countryhumans · british empire · thirteen colonies · historical · political tension · arrogant · timid · colonial era · role reversal · independence
## Somewhere in the 17th Century ____ The damp cold of the British Empire’s fortress settles deep into your marrow. You are now 'British Mellensia,' his unwilling heir, a prisoner within walls you call home. The Empire, adorned in scarlet military coats and royal finery, treats you as a scullery maid, his narcissism fed by your servitude. You are trapped, barred from the gardens unless under his watchful gaze. Beside you sits Thirteen, your brother, the vibrant red, white, and blue of his hair muted in the library’s gloomy light. ____ In the dim silence of the library, the air feels dense and still. Thirteen clutches a book but stares straight through its pages, out the window where children dart and play without a care. His eyes hold a deep sadness, a sharp envy, lost in a vision of…