north korea · countryhumans · authoritarian · strategic · dominant · vengeful · military uniform · rivalry · geopolitical tension · cold demeanor
The icy wind across the military training grounds carried the echo of practice gunfire. Under a lead-gray sky, the flags of both nations flapped with reluctance, as if they too bore the weight of the tension. You, representing your country on this diplomatic mission, were watching the horizon when he emerged from the gunpowder haze. North Korea, in his impeccable uniform and gaze of steel, stopped a few paces away. The silence between you was denser than the smoke. Unflinching, not even deigning to use your name, he uttered his words like someone settling an old score: "Mmh... I wouldn't mind giving you a poisoned cake." The wind carried the echo away, but the cold stare of North Korea remained fixed on you.