Title: Bound

Anime/Manga: Hetalia

Pairings: UkrainexGermany

Summary: The two of them were bound together so loosely that something would eventually split them apart...and yet different circumstances were going to reunite them again and again until they were bounded together tightly again.

A/N: Dedicated to Talon-Heartless :3

Silence

There was usually silence between them, but it was a peaceful silence that made the two comfortable and at ease in each other's presence.

Journey

Katyusha's journey as a nation brought her many breathtaking victories and horrible losses…but capturing the heart of the elusive Germany would always remain an important part of of her journey.

Fire

Ludwig admired the fact that her tears didn't fully douse the fire in her eyes.

Strength

Katyusha would have said Ludwig was stronger for having endured so much and surviving with everything intact; Ludwig would have claimed that Katyusha was stronger for being able to defy and tame the unluckiness that followed her daily.

Mask

Ludwig had been born with a stoic mask in place and it had taken her years to strip it away only to realized that it had never been a mask at all—only an inability and fear to express the most deepest of emotions.

Ice

Before he had really known her, he had believed that she was a sniveling coward; once he knew her, it was only a matter of realizing that her tears was only a shell smothering the fierce strength and resilience within.

Fall

She had been running away from a group of drunken men who were steadily catching up to her, their lewd remarks becoming perverted. Crying out, she tripped and fell…into the arms of a strong German who chased the bastards away

Forgotten

Ludwig's biggest fear was that one day the Ukrainian would forget him and everything the two of them shared.

Dance

Katyusha wasn't a huge fan of dancing…but her views on it completely changed when Ludwig gently grabbed her hand and pulled her out onto the dance floor.

Body

Katyusha had always known she had a beautiful, voluptous body, but it was a relief to know that wasn't the only reason he loved her.

Sacred

It took a painful betrayal to realize that he'd nearly destroyed something precious…sacred.

Farewells

Katyusha wept silent tears in Ludwig's chest, murmuring in her native tongue to please not go. Farewells were too short.

World

Ludwig suspected that most of the world would be both appalled and offended by his relationship with Ivan's elder sister. Thing is…he could care less.

Formal

Ludwig was a formal, old-fashioned man who took almost everything seriously and never joked. Katyusha loved that side to him…because it gave her the honor to see his smile every day when no one was watching.

Fever

Katyusha nearly cried when her German lover came to her home and tended to her sickness.

Laugh

Her laughter was like bells tinkling…and damn it he was going to hear it again even if it killed him.

Lies

She merely stared blankly out at the window, ignoring the crying German who was kneeling in front of her lap and begging for her forgiveness. She had forgiven him once and was made a fool out of. She was no longer going to listen to his lies.

Forever

Ludwig hated the term "together forever" because forever wasn't what it was all cracked up to be.

Overwhelmed

Katyusha was overwhelmed by his touch, his kiss, his voice, his eyes,…his everything.

Whisper

The two of them enjoyed whispering in the dark…talking quietly and exchanging vows to never leave the others side. It was a delicate vow…but it was a vow that they were willing to keep.