#undeadrambles

Notes:

if some of these look really familiar to you, I've taken inspiration from another DND Hetalia post (it's old so Idk how to find it now)

Italy as a bard would be heavily reliant on his instrument (the lute) to motivate his allies in battle while France would be the type who would jump in with his sword, but also values ​​finesse over brute strength

Russia is a Frost sorcerer because in canon, General Winter haunts and attacks him every year, yet is simultaneously his greatest ally, which really fits the sorcerer theme - you never asked to be born with this power and it serves as both a blessing and a curse

the coward rogue subclass is absolutely perfect for Romano - This man is just as cowardly as his brother, but then we also see him fighting the freakin mafia to save Spain even though he is terrified of them!

I can't see Prussia as a barbarian/fighter because of his past as the Teutonic Knights

In my DND fic, Spain's subclass is Oath of the Eternal Flame, but his canon self strikes me as a chaotic good character so I had to go with Dawn Phoenix

Austria is Diplomacy because of canonical reasons

Greece would make a good barbarian/fighter (he probably rivals Germany in terms of strength) but I decided to go with cleric because Greek mythology and his "quest for knowledge" - his patron god would be Athena

Netherlands would definitely sell every gun he makes (he canonically sold weapons to Spain even though they were at war with each other?)

I originally wanted to make Portugal a rogue since it suits his personality better but I was struggling to find a good ocean-related subclass for him (There's Sea Assailant but it confuses me because there's no explanation on the origin of the magical abilities so it looks more like a Sorcerer-Rogue hybrid to me and Port doesn't really give off sorcerer vibes)

Portugal irl is a pretty religious country but the hetalia character doesn't really match these vibes so warlock makes sense for him Ig (at least in comparison to Prussia). Edit: you know what? The Fathomless is actually perfect - he could be drowning at sea at some point in history and accepted the patron's offer to save himself

Turkey loves picking fights in canon so champion is perfect for him

Some characters you might be having questions about

Cuba: Dude is ALMOST a green flag, but he keeps mistaking Canada as America. Not cool at all. I could have put him in the "Blind" category instead lol

Rome: He broke into Germany's house and harrassed him

Poland: never play chess with him

Ukraine: ummm she struggles to be there for her little brother? Idk. I think her and Belarus' song (Carrots and Sticks) is a major red flag in itself but I can't quite fit her into a better category here

England: He spends a little too much time with his magical friends to touch enough grass

Czechia: her relationship with Slovakia, nuff said

Sweden: I would have put him in the green flag category but his interactions with Finland are kinda sus (tbh Finland might actually be a bigger red flag than him but shhhh)

Cyprus: this is backed by only his quote in the anime - "What? I thought you only took baths with me?" (also partially explains why I put Greece as "uncommitted"

Switzerland: extremely protective of Liechtenstein

Singapore: would arrest you for the tiniest of things

Bulgaria and Romania were originally in the "Broke" category by themselves lol

Monaco: canonically the most anxious nation in hetalia

Everyone in green flag category: I highly doubt that hetalia has THAT many green flag characters. I just don't know them well enough to give them proper red flags...

So I have a total of 6 wip fics sitting in my Google Drive and Franport is only one of them but IT’S THE LONGEST ONE. I don’t even know how many chapters it will last but it might hit 30-40. 

Fruk is the main rival ship in the fandom (I’m only mentioning it because it’s so mainstream compared to something like Franport) and franport looks very tame next to it because well, there’s not much historical context and these two have barely interacted in canon (and the interaction is just france being france and port being sus of him while he has a smile on his face and that’s about it)

But I assure you, these two can get as petty as England and France, purely on the basis that they ARE in canon (ah, those romance nations)

Canon France is... canon France, y’know? He would slander you on everything that isn’t according to his own taste, be it food, fashion, etc. (looks at England)

Portugal? Look at what he did to Spain over some internet post and tell me he is anything but petty (ok maybe crazy or deranged or unhinged but anyway)

Ngl, Franport banter/fights hits different because if you were to compare Port (at least my interpretation of him) to England in Fruk (referencing fandom content), he’s much calmer, more laidback and less emotional. This makes Port more prone to giving in, instead of being stubborn and escalating the situation consequently (I think England is already more logically inclined among our favourite homosexual eldritch nation immortals but at the same time he can get quick-tempered and hot-headed because of his ‘tsundere’ nature) 

I also headcanon that Port is the type to place more value in social harmony than in his own stance/beliefs, but at the same time, he can get very argumentative if he finds a flaw in logic even though he usually doesn’t strike others as the “nerdy” type of guy (I love how this is reflected a lot in fanon)

But he likes being a smartass (I kinda relate to him this way. I can’t help being annoying like this sometimes with my friends) Therefore, if you were to put him in an argument with France, it would only last longer if it were a battle of wits (usually with Port being the reasonable one), but if they are just fighting over something, like which side of the bed to claim, it would end almost immediately with France overpowering him

That doesn’t sound very healthy, but it’s something that Port is entirely comfortable with. He isn’t a people pleaser (can be quite the opposite actually) but very much like me, he wouldn’t pick a fight with someone over something as insignificant as a bed simply because he deems it as a waste of time (to sleep). Ofc, he would try to find an alternative in other situations to make everyone happy, but in many, it’s not possible, so he just caves in, unless the other person doesn’t mind him having the better option (which is somewhat rare with France, no matter how considerate he can be). There is a line to be crossed, but this bed situation doesn’t represent it

France is definitely the bigger flirt among them (my version of Port is much less inclined to flirting compared to some fanon interpretations), and he loves it whenever Port makes a sarcastic comment in response to his advances. It’s something he finds more endearing than annoying because he likes a challenge, not someone who is easy to fluster/embarrass, or someone too agreeable/sappy

Historically in nationverse, Port can be very refreshing for France to interact with because of his naturally calm personality. All those centuries of his infamous rivalry with England must have taken a toll on him. He needs someone who can patiently listen to him without getting too opinionated or emotional with him. Although Portugal may look like the wrong person to go to, considering his alliance (read: close friendship) with England, he is one of the few people who understand England the most, and so understands France deeply in turn. Sure, Spain and Prussia might be closer to France, but it is Port who knows how to keep France grounded at his lowest, thanks to his ability to listen and keep most emotions out of the way. 

Although, Port will be quick to defend his best friend sometimes, he will quickly notice when France is too tired to argue back and shut up right there. I can see France crushing on him because of this side of his confidant ;)