I like England having family problems and general dissatisfaction because I think that's how he is in canon a lot of the time? He's a lonely guy. I think him being kind of a lonely failboat is part of his appeal to me, so I'm actually kind of turned off when I read fics where he legitimately thinks he's awesome and has a ton of friends and stuff. Him being kind of an unfortunate guy is a lot of what makes him... England. XD
But I agree that it can be really overkill depending on how it's done, and it can be over the top (I also don't like seeing the UK brothers portrayed as legitimately abusive for the most part). Whereas with someone like America, he might have some insecurities but he's quite confident, and he doesn't really strike me as someone who would be liable to have a troubled background most of the time.
NO I HAVE INSANELY HIGH STANDARDS. One of the reasons I don't usually post fic recs is because I feel bad about how picky I am. Like... I read a TON of fic, but I only like about 10% of it. I'll seriously be thrown out of a fic by one little thing. I feel bad about it, but that's how I've always been. :(
And yeah I love cardverse and fantasia, but there are weirdly few fics for it. Human AU can be fun, but for me personally when writing them I like to throw something unusual in there (like superheroes or merpeople XD). It keeps it exciting for me as a writer.
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I like England having family problems and general dissatisfaction because I think that's how he is in canon a lot of the time? He's a lonely guy. I think him being kind of a lonely failboat is part of his appeal to me, so I'm actually kind of turned off when I read fics where he legitimately thinks he's awesome and has a ton of friends and stuff. Him being kind of an unfortunate guy is a lot of what makes him... England. XD
But I agree that it can be really overkill depending on how it's done, and it can be over the top (I also don't like seeing the UK brothers portrayed as legitimately abusive for the most part). Whereas with someone like America, he might have some insecurities but he's quite confident, and he doesn't really strike me as someone who would be liable to have a troubled background most of the time.
NO I HAVE INSANELY HIGH STANDARDS. One of the reasons I don't usually post fic recs is because I feel bad about how picky I am. Like... I read a TON of fic, but I only like about 10% of it. I'll seriously be thrown out of a fic by one little thing. I feel bad about it, but that's how I've always been. :(
And yeah I love cardverse and fantasia, but there are weirdly few fics for it. Human AU can be fun, but for me personally when writing them I like to throw something unusual in there (like superheroes or merpeople XD). It keeps it exciting for me as a writer.