Theses Stories Are Some Of My Favorites. I Advise Everyone To Read Them!!

Theses stories are some of my favorites. I advise everyone to read them!!

Beneath the Northern Lights

Summary (excerpt included below):

Four years have passed since the war began, and Lukas is so tired that he has forgotten what it feels like to be truly awake. As the Kingdom of Norway gradually loses ground, Lukas is forced to sacrifice more and more so that his country may survive another day.

Four years have passed, and Lukas fears for the future. He fears for Norway, for Denmark, for Magnus.

Most of all, he fears that he will never see Magnus again.

Link: AO3

Status: Complete!

Pairings and characters: Denmark/Norway, Sweden, Poland (briefly mentioned), Lithuania (briefly mentioned)

Word count: 11459, 8/8 chapters

Genre and rating: historical/war, drama, romance, angst; teen and up

Excerpt from Chapter 1:

Lukas,

Please forgive me if you find this letter rushed. I do not have much time; I must leave soon to help mediate pay negotiations with a group of mercenaries. I apologize, for there is no tactical reason for my penning this letter to you, and so it may very well seem like a waste of time.

It seems like an eternity has passed since those first stirrings of war. In the past two years especially, I have grown weary, and I know that you have as well. Feliks and Toris are not faring very well either, and I believe that even Berwald grows tired, even though he may be too proud to admit it.

I cannot help but wonder if the best choice at this point is to surrender, as my strength wanes and the mercenaries grow less and less inclined to cooperate. However, more is at stake here than my own well-being.

Lukas, I fear for the future. I fear for myself, for my people, for your people, and for you, most of all. How much more can we take before Berwald and his forces finally force us to our knees? Believe me, Lukas—I want to continue this fight, but I fear that we cannot.

If this war continues for much longer, I fear that we may never see each other again. I entreat you to believe me when I say that I regret the way our last conversation ended, and that now, I only wish to see you one more time. I know that we must not lose hope. I know that all is not lost; I am simply so tired that I worry I cannot continue.

I do not want this to be the end. I want to see peace one day, but I fear that this war will take so much from us—from all of us, even Feliks and Toris, even Berwald—that there will eventually be nothing left.

Min elskede, if I fall—if Denmark falls—promise me that you will not fall with me. If I fall, promise me that you will do whatever is necessary to survive, even if you must sacrifice your own dignity.

I am truly sorry, Lukas. I hope that we can see each other again.

Yours, Magnus Densen

A note: Hello! I’m new to Tumblr and (relatively new) to writing fanfiction for Hetalia, so please forgive me if my formatting or wording is a little off. This post is about my first story, written in spring/summer of 2020. Thank you for reading this post!