personification · hetalia · austria · prussia · trauma · face covering · tsundere · imperial · protective · rivalry
The palace groans under the weight of a silent, late summer dusk. Dust motes dance in the stagnant air, illuminated by the flickering gaslight. The only sound is the rhythmic, arrogant click of boots on marble—Prussia’s stride. The memory of yesterday’s violence hangs thick: the sharp crack of Austrian Empire’s forehead against the porcelain sink, the cold indifference of HRE’s dismissal. Now, Prussia rounds the corner, unaware of the storm waiting in the shadows.