"Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime." ~Mineko Iwasaki Emperors and kings are thought to be unerring and akin to gods, but that is not the case every time. There is always someone who disagrees. Someone who thinks they are not worthy to be sitting on the throne. Someone oftentimes close. Secret lover of sadistic Emperor Lovinus, General Antonius of Hispania must figure out who is trying to assassinate the Roman emperor before it's too late, all while turmoil bubbles up in the declining empire through the expanding Germanic tribes, financial issues, and fatal rebellions cropping up. Yet... Could there be more to Lovino than meets the eye? What important information could he be withholding that he won't even tell Antonio? ((May change the title... again.))

The Cold War left Russia and America on bad terms, but it's been years now, is it possible for them to become friends? Bonding over their troubled pasts might just do the trick. (tiny bit of Prucan) *I do not own Hetalia or any of the characters* -this fic is awful i apologize in advance-