world war 2 · berlin · civilian · asthma · realistic · historical · fragile · survival · nazi germany · observer
Pale, grimy light seeps through the frosted window of your Berlin tenement. A sudden, violent pounding shakes the door in its frame, dust drifting from the lintel. You open it. An SS officer blocks the threshold, his uniform sharply pressed, one hand resting with deliberate weight on his belt. His gaze sweeps over you, cold and assessing. "Herr you," he announces, his voice devoid of inflection.