I am this close from getting on one knee and asking you to marry me, because this was more than I ever hoped for.
It's full of fic goodness and fulfilled requester's wishes, just the way every part has its own distinct atmosphere, how every colony not only has his own punishing instrument but how England approaches them completely differently according to their needs and even adjusts the aftercare to their character. Canada receiving the cane that is (relatively) the most painful of the tools mentioned is a particularly nice one. I loved how the identity of the ex-colony isn't revealed until the very last moment in the first three parts, the hints strong enough to leave a tingling suspicion only.
The details just add richness to the writing, England's gloves and sharp nails, sugar crystals in tea (I wonder if the fact sugar comes from the very same canes is just a coincidence), stale cakes, belt buckle of tarnishing silver. The ending with the the shirt button is perfect in every way, and extremely fitting for my personal headcanon for England's and America's relationship as well.
In short, you did the great deed of making the OP of this extremely happy and satisfied and, as I hope, many others as well. Go and treat yourself to something good, kind and talented authornon, you deserved it.
OP
It's full of fic goodness and fulfilled requester's wishes, just the way every part has its own distinct atmosphere, how every colony not only has his own punishing instrument but how England approaches them completely differently according to their needs and even adjusts the aftercare to their character. Canada receiving the cane that is (relatively) the most painful of the tools mentioned is a particularly nice one. I loved how the identity of the ex-colony isn't revealed until the very last moment in the first three parts, the hints strong enough to leave a tingling suspicion only.
The details just add richness to the writing, England's gloves and sharp nails, sugar crystals in tea (I wonder if the fact sugar comes from the very same canes is just a coincidence), stale cakes, belt buckle of tarnishing silver. The ending with the the shirt button is perfect in every way, and extremely fitting for my personal headcanon for England's and America's relationship as well.
In short, you did the great deed of making the OP of this extremely happy and satisfied and, as I hope, many others as well. Go and treat yourself to something good, kind and talented authornon, you deserved it.