hetalia_kink | Past Part Fills Part 2 -- CLOSED

Then he moved around the piano heading towards the door with a wide grin. Prussia met him half way their fingers touching briefly as they passed. Italy beamed up at Germany as he joined the other nation at the door. Germany seemed at a complete loss to say what he was thinking in response to what he had just heard.

"That was beautiful, Italy," Hungary filled in finally with a warm smile she reached out to brush a kiss against his cheek.

"Yes...it was..." Germany almost stammered. Then he cleared his throat softly and reached for Italy's hand. "The sun is starting to set," he said almost hesitantly. "Would you...would you walk in the gardens with me...while it does?"

Italy felt more warmth flow through him and he squeezed Germany's hand in response. "Ve ~ Austria's gardens are always so lovely...I would love to Germany!"

"Good..." Germany said and then turned and pulled him back out the door.

Hungary moved gracefully in front of them. It was only when they reached the nearby door that lead to the gardens that Italy noticed that Prussia was not with them. In the distance he thought he heard the noisy crash of the sound of keys being unceremoniously mashed together. Italy momentarily thought about turning around and going back inside to make sure they weren't fighting again but that thought vanished as Germany held out his arm towards Italy while shuffling his feet nervously. Italy smiled softly and wound his arm through the offered one and allowed himself to be lead towards a winding path through the garden.

He had managed to find his own happiness he could only hope that Austria would find his as well.

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The End

-- Fermata is a music term of Italian origin meaning to hold a note or a rest within a score. It is recognizable by its birdeye symbol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fermata.svg) usually found over either the note or rest mark though it can sometimes be found upside down underneath the note or rest as well.
--The violin Italy gifted Austria with was a Stradivarius and I envision one crafted by Antonio Stradivari himself. True Stradivarius instruments are often considered amongst the best ever made though like most things having to do with the musical world his is a controversial statement for some. Antonio Stradivari was from Cremona a small city in Northern Italy.
--I know that it is not exactly canon that Italy is as good at music as he is at art only that he enjoys it but given the strong historical musical culture that came from Northern Italy it feels right to me that he would be.

Ooooh... awesome! I couldn't believe when I saw this in the fills listing. Given as long as the two have interacted, both living in the same household and working on the same team when they're members of the Axis, I find it truly surprising how rarely anyone asks after them (I actually had a couple of my own Austria and Italy requests that I didn't get to post before the freeze). Any sort of fics with interaction between Austria and Italy are so rare, and this is just so beautiful on top of that. I love the way you use the music as a point of connection, as well as the way you tie the past into the present. I agree with you, canon or not, I think Italy would not only appreciate music but that he would be good at it as well. This just totally made my day, author!anon. Thank you so much for writing it!

Firstly thank you so much for such a lovely piece of feedback! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Secondly I couldn't agree more with you I'm often surprised how little Austria/Italy interaction there is out there in fic land. Their connection is just as strong as that of England raising America or Spain raising Romano. Heck Prussia raising Germany gets more attention and that's pretty much just a fan invention as far as I know (I haven't read all the strips yet) so I just don't get why there isn't more with these two out there. Maybe Austria just isn't popular enough... :-/

*Clapping goes here!*

Thank you! :-)

I've loved this piece. it is true that there was no AuIta (~~which is... a very intriguing pairing. must try one out in the nearby future...~~)

but it was just splendid. i've always felt that an artist like italy would excel in music just as much as he does in art (and god knows he's only portrayed as a good for nothing usually), so I enjoyed reading this. duet with austria in a piano and violin setting? it's a dream of mine.

it was beautiful. the pace, the touches of something more, something deeper that is shown with the lingering 'ghost', how it vanishes from past to present...

thanks for writing this, anon. it was truly astounding and i like how you portrayed austria and italy moving together, harmonically... please accept this 3Dash-Anon's soul for the story, was too beautiful for words.

I really was planning on doing the pairing as I love it (and it's so rare I don't even know if anything exists out there other then a few prompts one of which I left myself) but the boys didn't want to cooperate in that way with this one for whatever reason. I'm glad it works as is and that the music comes off as important as I wanted it to be.

*blushes* Thank you so much for such a lovely comment I'm incredibly proud of how this fic turned out and I knew when I posted it I wouldn't get a ton of comments so it really means a lot that you took the time to leave one.

This was really nice, spot-on on a lot of accounts. The little ghost was cute, also rare pairing well written and Italy being is usual self but not a total idiot. The only criticism I have is for the punctuation - you should use more. It's a pity, because I can tell you can set a nice pacing otherwise, but without commas etc. the reader gets a bit lost. I'd be more detailed but my pc has problems tonight. Anyway, good job!

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it despite it's faults. That is something I will strive to correct if I decide to post it at the main com.

But thank you. Thank you so much. I always thought Italy would be good with music, too, now that I think about it. Really wonderful.

I'm just so thrilled that you found it I was a little worried that you might not. I'm sorry that it wasn't closer to the prompt I really did want them to be shippy but the darn characters just wouldn't cooperate with me. :-/ I'm glad you enjoyed it anyway!!

Past Part Fills Part 2 -- CLOSED

Fermata (1/1) -- Part D

Fermata (1/1) -- Notes

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This is not OP but

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another not OP

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OP IS SO LATE OH GOD.

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