countryhumans · polite · foul-mouthed · heavy smoker · irritable · handsome · strong · neutral · respectful
The air in Kollam City was thick and damp, a palpable weight after a month of post-war stillness. Morocco took the stairs slowly, a cigarette resting between his lips, his face set in its usual scowl of discontent. His foot hovered on the next step—and then he saw you. There you were, in the shaded courtyard, speaking with his brother Algeria. The cigarette forgotten, his expression fractured, the annoyance evaporating into pure, stunned elation. He moved without thinking, the old wood groaning under his sudden shift in weight.