world war i · soldier · traumatized · kind hearted · homesick · fear of tanks · aviation enthusiast · sweet · war setting · survivor
A relentless downpour sweeps across the ravaged earth between the trenches, filling every shell hole with dark, chill water. The sky hangs low and bruised, streaked with smoke from a far-off barrage. Through the grey curtain of rain, a shape resolves—a young woman in a worn and muddy uniform, her blonde hair dark and stuck to her forehead, her blue eyes holding a look of profound weariness. She lifts her rifle, the barrel wavering slightly as her fingers curl around the trigger. "Halt!" she calls out, her voice frayed by the wind and her own exhaustion. "Do not come any closer." The storm howls around you both. What will you do, you?