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Monthly Rec Post - June 2012 (sorry about May...yes I fail XD)

MONTHLY REC POST

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Sorry about the lack of a Rec Post in May, guys...awfully familiar, right? In honor of Father's day tomorrow, have this months rec post one day early!!!! Also, have some fun and rec some stuff with fatherhood as a theme, whether it's Papa England, Papa America, or USUK daddies, bring some stuff that shows off our boys as fathers and have fun! Remember, this will only be as great as you all make it!

The Groundwork aka, The Rules

This Rec Post will be centered around America, England or USUK. It can be any interpretation of those, but one of those should at least be a focus. It's ok if the rec as US/other or UK/other, but it's very important that USUK is endgame and any other pairings are plot devices. I know there are plenty of excellent works out there that have
our boys paired up with others, but this is a post of USUK and I'm going to work to keep it that way ;D
Bashing of anyone else's rec/opinion will not be tolerated. Just don't do it. Remember: this is a project for Love, not hate.
As much as we all love certain works and authors, this is meant to spread the Love as much as possible, which means double recc'ing is be kept to a minimum. Each rec will have it's own thread, and if you wish to express your love for a work, please gush to your heart's content in the comments! If, however, you do double rec, you must also rec something new as well, that way we spread the Love around as much as possible!
R-18 recs will be allowed in this rec post, however, PLEASE make sure you leave a title, rating, status (either WIP or finished) and author when you rec, and make sure you're rec does not have any r-18 material in it, just an outgoing link.
Give warnings and description of kinks/whatever when necessary, just like with anything else that is posted on the comm. What you love may be wonderful and others may enjoy, but everyone's got a different cup of tea and due warnings are necessary. There is a strict no bashing policy, so don't feel shy about posting whatever you love, whatever rating, but give appropriate warnings and caution regarding anything from kinks to triggers to other
pairings present in the fanwork. If you have any questions regarding this, please don't hesitate to ask or check the comm's policy! I'd be more than happy to discuss or clarify anything with you.
Please mention any other pairings in the fics/art per the comm's general rules.
Tell everyone WHY you're rec'ing what you're rec'ing! A summary of the work and a blurb by you on why you love it is needed for each rec, and the blurb can be as long or as short as you desire, but it's got to be there.
All types of rec are absolutely acceptable! The whole shebang, we're talking fanfic, fanart, fanmixes, graphics,
tumblr sites, videos, authors/artists, kink meme fills (de-anoned or anon). Everything. GO WILD. As long as it's USUK, it is welcome to be rec'd in these posts.
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READY, SET, REC! ♥

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Title: Things We Miss Between Beats
Author: ChampagneSly
Summary: My very first foray into USUK--a 1930's AU, a little romance that takes a long time to understand when Alfred's too busy jumpin', jivin' and wondering why Arthur insists on being such a downer over at the bar.
Warnings: PG rating, AU
Status: Complete
Reason: I have such a soft-spot for scathing-tsundere!UK and AKY!US, and this fic captures that so perfectly. Arthur is merciless ("I know it's difficult for you, but don't be stupid") in his attempt to (rather poorly) mask his jealousy, and Alfred's obliviousness is simultaneously endearing and frustrating ♥♥
Link: AO3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/424584/chapters/711834)

Title: Contemporary Decadence
Author: CuttleMeFish /

justbrowsing10
Summary: Arthur isn't fond of critics. But he can understand the constructed ideals of the age. All that matters if what he knows, really: few men in confidence would ever deny to loving the company of beautiful things. It's in their nature, and it is in his.
Warnings: M rating (for future scenes, hopefully), AU
Status: WIP
Reason: It's an AU set in Victorian London and written by CMF, for crying out loud. Do I really need another reason to rec this?? Prose and attention to historical detail is amazing (as expected), and Arthur as a bored, dramatic dandy just seems so damn right to me. ♥
Link: FF.net (revised de-anon) (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8116884/1/Contemporary_Decadence), LiveJournal (kink meme version) (http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/21382.html?thread=87843206#t87843206)

Title: The Advantages of Solitude
Author:

jacquzy
Summary: It wasn't a date, and he wasn't lonely, and he didn't fancy him. Certainly not. US/UK with brief implied Germany/Italy.
Warnings: K+ rating
Status: Complete
Reason: Written for the 2010 US/UK Secret Santa, but recently posted to AO3 so I'm reccing it 2 years late. I love how UK is in complete denial of his feelings for US right until the last minute, and the ending is just so warm and fuzzy and quotes Shakespeare and YES.
Link: AO3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/431825), LiveJournal (http://usxuk.livejournal.com/1159338.html), FF.net (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6675717/1/The_Advantages_of_Solitude)

Title: The Movement of Language
Author:

shadow_of_egypt
Summary: In a hypothetical experiment, a student takes reactant A (one grumpy English teacher) and mixes it with reactant B (one enthusiastic Physics teacher) in a glass beaker (life), stirring the mixture before adding substance C (updates and advice from strange friends, fed-up family, life, the universe and everything). The student witnesses a colourful reaction. Assuming all reactants are used up in the experiment, what would the end product be that is created from this reaction? (Answer: Two idiots, very slowly, very surely, just maybe realising that they might be falling in love.) Teacher!AU.
Warnings: T rating, AU, multiple pairings
Status: WIP (abandoned...?)
Reason: It's incredibly refreshing to see a US/UK AU fic where they don't immediately fall into each others' arms/beds, and while the impatient rabid USUK fan in me can't wait to see that happen in this fic, it's still wonderful to see how Alfred and Arthur slowly build a friendship and eventual mutual attraction here. Plus, nearly everyone in Hetalia manages to make an appearance at some point in the story so far, and they're all very much IC.
Link: LiveJournal (revised de-anon) (http://shadow-of-egypt.livejournal.com/42733.html), LiveJournal (kink meme version) (http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/19013.html?thread=71068229#t71068229)

Edited 2012-06-16 20:07 (UTC)

A lot of these may have been rec'd in previous rec posts, but I haven't had the chance to go through the others, so sorry for any doubles!

Videos:

【APヘタリア】 Laugh Maker USUK (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOREPien9FA) by BritloverAlfred (http://www.youtube.com/user/BritloverAlfred).
Summary: America tries to bring England a smile. England will have none of it.
Reason: The story is really touching, particularly if you haven't heard the song before. The instrumental section in the middle is really nice!
Warnings/notes: N/A.

【APヘタリアMMD】ANTI THE∞HOLiC【人力＋MMD合作 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8-bmn0JR-0) (Here's (http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17965911) the original Pixiv link) by hapi さん.
Summary: This is a MMD that went up early this month/late last month. America is stuck in a computer world, and England is stuck in the past. Somehow, they manage to connect with one another. At least, that's what I think it going on. It's very unclear, and definitely up for interpretation.
Reason: It incorporates the lyrics of "God Save the Queen" and "The Star Spangled Banner" into a video that has some really nice models and visual planning.
Warnings/notes: None, I think. England dances with a skeleton at one point.

Epic Rap Battles Of Hetalia - USA VS. England (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-InaZu-ore4) by ahm134 (http://www.youtube.com/user/ahm134).
Summary: A parody of the Epic Rap Battles of History episode where Dr. Seuss fights William Shakespeare. America is Dr. Seuss, and England is William Shakespeare.
Reason: It's really entertaining to watch, and the voices fit oddly well.
Warnings/notes: N/A.

I'd like to rec this MEP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaKICMVZrC8) called 'Meeting for the First Time'. It's sort of a run through of America and England's history from when America was a bitty colony up till their relationship now, and it's really nicely edited and illustrates how America and England respectively bring the best and worst out of each other and their tumultuous relationship. So yes. Watch it.

He Said What! by SamuraiSal1 (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2446888/SamuraiSal1) (

samsalthehero)
Summary: England's finally gone too far and won't be forgiven easily. Enter a very, very overprotective Canadian and what may very well turn out to be World War Three. USUK, sibling and friend overprotectiveness
Rating: K+
Reason: Maybe it's because I have a thing for sensitive!America and big-brother!Canada, but this fic is absolutely adorable. It's written so well that I always want it to continue whenever I finish a chapter. It's perfect!
Status: In Progress
Links: FF.net (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8089326/1/He_Said_What) or LiveJournal (http://samsalthehero.livejournal.com/821.html)

Recalculating by DragonQueenSori (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1165072/DragonQueenSori)
Summary: This was why you shouldn't take directions from a GPS named Hitler. Or pick up hitchhikers. Or get involved in covert government anti-terrorist operations. USUK AU
Rating: T
Reason: Hilarious, suspenseful, and just plain genius. I can't read a chapter without giggling like an idiot and, all the while, being kept on the edge of my seat and awaiting whatever is to come.
Status: In Progress
Links: FF.net (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7866918/1/Recalculating)

Cold Hands, Warm Heart by dragonheart3 (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1851578/dragonheart3)
Summary: Arthur Kirkland is just your ordinary 20 year old man who works at the family bookstore. He had a simple, quiet, and comfortable way of life. That all changed when he found a small boy shivering outside his apartment doorstep. 19th century AU
Rating: T
Reason: This was one of the first Hetalia fanfics I started reading and, to this day, it is still my favorite. Seeing the parental side of England is perfect and it's just quite a lovely fic.
Status: In Progress
Links: FF.net (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7267875/1/Cold_Hands_Warm_Heart)

Don't Panic by simplytrop (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2316809/simplytrop)
Summary: In which Alfred F. Jones is not so much American, as Americans have an improbable amount of similarities with aliens, and Arthur finds out that hitchhiking the length of the universe can be very nerve-wracking without tea.
Rating: T
Status: Complete
Reason: I don't think I've ever laughed so hard at something. I love the humor in this, and the end result of USUK is fabulous. =D
Links: FF.net (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7884813/1/Dont_Panic)

I'm recommending fills from the kink-meme, parts 17-19. They're all complete. If they were deanoned and I didn't notice ~~or forgot~~, please drop a line.

- And Then The Roses Drowned (http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/20026.html?thread=72922682#t72922682)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: England goes missing, he's presumed dead. America doesn't take it well.
Recommended because: It's a rather angsty story, espeically in the beginning - but it's written very well. The ending is very moving, the author is good at writing emotional parts without making them cheesy.

- Sky High (http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/20026.html?thread=73357114#t73357114)
Rating: NC-17
Summary: sex in an airplane.
Recommended because: As one of the commenters put it, it's both hot and realistic.

- Mattress (http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/19013.html?thread=70564165#t70564165)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: England is submitted to bedrest, which drives him insane. Literally.
Recommended because: It's a dark story, but also very poetic. Also shows how after so many centuries England's mind can be a scary place.

- Sweet Stuff (http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/19013.html?thread=71380805#t71380805)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: While attending two different meetings, England and America use Skype to make up for each other's absence.
Recommended because: As the title suggests, it's a very sweet story; the boys are in an established relationship and very adorable together. I think this fic is a nice change after reading some of the more grim stuff, like the fic above.

- Lightbulb Sun (http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/20749.html?thread=80868109#t80868109)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: WW2, England and America are lost in the desert.
Recommended because: I like the prose a lot, this author is responsible for many other kinkmeme fills and they're quite talented (the author, not the fills >>). Also, Delirious England is such a sweeheart :)

- Bella Italiana (http://hetalia-kink.livejournal.com/19013.html?thread=70049093#t70049093)
Rating: NC-17
Summary: England does some spywork in Italy, while pretending to be a suave Italian. He encounters a certain American. Fliritng ensues.
Recommended because: it's nice and funny, the smut is pretty good as well and there is a neat little plot twist at the end. Also, crafty America is crafty. ;)

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