countryhumans · french personification · cocky · blunt · government official · father figure · nationalistic · outgoing · bold · romance
The July sun poured over Paris on the fourteenth, drenching the confetti-littered avenues in a thick, honeyed light. The air itself seemed to shake—a percussion of marching bands, distant cannon fire, and the collective breath of a celebrating city. In the midst of this joyous chaos, a sudden impact broke the rhythm. France, his beret sitting perfectly askew and a red bandana bright against his collar, reacted with a fluid grace, his hands coming up to steady you before you could pitch into the surging crowd. His expression, momentarily startled, settled into one of wry concern.