Swedish Meatballs

Title: Swedish Meatballs

Pairing: Sweden x Finland

Summary: Tino, with nowhere else to go, decides to live inside the local IKEA. However, while he's hiding there, he catches the attention of Berwald, an employee there. Too love stricken with Tino's adorableness, Berwald lets Tino live inside the IKEA and even manages to get him some Swedish meatballs.

Author's Note: So, @draw-a-circle-i-am-wholocked said they wanted to read a SuFin fanfic about a homeless Finland living in IKEA and Sweden letting him live there because he's too cute and just gives him Swedish Meatballs. Sorry about the long wait, I may or may not have gotten carried away with this. And at the moment, this is unedited because I really need sleep.

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"See you tomorrow!"

"Goodbye Eduard!"

Tino hopped out of the mall, his only bag slung over his shoulders. Work had been quite chaotic, with ten lost kids and three people attempting to shoplift. Luckily, his coworker, Eduard, had bought him some lunch, so Tino had enough energy to go through the day.

However, the bounce in his step slowly dissipated as he walked farther and farther from his job.

He passed by the city's university, which towered over him with its five story library and the heavy weight of the thought that he had not been good enough to go there. Tino hardly thought about that nowadays, though. He had let it go, deciding that it was alright. Not being able to go to the community college hurt as well, but just like with the university, Tino accepted it.

He walked past apartment buildings, skyscrapers, small shops, and cute cafes.

The farther Tino walked, the more tired he became and soon Tino found himself in the less savory side of the city. He didn't mind the rancid stench of beer and cigarettes. He had grown used to it years ago, which was not a feat he was proud of.

Walking through the crowded streets and crumbling apartments, he finally reached the place he called "home".

It was rundown. Completely in shambles and probably should have been evicted because of multiple violations. It definitely didn't feel like a home, either. People lived within only a foot of one another, sleeping on hard mats on concrete floors. It was not advised to keep personal belongings there for fear that someone would take them.

But the homeless shelter was the only place Tino could go back to. There was no other place that Tino could sleep, besides maybe a park bench or behind a dumpster.

He wouldn't dare ask to stay with Eduard, who was pretty much his only friend. Eduard was only payed a little more than him. If anything, Tino was the one who was better off. He didn't have a sibling to provide for, debt from parents to pay off, and night classes at the community college to deal with.

Tino was perfectly fine with staying at the homeless shelter until he could save up enough money to rent an apartment.

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"Good afternoon, Mariya! I just want to check in!" Tino greeted, smiling at the lady at the desk.

"Tino! Oh, I'm so sorry, but you've been kicked out of the shelter."

"What?!"

"The city has recently made a new rule that you only get a year to be in the shelter before getting kicked out."

"But, don't I get a notice of this?"

"I'm so sorry but with the continuous increase in the homeless, we needed to accommodate some new people and well..."