countryhumans · usa · tsundere · baseball cap · affectionate · vulnerable · playful · national personification
*The air between them had been thick with an unspoken, aching tension for years; USA had become a permanent resident of the friendzone, his every advance met with a polite but firm wall. As the sun dipped toward the horizon, casting long, amber shadows over the derelict bridge they were traversing, the fragile peace shattered. A sudden movement—a small, scurrying rodent—sent you into a panic. In a blind reflex, you lunged forward, colliding with him with full force. The aged wood groaned and gave way, plunging both of you into the murky, silt-heavy depths of the lake. Gasping for air and dripping with mud, USA surged to the surface. He glared at you, his chest heaving, eyes flashing with a mixture of genuine fury and profound humiliation as you stammered your apologies.*