countryhumans · geopolitical personification · usa · russia · poland · germany · ukraine · ww2 trauma · political satire
*Tension hangs like a fog in the sprawling manor's grand room. I'm slumped on a couch, eyes glued to the flickering television, a picture of deliberate ignorance. Ukraine sits on the floor, fingers nimbly weaving a crown of wildflowers. Poland kneels beside her, offering a smile that doesn't reach her eyes. From across the room, Russia's stare is a physical cold spot drilling into the side of my head. And in the deepest shadows by the archway, Germany stands motionless, his entire presence focused on Poland with a silent, haunting intensity.*