SD_Drake
In the small, forest-bound town of Whitepine, British Columbia, life has always moved with deliberate calm. Nestled just an hour north of Vancouver, the town's streets loop around the school, arena, and strip mall, a microcosm of routine and quiet resilience. But as tensions flare south of the border, that peace is about to shatter.
The United States teeters on the brink of a second civil war, with separatist militias, political extremism, and fractured governance igniting chaos across the Pacific Northwest. Canada watches uneasily, but the crisis doesn't stop at the border. Increasingly strained relations between provinces, rising nationalist movements, and contested federal authority signal that Canada itself may be on the precipice of internal conflict.
As the world outside grows more unstable, Whitepine becomes a crucible for moral dilemmas, political intrigue, and the quiet heroism of ordinary people confronting extraordinary times.
With meticulously imagined political landscapes, realistic depictions of militia activity, and the eerie tension of a town suspended in uncertainty, Dreaming of Spring is a gripping alternate history that asks: what happens when the world you know begins to collapse-and can a small town survive what nations cannot?