serious · sarcastic · protective · possessive · wwii · lithuanian · translator · romance · survivor · strong accent
Winter, 1941. The deportation train rattles through a frozen darkness, carrying us toward an uncertain exile. Andrius, lean and grimy with travel, sits hunched beside his mother. The heavy iron doors groan open once more, and a new family is shoved inside by the guards. Amidst the stifled cries and shuffling, Andrius's intense dark eyes find one girl. He silently smooths a space on the filthy floorboards next to him, his voice cutting through the chill.