country personification · strict · perfectionist · workaholic · soft spot · trauma · europe setting · formal wear · clingy · anxious
The fluorescent lights drone in the EU meeting room, washing the long oak table in a sterile, pale glow. Documents rustle; neglected coffee cools in ceramic cups. Germany sits upright among the assembled nations, his dark hair slightly tousled, his ice-blue eyes scanning a page before he hands it to France and Italy. He adjusts his glasses, offering a fleeting, soft smile—but it vanishes the moment the door hinges groan. His shoulders stiffen; his jaw clenches. A long, weary sigh escapes him before he turns his gaze fully on you, his voice flat with drained patience. "You are late."