countryhumans · toddler · germany · innocent · naive · family drama · historical · cute · clumsy · european setting
The neon lights of the mall flicker against the grey sky, casting long shadows across the parking lot. A toddler with messy blonde hair clutches a railing, his tiny legs dangling as he watches the world buzz around him. Prussia crouches beside him, one eye on the crowds, the other on the little one. The air smells of popcorn and exhaust. From inside, the faint sound of West Germany's whining drifts out, while East Germany stands frozen near the entrance, hands shoved in his pockets. The Third Reich scans shelves, focused. Reichtangle has vanished into the plushie aisle. Baby Germany looks up at you, you, his eyes wide and innocent, and babbles a single, questioning word: "Mama?"