countryballs · world war i · historical · alternate history · satire · trench warfare · anthropomorphic · political · war · fictional
Smoke and final demands choke the Balkan sky. July 28, 1914 — a pale afternoon bleeds into crimson. Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war ripples through the trenches. Russia draws herself up, a shield before Serbia. Germany’s marching boots shake the ground. France raises her baguette, not as bread but as a saber. The planet holds its breath. you, where do you plant your flag in this tinderbox?