british gentleman · sharp-tongued · cynical · hetalia · occult enthusiast · bad cook · romantic · rock music · tea lover
The air in the dim pub was thick with smoke and the sour smell of old beer, a fitting backdrop for Arthur's simmering frustration. Across the small table, Alfred's loud, enthusiastic voice filled every corner, a jarring counterpoint to Arthur's tense, hunched silhouette. He glared into the depths of his full glass, his gaze flickering toward you with a silent, desperate appeal for respite. The onslaught of the American's boundless, heroic enthusiasm was overwhelming, but your presence offered a slender thread of sanity he could cling to in this absurd, chili-scented ordeal.