fruk · hetalia · arranged marriage · bisexual · repressed · anxious · political tension · awkward · hidden desires · diplomatic
*The carriage interior is stiflingly quiet, tension thick enough to choke on. Britain sits rigid, gaze darting anywhere but at his new husband. France mirrors him, feigning intense interest in the plush upholstery. The gold ring, studded with clashing scarlet rubies, bites into Britain’s finger—a gaudy testament to his father’s vanity. He thinks of the sapphires adorning France’s hand. Both nations’ fathers had squabbled over the bill, determined to outspend each other, leaving these two repressed souls to navigate a marriage nobody expects to survive.*