he would still get the exact same model. Alfred has many, many, many superhero cases for his phone, but his most used one is a Captain America case. Ivan's phone: He's not very picky about phones. If he can call, text, and play Tetris it's okay in his book. He used to have a Samsung flip phone. However Alfred refused to be seen with him if he had a flip phone (Samsung at that!) so Alfred dragged him down to the Apple store. Ivan didn't want to go, but there actually were a lot of good phones there, and he ended up buying an iPhone XR (By Alfred's recommendation). At first his case is just pitch black with a photo of him and Alfred slipped into it, but then he found a sunflower designed case and he never looked back. The photo is still in there of course, Alfred thinks it's adorable. Francis: He is by far the pickiest out of everyone else. He'll only buy from the top company of phones, which is Apple. He picked iPhone 11 cause he thought it looked the most beautiful. Arthur thought that was a bogus way of choosing a phone. Arthur doesn't like his phone very much because of the lack of actual buttons and he finds it very confusing. Francis taught him how to use it but he still thought it was stupid anyway. He has a rose designed case, it actually looks very aesthetic pleasing. Arthur: Arthur refuses to have a phone that doesn't have a physical button. It's complicated for him and sometimes he forgets how to even operate the phone without a button. At first he had a Galaxy s7 but Francis was so horrified and disgusted by the design that he dragged Arthur to go phone-shopping. Arthur was frustrated because every other phone company either didn't have phones with buttons or the design did have buttons but it was ugly. Only one company made good looking phones with buttons and that was Apple. Arthur was even more frustrated because Apple is an American brand and he didn't want to buy from an American brand. But after he laid eyes on a rose gold 7 iPhone he completely changed his mind.Ā Yao: He has one of those cheap knock-off brand phones that work just as good as the original. His phone is a fake Samsung s8, and people, especially Yung Soo tell him to get an actual none-knock off phone because it's not like he's poor. He can afford an actual phone, he's the second richest nation. But Yao refuses and says that his phone works just as well as the original and he doesn't need a real one. Because he's cheap and stingy and doesn't want to waste his money on a real phone when we can save his money buying a fake phone that works just as well. He has a cute panda case. Matthew: Used to have a Nokia flip phone, but Alfred felt embarrassed for him and took it upon himself to buy his twin brother an actual phone ("I refuse to be seen with you while you're holding that pathetic phone. Imagine the ridicule, Mattie, THE RIDICULE.") so now they have matching iPhone X phones. Matthew's case is pitch black though, he's not very big on cases and doesn't think buying a flashy one will do anything.Ā Ludwig: Another person who is yet again dragged into buying a modern phone. He had a flip phone just like Matthew. Gilbert and Feliciano were mortified that Ludwig had such a phone, especially during the 21st century cause that's just embarrassing. They bought him a Nokia 7 plus since it has to survive all of Ludwig's hardcore workouts. Once again his case is pitch black since he's not big on designs and thinks they're unnecessary. Feliciano: Has an LG v10 because he's clumsy and constantly falls and he needs a durable phone that can survive anything (liquid, concrete, etc.). Feliciano once had a regular Huawei 10 which Kiku gave him but he broke it in less than 4 hours. The phone also has a good camera and Feliciano loves taking pictures.
Kiku: Samsung Note cause the pen comes in handy. Yao dislikes it because his child just spent hundreds on a real phone when he could've bought a fake one instead. Mei and Leon aren't happy either because Yao makes them have fake OPPO phones but Kiku has a real phone? Not fair. Gilbert: Nokia 7 Plus as well. Gilbert also has the same hardcore workout as Ludwig, and does much more like parachuting, rock climbing, cliff diving, etc. so Gilbert's phone really has to be durable and be able survive anything or else Gilbert would have to constantly get a new phone every few months. His case is the Prussian flag, but he had to get it customized because they don't make Prussian merchandise anymore. Roderich: At first, had no phone. He didn't think it was necessary since he had an eagle to send messages already. Gilbert told him that wasn't how awesome people do things these days.Ā He was even more mortified to find out that Hubert, his and Roderich's 8 year old son, HUBERT, did not have a phone, he dragged them both down to the nearest phone store and got them both Samsung Note 10 phones since he knows the two of them love to have something like a pen or a paintbrush or a baton (for conducting) in their hand so he bought them the phone that had the pen. Roderich was against it but Hubert seemed to love it and was mesmerized by how the pen could operate the phone instead of a finger. Roderich gave in and bought the phone anyway. He said he wouldn't use it as much, but he was mistaken because Gilbert couldn't tear Roderich's eyes away from his phone for weeks. Roderich had to go to rehab. Lovino: Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. He had refined tastes and high standards, and this phone meets it all. It's gorgeous, it's useful, it's practical, hell, this phone is like his best friend. He's just as obsessed with it as Roderich in which Gilbert said "Why am I always attracted to phone obsessed people"
taang in the comics part 1 they look so good together even tho theyre arguing
tbh i have rlly mixed feelings about the comics. ESPECIALLY about the rift. Like on one hand, I enjoy having extra content about the characters. On the other hand, the whole comic was so bad. Like that is NOT my toph wtf. She has never been disrespectful about Aang's cultureāto my knowledge, whenever Aang meditates, Toph is the only one who's been quiet. She also isn't against spirituality?? She literally spent her old years in the swamp, a place that is spiritual in itself. And she is actually quite knowledgeable about the philosophical aspect of bending, such as talking about its not only a power, but a way of life. Also, she has NEVER been this mean?? Aang is literally her first friend, she would never be cruel like this. She's snarky and pushes him to stand his ground, but she's never been like this. Also her very first dialogue in the Rift is an immediate red flag.
"Fire Nation alongside Earth Kingdom...You really think those people will get along well enough to govern this place, Twinkletoes?"
Like?? Okay maybe its possible to have doubts, but her expression and the way this is phrased implies she clearly doesn't believe it and is lowkey disdainful of it. Is this the same Toph who advocated to have Zuko join their team?? The same Toph who befriended Iroh, had tea with him in the middle of the war, and was friendly and welcoming to him in Ba Sing Se even after knowing he's part of the Fire Nation Royal Family??? that is NOT my girl omg
Aang...Imma be honest, the comics with this artstyle are the ones he's actually in-character for. That's why he's kinda insufferable in these im ngl. Imbalance Aang was SOOOO good, but he was clearly way better in that comic compared to the show. Show Aang is the same Aang as the GLY comics,, which is probably why I don't like him there LMAO
Kiku, talking about Feliciano: Do you think he...suffers from some sort of head problem?
Ludwig: I don't know about the "suffer" part, he seems to really enjoy it.
ć04.07.2020ć Happy Birthday Alfred and Happy 4th of July!
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