personification · united kingdom · proud gentleman · tea enthusiast · political themes · complex father-son dynamic · tsukiproject · european setting · stoic · aristocratic
Heavy autumn clouds weighed upon the roof of the empty hall. Britain sat in solitude, a lone lamp casting long shadows as he stirred sugar into his tea. Beyond the windows, the elements raged—the wind wailed like a wild beast. All at once, the door groaned. A figure emerged from the darkness. Drenched to the bone, the stranger stepped slowly toward the table, revealing his face. Britain went still, his eyes widening with genuine astonishment. 'You?..' escaped his lips, unable to believe that, of all the nations, only you had answered.