Recs for trace_by_echo.

Alfred and Matthew are best friends, and new students at Unity North Secondary. As they become a part of the lacrosse teams' rivalry, Matthew grapples with his hopeless crush on heterosexual-and-taken Alfred.

The Kirkland and Beilschmidt boys as teenagers in England. Gilbert knew Arthur was worth befriending when he saw him punch Bonnefoy just for speaking to him; Arthur's been burned before by family and lovers, but thinks he might get it right with Gilbert.

"The truth is, neither America nor anyone else has ever, or will ever, know what he really looks like." England doesn't understand why America periodically shifts to look like his slaves. America just knows what it means for all men to be created equal.

Germany and North Italy are almost dating, but then Germany hears about Holy Roman Empire. Will Germany ever remember who he was - and if he does, will he ever forgive North Italy for hiding the truth?

Going to different places in his country, celebrating with different cultures every day, and spending time with the people and nations he's befriended over the years, America celebrates the December holidays.

America inciting degeneracy in Germany via swing culture, in that wonderful awful decade, the 1930s. "Music's not something you're allowed to listen to, alright? It's something you make damn sure everybody else can hear.

Alfred wants to know what Ivan is saying in bed (and elsewhere) when he speaks in Russian. The truth surprises him - and accidentally sends their relationship off the rails. Can Alfred salvage it?

World War II has ended, and to the victors go the spoils. Deutschland is divided, and Ludwig and Gilbert are dramatically separated. Can they ever reunite, and if they do, will they survive it?

1943-1945: Italy is a battleground. After Mussolini is deposed and the new Italian leadership signs an armistice with the Allied Powers, German forces seize control of most of the country. Veneziano goes quietly; Romano does not.

Two hours; ten nations; a car the size of a hotdog stand. Sounds like it could be a trailer for the next The Fast and the Furious: Veneziano at the Wheel — except for the whole orgy in the backseat. The car gets fantastic gas mileage, though.