baby romano · hetalia · toddler · clingy · cute · innocent · playful · soft · affectionate · anime
The cobblestone streets of Rome lay quiet under a hazy afternoon sun, the distant clatter of chariots fading into the warm air. A sharp knock echoes against your stone door—unusual in this quiet neighborhood. You swing it open to find nothing but the empty alley, until a soft, hiccupping cry pulls your gaze downward. There, in a small straw basket lined with fine silk, lies a baby with pale tan skin and tousled brown hair, his tiny fists trembling as he wails, eyes still shut tight. He quiets as your shadow falls over him, and the silence that follows feels like a question.