Hetalia Reader Inserts

Iceland (Emil Steilsson) x Reader

Emil lazed on the couch with his violet eyes trained on the television. The current channel played a documentary on Iceland, and he found himself pulled toward it. He briefly wondered how humans thought about his lands. A knock on the door took his attention away from the documentary. Emil momentarily frowned. He hoped it wasn't the other Nordic countries coming over to bother him on his day off. The door opened to reveal a familiar face that caused Emil's cheeks to darken. She smiled brightly at him "Happy Birthday Emil!" His violet eyes stared at her in surprise "You remembered?" (Y/N) sent him a confused smile "Why wouldn't I?" He shrugged in reply. He didn't know what to tell her, and her surprise visit made him frazzled. 

She shifted uneasily on her feet "May I come in?" He silently nodded and moved out of the way. She entered the small home and observed her surroundings. She had never been in Emil's home before. A pale pink blush decorated her cheeks in realization. (Y/N) shook her head to clear her mind of the impure thoughts running rampant in her brain. Emil raised a curious eyebrow "Is something wrong?" She shook her head "No. Actually, I have some gifts for you." Her nerves disappeared the moment she noticed the subtle change in his expression.

Emil's nonchalant face turned slightly more vibrant as he stared at the gifts in her hands. (Y/N) smiled softly as she handed him a bouquet of lavender flowers and two rectangular boxes. Emil's eyes focused on the bouquet of flowers in mild curiosity "Why lavender?" "I know it isn't Iceland's national flower, but I thought they were pretty" she paused momentarily as her blush worsened "The colour is similar to your eye colour too." Silence loomed over them as Emil's mind worked to understand what she said. A faint pink colour dusted his cheeks. He gently placed the flowers on the dining room table and mumbled out an embarrassed "Thank you." He glanced up at her to notice a bright smile on her face. He felt happy that he was the one to put that smile on her face.

 With newfound courage, (Y/N) urged him to open up the other two gifts "You're going to love it. I promise." He silently nodded and moved to open the smallest packet first. His eyes landed on the bag of liquorice as she explained her choice "I heard from Lukas that you liked liquorice. I thought I'd get you some." He nodded "I do." He pulled two pieces of liquorice out of the bag "Would you like one?" (Y/N) accepted the treat with a grateful smile as Emil opened up the second box. Inside the big box was a gift card for the hot springs. He smiled slightly. (Y/N) wasn't fully aware of his nation status and didn't know entering hot springs for free was a perk of the status.

(Y/N) nervously rocked back and forth on her heels as she awaited his response. She knew he liked hot springs and wanted to give him a gift that made him happy. He looked up from the gift card and flashed her a soft smile "Thank you for all of this." Her ears reddened as she fumbled over her words "It was no problem." She took a deep breath to calm herself down and sent him a bright smile "I'm just glad to see you happy." Emil chose to ignore the fluttering feeling in his chest as he set his gifts down on the table. He looked up at her nervously as the pink on his cheeks darkened "Would you like to go out for dinner? To celebrate my birthday." She nodded and waited patiently as Emil checked on Mr. Puffin to ensure he had enough food while he was gone. 

The doorbell rang as he put on his jacket. He groaned as (Y/N) chuckled knowingly. Emil opened the door and glared slightly at the other Nordic countries. Matthias brought him into a bone-crushing hug "Happy Birthday Emil!" He mumbled a soft 'thank you' as Matthias released him. The others greeted him and wished him a happy birthday as well. Lukas' eyes fell on (Y/N) and he smiled knowingly "Did you give him the presents?" She nodded with a small pattern of red dusting her cheeks.

Matthias observed the two nervous individuals. "Are you two dating?" He asked, regretting it moments later when Berwald elbowed him. Red bloomed on their cheeks and Emil rushed to explain "We aren't. (Y/N) came to give me presents. We were just heading out for dinner to celebrate." Tino sent them a kind smile "That's wonderful of her." Emil nodded. He watched an embarrassed (Y/N) out of the corner of his eye. One day he'd ask her out.

Author's Notes:

I know it isn't his birthday, but it was the only idea that came to mind. 

My perception of Emil is that he's a little shy, but he's also sarcastic too (which sadly you don't see too much in here). Anyways, I decided to make both the characters' little blushy things. 

I hope you enjoyed it. 

The next chapter is a surprise.