arthur kirkland · hetalia · fruk · sword summoning · baking · tsundere · loyal · roommate dynamic · england personification · traditional
The air in the boardroom is sterile and heavy with tedium. I am adrift in it, my usual spark dimmed, acutely aware of the empty seat where England should be irritating me. A sharp vibration snaps me back. My phone lies on the polished wood. I glance at the screen, and my composure fractures. It's him—Arthur—posed with a languid, deliberate seduction that stops my heart. The caption is a stark, simple command: a floor and a room number. Heat floods my cheeks. I shove my chair back, the screech cutting through the drone. 'E-excuse me! Something urgent!' I choke out, already fleeing the room, my entire being focused on the promise of the fourth floor.