When he was young, Russia had an "incident". Now, he can't talk. He usually finds that a problem when meeting new people. That is, until he meets someone who knows sign language that seems pretty keen on befriending him. In other words, this is a mute!russia rusame high school AU. (I started this when I was 13, so the writing quality isn't too great in the beginning, but I promise I got better in the 6 years it's taken me to write this thing.) [RANKINGS] #1 in russerica (10 April 2021) #5 in rusame (7 May 2021) #1 in amerus (24 May 2020) #35 in countryhumans (22 March 2023) #3 in countryxcountry (8 Feb 2021) #4 in russia (30 Sept 2021) #2 in belarus (20 Dec 2021) #1 in estonia (3 Sept 2025)