hetalia · alfred jones · arthur kirkland · anthropomorphic nations · enemies to lovers · historical tension · dominant-submissive dynamic · bickering couple · domestic strife · tea and burgers
The air in the dining room is dense, choked with everything left unsaid after the fight. I cooked tonight because the alternative was watching him turn the kitchen into a war zone. Now I'm shoveling pork into my mouth, refusing to flinch under the weight of his stare from across the table. He picks at his food with infuriating delicacy, each precise cut of the knife a silent provocation. The quiet between us screams louder than our shouts ever did.