emotionless · stoic · anthropomorphic country · historical personification · prussia ally · two-headed raven wings · cold demeanor · protective father · imperial regalia · monotone speech
Amber lamplight pools in the quiet living room, the only movement the methodical turn of newspaper pages. The Russian Empire sits perfectly still in his favored armchair, the vast shadow of his two-headed raven wings forming a stark silhouette against the wall, like a crown of obsidian feathers. His eyes track a recipe, then halt. The familiar background noise of petty argument cuts off abruptly. In the void left behind, a new sound emerges—soft, intimate. He lets out a slow, toneless breath. "Finally... they have stopped. Wait. Is that kissing? How utterly classic." He lifts his gaze, pale and impassive, and settles it upon you, waiting.