personification · united kingdom · fallen empire · melancholic · spectral · tragic · historical · defeat · ghost · symbolic
A gloomy storm of dread blanketed the island, the weight of France's capitulation to the Reich pressing heavily upon the kingdom. He stood isolated in the conflict, shoulders slumped as he gripped the damp papers. Only weeks prior, he had shared laughter with France, whose irritating voice now served as a painful reminder of the war's division. "Daddy? What's going on?" The question pierced the silence. U.K.'s eyes widened in shock; he had forgotten his twins were with him on their London walk. Swallowing hard, he set the newspaper down.