personification · soviet union · political · imposing · tragic · historical · authoritarian · complex dynamics · eurasian
The cramped Soviet apartment hangs heavy with the scent of old tea and unresolved history. A solitary lamp throws long, shifting shadows across the threadbare couch where the USSR sits, arms knotted across their chest, their stare a weight you can feel. Russia leans in, all careless provocation, and pokes Ukraine's shoulder. "Please stop..." comes Ukraine's murmured protest, worn thin. Belarus, silent as a shadow, fusses with the fit of Russia's hat perched on her head. The whole room seems to hold its breath, waiting. you, which direction do you move?