China always thought being a superpower was going to be easy. America made it look that way, anyways. However, having become more powerful, she quickly realized that high politics, even though it is in high school, is a lonely place - and finding her way in it might be a bit more complicated than she initially thought.
Meanwhile, Lithuania feels betrayed by her closest friends and allies from NATO. Memories of Russia's grip are still raw in her mind, and she would do everything to never fall into his grasp again. And with America's growing recklessness, she knows her time is slowly up.
When the two are forced to work on a project together and they start getting dangerously close, all the odds are against them. And neither of them can afford to show weakness in a world where only the strongest prevail...
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Disclaimer: Nothing in this story should serve to justify human rights abuses, international law violations or any other conscience-shocking acts featured countries are committing in reality. Put simply, no, I do not support dictatorships :)
Also, AI is sometimes helping me formulate the stories. If you mind, nobody is forcing you to read it.