Russia: Gay cis man. Has known for the longest time he’s gay, but sadly has tried to ignore this part of himself, even trying to destroy it. He’s afraid of what would happen if he were to admit it out loud, what would happen if others found out. One day though he’ll feel safe with the help of his fellow nations.

So for anyone still in the closet, please remember you're just as valid as everyone else. You don't have to come out until you're ready and it's safe to do so, and you're not any less than anyone else just because you haven't come out yet. Ivan loves you and so do I!

I know I already answered an ask about Kiku, but I decided to draw it since I haven’t drawn a pan character yet! Kiku would totally be pan! A lot of his friends assume he’s asexual because he doesn’t talk much about love and dating at all and doesn’t seem to like physical affection all that much. The truth is, he’s like us internet fans who indulge shamelessly but often hide it from irl friends and family. He loves a good fairy tale fanfic-like ending but doesn’t have a preference for gender whatsoever. There are things about all genders that he finds sexy, and he often expresses his feelings through fanart and fanfic. He can get really into it when he wants to! But he’s also a little embarrassed about it, so he’s still a bit closeted in some sense. It’s just hard for him to show that part of himself to others, and he’s often too shy to act on it irl, especially the physical aspects of it. Someone else gotta make the first move on him.

So actually, NK is demi. A lot of people see him as very reserved and somewhat emotionless. It is true that he actively goes to great lengths to hide his emotions out of a desire to feel strong. However, the truth is that he is ruled by his emotions, many of them negative. But he really is a passionate person, even if he is distrustful to the point that it makes it hard for him to grow close to anyone. It follows then that having a strong emotional connection is a requirement for him to feel attraction to a person. He has bigger things to worry about than sex most of the time, but on the rare occasion that someone has broken through his barrier, that’s a big deal--and so he feels the attraction very intensely. He also happens to be panromantic! Because by the time he’s developed that emotional bond with someone, it could matter less to him what their gender is.

Another pride headcanon for you all! China! I see him as ace. Don’t get me wrong, he’s not aromantic by any means. In fact, he’s always thinking of romantic, poetic ways for people to get together! He’s definitely into romance, in fact, he’s homoromantic, in the most artsy, poetic, beautiful way possible! He dreams of finding the person who can complete him after 4000 years. He loves anything having to do with romance. But--he’s asexual. He’s just not into the sex part of it. Believe me, he’s tried everything, but nothing really appeals to him. He’s not sex repulsed, but he would rather think about legends and astrologies, and very romantic things to bring people together intellectually as opposed to sex. Also! He happens to be agender (thought leaning towards male...maybe even demiboy?). If you’ve paid attention to the comics at all, he doesn’t give much of a fuck when it comes to gender roles. After 4000 years, he’s abandoned the concept of gender entirely, but he still prefers he/him pronouns out of habit. So please--enjoy some asexual, homoromantic, agender China on me.

Anyway! My Mexico is definitely bi. He’s a shameless romantic and looooves all that gentlemanly sappy lovey dovey stuff. Problem is, when he realized he was developing feelings for men in addition to women, he went through a period of denial where he had to resolve his feelings with being a devout Catholic. It took some time, but he was able to come to terms with it to where he was able to accept himself being bi and let it coexist with his religion. Nowadays he’s happy to take just about anyone on a date!