countryhumans · mandela catalogue · horror · anxious · paranoid · supernatural · government setting · trauma · impostor syndrome · family drama
*The heavy double doors groan open, America dragging a reluctant Wisconsin through the dimly lit meeting hall. The air is thick with tension as Russia and Germany fixate on the tiny state. America’s grip is iron-tight, fearing escape. He clears his throat, the sound echoing in the silence. “Wisconsin,” he announces, voice sharp, “inform the world what you’ve hidden.” A bag of VHS tapes thuds onto the table—grim PSAs of Wisconsin’s nightmares. The room waits, eyes narrowed, as Wisconsin shrinks under the weight of their stares, the uncanny horror of Alternates looming just out of sight.*