Nordic Tales
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The Väinämöinen family is dead.
That's the news that sparks the building of a new and vast kingdom, one that promises to rival even the most powerful kingdoms in Europe. It's not the way Sigurd had imagined meeting any of his soul partners, under political terms and conditions. But here he is -- with three other men, conspiracy, and more personal challenges than he'd ever thought one could handle.
All he'd wanted was to be King.
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- Part 1 of Nordic Tales
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Tomorrow We'll Go to the Milky Way by darcymariaphoster
Fandoms: Hetalia (Anime & Manga)
31 Dec 2021
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In a way that only Lukas can pull off, he ensures that this is a New Year's Eve that Tino won't soon forget. [My contribution to the NorFin subsection. Suggestive themes but really just a cute little oneshot.]
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- Part 2 of Nordic Tales
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Lukas always knew he'd be back at his childhood home. The draw to it had never faded. He should have seen all the warnings, listened to everyone around him. But only one voice matters. The only one that can break him in the end.
[The hardest part is simply that there's no physical interaction, just whispers against his cheek, his neck, his hand, leaving him with an inexplicable ache in his chest. It's not enough, and they pretend it is.]
(Sorta trigger warnings? Vague suicidal thoughts and mental illness, though both are paranormally-driven.)
[Now with a Chinese translation. Link to it in the notes.]
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- Part 3 of Nordic Tales
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It's not that Tino actually hates everyone, but after working with the general population, he's really lost his patience for people -- and has maybe lost a little bit of himself, too. And then along comes Lukas, to wake him up again, to give him something to anchor himself to.
[NorFin with background SuDen.]
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- Part 4 of Nordic Tales
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It's such a simple encounter, but it leaves behind a curious feeling in his chest. He can't recall a time that he's ever bothered to help a stranger out like that. It was something Mathias would have done, and Lukas would have scoffed at him for it. And, yet, here he was -- paying for a perfect stranger's groceries and wishing him a good night, when he can barely muster the strength to get out of bed. It sparks something inside him, and it bothers him a little.
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- Part 5 of Nordic Tales
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Mathias is an average person, living an average life. And that's fine with him. Until he runs into a stranger one day, who makes him question everything about himself that he's been trying so hard to ignore.
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- Part 6 of Nordic Tales
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(Please, I am super proud of this cheesy title. 🤣)
Same AU as "I asked For Coffee and Got You", but takes place about 3 years prior. [Do not have to read to understand. Just know that this is a grocery store AU.]
Mathias is the front end manager and he can deal with just about anything. Usually. But the night he can't, is the night he and Berwald finally have a conversation without Mathias making a complete idiot of himself. [SuDen]
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- Part 7 of Nordic Tales
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Filled with rage and jealousy, Gilbert crashes the celebration for the birth of Kings Ivan and Alfred's son. He curses the prince to die on his sixteenth birthday, after slicing his hand on the blade of a sword. But the Kings' advisors and soon-to-be Prince Tino's guardians counter the curse. In the end, he would only fall into an eternal slumber that could only be broken by a confession of undying love...
DenFin with background of SuNor, RoIce, and RusAme.
[While this might sound like a 2012 crack fic, I promise it's more than that. I don't know how to write straight up crack anymore so there's actual plot holding this together. I promise.]
[DISCONTINUED]
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- Part 8 of Nordic Tales
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It started and ended on a summer night, before Berwald goes off to college. But apparently neither forgot, and a more or less chance meeting at a cafe some 20 years later reignites a spark they almost let disappear.
[Late Night Vibes/High School prompts for SuNorWeek2022 on tumblr]
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- Part 9 of Nordic Tales
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A series of 'almost' moments lead to the one that counts.
[Mathias and Lukas *almost* cross paths several times in their youth, but they finally meet as adults and click. Some might call it fate.]
Tumblr's dennor week 2022
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- Part 10 of Nordic Tales
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Sigurd reflects on his feelings, attempts to deal with his grief. How is he supposed to move on, live, without Björn?
[Kind of a cathartic piece. I was feeling a bit angsty.]
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- Part 11 of Nordic Tales
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Neither of them have the courage to risk their friendship over feelings that are obviously not returned. Just one conversation could change it all, and neither are willing to have it.
[One-sided both ways Denmark/Finland]
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- Part 12 of Nordic Tales
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Emil has always seen things -- ghosts and the like. The problem is, they're never nice things, and so he's refused to admit that he sees anything at all. But as his life changes, he may have to admit defeat.
[A story of spooks and hauntings and healing for tumblr's 2022 Hetaween event.]
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- Part 13 of Nordic Tales
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Lores and Legends of the Folk: A Study by darcymariaphoster
Fandoms: Hetalia (Anime & Manga)
13 Feb 2023
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It's NorFin Week on Tumblr! Putting my collection/contribution here for ease of read/future finds.
Day 1: Nature -- A war tears Tino and Sigurd apart, but they find a way to spend eternity together.
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- Part 14 of Nordic Tales
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I've dealt with a lot of spirits over the years, and a lot of restless ones. There shouldn't be anything different with this one. But there is. There's a mystery unfolding in front of me, and he leads me to people that I didn't know I needed in my life. I was only trying to help him find his way, because that's what I do. And now I have a chance at a reconciliation that I never thought I'd have, and the opportunity to save more than one life.
[Callback to an old concept in a different fandom. Less horror and more mystery and some fluff. The pairings are all background, really.]
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- Part 15 of Nordic Tales
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In the midst of a resistance against the royal family, Sigurd vanished without a trace. Ten years later, haunted by his guilt, Björn puts out an offer of a reward to return his brother. One con man takes full advantage, but a surprising twist brings both family and lovers together...
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- Part 16 of Nordic Tales