Gardening (Lithuania x Reader)

Editing and reposting my first "Axis Powers Hetalia" fanfiction, also my first NationxReader. It was published on Deviantart on 29 April 2012 as an entry for a contest, then on Fanfiction.net in 2014. I am still very proud of it after all these years and thought I could revamp it! I had a soft spot for Lithuania... At the time, he wasn't the most popular character to write about. I wonder if that is still the case, nowadays?

I write Lithuania's human name "Tolys" because even though the transcription of his name from katakana is "Toris", it is inaccurate and sounds like a dog's name in Lithuanian. Though I can understand that is because Hiyamura does not speak the language.

"Tolys" exists as a first name but is very rare and ancient. "Tolys" is the diminutive form of "Tolvaišas", which is a real Lithuanian name. I used this page as a reference to build up his personality based off his first name: https://www.vardai.org/vardo-reiksme/tolvaisas/

Informal translation: "The name day is celebrated on 12 August. While often busy with important work, he values the hearth of his home. He is usually not romantic, so flirting and sex are of little interest to him. All that matters to him is love, which he takes very seriously. He wants to build a family only when absolutely sure and confident about his feelings. He is a thinker with a strong will and determination. He is methodical, disciplined and loves working, with possible manifestations of clairvoyance. He is sometimes experiencing self-distrust, making him suffer from neurasthenia or some kind of obsession."

I think that description fits the character very well! I tried introducting as many details as possible about Lithuanian culture. Fun fact, when I wrote this Reader insert, I had graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Lithuanian language and was living in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania! The drawing is mine, but the character and the original story belong to Hiyamura Hidekaz.