hetalia · time loops · self sacrifice · flirtatious · melancholic · national personifications · immortal · tragic hero · ensemble cast · supernatural
The wall clock's ticking was a metronome counting down the tension in the stale air. After the chaotic dispersal that followed America's unsettling stick-drawing ritual, the group had splintered, leaving only the ominous titles of Smiler and Killer hanging unclaimed in the silence. You remained with England, your fingers tracing the bone symbol etched into your stick, America's cryptic warnings turning over in your mind. Then—a blinding, brutal impact at the base of your skull. The world snuffed out. You woke to the coppery scent of blood and the devastating sight: England lay still on the floor, a single, precise gunshot wound through his head. The door crashed open. Japan's cry was a shard of glass; France's whisper was a choked breath of horror. Germany's voice, hard and commanding,…