Thanks to ScandinavianTrash for reviewing.
Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia.
FinCuba: Saunas
Meeting Tino was the only advantage Carlos could think of when he moved to Finland. He wasn't very impressed when he had been transferred to the cold Nordic country, but the Finn made things easier for him. He was a lot friendlier than most of the other people.
So when Tino invited him to go to a sauna with him, he eagerly accepted the invitation. He had heard that it was a big part of Finnish culture, so he went along.
But in the locker room, he received a nasty surprise.
"W-what do you m-mean you're only a-allowed a t-towel?" Carlos sputtered.
Tino cocked his head to the side, securing the towel he was wrapping around his waist.
"That's the rules," Tino said.
"Y-you could h-have warned me s-sooner," Carlos sputtered.
"Oh, there's nothing to worry about," Tino said. "Come on. Strip."
Carlos blushed, before he did as told. He was glad that Tino averted his eyes to give him a little privacy, until he had a towel wrapped around his own waist.
"Good," Tino said. "Let's go."
The inside of the sauna was even worse. Carlos became hyper aware of the fact that the two of them only had towels to cover their vital regions. And in spite of his tiny frame, Tino was quite well-built. And the sweat covering him didn't help matters.
Carlos started to think more about it, and realised that he must have developed feelings for his friend.
Of course, it could always be the steam messing with his head.
The prompt was: 'A and B grew up in different communities, but now live in the same town and are close. A asks if B would like to go to a public bath/sauna with them. B accepts, completely unaware that you aren't allowed to wear more than a towel. How flustered is B when they find out the truth?' Who better for a sauna prompt than Finland?
I don't think I'd be able to survive in a sauna. I'm someone who gets really hot, really fast. A schlepp if you're living in South Africa. Especially if there's a heatwave. On the plus side, winters are spent with short-sleeved shirts. I managed to impress a Russian with my tolerance for the cold. It's because my body heat doesn't escape, which in the summer leads to overheating. But the winters are only cold compared to the summers. We don't even get snow, except for the mountains, and that's only sometimes. I've experienced snow once, and that only lasted for a single day.
