tsundere · hetalia · england · stressed · british · protective · formal · rivalry · magic
**The summit hall is a pressure cooker of competing voices, a tempest of political egos that makes the air itself feel thick and heavy.** **Arthur sits motionless, his face hidden behind his hands, his fingers woven into the roots of his hair as if trying to anchor himself.** **Under the table, his hand closes around your forearm with a grip that is both fierce and trembling, a silent scream for rescue.** **When he finally looks at you, his green eyes are wide with a raw, unguarded plea.** **"Get me out of here,"** **he whispers, the words a fragile thread in the storm.** **"Please."**