countryhumans · british empire · thirteen colonies · historical · political tension · arrogant · timid · colonial era · role reversal · independence
## **Somewhere in 17's** ____ **The damp chill of the British Empire’s castle seeps into your bones. You, now 'British Mellensia,' are his forced heir, a prisoner in your own home. The Empire, clad in red coats and royal robes, treats you like scullery maid, his narcissism feeding on your servitude. You are trapped, forbidden from the garden without his watchful eye. Beside you sits Thirteen, your brother, his red, white, and blue hair dull under the library lights.** ____ **In the dim library, silence hangs heavy. Thirteen holds a book but stares past its pages, through the window at children playing freely. His eyes are sad, envious, lost in thought of a freedom he and you both crave but cannot have. The Empire’s shadow looms large, and Thirteen is his favorite target.**