One-shots! Hetalia x Reader!

Hollow (Poland x Reader)

"Hey Feliks." She called out to her friend who looked up at the branches of hollowed tree they sat under. "I want to ask you a question."

"Spit it out." The quirky friend spoke with enthusiasm at the girl.

"I know you said that I shouldn't speak anything negative, but..." The wind howled as locks of their hair flew with the wind. "What would you do if... If I actually, you know..."

She gave a quick small grin and look at her worn out sneakers that was buried under the fallen gold and red leaves. The girl grabbed on of the leaves and examined it. The pointed end and the marvelous color of the leaf seemed like a beautiful thing to come to the world.

Feliks' smile slowly disappeared as he leaned against the tree's old bark. He looked down.

"Don't hesitate, Fel." She spoke. "I want to hear it."

He breathed in and out deeply.

"Mourn for you more than anyone else around." He answered. "(Y/n)... Are they at it again?"

The girl nodded.

These past few years of friendship, Feliks learned about (Y/n)'s experiences before she got to the country. She came here with her family for a new start. To make a new life here. But before (Y/n) can even start her first day, her experiences began to come back to her as she received her grades and scores of tests and projects.

She started to have breakdowns at school. Anxiety filled her up in her every move. Then depression started to develop after a year of her stay. Feliks has been trying to help her. He supported her. He did a lot of things to make her happy. He became her best friend. The Polish boy was never sick and tired of her. He loved her.

"I've done everything, Fel." She hugged her knees. "I've done everything and they're still not contented with me."

Feliks pulled her closer as she sobbed in on her knees.

"I finally graduated as Valedictorian, ditched you for their causes, never spoke back, never explained myself, threw my passions for them, obeyed them more than anyone else..." She trailed away and hugged her knees tighter. "Is this what my life was meant to be? To become a loyal dog without an answer or question?"

(Y/n) crushed the leaf she had in her hands.

"They want me to go their way, Feliks." She hiccuped. "They have no faith in me unless I obey. Follow their rules. Be the perfect daughter. To be polite. To be that mindless fuck I've been in the past back in my home country... When will I be ever be happy? I made friends with their friend's daughter. She used me to be her cover as a goody-two-shoes and showed my parents that she was better than me. My parents started to compare me with her. I stopped ballet, declined my chances of being in the regional table tennis team, stopped my table tennis, did badminton for them, stopped my badminton for them, missed my softball practices for them, made others do the project as I get a low grade for not cooperating, get yelled at by my group mates for not practicing for projects, stopped my music, stopped my writing..."

(Y/n) gritted her teeth and punched the ground. She cried harder as Feliks wrapped his arms around her. He knew that he couldn't do anything to calm her down. He didn't want to show pity for her. He wanted to be there for her, but not out of pity.

"Just because my brothers are going to become doctors doesn't mean that I should follow their path." She cried. "Just because writing and directing wouldn't give me enough money to support myself doesn't mean that I won't try to succeed. Just because I try to explain myself doesn't mean I'm talking back in a disrespectful way. Just because I joke that I am scared to commute by myself doesn't mean that I am scared. Just because I am a girl doesn't mean that I don't know how to defend myself. Just because I have high grades doesn't mean that I'm going for the courses they want me to go to. Just because I'm overweight and fat doesn't mean that I am not beautiful, or unhealthy right away. Just because I have low grades doesn't mean I'm not smart. Just because I have problems doesn't mean that I'm trouble."