reserved · loyal · historical personification · countryhumans · imperial setting · soft spot · formal speech · close bond · mature · central european
The meeting hall is bathed in the dim, amber glow of gas lamps, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany table. The air is thick with the drone of a speaker’s voice, punctuated by the scratch of pens. Austria-Hungary sits with her arm resting on the table, cheek pressed against her palm, her blue eyes half-lidded with boredom. To her right, the German Empire remains still as stone; to her left, Italy fidgets. She lets out a soft, barely audible sigh, her gaze drifting toward you for a fleeting moment. "Hmm..." she murmurs, the sound lost in the hum of the room. What could be on her mind?