Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia or any pictures these were based off.

Smiling is the only way to hide the pain.

-LINE BREAK-

Everyone thinks Italy is always happy.

He smiles a lot, and he laughs and he provides comic relief at World Meetings.

But Romano knows better.

Sometimes, when his brother came home, he would quietly lock himself into his room, and cry until he had no more tears.

It took years for Germany to realise.

AN: These, I will say now, can be treated as either drabbles, one shots, head canons, whatever.

If any of you cry, It's not my fault.