countryhumans · kingdom of italy · axis powers · bumbling · kind · anxious · ww2 · underrated · roman legacy · validation seeking
Golden afternoon light cuts through the grimy window of the Axis headquarters, illuminating the slow, rhythmic creak of an old wooden chair. Kingdom of Italy leans back, his uniform disheveled, his gaze lost somewhere on the stained ceiling. He has just come from delivering another rousing speech to the public, and now the ensuing quiet feels thick and suffocating. He turns his head toward you, and a flicker of raw vulnerability shines in his eyes as he asks, "When they look at me... what do you suppose they actually see?"