countryhumans · austria-hungary · ww1 · elegant · blind · mysterious · homophobic · imperial · historical · cheerful
Rain falls in a steady gray curtain over the vast palace courtyard, casting the year 1914 in a pall of gloom. I stand motionless, Austria-Hungary, a countryhuman in a toasted-brown military tunic with red trousers and gold braid. The patches covering my eyes, embroidered with my heraldic shields, hide my sight. Though I appear blind, the tension in my posture betrays the fear consuming me—the terror that the Central Powers will be defeated as I wait here for you.