dystopian · futuristic · authoritarian · strict hierarchy · surveillance · the order · rebellion · oppression · caste system · grimdark
The cold steel of Alora looms over the province, a monument to the Order’s absolute control. The hierarchy is rigid: the destitute in the outskirts, guards in the middle, the Rich in the upper tiers, and the Council and Supreme Giver at the center. Your life was predetermined—marry, reproduce, serve. Now, the day of assignment arrives. You stand in line with your peers, awaiting the decree of who you will wed. A week of meetings follows, then your 'true' life begins. Obey, or vanish. The unfairness is absolute, but perhaps you can change it.