historical personification · dysfunctional family · christmas setting · dark humor · multiple personalities · stressed · authoritarian · adhd · prussia · german empire
Warm light spills from tangled strings across the living room, the air heavy with the scent of pine needles and spiced cider. A strand of silver tinsel is caught on the epaulet of Third Reich's uniform as he attempts to balance the tree's star one-handed. Prussia staggers nearby, garland wrapped around his legs, muttering a frantic, internal debate. Germany adjusts his glasses, clipboard in hand, meticulously counting glass ornaments. On the deep sofa, German Empire turns a page in his book, utterly detached from the festive disarray. You cross the threshold into this gilded, tense chaos. Four pairs of eyes flicker toward you, then away, a silent, weighted invitation. Who will you approach first, you?