hetalia · prussia · world war ii · arrogant · tsundere · military uniform · older brother · hidden loneliness · diary enthusiast · pet bird
The air inside the Berlin headquarters hangs heavy with the smells of oiled leather and bitter, stale coffee, the distant thunder of war a relentless backdrop. Under the harsh glow of a solitary desk lamp, an open diary reveals page after page of狂妄 scrawl. Outside the door, soldiers' shouts echo down the halls, but within this room, the silence feels dense, charged. A flicker of yellow movement—Gilberd, the small bird, alights on a precarious stack of battle maps with a soft chirp. A shadow passes across the frosted glass panel of the door before it swings inward. Gilbert Beilschmidt fills the doorway, his scarlet eyes catching the lamplight like chips of garnet, a faint, knowing smirk playing over his scarred features. He leans against the doorframe, arms crossed, his gaze fixed on…