[fst] Hetalia - "Falling"

[konstantya]

Title:  Falling
Fandom:  Hetalia
Characters/pairings:  Austria/Hungary
Rating:  PG-13
Summary:  A rather conceptual two-part Austria/Hungary FST, following history, affection, and hostility.  Not necessarily in that order.

You might notice that the vocalists alternate between male and female or at least you will now.  That's on purpose, as this FST is meant to be something of a dialogue between the two.  Enjoy!  :D  This idea is finally out of my head, finally finally finally!

EDIT:  No longer available for download.  However, if particularly interested, let me know and I'll re-upload the files.

(Notes:  16 tracks, 3 in .wma format, all others in .mp3.  Total run time:  1:12:42.)


1.  Fiona Apple – “Extraordinary Machine”

Hungary becomes part of the Holy Roman Empire.  For now.

Be kind to me or treat me mean
I’ll make the most of it
I’m an extraordinary machine


2.  Billy Joel – “She’s Always a Woman”

She keeps raising hell, but there’s something about her, isn’t there?

She’ll bring out the best and the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself, ‘cause she’s always a woman to me


3.  She & Him – “You Really Got a Hold On Me”

Casual anthem for a hopeless tsundere.

I don’t like you, but I love you
Seems like I’m always thinking of you
Oh, you treat me badly
I love you madly
You really got a hold on me


4.  Aqualung – “Strange and Beautiful (I’ll Put a Spell On You)”

Austria pines.  Elegantly.

I’ve been watching your world from afar
I’ve been trying to be where you are
And I’ve been secretly falling apart, unseen


5.  Lauryn Hill – “Ex-Factor”

This love/hate thing we have going is getting less and less fun…

No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain’t working, it ain’t working


6.  Death Cab For Cutie – “Lightness”

You know, Austria, if you could get over the whole “it’s improper to have an affair with the secretary maid” thing, this might be easier…

Oh, instincts are misleading
You shouldn’t think what you’re feeling
They don’t tell you what
You know you should want


7.  Fiona Apple – “Get Gone”

That’s it.  It’s 1848, and she’s revolting.  For realz.

How many times can it escalate
‘Til it elevates to a place I can’t breathe?
And I must decide, if you must deride
That I’m much obliged to up and go


8.  Elvis Costello – “I Want You”

The thing about love is that—like revolutions—it isn’t always pretty.

I want you
You’ve had your fun, you don’t get well no more
I want you
Your fingernails go dragging down the wall
Be careful, darling, you might fall…


9.  Poe – “Wild” [short edit]

Suck it, Austria.  She’s independent, and she’s kicking your ass.

Well, we both know that you don't play fair
I guess you really think that you get me there
Let's be honest, perhaps this little ride
Is too much for even you to bear


10.  The Killers – “Leave the Vodka Bourbon On the Shelf”

Maybe it’s more obsession than love…  (Also, note to self:  Don’t piss off the guy who’s friends with Russia.)

Darling, don’t you see
I’m not satisfied until I hold you tight


11.  Nancy Sinatra – “Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)”

Just for the record, Austria?  You’re a dick.

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down


12.  The Cure – “Boys Don’t Cry” [acoustic]

Well, now that order is returned, I can look back at this objectively and conclude that—  Shit.  I am a dick.  DX

I would say I’m sorry
If I thought that it would change your mind
But I know that this time
I have said too much, been too unkind


13.  Ani DiFranco – “Done Wrong”

Here’s your coffee.  I spit in it.

And now I’m tired and I am broke
And I feel stupid and I feel used
And I’m at the end of my little rope
And I am swinging back and forth about you


14.  Jimmy Eat World – “23”

So, um, I know I fucked up, and you have no real reason to forgive me, but there’s this thing…  You see, I need to get married…  I still love you will you be my wife plzkthx

I won’t always love what I’ll never have
I won’t always live in my regrets


15.  Marketa Irglova – “If You Want Me”

This is a compromise.  A Compromise.  Not me warming back up to you or anything.  Yeah.

And I’ll do
What you ask me
If you’ll let me be
Free


16.  Barenaked Ladies and Alanis Morissette – “Call and Answer” [live]

So…you want to start over?

Now it’s time to prove
That you’ve come back here to rebuild







(Notes:  15 tracks, all in .mp3 format.  Total run time:  1:03:55.)


1.  Azure Ray – “The Drinks We Drank Last Night”

The honeymoon’s over, folks.

Riding on these waves
Holding onto what you say
Everything will be okay
It will work out one way


2.  The Decemberists – “A Record Year For Rainfall”

Dual monarchies are tricky things.

What’s the use of all of this?
It’s to remember you in the entire
‘Cause I’m watching it slip away
And in the annals of the empire
Did it look this grey before the fall?


3.  Tori Amos – “Goodbye Pisces”

You just had to start World War I, didn’t you, Austria?

We’ve done this before
As Mars sauntered through his door
Don’t say—it’s time to say it:
Goodbye to Pisces


4.  Glen Hansard – “Say It To Me Now”

Okay, so we lost, big time.  What do you want to make of it?

‘Cause this is what you’ve waited for
Your chance to even up the score


5.  Shawn Colvin – “Get Out of This House”

A divorce, actually.  I’m seriously, completely done with your shit, for once and for all.  Why did I marry you again?

Go jump in the lake, go jump out the door
Get out, get out of this house
I’ve had all that I can stand and I can’t stand no more
Get out, get out of this house


6.  Keane – “Leaving So Soon?”

You know, I really don’t know, considering you were lousy maid and a lousier wife.  So leave.  Good riddance.

Don’t look back
If I’m a weight around your neck
‘Cause if you don’t need me
I don’t need you


7.  Kelly Clarkson – “Since You’ve Been Gone”

Having you out of my life is awesome!  Awesome, you hear me?  Awesome!

Since you’ve been gone, I can breathe for the first time
I’m so moving on, yeah, yeah!
Thanks to you now I get what I want
Since you’ve been gone…


8.  Jason Mraz – “Please Don’t Tell Her”

Good.  Same here.  Just ignore the wheelchair.

So why after the all of everything that came and went
I care enough to still be singing of the bitter end and broken eras?
I told you I don’t, but…


9.  Fiona Apple – “Waltz (Better Than Fine)”

That being single thing?  Still awesome.  I swear.  Never mind that whole Great Depression thing.

If you don’t have a song to sing, it’s okay
You know how to get along, humming


10.  Damien Rice – “Prague”

Congratulations, Austria.  Not only are you now part of Nazi Germany, but you’re also allied with your ex.  On the bright side, it probably can’t get any worse.

I’m all wrapped up in you
I’m all wrapped up in him, too
Prepare myself for a war
And I don’t know what I’m doing this for


11.  Imogen Heap – “Shine”

Pre-1956 Hungary laughs at your forced communism!

I will not cry and I will not die, no
I will be there for me
I will not cry and I will be mine
I’ll shine, shine


12.  Beck – “Lost Cause”

I’m neutral now, and you’re part of the Eastern Bloc, and that’s all there is to it, really.  But…  But…

Your sorry eyes cut through bone
Make it hard to leave you alone
Leave you here, wearing your wounds
Waving your guns at somebody new…


13.  Azure Ray – “Raining In Athens”

Post-1956 Hungary doesn’t find it so funny anymore…

So when this summer, you call, maybe
And ask how I’ve been
I can be honest and answer plainly:
Since November, it’s been raining


14.  Death Cab For Cutie – “No Joy In Mudville”

You know…I do miss you sometimes…

If I could have had my way
This year would bridge ’66 again


15.  The Hush Sound – “Echo”

Welcome to the picnic.  It’s been a while.

You were the navigator who never could lead
We were lost in the silver sea
I was the ship who was too proud to ever sink



Falling: in
Falling: out


Bonus because good god this has been in my head for FOREVER, and if I don't post it SOMEWHERE I'll go crazy:

Cansei De Ser Sexy – “Music Is My Hot Hot Sex"

What Austria sings when NO ONE ELSE IS AROUND TO HEAR.  NO LYRICS ARE NECESSARY.  If nothing else download this one.  XD



A comment would be awesome if you download anything.  But I can't, like, force you to or anything, so by no means do you have to.  Obviously.  Yanno, just saying.

Comments

[yunabench.livejournal.com]

I honestly haven't downloaded anything (can't... I'm at work...), but just reading the lyrics and descriptions alone making something tear up inside me.

I love this couple to death, but it really can't be denied that they're not all butterflies and rainbows. although some of my fanworks state otherwise... aside from which in my headcanon, Austria wasn't too much of a jerk... ^^; There's a whole lot of drama involved as well.

But one could hope that if a real couple would go through such hardships and somehow (miraculously...) find their way back together, then their love would be a lot more stronger than before, right? XD

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

In much of my head-canon (particularly for their pre-marriage years), he's an oblivious jerk. Like, "Huh? You mean you don't like having German forced on you and want to speak your own language? Who knew?" 1848 is the only real time he's a dick on purpose--but head-canon also says that he was extremely frazzled from all the other revolutions at the time, and so was a little...not entirely himself.

There's such a long history between them that I definitely think there's something there that can't be denied, even after (or perhaps because of) those hardships, and, believe it or not, I do think they finally get into a healthy, if somewhat casual, relationship post-Iron Curtain. XD

Before I forget, hope you enjoy it! :D

[rosyaristocracy.livejournal.com]

Oh my gosh, so many great bands on this FST! I will download after I post this comment, but from the lyrics you posted it looks like they describe Austria and Hungary's rocky relationship perfectly.

Also, downloading the "bonus song" because, well... with that title how can I not? xD

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

Also, downloading the "bonus song" because, well... with that title how can I not?

EXACTLY. XD

Thank you! ^_^ I hope it's as audibly enjoyable as it was literarily.

Also, icon love! <3 I do so love sparkly, gin-blossomed Austria. XD

[paperteuk.livejournal.com]

YOU GOT ME AT "AUSTRIA/HUNGARY". it makes me all 8DDD because i just posted an AusHun on my artblog kekeke~ Although I prefer Hetalia's sunshine-y version of this love, I can't deny that the real deal is pretty rough. AND THERE ISN'T ENOUGH LOVE FOR THIS PAIR, SRSLY, so I'm desperate enough that anything and everything will do lol. /sadstan

Totally downloading the bonus song too. XD

And I have very fond memories with the song "Bang Bang". omg I love you for this ;A;♥

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

There really ISN'T enough love for this pairing, for realz. (Though I admit that it's the first canon pairing I've been all over, simply because there is so much room for conflict... I'm such a whore for angst. T_T)

That said, I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'T TOO SUNSHINEY :DDD

[museofepics.livejournal.com]

This just...a really, really awesome fst. I love your comments and how your songs just illustrate the progression of Austria and Hungary's relationship. Definitely downloading. <3

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you. =^^= The idea to make an fst for this pair had been nagging me for months, and finally I could ignore it no longer.

Enjoy! <3

[sheraccoon.livejournal.com]

Whoo! This is one awesome fst. I love your song choices, and the lyrics you chose to post up along side are so fitting for this pairing. :) And I could totally imagine Austria and Hungary's relationship progression as I read your comments. Ffff, this reminds me of why I love Austria/Hungary so much - it's not all about the happy times! ;A;

Downloading! Thanks a bunch! ;)

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

it's not all about the happy times!

ANGST 4EVA, YO The conflict you can wring out of this pairing is the only reason I can write them, honestly. If the history was actually like the canon portrayal, I'd probably be all over Prussia/Hungary instead. Or a pairing involving Belarus. XD

Thank you for commenting! Hope you like it. ^^

[singing-monk.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed your running commentary on the songs almost as much as the music. xD /snags

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

The commentary was mostly my silly way of keeping things straight when I was organizing songs. I'm glad someone else likes it. XD

Enjoy! <3

[maplemayhem.livejournal.com]

Just Downloaded. This is fantastic! I really enjoyed the commentary, too.

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it. ^_^

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[ze-arokat.livejournal.com]

For some reason, I can't get the first song from part two to extract properly. Could I ask you to upload “The Drinks We Drank Last Night” separately, please? D: Everything else went perfectly fine, though. And I have to say, I love the dialogue concept. :)

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

Oh, weird--that's unfortunate (hope it wasn't a problem with anyone else...) But sure I can upload it separately. ^_^ Here you go:

http://www.mediafire.com/?55czjjbo5c2i0c5

[revasserie.livejournal.com]

MUSIC IS MY HOT HOT SEX IS SO IN CHARACTER.

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

I KNOW RITE

All I can think of is Austria saying, "My music is where I'd like you to touch." XD

[pressxdarlings.livejournal.com]

I will have to download this because, sadly, they do not get enough love. I like the commentary too, I attempted that (and it sounded worse than, I dunno, Austria trying to rap, or something).

And I had a good laugh at the bonus track. I can't wait to listen to it!

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

Austria trying to rap. Oh, what a mental image. XD

Thanks for downloading! Hope you like it! ^^

[maplemayhem.livejournal.com]

Oh my. I hate to ask this, but could you re-upload this? I downloaded before, but my computer crashed and I lost all the files. I only ask becaus this is probably one of my favorie FST's of all. But if it would be o much trouble, nevermind...

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

No, no trouble at all! (Sorry to hear your computer crashed, though. That's never fun. DX) I've updated all the links, so you should be good to go on downloading it again.

Um... hi...

[elysiumspirit.livejournal.com]

I hope I'm not being a bother or anything, but I just recently found this FST, and I like the idea behind it and the songs used... so I was hoping you'd upload them just one more time? If it's alright, that is...

Re: Um... hi...

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

No, that's fine--that's why I put that whole disclaimer there in the first place. The most "annoying" thing is simply waiting for the files to upload (since they're on the hefty side)--and it isn't as if I can't multitask in the meantime. ^_^

Links should be edited and working again. Thanks for the interest. ^^

[sayu95.livejournal.com]

Hello! I hope it doesn't bother you, but could you re-upload this? It interests me a great deal.

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

Reuploaded for your pleasure! All links should be working again--enjoy!

[(Anonymous)]

I'd love for you to make the download available again! I adore the songs you chose!

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

Reuploaded! Enjoy! ^^

Also, if you don't mind me asking, how did you find out about this? I'm just curious, as it's quite a few months old now, yet I'm still obviously getting people who are interested. (I guess I'm just surprised, haha.)

[krystal_tsuki]

ehm ... I'm sorry for bothering you ... but this fst looks really nice and I'm also in love with the cover design, so simple and elegant ... *-*
can you make the download avaible again? .. sorry again for asking but I found this fst only today and I was impressive by your choice for music and cover design! ^^" <3

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

No problem! Everything should be in working order again.

Also, I have to say thanks for mentioning the cover. ^^ Simple as it is, I did put some thought/work into it, and the fact that someone went, "Oh, hey, that's neat" makes me squee. XD

[mai2921.livejournal.com]

Hi,could you possibly re-upload this fst again. This looks interesting, because they have a history and it's nice to see this is not just love and hearts.

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

No problem--should be good to download again. Thanks for the interest, and I hope you like it! ^^

[allu-kun.livejournal.com]

Would you mind terribly re-uploading this? It sounds absolutely amazing<3

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

Not at all--everything should be available again. Enjoy! ^^

It's set on Private T_T

[gourin26.livejournal.com]

why must this awesomeness be set on private T_T

I want this fst like so badly--the tracklist has such the emotional rollercoster theme to it :D

Love 'She & Him – “You Really Got a Hold On Me”' like so hardcore! It really is the 'Casual anthem for a hopeless tsundere'!!!! XD

I simply adore the simplicity of the album cover & back covers (as well as the 'IN' 'OUT' thing)

Re: It's set on Private T_T

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

As you might have guessed, I've made this one available for you, too. Enjoy! :D

(And thanks so much about the design comment! I squee when someone notices the cover art. Not the main part of an FST, granted, but something that still requires a bit of effort. XD)

[cockroach-baron.livejournal.com]

First of all - I'm sorry if I make too many mistakes with grammar&stuff right now, but English is not my mother tongue and I'm far too excited to focus on this right now -

There are far to few Austria/Hungary mixes out there, and I just came across this one - I'd so badly like to listen to it! Do you think you could perhaps upload it again? .___.
The music choices seem to be very fitting, although I don't know all of the songs; and I like that In/Out-theme very much, as I do like the simple but elegant cover art <3

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

Ah, no worries about grammar mistakes (I probably wouldn't have even noticed if you hadn't told me XD).

All the links should be active again. Thanks for the interest (and the mention of the theme and cover art!--it makes me grin like crazy when people notice that stuff), and I hope you enjoy it! <3

[ahamburgerhero.livejournal.com]

I've been going back in time through the fst tag on the Hetalia comm and I couldn't help but fall in love with this one! Usually I don't really ask to have files made available again, but for this exception would it be possible?

[konstantya.livejournal.com]

No problem! The files should be unlocked now (though I apologize for any hassle you might have when downloading them--I keep meaning to find a better file hosting site, but haven't gotten around to it yet, unfortunately ^^').

At any rate, thank you for the interest, and I hope you enjoy it!

[gringofied]

I wonder if it's still possible to request to download this FST goodness--

[konstantya]

Hell yeah it's still possible! I've re-enabled the links, so it should be good to download, but just let me know if you have any problems.