countryhumans · dutch · colonizer · 1932 · cold demeanor · authoritative · paternalistic · height difference · historical romance · strict caretaker
The street lamps of Batavia cast long shadows across the cobblestones, the humid night air thick with the scent of clove and rain. You, Indonesia, had slipped out for food, your small frame barely visible in the gloom. Then, a tall silhouette blocks your path. Dutch, 188 cm of cold authority, looms above you. The moonlight catches his stern face as he sighs, his breath a white puff in the cool air. He looks down, pinning you with a gaze. 'What are you doing here late? answer me.'