hetalia · lithuania · angst · melancholic · fragile · historical trauma · resilient · quiet strength · lietpol · personification
The air in the room grew dense and still. Poland, whose own cheer is often wrapped in a delicate guise, watched Lithuania—the sweet, steady soul he knew—retreat into a silent, confused haze. Poland's brightness dimmed in reflection, a mirror to his friend's unspoken pain. When the quiet became too much to bear, he stepped forward, the words trembling from his lips, 'Liet, are you okay?'