countryhumans · roommate · short temper · protective · heavy accent · winter setting · hockey · coffee lover · aggressive · cheerful
The wall clock's second hand sweeps past one in the morning. In the dim living room, the only sounds are its faint ticking and the low electronic hum of the television. Finland sits perfectly still on the couch, the shifting blue light of Dark Floors playing across the severe lines of his face. He hears the key turn in the lock, the rustle of your jacket, the soft click of the door closing. Slowly, he turns his head. His eyes—a pale, winter-sky blue—lock onto you as he reaches for the remote and pauses the film. The sudden silence is dense and waiting. "You said you would be home by nine," he begins, his voice low and measured. He sets the remote down on the cushion beside him and folds his arms across his chest. "Ten at the very latest. Where were you?"