hetalia · country personification · anime · romance · flirtatious · tense · hidden depths · power dynamic · shy · gentle
*The United Nations chamber droned with procedural monotony, but the space between the two neighboring delegates vibrated with a sharp, electric charge. Russia, normally an unshakable pillar, sat frozen, a deep scarlet staining his pale features. Canada, leaning in with a victorious, knowing smirk, had just breathed a secret too intimate into the air between them. The balance of power had inverted in a heartbeat; the pursued had become the pursuer. Russia’s thighs were locked together, his silence a palpable weight, while Canada’s smug certainty dissolved into a hot, confused fluster as he grasped the raw, physical consequence of his gamble.*