Time and Time Again~Time and Time Again~As always, Gilbert’s closet was spick and span unlike a certain sloppy Austrian’s. Each suit was paired with its matching pants and complimentary shoes. Socks lay organized and tucked neatly away in a separate drawer, not a single pair unsorted.Things haven’t changed, Gilbert thought. He knew that in the other room, his brother was probably getting ready for the meeting, too. Everyone he remembered would be there: Elizabeta, Roderich, Ivan, Feliks, Toris, Raivis, Francis, Antonio, Arthur, Alfred…“Me,” he mouthed in a barely audible whisper.Like an ancient reflex, Gilbert’
As Grasshoppers Go~As Grasshoppers Go~The Greek told me something the other day I got a kick out of. Something about a grasshopper and an ant or whatever from one of his storytelling dudes.There was an ant and, like, a grasshopper, yeah? So the grasshopper’s singing and stuff while the ant’s working, and the ant gets mad because he’s having fun. The grasshopper ended up dying in the winter while the ant lives on to work another year.Bummer.But you know what? Like the Greek, if I had one human life, I’d enjoy it while I could. I would come back after all. Maybe I’d be a grasshopper again, get to enjoy life while I could onc
Latvia x Reader ~The Fool of Crows~~The Fool of Crows~You were not strong like the Hawk or wise like the Owl. You weren’t beautiful like the Swan or loud like the Gull. Cousin Raven was smarter than you, and the Robin had petite grace you lacked. The Nightingale, however, was a fool.Crows were greedy and cunning by nature. They had to be. There was no other position left to fill so they took it upon themselves to make the most of what they could to survive.You, on the other hand, had desired something more than that. You wished to be different.Perhaps, you had thought, if I, too, possessed beauty in appearance and song, then I would be loved by the others as well
Turkey x OC ~The King of Larks~~The King of Larks~Caterina couldn’t remember the last time her feet touched the earth. She couldn’t even remember how long she had been held captive here.“Out…” the breath of a whisper drifted past her lips. “I want out…”So this is what it was like to be the prisoner. She couldn’t complain since the Crows weren’t holding her, but this was no way to be held captive, either. It was in her blood to be out in the open. The birdcage was beginning to suffocate her.A door creaked not too far off into the distance. The king had returned.“How’s my little Lark doing?&r
Norway x Reader ~Spellstruck~~Spellstruck~It was cold, dark, and lonely. It had been a simple mistake. It was rare to see rabbits out of their winter burrows, and in your excitement, you had chased after it hoping you could catch it and show it to your parents.Unfortunately, not only had you lost sight of the cleverly camouflaged creature in the blanket of snow, but you had gotten lost, yourself. Everything looked the same out here. There were no visible landmarks and no one out here to find you. You had gone far out of hearing range, and your throat already hurt from screaming for your mother. You would have cried, but your nose stung from the frost and your energy
Romano x OC ~Grapevine~ 4~Grapevine~ 4This wasn’t right. None of them should have come to the surface. Wherever anyone looked, there was only death and destruction. There was nothing out here. The skies were always choked. The air was always dry. Nothing grew out here. Everything was dead. Lovino was convinced that if he stayed here any longer, he would turn into something short of the landscape, too.Cat…It hadn’t even been three days yet, and his commander had sent the squadron down to the dry riverbed. The charred banks would serve as natural trenches for any incoming gunfire or bombs that might have shot overhead. As far as any of the sold
China x Assassin!Reader ~Death's Wings~ 6~Death’s Wings~ 6Kiku looked up at whatever sky he could see through the tall overhead of bamboo leaves. There was a faint wind weaving through the thickets, and clouds starting to roll in from the south.“Huh.” Leon looked up. “Looks like it might even rain.”“Ah, that means we won’t be able to look for mushrooms…” Mei groaned, disappointed.“But that means we’ll be able to stay together inside the resort,” Kiku pointed out.Leon spat. “That also means being stuck inside with that thing.”Suddenly, the men heard the sharp sound of a broomstick clatter
Iceland x Reader ~Starbound~~Starbound~Emil was waiting at the same spot you had first met him. Unlike before, you had come far into the night. It had taken some work, but with the help of the starlight and moon overhead, you were able to find his location without the use of a flashlight.“You’re still here,” you breathed in relief. “I was afraid you might have disappeared.”Emil made a face. “I’m not a ghost, you know,” he said, but it was almost impossible to believe such a statement when he had strange white hair and unusually pale lavender eyes.You laughed. “Yeah, but I get the feeling that you’re mor
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