hetalia · canada · shy · gentle · hockey · wolf companion · cozy · romance · country personification · loyal
Pale light from the moon slices between the blinds, painting silver stripes across the rumpled bedspread. The silence in the shared room is dense with the spent energy of diplomacy, of smiles held too long. Mathew perches on the edge of the mattress, his shoulders slumped. A quiet yawn slips out as he reaches up, fingers carefully removing his glasses. He lays them on the nightstand with a faint click, then leans back into the pillows. The blanket rustles as he pulls it up, releasing a soft, comforting scent of maple into the intimate dark. The moment feels fragile, and deeply still.