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grem-archive · 1 year

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Pspsps may we ask for some romerica headcanons/thoughts? 👀👀

A great majority of these are between the esteemed @temtamtom and me! I think I accidentally converted you to Romericism Tem, so I apologize. I hope you heal soon :facedowncrying: also I am sorry in advance that there are so many. There are just as many more that I’m not including.

Romano is a respectful short king at 165 cm/5’5” next to Alfred’s 188 cm/6’2”. Poor Roma is also in an entirely different weight class; 55 kg compared to 102 kg.

“Romano dates what he can’t have (fat ass and big titties).”

“If you don’t love me like Hadrian loved Antinous it’s not worth it.”

This is 100% a Zoomer BF & Boomer BF situation. Alfred had to teach Romano how to use Zoom and FaceTime and always uses strange magic Gen Z words that leave Romano bewildered. Alfred’s “she eb on my nezer til I Scrooge” to Romano’s “look at this funny minion meme I found” (it’s 8 years outdated).

Romano loves paired dances and Alfred has a fair bit of energy. They adore swing dance and jive! When determined they’ll clear the room to listen to their old records and swing.

Related to this, they love to dance together in general and sing. They’ve made a playlist for doing their home chores when together and it’s chock full of songs both know by heart; both in English and Italian. And the amount of dancing they do to distract themselves? Immense. We’re talking a disco outbreak in the hall, Alfred starting to do the hand jive and Romano joining. They have fun.

They love watching westerns together. And I do mean love. We call Romerica “Spaghetti Western” in this house! And we’re not saying Romano has a cowboy kink, but he’s got a cowboy kink. Will find any excuse to get Alfred into some version of western wear (he’s usually pretty willing, it’s really not that hard).

Alfred lets Romano dress him up like a Ken Doll. He's just happy to be spending time with Roma, who, let's be real, has a much better fashion sense. Romano also has a history of patching up Alfred's clothes and uniforms, sometimes hiding hidden stitched hearts on the former.

They cook for each other a lot. The way to both their hearts are through their stomachs and it’s very obvious at times. Food driven to the core.

“Your cooking is going to make me fat.” Romano complains. “Y’know you don’t have to eat it if you don’t want to.” Alfred replies. Romano scrunches his nose, “Don’t tell me what to do.” He then takes another bite.

When Romano first arrived in New York, he knew very little English. On the other hand, Alfred knew very little Italian, if any. Communication was a very glaring issue in the beginning. They figured out that they both knew Spanish and could communicate that way until they taught each other more of their respective languages.

We’re not calling Alfred Romano’s sugar daddy, but hey, it doesn’t hurt when your beefcake boyfriend has a shiny credit card and makes a wonderful bag carrier :shrugs:

Romano’s common household weapons: the wooden spoon (the only actual weapon), the rolling pin (threat only), a comically large frying pan (threat only unless they’re getting up to Tom & Jerry shenanigans), and a comically long pizza paddle (for long range ass-smacking). However, Alfred has started learning to declaw the rolling pin threats by responding with “That’s so hot,” or some equivalent. Romano is having to rethink some of his battle plans.

Both are serial cuddlers when they’re together, but Romano is more confident in bolder displays of PDA and touchier overall. A hand on Alfred’s back or waist as he passes by, a kiss to the shoulder. Alfred, taking advantage of his height, loves hugging Romano from behind and resting his chin on Romano’s head.

Alfred loves to carry Romano and pick him up. Romano complains but never actually means it. In fact, he loves it but is simply a stubborn fool.

Alfred has beef with Romano’s pet rooster, Ugo. Ugo is the only force that could make Alfred F. Jones, the United States of America, run for his life. Fear the peck!

Romano is the bedtime enforcer in this relationship. Alfred’s sleep schedule is pretty shit and Romano loves his sleep (and his cuddles). When they visit each other, he often has to physically drag Alfred to bed. They also nap together, though often it’s just Romano that ends up sleeping.

Alfred is constantly fascinated with Romano’s stories from childhood or at least the Nation equivalent of such. The number of things Romano and Veneziano can remember from times far before Alfred or frequent guest Ludwig ever existed blows his mind. He’s always asking for more. It’s both his natural wonder and curiosity, but also the archaeologist in him.

Alfred F. “Hey Romano babe can I bench press you? I wanna hold you but I gotta get my workout in.” Jones. Does squats with Romano on his back. Will be doing sit-ups with Romano sitting on him so he can give him smooches on the up. Romano complains about the sweat but doesn’t actually make any moves to get up or leave.

Both are romantics in their own way, but in this dynamic, Romano is the one who typically initiates the moment. Alfred is usually the one who ruins the moment with a joke but in the most affectionate way possible. He’s embarrassing, but he’s Romano’s.

Alfred and Ludwig have made their own joint study of the way Romano and Veneziano use their hands when they speak. I wish I had their notes.

Over time they’ve learned each other’s old full names and use them. Not that they have much of an effect, it’s more a silly than anything. But it is still a jumpscare. Alfred Fly-from-Fornication Kirkland versus Publius Romilius Romanus Regillus. Who wins?

If they encounter some bullshit together in public, Romano is the “I’m going to kick your ass.” Alfred is the “And I’m about to hand him the chair.” That, or he’s picking Romano up and carrying him away.

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gremlins-hotel · 1 year

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thank you to my beloved @temtamtom for this idea

#hetalia #aph america #aph romano #aph south italy #hws america #hws romano #hws south italy #alfred f jones #romano vargas #romerica #americano #romerica // spaghetti western #alpha romeo tango

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gremlins-hotel · 1 year

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I know on your old blog you posted some Romerica headcanons: could we perchance have some more 👀

abso-fucking-lutely! you made me realize i hadn't ever reblogged the old post, which had been on my agenda. huzzah. once again crediting @temtamtom with so many of these. we are both insane when the blorbos exist. these are in no distinct order of importance or chronology.

When they're together, if they catch each other doing basically anything, they start to hear "Whatta Man" - or some period equivalent - playing in their heads.

Despite having met Sebastiano (Seborga) later than Ludwig, Alfred quickly became the favorite boyfriend after proving to a young Seb that he could, in fact, lift a rather large vehicle with his bare hands. Sebastiano was gobsmacked at learning such a rumor was true. On the other hand, Romano was ready to go nuts at learning they did this in public while Alfred was walking Sebastiano to school (during a visit to Italy in the mid-1970s).

While Romano no longer works for Alfred, he occasionally still calls him "capo" (boss) as a joke or term of endearment.

Alfred, as the Spotify owner, has snuck several tracks from their favorite westerns into their playlist. If listening to it while in one of their respective homes, they will find each other in the nearest room or hallway and have a finger gun showdown.

Their relationship started out professional and fairly closed, but as Romano grew more comfortable around his housemates in the US, they learned that he has quite a sense of humor. The first time Alfred and Tolys got to hear Romano truly laugh, Alfred wanted to hear it again. And boy, did he try, with decent success as the years went on. At that moment, Tolys was unwillingly signed up to be the therapist for both Romano and Alfred as they continuously dropped the ball on their fledgling crushes.

While not a professional pickpocket, Romano has great sleight of hand. It's his game with Alfred. He will swipe items from Alfred's person and see how long it takes for him to notice. His phone, wallet, a pen, sometimes his watch, anything small or loose. Romano's the Kitty Softpaws to Alfred's Puss in Boots. ((Or Antonio's, for those that enjoy SpaMano.))

Romano is the caution and wisdom through experience. Alfred is the ideas and impulse. Both may be smart, but if they were a criminal couple like Bonnie and Clyde, Alfred is the smash and Romano is the grab.

Romano's expertly crafted verbal thrashings and "he asked for no pickles" to Alfred's picking him up and carrying him away, "come on, let's go".

They have bonded over archaeology (Alfred) and volcanology (Romano), especially in sites such as Herculaneum, Pozzuoli, and Mount St. Helens. Also the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in March 1944; there are some really interesting images from the Liberation of Italy in WWII from this event. ((This headcanon was sponsored by the documentary Fire of Love.))

#callsign gremlin checking in #romerica // spaghetti western #alfred f. jones // daring to fly #romano de cesare // luctor et emergo #i'm sorry there aren't as many as last time #i was struggling to choose headcanons to share #hetalia #hetalia headcanons #aph america #aph south italy #hws america #hws south italy #romerica

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gremlins-hotel · 1 year

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I’m not sure if you’ve seen on tiktok the American wife who does very non-Italian things in front of her Italian husband (like breaking pasta in half or pronouncing cheese names wrong) but it feels very Romerica to me. The user is @carloandsarah

i love their stuff skdjfh sometimes it shows up on my fyp.

i personally think alfred knew very little italian while romano knew very little english when he first came to america. this, of course, introduces issues when trying to communicate, especially given that you're living in your own boss' home and can't speak? bruh

they realized they both knew spanish and communicated in that way while they attempted to teach each other their respective languages. before they got comfortable enough to use each other's languages, too. the jones household probably sounded a little like some distorted audio as a whole as they all tried to speak to each other over the years.

on a shippy romerica note, however: alfred would purposefully mispronounce words in italian during lessons because he liked seeing romano get passionate and correct him (mostly because he wanted to hear romano speak italian). and romano, who mostly absorbed english from alfred and his occasional southern twang, may sometimes use those pronunciations rather than the general north american ones.

also i'm so sorry this got derailed from what you actually asked. yes. alfred absolutely tortures romano this way because he's a menace (affectionate). it's a good thing he's wonderful at making romano laugh, else i'm pretty sure romano would've dropped him by now.

#callsign gremlin checking in #alfred f. jones // daring to fly #romano de cesare // luctor et emergo #romerica // spaghetti western

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gremlins-hotel · 1 year

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✈︎ grem/gremlin

✈︎ 21+

✈︎ they/he

✈︎ archaeology major! minor is us history.

✈︎ commission status: open

✈︎ my shit: a-flying-fortress | archaeologyfjones (ask blog) | twitter

my old shit: close-air-support (old main) | grem-archive (hetalia) | archaeojones (original ask blog)

✈︎ tag guide:

misc: callsign gremlin checking in | gremlin shitpost | gremlin tankposting | gremlin’s things with wings | mooom! gremlin’s archaeologyposting again!

from the desk: alpha romeo tango | papa echo november

headcanon tags: mechanics of nations // eldritch abominations | alfred f. jones // daring to fly | mathieu williams // bear with me | mathieu & alfred // brothers earth and sky | arthur kirkland // salt wind and green garden | arthur & alfred // a king and his crown | arthur & mathieu // anchor spares none | ace family // new worlds divided | romano de cesare // luctor et emergo | ivan braginsky // Не остаться в этой траве | ludwig beilschmidt // meine Stärken und meine Schwächen

ship tags: romerica // spaghetti western | rusame // stardust on our boots | gerame // mach speed meta

#tags for navigation:#callsign gremlin checking in #gremlin shitpost #gremlin tankposting #gremlin’s things with wings #mooom! gremlin’s archaeologyposting again!#alpha romeo tango #papa echo november #mechanics of nations // eldritch abominations #alfred f. jones // daring to fly #mathieu williams // bear with me #mathieu & alfred // brothers earth and sky #arthur kirkland // salt wind and green garden #arthur & alfred // a king and his crown #arthur & mathieu // anchor spares none #ace family // new worlds divided #romano de cesare // luctor et emergo #ivan braginsky // Не остаться в этой траве #ludwig beilschmidt // meine Stärken und meine Schwächen #çatalhöyük // the first to rise; the first to fall #romerica // spaghetti western #rusame // stardust on our boots #gerame // mach speed meta #sunfall // the wayward soldier #beartalia // hibernation or bust #harpytalia // world on the wing #unbound // a western saga #lemon sharks // friendly seas #ersatz // dark side of the moon

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grem-archive · 2 years

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✈ name | grem/gremlin

✈ pronouns | any

✈ age | 21

✈ twitter || spicy twitter || instagram || archaeology f. jones askblog

✈ a rather scatterbrained archaeology major (broad focus), minoring in early u.s. history. used to be an animation & concept art major.

✈ mostly into hetalia right now, but a fan of many other things! favorite character: alfred f. jones (i'm going to smooch punch him). shy with writing, but i often make headcanons regarding early america. maybe someday i'll share my writing...but for now, enjoy my art!

✈ other interests | military technology (aviation, armor), cars, hiking, music, collecting shiny bits and bobs, cosplay, uhhh...

✈ tag guide |||

art: alpha romeo tango | writing: papa echo november | askbox: callsign gremlin checking in

meme posts: gremlin shitpost | miltech/history: gremlin military history

alfred hcs: alfred f jones // daring to fly | mathieu hcs: mathieu williams // brave wild winter | na bros: mathieu & alfred // brothers earth and sky | romano hcs: romano de cesare // luctor et emergo

nation hcs: nation lore // 'normal' my ass!

ship tags || romerica: alfred & romano // spaghetti western

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p.s., hey gremlin, what in god's name is your username about? that's easy! my great-grandfather flew b-17 flying fortresses in wwii over europe. the name of his plane - which he shared with more than one crew - was "the gremlin's hotel." i never got to know him, but i have been told throughout my life by family that i'm a lot like him. my way of knowing him was through learning about old planes. over the years i've just slowly adopted "the gremlin's hotel" as a name i use for everything because c'mon, it's a pretty sick name.

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