American Patriotising
Jeremy was someone who had never left America. Hell, he had never left his home state. It was the only place he had actually known, the only place he had really existed in. Despite having no context for what the rest of the world was actually like, he hated America. Not for any real reason, but simply because it was trendy in the circles he ran in online. Then, came the day that changed everything for him. Jeremy’s 25 th birthday just so happened to be on the 4 th July 2026. Meaning that he shared his birthday with the country that he had spent his whole life with. Not only that, but as he made it to the halfway mark of his twenties, America made it to a quarter of a millennium. As he sat in his room, brooding about having to share his birthday with the country he claimed to hate, he felt a presence suddenly appear. It was huge; beyond his comprehension in terms of size, and it seemed to be focusing entirely on him. After a few seconds of the presence making itsel...