#aph texas

[spidertalia]

@hetaween-event Day 10: Halloween Party

ft. some of my statetalia ocs !!

#my art #hetaween 2023 #hetalia #hetalia fanart #hetalia art #aph america #hws america #aph america fanart #hws america fanart #aph japan #aph japan fanart #hws japan #hws japan fanart #statetalia #hetalia state ocs #aph nevada #aph texas #aph utah #aph louisiana #statetalia nevada #statetalia texas #statetalia utah #statetalia louisiana

[simple-persica]

--Later that day--

Having agency is a big deal when you're so young

#this is super rushed #no one look at it too hard #statetalia #hetalia #aph oklahoma #aph texas #hws oklahoma #hws texas #in which texas is a good older brother #aph america #hws america #I guess he's technically here too #oh and also Miss Mexico cameo #kinda #yes it looks like OK is just mimicking TX #that's very kid brother of him #but that's not what's happening here

[apersonwholikeslotus]

Mexico: Did you ask him to be the Godfather?

USA: No!

Mexico: Then tell him he’s not!

USA, looking at Prussia: … No thank you.

#Based off an rp I had where Prussia declared himself Texas and Coahuila’s godfather #aph mexico #hws mexico #aph america #hws america #aph prussia #hws prussia #aph texas #hws texas #aph coahulia #hws coahulia #Hetalia #hetalia incorrect quotes #usamex #ig

[ask-nationfiles]

What happens to personifications of countries that stop existing, or merge with others? Did say, the Republic of Texas die off once the US annexed it?

That's actually a very good question! I hadn't thought about that before. I was so worried with discovering how nations are born that I didn't thought on how they die. I didn't even thought that they could die, since they're immortal!

I wasn't able to find a good answer with what I had available. So, in order to gain as much information as possible, I had to turn to asking people with more experience than me to answer our questions. Again, I know it's not the safest way, but... I guess, if I don't take some risks, I won't be able to reach some important stuff.

Apparently, there are these professionals... "nationologist" (I think that's how you write it), who specifically study about the nations. It is said they are people who work exclusively to the government, in order to understand how a personification can affect the land, or the other way around. For example, if a nation gets sick, that means that the country will go/is going through a economic crises. It's actually pretty useful, if you think about it. Some good predictions you could make there, huh?

Since I found out about the nationologists, I searched for one and it wasn't that difficult to find! It was a man who I saw out of the corner of my eye one time or another, but we never got to interact face to face. I used to question what the hell he was doing there if he wasn't apparently doing anything important. It turns out he was. Studying nations, just like I am right now.

Does this make me a nationologist..? Oh well, that's unimportant now.

I asked some things to him, saying that I just wanted to understand better with "what" I was working with. He seemed to be a very serious person, but actually was kind enough to answer a couple of questions, which was better than nothing.

First, I had asked about the "death of nations" and how it worked, since this is the main topic of the question anon made. The man answered that nations die the same way they are born: human belief. He explained that a nation is born from the moment that people believe that they belong to a certain country — I actually explained that in my first ask, but perhaps not as well explained as his. So, more than anything, this first part is a confirmation of what we believed to be true. He also said that the belief of a nation is very complex and relative, a single person believing that they belong to a country that doesn't exist at all wouldn't be enough for that nation to be born. There has to be a ton of people who strongly believe that they belong to a certain nationality, to the point that they can set an independent political and economic system. After all, these two factors are the main ones to sustain a personification's life. So it's no surprise that a nation is only... well, a nation, from the moment these two things are settled.

The same way, a nation dies when the country is falling apart, and the people start to believe they don't belong there anymore. I told him about the Republic of Texas, and he explained that Texas was a young-looking personification, since it didn't last very long. The personification started to "die" way after the annexation. Its former people viewed themselves now belonging to "United States", not "Texas" — and that was what really killed it, not the annexation itself. And many years later, the personification, having its nationalism completely forgotten, disappeared.

He also mentioned other two examples of the same case, both in US: the Kingdom of Hawaii and the Confederate States of America. The Kingdom of Hawaii is quite old, considering how long it has lasted. Now, the Confederate States is really young, after all, it had existed for literally four years. If anything, its nation would've looked like a child, or a pre-teen (it's pretty strange to imagine a child fighting in a war, to be pretty honest). And even so, both had the same end, which all of us know. The personifications disappeared after their people became "Americans".

Well, with all that discussion, at least we got the answers for both this and the previous question.

The man got suspicious on why I would need to know how a nation dies, so I had to ask him something else. I asked him how are nations born — if they are born from humans, another nation, or if they are generated by Earth itself. He said that nations can be born from both humans and other nations, however, it has never been seen how it happens. It's just stated that, if human women are pregnant with a nation, the chances of them dying while giving birth are 99,80%. Why it happens is a mystery. On the other hand, we have nations who gave birth to other nations. For example, we can be sure the Roman Empire had lots of descendents... like Italy, Spain, France, and many other nations which came from it. But it's said that the personification of Italy itself declared that the personification of the Roman Empire was its "grandpa", or something like that. Which makes me wonder who are Italy's parents. Even that is unknown.

Knowing all of that was making my mind blow, honestly. I was really getting interested in learning more about nations, and acted a little impulsive. I probably made more questions than I should, so many that the man must've started to think I'm crazy. But it was just when I asked "Why the nations are hidden from the public" that he dismissed me out of hand, saying that "There are things that someone in your position shouldn't know about", perhaps referring to my job. I decided it was best to leave, unfortunately, noticing there's no chance he's going to be an ally.

That's why I didn't talk to someone else about this before. I didn't want to arouse suspicion. And I almost failed miserably now.

I'm going to be more cautious next time. If a "next time" will be needed, at least.

#hetalia #nation files #nations revealed au #aph nation files #ask nation files #hetalia theories #i'm kinda proud of this #hope it makes sense #this is very exciting #headcanons #i put way too much thought into this #aph america #aph texas #aph hawaii #aph confederacy #hetalia death of nations

[sams-scribbles]

You're from Corpus Christi? I saw your Corpus OC, and I love their beach aesthetic. I also have a Corpus OC who's a massive beach lover, but they're a bisexual male. Do you have OCs for other Texas cities like I do?

I know this is 1000 years old but I’m trying to clean out my inbox so thanks for your patience. Yes I do have a Corpus Christi OC. It is my hometown that I have very mixed feelings about. I also have OCs for the other major Texas OCs. They’ve been pretty neglected but I really want to do more with them in the next upcoming months.

I want to say this as nicely as possible bc I don’t know you or your intentions but if you have Texas OCs and you’re not from Texas/you’re not intimately familiar with the areas you are portraying I would caution against it. I specifically created my OCs to explore my complicated feelings as a queer lefty Texan. It is very often that people who are unfamiliar with Texas or have vacationed here once make Texas OCs whose entire personalities are “yeehaw howdy howdy cowboy cowboy” and as someone from here I find that really annoying and borderline offensive.

If the only thing you know about Corpus Christi is that we have a beach, I would ask you what do you gain from making a character based off of a place you know nothing about?

Likewise I don’t love the way “a bisexual male” is hitting my ear like…ok? Is that their only personality traits; beach and bisexual? Again, your OC you can do whatever you like but as a queer person from Corpus Christi I don’t love that my identites are being whittled down to one dimensional stereotypes and again I would ask you

Why are you making these choices? Why are these the choices you decide to make and what does that say about you?

#my OCs #aph texas #hetalia texas #hetalia #hetalia ocs #vent

[acetechne]

Can I request some Stella with k (I am once again asking you to draw my OCs that I never draw lol)

if you never draw them you’re going to regret it when i draw them ooc >:)

#aph texas #stella travis #hapo doodles #traditional art #ink #thisnameisquitequeer #art challenge #art meme #pose challenge #pose meme

[careless-writer]

Tucker Carlson: what’s the biggest lie the people of America are believing

America: uh some people on Twitter think Texas is white

Tucker Carlson: ‘why did I even bring him here’

#I had a day dream a few days ago where it was a twitter convo where some people couldn’t believe Texas was Mexican #i think somthing happend in the Encanto fandom with Pepe #aph #hetalia #aph states #aph america #hws america #aph Texas #hws Texas

[iwanttorunfree]

#Texas's twitter account #aph texas #aph mexico #aph hetalia #aph states #aph statetalia #hetalia #statetalia #hws hetalia #hws states #hws statetalia #hws texas #hws mexico

[surfingthesealand]

A coloured version of an earlier artwork. The cowboy bros of North America! 🤠 🇨🇦 🇺🇸

#iammatthewian project #iammatthewian #iamp #iamp: alberta #alberta #project canada #pc: alberta #texas #aph texas #hws texas #aph states #hws states #states #state oc #my art #surfingthesealand draws

[apollo11fangirl]

Nevada always wins any bet or gamble. The only thing he can’t win Taxes Holdum against Texas.

#aph texas #aph nevada #Headcanon #text post #hetalia

[hipsofsteel]

fake title prompt: Weep for yourself my man

for this ask prompt

weep for yourself, my man

Lupe has many regrets about having to stand with her state during the Civil War. She could have abandoned them and proclaimed her personal loyalty to Alfred, but what good would that do? She was the embodiment of Texas, and they needed her.

She convinces herself of this with her hair cut short, disguising herself as a man to fight and protect her home. She buries those regrets as much as she can, begging them to stay down and dead.

But when she and Roberto find themselves staring across each other in battle, one specific regret comes to mind. And, when they find themselves separated from their respective units, Roberto mentions the only name that can shake her to her core.

"Lupe... Beverly misses you so much."

Lupe knows where her loyalties lie. She cannot abandon her people. But that little girl needs her too.

And yet, she turns and rides back to Texas, abandoning her yet again. Abandoning all of her family.

When she next sees Beverly, it's 1877. No longer does a bright eyed girl of nine beam up at her. Instead, a lost and confused fifteen year old searches for answers. Answers Lupe does not have and cannot give, ones she can only aide her in finding. And as Beverly rides at her side, Clark misses his older sister.

Lupe can only weep for what this has done to all of them.

#aph texas #aph california #aph oregon #aph idaho #oc lupe #oc roberto #oc beverly #oc clark #anonymous #ask hipsofsteel #little lion man was playing as i answered this bc yeah i know that lyric

[spidertalia]

Hello hello!! I saw your states post and was wondering if you can share with us your headcanons for New York or Texas, whichever one you feel more inclined to !! Thank you so much in advance! 😺💖💖

i'll post both since i have quite a bit on each ! so beware, this is gonna be a long post lmao

i'll go on about new york first because i have a lot on him dfghj. firstly, his human name is theodore douglass (he was given his first name by england, but chose his surname); he sometimes goes by theo, but only ever lets close friends call him teddy.

when he was a kid, theo was surprisingly shy, but very nerdy. he was a somewhat quiet child who loved to spend every waking moment reading and/or learning. england was actually kinda proud because of this, since new york could speak five languages by the time he was physically seven. he didn't really much else to do as a child, and was often left alone, so he would read and read and read.

nowadays, he's much prouder and loud, but still very, very nerdy. he can speak 31 languages fluently (outside of his indigenous languages), and is learning a further nine languages currently. he's fluent in english, spanish, cantonese, mandarin, russian, yiddish, haitian, italian, hawaiian, bengali, french, arabic, korean, hebrew, japanese, tagalog, hindi, polish, germany, greek, lithuanian, french creole, portuguese, urdu, ukrainian, swedish, norwegian, czech, finnish, danish and dutch fluently. he's reaching full fluency in afrikaans, and is currently learning slovenian, indonesian, samoan, romanian, swahili, yoruba, igbo and somali. he prides himself highly on his vast language fluency (nyc is actually one of, if not the most linguistically diverse city in the world !) and likes surprising the nations with their native language whenever he meets them. he knows more nations than any of the other states- he's actually friends with romano and lithuania ! he and romano have a mutual respect for each other, especially since new york was so eager to learn everything he could about italian culture while romano was living there, which romano appreciated.

he's also well educated outside of languages. he has a vast knowledge of art- from paintings and sculpture to dance, film, music and theater. he has a near encyclopedic knowledge on theater and plays. he has an extensive film collection of at least 25,000 films, and have an even bigger music collection- most of which he stores in his houses in nyc and manlius. he genuinely adores every field of art, and spends the majority of his time in nyc going to galleries, plays or art museums. his favorite areas of art are paintings, music and film. his favorite music genres would probably be classical, rap, r&b, hip hop and rock. he has a deep love for the rap and hip hop scene that was born out of nyc, and many of the artists that became major during the time are still his favorites.

he's also a very, very efficient worker; which is ironic, as he hates work. he's very fast and thorough in his work- if you want something done right, you go to him. not only is he good at paperwork and such, he's actually surprisingly good with his hands. he can repair cars, do home renovations, fix wiring, build furniture, make and mend clothing, hunt, fix machinery, knit, crochet and even farm. he's developed a vast number of skills over the years, and he loves learning more and more skills. he often busies himself with learning whatever new skills he can. he also often spends his time just tinkering with things for fun.

he also has a vast knowledge on fashion, and prides himself on his fashion sense. he's the most fashionable state out of all of them. he does usually dress very stylish and such, but he enjoys dressing in several different types of clothing, including punk, grunge and boho. he has quite a few walk-in closets, i'm sure, and has even made several of his outfits by hand.

he does have a bit of a superiority complex and is quite proud. he's generally pretty unphased and hard to surprise, as many nyc residents are. he's good friends with pennsylvania- they both have a love of machinery, tinkering and reading. they have occasional movie nights. he constantly argues with new jersey and massachusetts.

i also see him as being jewish, as new york state has the highest jewish population of any state.

now as for texas !

texas is very much a second alfred, minus the hero personality and plus a deep love of meat and meat-based dishes. he has a strong accent, one that he's very proud of. he's a very good cook, especially with meat-based dishes; he likes experimenting with meat and dishes in general. he's the older triplet to arizona and california, but ironically spends a lot of time fighting with california. he is, interestingly enough, quite good friends with florida- they both have loud, boisterous personalities and bond over being the 'weird' states. he's also, thanks to this, friends with ohio; the three have formed their own little club. he does typically get along well with his other state siblings (arizona, new mexico, nevada and utah). he's quite close to utah, as that's his only brother and he spent quite a bit of time with him when utah was young.

texas, in terms of personality, can absolutely be insufferable, obnoxious and loud at times; however, when he's hosting people he becomes a completely different person. he's a truly impeccable host; he'll cook several of his best dishes, extensively plan out activities and check in very regularly with his guests to ensure they're doing well and having a good time. he's insanely welcoming and hospitable, and is one of the best hosts of all the states.

he's also very similar to alfred in appearance- both in facial structure and hairstyle !! many have even remarked texas is basically a darker haired, dark skinned version of alfred.

#spider talks #statetalia #spider's statetalia #hetalia state ocs #aph new york #statetalia new york #aph texas #statetalia texas

[simple-persica]

The aforementioned sillies

#I still did my hw #that's why this is so sloppy #I had to get that work done today lamo #now I'm go bed #hetalia #statetalia #aph texas #hws texas #aph mexico #hws mexico #aph america #hws america #still don't know *how* TX blinded him #but there's a connection to be made there #hetalia oc

[apersonwholikeslotus]

This is going to be SO disorganized, ignore me and my rambles no order just everything in whatever order I think of it in.

TEXAS his name is Lázaro Carlos Jones-Gómez, he regularly goes by Charlie, you can call him Carlos but do not call him Lazaro, he only has that name bc he was baptized with it. If you call him that though you will get his attention immediately bc his brain will think you're his mother (Mex if that's not clear) cause she is the only one who calls him that.

He's a little shit and I love him bc he's my little shit.

I accept no interpretation of him that's white bc why would you do that to him.

I've said this before but he's twins with Coahuila (Mariana Talía) who I can't actually talk about that much bc she's not my oc BUT she is older by 7 minutes, and they share a braincell and a half and usually don’t know where it is :\

speaking of other states he and Nuevo León (Jacobo) get in no less then 3 fist fights a year for absolutely no reason besides they’re idiots and like to beat each other up.

Speaking of fights, Charlie is missing a tooth, has 101 stories of how it got knocked out, most ppl don’t actually know which one is the truth (none of them he fell out of a tree).

Someone take his guitar away I beg, he gets 10 time more annoying when he has it. Which Tennessee (Annabelle) taught him how to play said guitar, everyone hates her for it. He's a decent player, and has a pretty okay singing voice, they're all just sick of listening to him.

Bc I have to have at least 1 very stereotypical thing, he has the largest cowboy hat collection this side of the Mississippi. Give him the most specific event, he has a hat for it.

He didn't talk till he was like 3-4 but oh boy is my man making up for it now, he doesn't stop. Talks with food in his mouth and in his sleep.

Refuses to speak Spanish to most other personifications bc spite but will absolutely be interpreter for any stranger on the street who needs help.

Bc I think it's funny gets to have the 'am I catholic or protestant?' debate.

His first about year of living in DC he barely spoke English and bc of that attached himself to the--at the time--only other native Spanish speaker in the house, Florida complained to Al everyday bc "I'm a babysitter now!" but wouldn't say shit to her Carlito over it ever.

His favorite shows of all time--despite their inaccuracies--are Gunsmoke (1955-75), and Zorro (1957-59)

Speaking of nicknames; Carlito was his main nickname for a long time, used to distinguish him from Cuba. Most of Latin America + Florida still call him that. Carlos = Cuba//Carlito = Texas. He started going by Charlie bc he didn't want to be called Carlito anymore, but being called Carlos felt weird bc no one ever called him that. So Charlie.

He has vitiligo bc I once saw a drawing of someones oc and it legit looked just like how I imagine Charlie and their oc had vitiligo so it just got pressed into my mind.

Also he was one of those kids who was super blond but by the time he was like 12 he wasn't anymore.

So y'all know my hc is personifications have a mom and dad, most of the states (US and Mexican) had 2 human parents and were eventually 'adopted' by Alfred or Rosa.

There are exceptions to that and Coahuila and Texas are one of them, way back when like 1820s Rosa (Mex) and Alfred were dumb and did a thing proceeded to have an extremely panicked nine months and an even more panicked "holy shit there's TWO"

So Charlie gets such a super fun family dynamic we love it for him.

I can't listen to Mama's Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys without crying now bc of him. I love Charlie, he is my son, I've put so much work into him bc I love him.

#aph texas #hws texas #statetalia #hetalia #my oc #Spotify #my son #also gunsmoke and Zorro are such nostalgia shows bc I;ve been watching both with my grandpa since I was like 3 #we still watch gunsmoke when I visit

[ameliafuckinjones]

The thought of Amelia/Alfred declaring independence and then being immediately thrust into parenthood appeals to me. Imagine if you will shortly after the Revolution the emergence of State Personifications coming about with each admission to the Union (Delaware was the first one). Whether they appear miraculously or are birthed via (unwilling) parthenogenesis (which I prefer) the bottom line is that suddenly America has all these kids to take care of, all of who grow up just as fast as America did. Regardless of how they came to be or how fast they grow, America loves them with his/her whole being and creates a system in which they are always protected and accounted for by the larger government. America promises to be there for them the way England never was.

Then fast forward to the Civil War, and America is waging a bloody war against half of her/his children that see hundreds of thousands of their people dead. Brother against brother, father against son, cousin against cousin. And each secession feels like a small death because they are part of America just as much as America is a part of them, practically inseparable, or at least America thought so. To add even more complexity, not all of America's children were white or white-passing. America being neglected because s/he was to far away or denied certain rights for not being British enough was bad on its own, but imagine your parent not being able to claim you or fully protect you or give you basic human rights without public/social/political backlash because your skin is darker and you're legal property in half the country. Or imagine having powerful politicians who want to keep people who look like your children in bondage and you have to compromise with them to keep the Union whole, knowing the opinions they would have if they even knew you had children who were black (some of them do know and make sure their opinions are known). Or your other children starting a war to selfishly keep this system in place at the expense of their black siblings. The relationship between America and his/her children, with America acting as both the federal government that protects the states as well as the greater whole that represents the Union and the states as the children, each an extension of America, an integral part of America's being, pushing back against the sometimes overbearing hovering of their parent, impeding on states rights (whether they believe America is in the right or not) and protecting others and sometimes America will helplessly throw his/her hands in the air and say "fine, ill let YOU decide on this issue because I am not a dictator, despite what some of you like to think, but if you fuck up im stepping in" because America doesn't want to make the same mistakes England made in the past but then America has to deal with the negative consequences of her/his children's actions when they do something unbelievably stupid while trying not to seem like a fire-breathing tyrant. Which, they end up thinking anyway, regardless if America wasn't entirely in the wrong about butting in and taking hold of the situation before it escalated. The negative reaction only serves to make America step away AGAIN so as to not seem completely authoritarian in their eyes. It's a never-ending cycle. Not to mention the complex relationships the states have with each other, especially the southern states among themselves and the southern vs northern states rivalry.

Edit:

also whenever America takes his/her eyes off the states for 1mili second to see what the rest of the world is up to (hopefully not another world war) while usually being like 'back off, geeze! 🤬' America's children immediately switch to 'how come you're not paying attention to ME instead 🥺 you always focus on the world instead of ME 😢'

#i have a lot of thoughts about the states #hetalia #aph america #aph states #hetalia civil war #i can only imagine Thanksgiving at the Jones family estate 😭 #also America having a family outside Arthur and Matt is really makes sense to me #why else would America be so absorbed with itself if not because of its over dramatic children known as the states??? #not even England and Canada and the entire world can draw America's attention away from them #and if for a moment America steps away to bang a few heads together America immediately steps right back to hover over its children #like an overprotective mama eagle #and America totally doesn't have favorites!!! (its New York California Louisiana Florida the Man and Texas the Problem Child in that order) #the other states obviously know the main favs are NY CA FL and TX but they're always surprised when they realize its also Louisiana #and that's because Louisiana reminds America of France with its unique and charming American Franco hybrid culture #also as the years go by America begins to understand a few things about England a LOT more #still feels s/he does the parenting thing better (debatable but not entirely unfounded)

[wxxderbxrr]

america is me btw

#america doesnt wear texas in the house much and THAT IS CANON #also yes japan is wearing ikea hat #special thanks to my personal japan plush for involuntarily tracing him over ahahahahahahahaa #no srsly i fucking swear he's silently judging me at the corner of my room #pls help me #hetalia #hetalia world stars #hws #hetalia fanart #hws america #aph america #hetalia america #hws japan #aph japan #hetalia japan #hetalia shitpost #kiku honda #alfred f jones #he prolly wants to kill me rn (japan plush) #hws fanart #aph fanart #wxxderbxrr :: draw