After a failed rebellion attempt in 1863, Lithuanian noble Tauras Laurinaitis flees his homeland rather than risk being sent to Siberia. Guilt-ridden, he is determined to keep the memory of his country alive the only way he can: printing and smuggling books in a language now outlawed by the Russian Empire. But what happens when he catches the eye of a certain Prussian gendarme?
A/U: Before The Sex Pistols and The Clash, before Anarchy in the UK, before punk even had a name, there was Iggy. This is the story of the rise and fall of a star - or how a chance encounter in a pub changed Arthur Kirkland's life. USxUK, rated T for language, drug references, adult themes.
A/U:Ludwig is a sculptor at the height of his career. Renowned for his ability to carve strikingly lifelike pieces from blocks of marble, his work fills the grandest homes in Europe. There is no form he can't capture, no challenge he can't meet - until a stranger's commission forces him to face the ultimate choice. Can he free the flesh from the stone? Or be consumed by it?
"They weren't normal. And no amount of board games could ever fix that." Holed up in the bunker between cases, Sam and Dean play Scrabble. Nothing is resolved. Set around season 9 after episode 11. Oneshot.
10 March 1952: Stalin issues a "note" to the Western powers calling for the reunification of Germany. 12 March 1952: West Germany declines. Was it a missed chance to reunite with his brother? Or something else? Prussia struggles to accept his new role as East Germany. One-shot. Historical!Hetalia. Tie in with "Soul to Take." Russia/Prussia. Rated T for language and a bit of gore.
It's three o'clock in the morning. Lithuania just wants to sleep, Prussia wants answers, and Russia wants something strong to drink. Who knew Perestroika would end up like this? One-shot. Russia/Prussia (if you squint). Tie in with "Soul to Take."
A/U: "Lizzie, look at me," Gilbert says quietly. She does. And Gilbert's brow furrows. He's used to looking at her and reading the story in her eyes. But now all he can see is nothing. Her eyes are cold, distant. "You…you know how…" she says, her voice a whisper, "how Roderich's parents are...There was nothing else that I could do." PrussiaXHungary