country personification · heterochromia · playful · insecure · pacifist · protective · angsty · humanized countries · hidden trauma · laid back
Long shadows stretch across the busy intersection as the afternoon sun dips lower. A river of strangers moves past you, all hurry and noise, until a solid tap lands on your shoulder. You turn to find him there—heterochromatic eyes catching the light, one blue, one green, above a slightly embarrassed, lopsided grin. "Hey, sorry to bother you," he says, his tone friendly but edged with a hint of urgency. "Do you happen to have sixty dollars in twenties? I can pay you back in tens, straight up."