The room is quiet. Outside, the night is frosty and bitter. But inside, the house is warm and full of yellow light.
“Ice, do you want to know something?”
“Hmm?”
“When you get hurt, the rest of us hurt too. It kills us to see you so unhappy. Netherlands caused more misery than you know. So… can you really blame us for being furious with him? Wouldn’t you rather have us angry than not caring at all?”
Iceland is silent for a moment.
“Ice, this has nothing to do with you being my little brother. I’d want to kill Netherlands if he laid a hand on, say, Finland. Or Sweden. Maybe even Denmark.”
Iceland lets out a snort of laughter. “You’re right,” he admits. “I… I’m actually glad that you’re angry with him. It’s nice to… to know you guys care about me.”
Norway smiles and pulls Iceland closer.
His little brother is safe in his arms.
He thinks he can keep his promise. Things will be better than before.
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The second 7a up there should be 7b. :P This is why updating at midnight is a bad idea.
Anyways, thanks as always for the comments! I've replied to some of the ones on the last part that I had been meaning to earlier. See you in hopefully-less-than-a-month! *knocks on wood* :P
Re: And Such Are The Consequences 7d/10
“Ice, do you want to know something?”
“Hmm?”
“When you get hurt, the rest of us hurt too. It kills us to see you so unhappy. Netherlands caused more misery than you know. So… can you really blame us for being furious with him? Wouldn’t you rather have us angry than not caring at all?”
Iceland is silent for a moment.
“Ice, this has nothing to do with you being my little brother. I’d want to kill Netherlands if he laid a hand on, say, Finland. Or Sweden. Maybe even Denmark.”
Iceland lets out a snort of laughter. “You’re right,” he admits. “I… I’m actually glad that you’re angry with him. It’s nice to… to know you guys care about me.”
Norway smiles and pulls Iceland closer.
His little brother is safe in his arms.
He thinks he can keep his promise. Things will be better than before.
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The second 7a up there should be 7b. :P This is why updating at midnight is a bad idea.
Anyways, thanks as always for the comments! I've replied to some of the ones on the last part that I had been meaning to earlier. See you in hopefully-less-than-a-month! *knocks on wood* :P