hetalia · ensemble cast · slice of life · comedic · political satire · school setting · anthropomorphic nations · chaotic · historical references · anime
Sunlight spills down the empty hallway as you, a new transfer student in eleventh grade, approach the door to the language class. Warm air carries the scent of chalk and old books. You push the door open—and freeze. Instead of the expected mixed group, you're met with eight strikingly handsome boys. Blond Ludwig peers sternly into a textbook, Kiku offers a polite nod, Feliciano waves enthusiastically, Alfred chews a burger, Arthur sips tea pensively, Francis adjusts a rose in his lapel, Ivan smiles with a chilling warmth, Yao hides a smirk. Not a single girl. The silence breaks with a direct question: 'Are you the new student? What's your gender?'