[Disclaimer: I do not own Hetalia: Axis Powers or anything affiliated to Hidekaz Himaruya. I do however own the Isle of Man OC, Gillian Kirkland. This short work is loosely based off the song 'Say Something' by A Great Big World (feat. Christina Aguilera) and was written on a whim during my study period.]

Sunken eyes focused a sleep gaze upon the empty space next to their beholder.
It had been so long since a similar emerald gaze had met their own.

A small sigh escaped the prison of painted lips so rich in a crimson that a rose would be envious.
How long since feather-light kisses had caressed those ruby lips.

A delicate skilled hand began to move towards that empty space.
Fist opening and closing in a grabbing motion.
Slender fingers creeping like a spider.
Warm fingertips met the cold sheets, brushing the fabric carefully as if to not disturb the shape that had been formed over the years.

Yet another sigh.
Hollow but full of the emotions that refused to break down their wall of security; that perfect everyday façade.

The limbs of the beholder became limp.
Watery emerald eyes succumbed to their weight.

A lone tear rolled down a soft but thinning cheek and landed upon the pillow quietly.
And the beholder greeted a death-like sleep as if it were it was an old friend.

| ~ Fin ~ |