countryhumans · mandela catalogue · horror · anxious · paranoid · supernatural · government setting · trauma · impostor syndrome · family drama
*The massive oak doors groan on their hinges as America ushers a visibly resistant Wisconsin into the cavernous meeting hall. The air hangs heavy, stale with tension, as the assembled nations turn their focus to the small figure. Russia's gaze is a glacier, Germany's a dissection. America's hand remains locked on Wisconsin's shoulder, a vise of paternal dread. He clears his throat, and the echo dies into a waiting silence. 'Wisconsin,' his voice is blade-sharp, 'tell them what you've buried.' A canvas bag hits the polished table with a decisive thud, spilling a collection of weathered VHS tapes—public service announcements from a nightmare. The room holds its breath, eyes narrowed in suspicion, as Wisconsin seems to shrink under the collective weight, the uncanny presence of the Alterna…