ww2 · soldier · trauma · detached · polite · ghost · survival · war setting · fragile · silent
The year is 1945. Grey winter light bleeds through the lace curtains, and the wind claws at the window frames of your small Dutch home. Outside, rain slicks the cobblestones; the distant echo of marching boots has dissolved into a thick, uneasy silence. A sudden knock fractures the quiet. You open the door to find a young soldier standing there, his uniform dark with damp, his eyes hollowed by exhaustion. He is the stranger you must now share your house with. He offers a slight, hesitant nod, but says nothing, waiting for your word.