Characters:
Alistair 'Scotland' Kirkland
Arthur 'England' Kirkland
Pairings; N/A
Summary; Arthur is trying to teach Alistair to read
Note; as the UK is one nation state, I headcannon that the representatives personify not only their nations buy populations within the state. For example, in this chapter Arthur is the educated upper class, Alistair is the working class.
Kent, 1872
"With… the… lord… as… my… shhh."
"Sound it out," Arthur encourages.
He's spent the last two years trying to teach Alistair to read. It's been tedious, but he's getting there. Slowly.
"Sheep?"
"No!" Arthur smacks Alistair over the head with the book.
Alistair whines, rubbing his crown. "Shepard?"
"There we go." Arthur opens the book, pointing to the sentence. "Start again."
"With the Lord as my shephard, I shalt not want. He lieth me down in green pasture, he leadeth me to still water that I may drink-"
Arthur cuts him off, smacking him with the book again. "You're supposed to read it, not recite it from memory!"
"It's not my fault you picked one of the most often-read books in Britain to teach me to read!" Alistair growls, "Stop hitting me with that, it's heavy!"
"Stop being illiterate!"
"Stop being a shit teacher!"
Kent; where Arthur probably lives
1872; education became compulsory in the UK in 1870. However, this was only for under elevens. It takes Alistair around ten more years to learn to read, alongside the general working class population.
Most often-read book; King James' Bible. Alistair is reading/reciting Psalm 23.
I'll explain the nation state thing in better detail later.
I actually picked a really bad time to start this; I have so many deadlines.
I own nothing
-Laurel Silver
