#greecexturkey

In my au When the Ottoman Empire collapsed, Sadık also gone pfft. He was replaced by Asena (Turkey) I have to write this to make you understand the joke, sorry.

Seriously but it would be shocking for Sadık if he would see it lol

Herakles hit the tile hard on his knees and hoped they weren't bleeding. The water came down hot across his head and back, so his hair fell wet in his eyes. Sadık's hand smoothed it back from his face, and the callous on his thumb scraped over Herakles' cheek.

Herakles' breath caught in his throat. After that he couldn't have made himself stop if he wanted to.

Explicit, Turkey/Greece. This is basically just porn. Happy Valentine’s Day!

The state of Osman sends Herakles to find out what Romania is up to and make him stop that; or, in which everyone is a collaborator and no one is happy about it.

Mature, Greece/Turkey. Greece, Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Egypt. Contains characters being nasty about imperialism and each other’s sex lives.

"I need you to tell me what he's up to," Sadık said, pacing across the room. Herakles had noticed over the years how Sadık hated to sit still and certainly found it unbearable to think that way. Perfectly on form, he had started this conversation seated on the sofa, fidgeting with his book stand; but soon he had risen and gone to the window as though to look out; then he came back over to Herakles, and now he went back and forth without even a pause.

The light through the latticed windows formed a pattern over his skin that whirled as he moved. It was dizzying.

Herakles focused on the conversation again with effort. "That isn't hard," he remarked. "Romania is very predictable. I can tell you what he's doing from right here."

"And what would that be?" Sadık whirled. The robes flared around him as he turned, red silk flashing like rubies in the afternoon sunlight. He formed a very pretty picture, Herakles admitted.

"Plotting sedition and drinking too much alcohol," Herakles said. "It's possible that he's also branched out to coffee, lately. But I wouldn't put money on it." Romania wasn't a fan of Ottoman culture as far as Herakles knew.

Sadık didn't like that. His brows arched, then contracted over his forehead, and he scowled. "I know he's plotting sedition, Herakles," he said. "That's the problem."

"It isn't as if it's a change in the situation," Herakles muttered.

Most likely it was fortunate that Sadık paid no heed to this.

Honestly, the Hetalia fandom is driving me insane again. I thought about getting back into it because I actually really enjoyed the anime and thought it was cute and the creator is pretty fucking witty and makes some smart commentary.

But recently I’ve been seeing an influx of things that I find personally offensive as it directly relates to my culture.

In case you don’t know, I’m a VERY proud Greek woman. It’s not even one of the major nationalities that make up who I am, but any Greek will tell you that it doesn’t matter the percentage; if you have Greek blood, you are Greek. It’s an culture filled with extremely proud people who value their heritage and celebrate it as much as they can. I’ve attended Greek Orthodox mass, I go to annual celebrations where I consume loukoumades and spanakopita and dance Greek dances to live music with my fellow Greeks. It’s an incredible moment where the person next to you becomes more like a family member than a stranger as you all dance and laugh with each other.

Our history is rich in art, literature, and epic tales of war. However, some of the wars have been so deeply detrimental to our people that we never forget and we do not talk about our opposition.

I’m sure you all know that the Greeks and the Turks do NOT get along. Obviously this varies from person to person, but in general there is a strong divide. So much so that we do not mention them and if you mentioned them in front of someone from Greek, it would be an earful for you...kinda like what I’m doing now. And the same goes for the other way. Without getting into it too much, there have been massacres of Greeks and we have had bad blood for centuries. CENTURIES. 

Now, I understand that Hetalia is simply an anime. That’s fine. There’s a lot of ships that I don’t understand due to historical reasons. However, this ship really makes no sense to me and I feel quite offended (as I’m sure many people on the other side) that it’s showing up time and time again on my dashboard and newsfeed. 

GREECE x TURKEY WILL NEVER BE CANON. GREECE x TURKEY IS SO UTTERLY WRONG THAT I WILL NOT ACCEPT IT AS JUST “your ship” GREECE x TURKEY IS NOT OKAY BY ANY MEANS GREECE x TURKEY ISN’T OKAY BECAUSE IT’S A “love/hate” SHIP. GREECE AND TURKEY WOULDN’T EVEN BE IN THE SAME ROOM, LET ALONE FUCKING EACH OTHER. GREECE AND TURKEY DON’T EVEN GET ALONG IN THE SERIES. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. STOP DISRESPECTING MY CULTURE BECAUSE IT DOESN’T FIT INTO YOUR FUCKING SHIP. STOP IGNORING MY PEOPLES’ HISTORY BECAUSE YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR SHIP WORK. STOP ACTING LIKE JUST BECAUSE HETALIA’S AN ANIME/MANGA THAT YOU CAN IGNORE HUGE EVENTS IN HISTORY FOR FANSERVICE.

Just stop.

It’s really not okay.

And if you have something negative to say, just fuck off. Seriously. If you’re Greek or Turkish and don’t feel offended, that’s YOU. But I am so sick of repeating myself and having people who have no fucking idea what they’re talking about either try and argue or flat out ignore me. 

Art Trade with @poug-kun! I absolutely loved drawing cute lil Greece and Turkey for you and hope that we can do this again soon. Thank you for being so nice and patient! Top is by @poug-kun and bottom is by myself.

[Warning: referenced past domestic violence and complex thoughts and emotions about it. Thematic M.]

Every week at bare minimum, Herakles meets Sadik. It's in a gay bar in Athens or Istanbul, in Sadik's house in Ankara, in a hotel outside the UN, or rarely in the latest of Herakles' series of barely distinguishable, always-dilapidated apartments. Invariably, they argue. Almost always, they have sex. Sometimes, for variety, Herakles punches him first. Occasionally he punches him after if Sadik makes the mistake of talking to him then.

After punching Sadik and storming off, he tells Mohamed that he can't help it, that Sadik is too infuriating not to punch, that he hates Sadik, that he was drunk, that Sadik said something insulting about his mother because apparently killing her wasn't enough. Mohamed makes him tea in the Egyptian style with sugar and mint and doesn't say much, but strokes Herakles' hair or shoulder and nods.

Herakles isn't sure why he bothers making excuses to Mohamed. Provided Herakles doesn't damage his face, Mohamed doesn't care if he punches Sadik. He wouldn't care if Herakles stabbed him. It's entirely possible that if he was present, he would cheer Herakles on.

Less than once a week, but more than once a month, Herakles goes to church.