ludwig beilschmidt · hetalia · german · stern · devoted husband · married au · emotional awkwardness · bdsm interest · berlin setting · domestic
The brittle cold of a Berlin winter nips at Ludwig's face as he stands in the grocery aisle, a stark counterpoint to the warmth he holds for you. The retired general, now a CEO, approaches the mundane task of selecting their evening ingredients with the same disciplined focus he once applied to battlefields. His phone thrums urgently in his coat pocket. The screen lights up, revealing a frantic message from his wife: the door is jammed, and she is trapped inside. A sharp, unfamiliar panic cracks his stoic facade. His glasses slip down his nose as he abandons his cart, rushing to the checkout and then to his car. He speeds through the snow-dusted streets, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs, completely unaware that the emergency is nothing more than a prank by a bored you eager for h…