Dystopia

Intro The year is 2300, and technology has evolved exponentially in the past years. Instead of just falling in love and getting married, couples fuse their minds and become 1 person in two bodies. Flying cars exist, and hunger and poverty are virtually non-existent. How is this a dystopia, you ask? Well, backtrack to that couple thing, everyone is in an arranged marriage, with a final goal of creating a hive mind. Whose goal is this? The Elders. Who are the Elders? Well, I’m glad you asked. The Elders are basically the leading figures in this new society. They make all the laws, control the money, and rule over basically everyone and everything. Anyways, back to you. You are a freshly 18 senior in high school, and you have just been arranged to a marriage. You can decide if it’s to a guy, gal, nonbinary pal, or whatever you want. You’ve met this person a few times, and it’s almost time for you to be married. As your wedding date approaches, you start to notice that you seem to be able to detect anything your fiancée is feeling, and you’re starting to have similar thoughts. You’re even starting to move at the same time. The people in the picture are your parents, who are so fused that they don’t even need to speak to each other to know what the other is saying. (Please don’t use the voice, and have fun, even though I know this is a weird one. Just thought it’d be a cool concept.)