#denire

In this AU, the Nordics (minus Finland) are each a "Spirit" (i guess sort of like a god) of 1 of the 4 season. Norway is the winter spirit, Sweden the spring spirit, Denmark the summer spirit and Iceland the autumn spirit. They each live in a land of their permanent season, and despite all being brothers, dont see one another often. Only when the seasons on earth change, when the spirit currently in control travels to the next spirit's land to pass over responsibility. But they cannot stay in their brother's season too long or else they will get sick. Opposite seasons (Norway & Denmark, Iceland & Sweden) can never travel to one another's lands because they can't survive the conditions.

Each spirit has their own partner, which can be romantic but isn't always. Their partner is a human they save from a natural disaster that occurs during their season, who becomes immortal thanks to their season. Each partner is from the land of the season before the one they end up in, Sweden's partner is Finland, who is originally from Norway's winter world. Denmark's partner is Ireland, Iceland's partner is Seychelles, and Norway's partner is Scotland. It is the partner's job to travel through to earth to ensure a smooth transition between seasons, they handle communication between the brothers, and also stop them from going insane from loneliness. Sweden was the first person to save his partner, Norway was the last.

Summer vibes couple ☀️

Pairing: Denmark/Fem Ireland (DenIre)

Word count: 846.

@hetalia-rarepairweek

ksksk I am honoured to have made it onto the council. My thoughts are as follows:

DenIre

The scent of sea brine and brisk, cutting winds on early sails. The grey shores of winter giving way to the deep greens of spring. A tentative alliance built on a love for starlight and music. Easy laughter and stories shared over the sound of waves cashing onto shore. Love that is woven in silver, carried in myth. That endures in song.

ScotIre

It is the burnished scent of firewood breathed into fine wool and the amber warmth of morning. A shared reverence for nature and a rare kind of steadfast resilience in the face of adversity. It is coarse affection that goes uncontested; ordinary and practical. A common language that grows apart but will forever share the same roots and traditions, and the weight of poetry on their tongues.

SpIre

It begins with a smile. A kiss tinged with zaffron warmth and cold fingers slipping under loose linen. Hearts beating fast and matched to the beat of music as they dance, sure-footed and bold. Joy comes to them both as easily as breathing and it is dazzling to see them burn so brightly with it.

PrussIre

moronsexual smartarse4smartase rights

Knee-deep in mud and chilled to the bone; torn from every comfort to fight in foreign wars, called to duty and pledged to value the weight of gold over life. It is a comfort, feeling warmth after so long. Reaching out in the dark to feel a heartbeat, steady and growing familiar over the long nights spent on foreign shores.

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I have a few scoteng + Ire fics in the works! No scotfra + Ire wips as of yet but Alasdair has two hands, and strong arms. And broad shoulders. And—

Therefore, I posit:

Sure!

Not sure if I should tag, but it started with discussions with my friend Eir when she mentioned/reminded me that Vikings are the ones credited with having originally founded Dublin (the capital of the Ireland, in case some of you don't know).

Nations weren't really a thing back then, but to put it a bit simplified the Norwegian Vikings generally went west (Iceland, Vinland - etc), the Swedish went east/south-east (Gotland, Finland, the Baltics and further south), while the Danes mostly caused a ruckus in the British Isles - and apparently founded the capital of Ireland. xD

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Anyway, for me it kind of spiraled from that discussion with Eir, and I "infected" some other friends in a Discord server with the thought as well. x) My friends and I have mostly worked with DenIre in human AUs, but I think they make a cute couple, where Denmark is absolutely the more energic one and Ireland is his common sense. Kind of. xD

I should probably mention that we mostly worked with a friend's female OC for Ireland, but we're having a lot of fun, and I can absolutely see Denmark pair well with my own Ireland, Patrick, as well. 🧡 😄

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(Also, since the UK brothers are canon-canon now I hope Himaruya will officially introduce Ireland soon as well.) 🧡

Bc I love them

Compared to some of my other ships, DenIre are a very recent pairing. They’ve both known one another since they were really young, but there was never any feelings there until more recently.

They kinda fit the she fell first, he fell harder trope. Also friends to lovers. Becoming better friends and allies in the modern day, Saoirse was the first to feel something, but it was slow developing. Whereas, Mathias took a bit longer, but once he felt it, he fell so hard.

They’re not a romantic couple, not at all. High romance isn’t for them, most of their dates consist of going to an Irish bar and getting cheap kebab street food afterwards. Sure, it’s not some people’s idea of a good date, but they both leave laughing, with huge grins on their faces because they’ve had so much fun.

During the summer, they’ll go on more outdoorsy dates, probably not hiking, but they might have a picnic by a nice lake, go out cycling together around the Irish fields, or beach dates in Denmark.

Whilst they’re not low-commitment or casual, they’re also definitely not planning towards their future. They both have end goals that align, but that’s years away. Right now they just wanna have some fun.

They’re a low-jealousy, and definitely not obsessive couple. Mathias might jokingly flirt with his friends, and Saoirse doesn’t pay any mind. It’s nothing serious. That being said, if need be, they both can get protective of one another.

Mathias can and does fuck up and Saoirse isn’t afraid to put him in his place sometimes. He loves a strong woman who can put her foot down.

Saoirse is insecure about her hair and Mathias’ type exactly is ginger women 😍😍

If they’re attempting to learn one another’s languages, it’s not going great. Saoirse’s fine with reading and writing in Danish, but listening and speaking she cannot wrap her head around. Meanwhile, the only good thing about Mathias’ Irish is how committed he is to it. But nothing he says or writes makes any sense, unfortunately.

Saoirse doesn’t care much for physical affection, but she doesn’t mind it with Mathias, who’s a bit of a hugger when they’re at home. In public, they’re both fine to hold hands and he might wrap an arm around her in a bar or something, but they’re never going to make anyone uncomfortable with PDA.

Mathias has become big on planning and organisation to help manage his ADHD. He has his schedules, and he hangs them up everywhere in his house in case he winds up getting distracted or forgetting. Meanwhile, Saoirse is a very laid back woman, who might often put off doing something she really needs to do. On a bad day, they might clash. Or, Mathias might be a good influence on Saoirse in this aspect.