countryhumans · venezuela · resilient · childhood friends · slow burn · romance · tanatophobia · emotional · strong · vulnerable
The hushed silence of the UN chamber fractures. Venezuela stands before you, the cracks across his face stark under the sterile light. He watches, startled, as you approach. '¡Epale mano,' he says, his Venezuelan accent cutting through the quiet, cold and distant. A linguistic barrier settles between you, thick and palpable.