Gilbert Sighed As He Stared At Chiara From Across The Table. She Had Already Been In This Awful Mood

Gilbert sighed as he stared at Chiara from across the table. She had already been in this awful mood when he arrived at her house and while she opened the door for him with a quick, sharp ‘ciao’, she had not spoken a word since. The only reaction he’d gotten to anything he said or asked was a shrug or the woman simply looked away, but mostly she had ignored him.

Ignoring the awesome that was Gilbert Beilschmidt! He loved the woman, but he really couldn’t stand being ignored. Yet when he said he would take leave since his little brother could really use his help with all the work he had, the small Italian woman had attached herself to his arm and dragged him to the table.

Which brought them to this current state of being absolutely bored, and a little worried he had done something wrong, and looking angry.

The former knight sighed once again. “If you’re not going to talk to me I’m going home.”  Chiara looked at him again but remained silent. Gilbert stood up and continued. “I’m going home and if you hold on to me again I’ll just drag you along.”

She pouted. At least that was another reaction then the ones he had gotten from her today.

Walking past her, she finally spoke up. “There’s a hole in my jacket.”

The man turned around in confusion. “That’s it? The whole silence thing is about a hole in a piece of clothing?”

His girlfriend crossed her arms and refused to look him in the eye. “I really like it.”

“So fix it.”

“I can’t.”

“Have it fixed then.”

“I don’t want people to know I can’t.”

“Really?”

“Of course!”

“You can do that?”

He nodded and as he was handed both the coat and a needle and thread, he set to work.

“You were a knight, why would you know anything about sowing and repairing clothes? “

“Limited resources and clothes had to last. I never forgot the skill, turned out useful during plenty of wars.” After putting in the last stitches, he returned the coat to its owner.

The brunette still didn’t seem happy as she accepted the coat. “Well done.” In fact she looked close to tears.

“What is wrong now?” He didn’t understand what he did wrong.

“I can’t do this!” She looked close to tears as she admitted. “I can’t even get the thread through the eye of the needle. It’s one of those things Feliciana is great at and I’m useless at.”

Ah, so that was what is was all about.

The man wrapped his arms around his woman and hugged her tight.

“You’re the most beautiful and skilled woman I know.” His face turned red, he was still getting used to saying these things to a woman, but she needed this. He knew what it was like the be the second, overlooked representation of an whole country.

The hug was returned and the couple smiled at each other.

“Sure you’re going back already?”

“No. West can deal with the paperwork.”

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@prumano-week prompt needle & thread.

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Somehow @nedcanweek's prompt highschool/college au turned into a grease crossover. I don't know what happend.

Both of them should only be allowed in any kitchen to clean the dishes. (Even though their cultures have great dishes.)

@ hetalia-aushun-week with prompt "You know the stove is on fire, right?"

"I wish every day was like this."

He looked at her as she walked besides him with their arms linked together while they made their way up the mountain. Hungary was true beauty. She seemed happy, cheerfully talking about anything and everything she saw. Erzsébet had been asking him to take her out here and show her his lands.

When she had first asked for them to get some time away from his capital city, get away from both of their duties for a little while, he had told her he would rearrange his schedule which he was ashamed to admit he never intended to do. There were so many things that needed attention.

Later she asked him again if they could go somewhere together and he simple told her he wasn’t able to get away from his work. His empire and bosses demanding so much of his time. Roderich  remembers not being able to read the emotion on her face as she quietly left his office. Maybe his beloved Ungarn hadn’t shown any emotion for him to read the papers on his desk.

Austria had seen little of her after that. It wasn’t necessarily that his wife seemed to avoid him, but she didn't take part in any social event if she could manage it and between their daily plans, it became very difficult to find time to see the one another.

Again Erzsébet saved him. This time not in combat, but in his troubles  about how to get closer to her. His wife walked into his office and told him she wanted to get away from the palace and spend some time as a married couple. One difference was that she told him she wanted to explore the land, she didn’t ask him. The big difference was that while again he couldn’t read any emotion on her face, now he didn’t see any in her eyes and her eyes had always held so much feelings.

“Alright.” He had quickly agreed. And this time he had cleared his schedule, and hers, despite the humans complaining about all kinds of things. The Austrian nation simply let them talk while he was going to ignore them for some days.

If he did all the things they were telling him to do, he wouldn’t get away and he was sure he would lose his wife. Roderich would surely lose the love of Erzsebet.

Here they were, walking up the path of one of his mountains and she smiled at him. Truly smiled and he could see the utter joy in his wife’s eyes.

“I wish every day was like this.” He softly told her. He really wanted to see her happy, she was the most beautiful and simply herself when she was allowed to just be happy.

When Hungary looked at him with her eyes wide in surprise he felt sick.

She looked at him like he promised her there would be more days, many more, like this.

He actually just confessed to her this day was unlikely to have a repeat and she didn’t understand it just yet.

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For @aushunweek2022.

@prumano-week prompt sick day with a bit of the prompt pets.