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#or he would just relapse and betray everyone's trust later. cause it WILL happen in some way
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i knew zuko was dramatic but nothing prepared me for that time in season two where zuko was suffering from such great emotional anguish that he fell PHYSICALLY ill from psychological turmoil alone. this lad literally fell into a coma!! he was feverish and hallucinating and he might be actually DYING! And this whole shenanigan went on for what, days? weeks? i legit thought he was poisoned off screen!! but no, dude’s emotion was literally that fucking deadly. my fucking god i will never be able to get over this shit. 
#i didn't learn anything new abt azula but sure i learned something new abt zuko!! lmao!!#and watching s2 zuko kept making me think abt how strong of a maedhros vibe zuko was giving asdfjlkas#there was a silm artist i love and they based their maedhros design on zuko alone!#like they even gave maedhros zuko's scar!! and they weren't wrong to do so maedhros probably acted like s2 zuko#'the sin of my father weight heavy upon me and should it not be resolved my soul shall never find peace#and my honour shall laid ruined and unrestored for ever' ok mr maedhros#ok zuko didnt say any of that but that was the vibe he was giving off in s2. but then he found hope in s3#so the maedhros vibe worn off very quickly. this sounds depressing but maedhros was literally doomed. zuko wasn't.#mae overshares#honestly. i actually didnt expect to like zuko so much but u know what? he's alright#i didn't know he joined team avatar so late tho. talking abt a long redemption arc. oof. he got a relapse and everything!#at the end of s2 i cant help but to think what'd happen if he and his uncle helped team avatar right away#but honestly. this was the path that he must take. no matter how treacherous it might be. he needed to know the alternatively#or he would just relapse and betray everyone's trust later. cause it WILL happen in some way#but oof i did not know he basically personally betrayed katara like that. im surprised that he was surprised katara had big beef with him#boy u knew damn well why katara is taking this shit so personal you know you deserved the shit she was giving ya!#the shit people who shipped katara and zuko don't tell you!! damn. yeah like i said if zuko didnt make the choice he made at the end of s2#perhaps there could be something. perhaps i would like to see something happen. but no. not after that#no ship shaming tho. i dont mind people who ship zuko and katara (altho...eh whatever its just a ship). but i personally can't#not to support heterosexuality but i do like the whole zuko and mai thing#i also think mai and ty lee are great too tho. like im not a fanatic abt the zuko and mai thing#they are just both such edgy goths and i appreciate them both a lot
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How they met, honeymoon stage, couple crisis, break relationship and reconciliation of the couple. With your favorite character! Come on, GO GO GO
M-my favorite character? (✿^J^)(ʘᴗʘ✿) gonna hit the self indulgent ask before bed lol. TIME TO DUMP SOME SELF INSERT YAHOO!
Trigger warning: Mentions of blood and violence! (Be honest a relationship with Russia will be the most difficult for many reasons, but there is a sunny horizon I swear!)
Russia and the World Meeting's Secretary Headcannons!
How they met:
Cute if you thought it was all rainbows and happy sunshine.
The secretary was immediately interested in Russia, but it was mostly because of her hopeless romance tendencies and he kept just... Staring at her the first few days of her new job.
They only interacted when England and France got into a heated argument about something, something, "You're cooking's more Terrifying than Russia is on a good day"
Mistakes were made and unbeknownst to the Secretary, Russia is quite the intimidating man.
She was only able to gather that by how silent the room got, either way it was part of her contract with Germany to break up any fights that would prevent meetings from running smoothly.
Stepping between the shivering men, and Russia everyone immediately became more concerned, and kicking themselves for not warning her beforehand.
Russia wasn't even bothered by it, he just simply redirected his aura to the new secretary who he gave zero cares about, and was fully expecting them to run away crying, which honestly pleased him since she had the guts to intervene.
"Hm? And what's this? Is the little one going to try and protect those two from me break in the faces, da?"
She felt her nerves on edge, but with a quick breath her hands were on her hips and she shot back at him-
"Don't give me any of that crap. If you're trying to scare me, go find out how to do that from my Ex Step Father..."
Physical gasps were heard, and the tension in the room climbed until Russia seemingly calmed down- "Da, I will sit down then..."
Their other interaction was just as unpleasant a few days later.
Russia pretty much told her that he doesn't care how strong she thinks she is, that no matter how many secretaries Germany hired, he won't step over any lines so long she doesn't.
He was taken aback by her calm demeanor and that she ignored his threat.
"Look- I'm sorry if I upset you, that wasn't my intention. It's literally in my job description. But If you do that again, I'll have to step in again. It's not you, and it's not me. It's the money..."
Then that same day Russia had seen her waiting outside for her ride, and he had a taxi back to his hotel that he was also waiting for, and decided to stand with her.
She straight up asked him if he was willing to try and start over and go to her place for dinner. All while mentally yelling at herself how insane that sounded.
He denied her, and didn't explain why until his taxi arrived. It was due to his plane taking off soon.
He found her place anyway that night deciding to accept her offer since his hotel was closed and booked for someone else the same time his flight was cancelled until next week.
The Honeymoon Phase:
Literally doesn't exist.
Between Russia's problem with communication, and the secretaries lack of her own people skills it was a hot mess for a year or two.
On the outside they seemed extremely happy, even their public behaviors changed. Russia became less violent (give or take the fact the secretary sometimes eggs Russia on to creep the others out when they deserve it or take a joke to far) and the secretary herself seemed to become more positive and out going!
But behind closed doors there is a lot of unsure emotions, and a few... Incidents.
It wasn't exactly sunshine and rainbows. There was no Honeymoon Phase were they did nothing but kiss, and cuddle.
They were working on boundaries and communication skills from the very start.
They both agreed to keep their relationship under wraps as they worked on becoming close friends first.
Couple crisis(es):
Oh boy! Both Russia and the secretary have had troubling past and neither of which were ever dealt with properly!
There was one time the secretary was trying to figure out how to go about her more, sexual feelings towards Russia since she has moral codes, but after discovering a country can't legally Marry a human (to Russia's knowledge) she was avoiding him on a field trip the allies took to the zoo, for funsies and moral boost!
This enviably turned into him thinking she didn't care anymore and left early to his hotel room. She followed him there.
Upon arrival he tried to act like he wasn't hurt, since she seemingly wanted to explain and that's when things escalated.
He got mad that she was having a rough time telling him what was happening other than "Things have come up and I can't say why but I just needed time to think". After a little bit of back and forth he had enough and tried to ask her to leave.
Especially because now he felt not only betrayed, but lied to. Bad combo.
In return she panicked thinking it was the last time she'd see him again and begged him to let her stay, and they could sleep on the subject, but push came to shove.
He had her up against a chair, hands around her neck and assaulting her with questions of why she was lying, and why she was truly avoiding him.
Then she went silent. Tears formed from her eyes, and as soon as he let her go she ran from him, running into England where he forced her to go to the hospital for the bruising on her neck.
Happy she was able to convince England to not tell anyone, and to trust her, she was now hellbent even more now on talking to Russia.
He wanted to never see her again, but completely forgot about the meeting that took place the next day. His heart sinking as she wore a scarf around her neck, and the glare that England gave him as he walked in with her told Russia he knew as well.
Ironically he also joined her for lunch out of habit. Where she finally was able to tell her that when he had his hands round her neck she didn't see him. She saw her once to be father.
That didn't exactly sit well with Russia either, not until she told him that what had happened was the evidence that neither of them were ready for that kind of relationship, and the person who choked her, didn't feel like him.
She also finally admitted to not knowing how to deal with her desires and was going through a bought of confusion, and apologized for being cowardly over it.
For the next month when Russia went back to his country they hardly talked. It felt like they hit a hard reset on their relationship
Breaking point in the relationship:
There wasn't ever a point in time that they weren't together, just a handful of violent incidents that lead to them To not talking, or hardly talking.
There was three of them. The second one Russia had a relapse with his emotions, and had a meltdown in his home while the secretary was visiting him.
She heard him in his room and was going to ask if he wanted breakfast at home or wanted to go out.
She caught him feverishly clawing at some scars on his neck, blood seeping out, and covering his clothes and sink.
He allowed himself to only be so vulnerable with her, and this wasn't something he ever planned on showing her. In the past he even lied to her and said his scaring flares up and tears due to him being a country (like england when he gets sick around certain American holidays).
He panicked hard as she tried her best to stay calm and help him clean up. Though he appeared willing, he was really just frozen in fear and anxiety. As she started up a tub for him, she offered to clean his wound and he snapped.
He had her by the wrists begging her not to leave, and not to tell anyone, obviously out of it completely.
She tried not to breakdown as well, knowing his outburst would calm down if she just listened. And it almost worked. He had released her and she went to reach out for something past him, and he took it as her trying to escape, so he pulled her, and shoved her to the door to which she fell.
Something in him gave away and he started telling her to just leave and never come back, only when the tub that had over flowed had he realized how he was reacting.
Fully breaking down he cried at the edge of the tub, water now shut off.
She crawled over to him, leaning against the side of the bath, and waited for his sobs to slow down, not caring that her own clothes had soaked up some of the water on the floor.
Once he calmed down, she started to laugh, and when he finally looked at her she explained how much of a a mess they both were. And how insane she must look.
Russia saw the condition her wrists were in after he grabbed her and straight up said he doesn't care if she stays away or even leaves, she needed to get her wrists looked at.
So she called Estonia, behind his back.
Reconciliation:
This would have been the end of the relationship if it wasn't for some eavesdropping from Russia as Estonia checked out her wrists.
Estonia was aware of Russia's agressive nature, but was surprised he had still harmed her, even by accident.
The secretary could do nothing but defend him, and Estonia pointed out that she was being just as toxic as he was by not being honest about what was really going on between them.
She starts to open up about her fear of losing him. How strong her will to stay with him was, and how willing she was to get hurt every once and a while.
She also shared that he wasn't always like that, and the fact he never intended to hurt her, and she could tell he was just out of control, quite literally, was all she needed to stay.
Russia was on the other side of the wall, listening. His heart sinking as he realized the damage he has caused, and the fact she'd be willing to put up with it made him feel better until Estonia pointed out the biggest flaw in their relationship.
She was human. If she was a country she would have been better off, but if he by chance, even by accident, shook her too hard one day... She won't make it long enough to be with him.
That's something that shook them both to the core, and after she forced Estonia to secrecy and he left, Russia came out from his hiding spot.
He looked at her, and she tried her best to keep eye contact, but couldn't.
He sat next to her, all four walls coming down. Now he's cried over his past, and she's consoled him over it rather easily, but that night she couldn't find the strength to, and just let him weep.
It was painful for her to watch as he raised his hand time and time again to try and touch her in some way, asking for silent forgiveness, but she gave him nothing.
Then he said something that surprised her, and even made her give him a double take.
"I- help me..."
She blinked at him, her senses coming back and she clung to him. She was ready to forgive him, but knew full well that if the next step they took he didn't take seriously, she had no choice but to leave.
Estonia had mentioned couples therapy, and Though Russia was extremely skeptical he agreed.
They had to switch therapist at some point because the first one kept pushing the secretary to leave him, not even giving him a chance to recover from his violent tendencies.
It was a fight that took place in the main lobby, where Russia sat. Tears had filled her eyes and he was about to interrupt when he heard her argue her point.
"He's more than capable! That's what pisses me off is people like you who never get to see him when he's at his highest. It was one or two mistakes, but he's just learning!"
Seeing her fight for him unprompted unlike other times before lite a fire in him. Where she wanted to quite the counselor, he egged her back into the idea, and much to their Surprise, after about three months, they were already cleared for the counseling sessions. Even the therapist expressed his surprise in their quick recovery, and commitment.
There hasn't been any further accidents since then, and Russia has learned to at the very least ask for space when he has an urge he needs to shake off, and she has learned how to word things in a way he can anwser without getting overwhelmed, or leaving him to cool down.
I want to share moooreeee but this was so much already! For those who made it this far, thank you for my Ted talk X.X I'm going to pass out now cause sleep, goodnight ♥️
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