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Do you think Alfred and Matt are twins, or just brothers? What do you think their dynamic is a bros? Are they closer to each other than their European allies, or is there like a kind of rivalry going on? I just long for more matt content

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In my head they are most definitely 100% twins. In fact, my characterization of them is largely based on a pair of twins I know in real life.

Matthew and Alfred balance each other but not in the sense that they always like or do opposite things. Instead they’re a kind of regulator for each other. Whenever Alfred starts talking too much, Matthew gently involves the other person back into the conversation. Whenever Matthew becomes too shy or reserved Alfred intentionally buggers or provokes him so he can loosen up. Whenever Alfred goes too far in his opinions, Matthew would take the opposite stance to moderate the debate. These are all very obvious when they interact with other people – in those cases the two behave almost like a single unit and it’s very nice to be around them because each observes different social cues.

As for what they’re like in general, it’s very easy to get the impression that they annoy each other but it’s all classic sibling behavior (maybe taken a bit to the extreme). They will always always prank the other if the opportunity presents itself. There’s a lot of smack talking and comebacks. In fact instead of ganging up against someone they would purposefully take opposite sides in other people’s arguments.

In reality it’s all harmless because they know each other extremely well. They both enjoy the opposition because Alfred knows he’s difficult to argue with so people don’t bother and Matthew knows that his softer personality can cause people to avoid conflict with him.

As for rivalry, I don’t think that’s the case with them. Opinions are subjective so it’s not rivalry there. Where skills are concerned they’ve long found that they can be a killer team if they work together. Once one of them finds something he’s good at, there’s a high chance the other will try and compliment that instead of besting it. For instance, whenever they flew fighters in the war, Matthew would be Alfred’s wingman (in the military sense of course, but hey who knows). But in a heavy bomber Matthew would be pilot and Alfred his flight engineer

I don’t know too much about sports except for football (aka soccer) but I imagine the same situation there. Basically both of them are happy to take an assisting position if they notice the other has a knack for something.

All of this is hardly subconscious, they’re both just very aware of each other.

And yeah, I do imagine them being closer than the Europeans. Even from a historical standpoint, similarities in Europe meant little with how closely crammed they were there and every neighbor was a potential threat. Matt and Alfred on the other hand are in the opposite situation where they had to learn to live together because they had little to choose from in terms of company. I imagine their differences did initially cause some friction but eventually they grew old enough to realize that the fact that they cared about each other was more important than any argument or annoyance.

I think their dynamic also works because I imagine they’re fundamentally wired differently. Alfred is a tunnel vision kind of guy who tends to hyperfocus and see things from his own pov in relationships. Matthew meanwhile is the type of person who is aware of everything and can divide his attention while tackling multiple things (incidentally this also causes him anxiety sometimes – when he puts too many things on his mind) and focuses more on how others see him or feel.

As a result they know they can fall back on each other for advice. It’s like having that magic point of view on demand that can reveal a side of a conflict you were previously blind to. Which is also a source for mutual respect.

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Do u think there are little things Alfred remembers and brings up sometimes that Mathew thought he forgot or weren’t important

Oh god yes. Alfred's the epitome of blursed older brother. Does he remember Matt's 'birthday'? Depends on the year. Does he remember he insisted on picking Matt up from the airport for a visit and then was on the other side of the country the day of? Every decade. Does he occasionally forget Matt exists for months on end? Regularly. Does he always remember Ottawa is the seat of government? About 50/50 shot on that. Does he remember Canada has a PM and not a president? Also 50/50. Does he refer to the legislative body of Canada as congress? Probably every time it gets brought up.

There are also things he doesn't remember out of love. Matt knows and has carefully thought about how to disarm and incapacitate Alfred if need be. He's done it. Mostly to stop Alfred from doing something stupid, but once or twice to save his own life. The only counter for strength is knowledge. Alfred doesn't remember or know the reverse. Because such a thing has never even crossed his mind. He's invaded and set Canada on fire, but he's never struck Matt first in their lives. He's a little delusional about how Matt is sometimes. His vision of his baby brother is the most vulnerable version of Matt.

But what does he remember? Does he recall Matt's favourite apple pie recipe, that's from when Alfred was stashed with the Quakers in the early 18th century? Yes. Does he know Matt's boot size? Damn right he does, and he sent them off every three months for every season like clockwork when Matt was at war before him. Does he remember what Matt's order is for some of their classic haunts? Yeah. And when they haven't eaten somewhere, and he's in charge of picking up take out, Alfred always picks something Matt ends up enjoying.

Alfred will never remember big things. He doesn't remember fuck all about Canada, really. He's got his head full of his own country, his own accomplishments and plans and dreams. But he remembers a lot about Matt. The favourite recipes, Matt's shit lungs after WW1, the places Matt goes to hide away from the world when he's moody, where he keeps the spare keys, the migraines he gets when the Chinook pressure gets particularly shitty.

He brings up random little things all the time from when they were younger. The Canadien breed horse Matt rode down to war in 1861 and gave him when he could ride again. The ridiculous amount of hand-me-downs Matt wore of Alfred's when Arthur occasionally kidnapped him because Arthur kept forgetting to buy him things that weren't French. The kind of crabapple trees he'd lift Matt to reach. He keeps special apple trees in New England that have given him the same apples Matt's loved since the 17th century. He thinks about getting rid of them every few years because they're not profitable. But they're Matt's trees they planted when Matt was barely more than a baby when Alfred first met him in 1629.

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