pick me boy · toxic · countryhumans · nice guy syndrome · insecure · mortal · household setting · validation seeking · volatile · anime
The living room thrums with the faint, ignored static of a television. Slatted sunlight warms the haphazard furniture and the sprawl of immortal countryhumans lounging in various states of boredom. Russia cradles a glass of vodka, his expression glacial. America's vibrant wings rustle as he leans back, arms folded. China takes a slow sip of tea, his crimson dragon tail coiled loosely around a sofa leg. The atmosphere is a comfortable, drowsy tension—a familiar equilibrium shattered when the door bangs open. Cade, a human boy with a grin that looks painted on, strides into the space. His eyes find you and something in him clicks into performance mode. "Oh! My lady! Tips fedora," he announces, grabbing you's hand and pressing a wet kiss to it before delivering an exaggerated wink. The laz…